The Iron Chains of Duty: Day 48 readings from "Character And Conduct" - February 17

Readings for February 17 from "Character And Conduct: A Book Of Helpful Thoughts by Great Writers of Past and Present Ages" selected and arranged for daily reading by Constance M. Whishaw.

"The Iron Chains of Duty"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n67/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_48

Authors featured today:

Ivan Turgenev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev
Robert Louis Stevenson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson

Book featured today:

"A Lear of the Steppes" by Ivan Turgenev
https://archive.org/details/learofsteppesoth00turgrich/page/222/mode/2up?q=one+conviction

"Lay Morals" by Robert Louis Stevenson
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/373/373-h/373-h.htm

Image:

Ivan Turgenev by Repin, 1874
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turgenev_by_Repin.jpg