The Education of Henry Adams

Henry Adams

⏱ 8 minAmerican classic

A guided tour of Adams's great ironic autobiography, written in the third person: born into a presidential family and shaped for a vanished republic, he finds every education useless for the roaring new century of the Dynamo, and sets the Virgin's faith against the blind new force he stands before in dread.

Listen to the whole of The Education of Henry Adams in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.