Essays & Short Works

Anarchism and Other Essays

by Emma Goldman Read by Expatriate 4.8
Emma Goldman, the most famous anarchist in American history, shows the whole range of her iconoclastic thought in this collection of essays.…

The Servile State

by Hilaire Belloc Read by Ray Clare 4.9
In The Servile State, Hilaire Belloc explores the stark divide between servile and non-servile labor, presenting a thought-provoking analysi…

The French Revolution

by Hilaire Belloc Read by Ray Clare 4.5
“It is, for that matter, self-evident that if one community decides in one fashion, another, also sovereign, in the opposite fashion, both c…

Knots Untied

by J. C. Ryle Read by MaryAnn 5
Being Plain Statements on Disputed Points in Religion, from the Standpoint of an Evangelical Churchman.The volume now in the reader's hands …

Apology of Socrates

by Plato Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 BC against the charg…

Collected Works of Saint Patrick

by Saint Patrick Read by Sean McKinley 4.7
St. Patrick's Breastplate - This prayer is attributed to St. Patrick and his disciples. It is written with some Celtic pagan elements, but i…

The Art of Worldly Wisdom

by Baltasar Gracián Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
300 short maxims by Spanish Jesuit Baltasar Gracian (1601-1658). The advice is still useful and insightful for our modern world. Gracian was…

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism

by Bertrand Russell Read by Landon D. C. Elkind 4.7
This book records Bertrand Russell's impressions of the new regime after a 1920 visit to Russia following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, inc…

1941 Radio News

by P. G. Wodehouse 4.9
Explore the news from 1941 in this fascinating audio collection. This compilation offers a glimpse into the events and stories that shaped t…

The Necessity of Atheism

by David Marshall Brooks Read by Wesseling 4.5
The Necessity of Atheism by David Marshall Brooks presents a bold examination of religious beliefs and their impact on human progress. In th…

Rights Of Man

by Thomas Paine Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A book in 2 Parts, published in 1791 and 1792. Part First denounces Edmund Burke’s defense of monarchy and his attacks against the French Re…

The Wealth of Nations

by Adam Smith Read by Stephen Escalera 4.6
The Wealth of Nations is a foundational text in economics, penned by Scottish philosopher Adam Smith during the transformative period of the…

Sermons on Several Occasions

by John Wesley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …

Stickeen

by John Muir Read by Sue Anderson 4.7
A great dog story, a well told tale--the naturalist and adventurer John Muir recounts how he and his companion, a dog named Stickeen, each, …

Institutes of the Christian Religion

by John Calvin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western worl…

Selected Classics of Washington Irving

by Washington Irving Read by Greg Giordano 4.6
Washington Irving is one of early America's most treasured writers. He is best known for his wit and satirical voice. Irving had the extraor…

Anarchy

by Errico Malatesta Read by Anna Simon 4.6
Anarchy is a thought-provoking exploration of the principles and philosophy of anarchism, penned by the influential thinker Errico Malatesta…

Organic Gardener's Composting

by Steve Solomon Read by Betsie Bush 4.5
The art and science of composting is presented in a humorous and readable manner from the basic elements to the in-depth science. An entire …

The Natural History of Selborne

by Gilbert White Read by Peter Yearsley 4.6
The Reverend Gilbert White was the curate of the village of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of…

The Right Way to Do Wrong

by Harry Houdini Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.6
In The Right Way to Do Wrong, legendary illusionist Harry Houdini takes listeners on a fascinating journey into the world of crime and decep…

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