George Horace Lorimer has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 7 ratings. The most-rated is Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters Written by John Graham.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters Written by John Graham
Summary
George Horace Lorimer is best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post, where he was credited with promoting and discovering authors like Jack London. Lorimer compiled his life advice into the fictional letters from John "Old Gorgon" Graham to his son Pierrepont. John Graham is a Chicago-based pork and finance baron. In the letters Pierrepont receives advice for his different stages of life. Old Gorgon's advice is packed throughout the book, easy to understand, and still rings true today.
Public Domain (P)2017 Erik Holland
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
Summary
George Horace Lorimer was an American journalist and author. He is best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post. During his editorial reign, the Post rose from a circulation of several thousand to over a million. He is credited with promoting or discovering a large number of American writers, e.g. Jack London. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son has been widely praised and is full of timeless advice everyone can learn from.
Public Domain (P)2018 Dreamtown Publishing
A Letter from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
Summary
George Horace Lorimer (1867-1937) was an American journalist, author, and publisher. He is best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post, which he led from 1899 to 1936. This work contains the preserved correspondence between the fictional self-made Chicago millionaire "Gorgon" Graham and his son Pierrepont who is coming of age and about to enter the family business. The letters are witty and filled with sound advice, like “I remember reading once that some fellows use language to conceal thought; but it's been my experience that a good many more use it instead of thought.”
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks