Essays & Short Works

The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis Read by David Barnes 4.8
The Imitation of Christ is widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in Christianity. The life of Christ is presented as the…

The Story Book of Science

by Jean-Henri Fabre Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The famed French naturalist Fabre covers a large variety of subjects in these 70 short but fascinating essays about insects, animals and nat…

Following the Equator

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.8
Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American autho…

The Everlasting Man

by G. K. Chesterton Read by InTheDesert 4.8
This book needs a preliminary note that its scope be not misunderstood. The view suggested is historical rather than theological, and does n…

The First Apology of Justin Martyr

by Saint Justin Martyr Read by David Leeson 4.8
The purpose of the Apology is to prove to the emperors, renowned as upright and philosophical men, the injustice of the persecution of the C…

Absolute Surrender

by Andrew Murray Read by Joy Chan 4.8
Absolute Surrender presents a profound exploration of the spiritual journey towards complete devotion to God. In this collection of short me…

Studies in Pessimism

by Arthur Schopenhauer Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.7
Arthur Schopenhauer, an early 19th century philosopher, made significant contributions to metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. His work also…

Unspoken Sermons

by George MacDonald Read by David Baldwin 4.8
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. In his day he was considered one of the great Victorian authors on par…

Moral letters to Lucilius

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Read by John Van Stan 5
Seneca the Younger’s letters to his friend, Lucilius Junior, appear to have been written with a broad audience in mind. These letters introd…

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.…

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…

The Souls of Black Folk

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by toriasuncle 4.8
The Souls of Black Folk is a well-known work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois. The book, published in 1903, contain…

He Can Who Thinks He Can

by Orison Swett Marden Read by KirksVoice 4.7
Do you have what it takes to be the person you want to be? This is a neat self help book in plain English by the New Thought Movement author…

Essays, First Series

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Read by Bob Neufeld 4.7
Essays, First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson presents a profound exploration of transcendentalist philosophy through twelve insightful essays…

The Road

by Jack London Read by Barry Eads 4.6
Jack London credited his skill of story-telling to the days he spent as a hobo learning to fabricate tales to get meals from sympathetic str…

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

by David Hume Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a shortened and simplified version of Hume's masterpiece A Treatise of Human Nature. It sough…

The Flying Saucers are Real

by Donald Keyhoe Read by Roger Melin 4.6
The Flying Saucers are Real is a book that investigates numerous encounters between USAF fighters, personnel, and other aircraft, and UFOs b…

Walden

by Henry David Thoreau Read by Gord Mackenzie 4.7
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s lif…

All These Things Added

by James Allen Read by Audio Andrea 4.7
All These Things Added by James Allen explores the profound relationship between personal fulfillment and spiritual enlightenment. In this t…

The Strenuous Life

by Theodore Roosevelt Read by Bob Neufeld 4.6
This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for i…

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