Essays & Short Works

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

The Forbidden Gospels and Epistles

by Varioustranslated Byarchbishop William Wake and Varioustranslated By William Wake 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 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 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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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 …

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…

Common Sense

by Thomas Paine Read by Bob Neufeld 4.8
Thomas Paine has a claim to the title The Father of the American Revolution because of Common Sense, the pro-independence monograph pamphlet…

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…

The Human Machine

by Arnold Bennett Read by Ruth Golding 4.6
Bennett asks us to consider our brains as the most wonderful machine, a machine which is the only thing in this world that we can control. A…

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…

Thinking as a Science

by Henry Hazlitt Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Written in a conversational style that will appeal to the younger person as well as seasoned professional, "Thinking as a Science"…

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