Essays & Short Works

Concerning the Spiritual in Art

by Wassily Kandinsky Read by Expatriate 4.5
Published in 1911, Kandinsky's book compares the spiritual life of humanity to a pyramid -- the artist has a mission to lead others to the p…

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

by Oscar Wilde Read by John Gonzalez 4.7
Wilde’s meditation on capital punishment, the Ballad of Reading Gaol comes after he was convicted and imprisoned under charges of gross inde…

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology

by Carl Gustav Jung Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A collection of classical writings of Swiss psychologist Carl G. Jung, an influential thinker and the founder of analytical psychology. Writ…

Institutes of the Christian Religion

by John Calvin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western worl…

Essays

by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

The I.W.W.

by Vincent St. John Read by P. J. Taylor 4.7
“We must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watchword, ‘Abolition of the wage system’”The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), membe…

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, …

Mob Rule In New Orleans

by Ida B. Wells-Barnett Read by Holly Jenson 4.8
Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist…

Survivors' Tales of Famous Crimes

by Walter Wood Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
In this anthology of true crime tales, editor Walter Wood interviews those who were touched by the crimes recounted, sometimes as an acquain…

Principles of Economics

by Alfred Marshall Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Principles of Economics was a leading economics textbook of Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), first published in 1890. Marshall began writing the…

Treatises On Friendship And Old Age

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by David Wales 4.5
Friendship. Old Age. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer, and philosopher. He is considered one …

The War That Will End War

by H. G. Wells Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) 4.4
.About the First World War, and the author's conclusions. Whether or not you agree with these articles/essays, H G Wells does make many vali…

Anti-imperialist Writings

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.5
Anti-imperialist Writings presents a thought-provoking collection of Mark Twain's reflections on imperialism, drawn from his diverse body of…

God, the Invisible King

by H. G. Wells Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In God, the Invisible King, H. G. Wells presents a thought-provoking exploration of his personal conception of God, distinct from traditiona…

Revolution and Counter-Revolution

by Friedrich Engels Read by Cate Barratt 4.4
Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria and other German states during 1848, describing the imp…

Pioneers of Science

by Oliver Lodge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This book takes its origin in a course of lectures on the history and progress of Astronomy arranged for Sir Oliver Lodge in the year 1887. …

Perpetual Peace

by Immanuel Kant Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.5
This essay, written in 1795, puts forth a plan for a lasting peace between nations and peoples. Kant puts forth necessary means to any peace…

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…

Curiosities of Olden Times

by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Curiosities of Olden Times invites listeners to explore a fascinating collection of essays that delve into the peculiarities and wonders of …

Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll

by Robert G. Ingersoll Read by Ted Delorme 4.8
Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll presents a compelling collection of thought-provoking lectures from one of the most influential orators of t…

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