Stories by American Authors, Volume 3

Stories by American Authors, Volume 3

Stories by American Authors, Volume 3There are whispering galleries, where, if the ear is placed in a...
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Stories by American Authors, Volume 3

Stories by American Authors, Volume 3

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Stories by American Authors, Volume 3

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Author: Various
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Language: English

Stories by American Authors, Volume 3

There are whispering galleries, where, if the ear is placed in a certain position, it takes in the sound of the lowest whisper from the opposite side of the room. But, to produce this effect, the architecture of the apartment must be of a peculiar nature, and, especially, the rules and laws of sound must be observed. I have often thought that, were one wise enough, there might be found, in every room, a centre to which all sound must converge. Nay, that perhaps such a focus had already been discovered by some one who has wished to appear wiser than his neighbors, who has made use of some hitherto unknown scientific fact, and has on any one occasion, or on many occasions, thus made himself the centre of information. These ideas occurred to my mind when I arrived the other night early [Pg 6]at the theatre, and was for a time, literally, the only occupant of the house. I fell to marvelling at the skill of the architect who has been so successful in the acoustic arrangements of this theatre. Not a sound, so it is said, is lost from the stage upon any part of the house. The lowest sob of a dying heroine, in her very last agony, is heard as plainly by the occupant of the back seat of the amphitheatre, as are the thundering denunciations of the tragic actor in the wildest of gladiatorial scenes. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 31095
Author: Various
Release Date: Jan 27, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English

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