04 - Ingersoll on THE GREAT INFIDELS by Robert G. Ingersoll

Dive into the captivating lectures of Col. Ingersoll, a renowned orator of his era and a close acquaintance of Mark Twain and General Grant. Ingersoll discusses the invaluable contributions of men and women of genius to our world, and what would be left in their absence. His series of lectures explores the lives and works of luminaries such as SHAKESPEARE, ROBERT BURNS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, VOLTAIRE, and WALT WHITMAN. He also delivers a thought-provoking discourse on THE GREAT INFIDELS, a comparison of science and superstition, and a discussion about THE HOLY BIBLE. This collection features each lecture from Volume 3, along with 2 bonus lectures on HUMBOLDT and THOMAS PAINE from Volume 1. These are part of the 12 volume Dresden Edition and will be separately presented as audiobooks in the series, Ingersoll Lectures, Famous People, on Librivox. (Michele Fry)