Essays & Short Works

The Kingdom of God is within you

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The title of the book comes from Luke 17:21. It is a non-fiction work of the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy. He wrote it after many years…

Pragmatism

by William James Read by Fredrik Karlsson 4.7
'Pragmatism' contains a series of public lectures held by William James in Boston 1906–7. James provides a popularizing outline of his view …

Ten Days in a Madhouse

by Nellie Bly Read by Alys AtteWater 4.5
In 1887 Nellie Bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an …

Moral Letters

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Read by Felipe Vogel 4.8
"Among the personalities of the early Roman Empire there are few who offer to the readers of to-day such dramatic interest as does Luci…

The Slavery of Our Times

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This little book shows, in a short, clear, and systematic manner, how the principle of Non-Resistance, about which Tolstoy has written so mu…

The Twilight of the Idols

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.6
Of The Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche says in Ecce Homo: “If anyone should desire to obtain a rapid sketch of how everything before my tim…

Orthodoxy

by G. K. Chesterton Read by David Grizzly Smith 4.9
"Orthodoxy," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1908. "The only possible excuse for this boo…

The Art of Divine Contentment

by Thomas Watson Read by J L Raimundo 4.9
"The Art of Divine Contentment" is an exposition by the Puritan minister Thomas Watson of the text found in Philippians 4:11: &quo…

The Forbidden Gospels and Epistles

by Various Read by CJ Plogue 4.4
This is a compilation of ancient books attributed to the writings of the apostles of Jesus Christ and their disciples. These books were onc…

The Conquest of Bread

by Peter Kropotkin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the defects of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he belie…

My Inventions and Other Works

by Nikola Tesla Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Between February and October 1919, Nikola Tesla submitted many articles to the magazine Electrical Experimenter. The most famous of these wo…

Heretics

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.7
Heretics is a thought-provoking collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton, where he boldly critiques the prevailing philosophies of his time.…

What's Wrong With the World

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possibl…

Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by Cori Samuel 4.8
By turns illuminating, infuriating, bewildering, and amusing, Nietzsche's masterwork covers a lot of ground. He rejects most strands of Wes…

Poor Richard's Almanack

by Benjamin Franklin Read by Michele Fry 4.7
A brief biographical sketch of Franklin's life, followed by a collection (published in 1899) of 670 aphorisms, apothegms, or proverbs - shor…

The Alhambra

by Washington Irving Read by David Wales 4.7
This is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. Irving lived at the Alhambra Palace while writing some of…

Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow

by Jerome K. Jerome Read by Czechchris 4.7
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the author’s second publi…

The Sovereignty of God

by Arthur Pink Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Sovereignty of God by Arthur Pink delves into one of the most profound and debated concepts in Christian theology: the sovereignty of Go…

The Wealth of Nations

by Adam Smith Read by Stephen Escalera 4.7
The Wealth of Nations is a foundational text in economics, penned by Scottish philosopher Adam Smith during the transformative period of the…

The Enchiridion of Augustine

by Saint Augustine of Hippo Read by Darren L. Slider 4.8
The Enchiridion, Manual, or Handbook of Augustine of Hippo is alternatively titled, "Faith, Hope, and Love". The Enchiridion is a …

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