Essays & Short Works

Three Essays on Religion

by John Stuart Mill Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
In Three Essays on Religion, John Stuart Mill explores the intricate relationship between faith, reason, and the human experience. Composed …

The World’s Story

by Eva March Tappan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

American Psychology

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
This is the second of what is intended to be three projects featuring journal articles which chart the development of psychology as an acade…

Introduction to David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature

by Peter Millican 5
Dr Peter Millican gives a series of lectures looking at Scottish 18th Century Philosopher David Hume and the first book of his Treatise of H…

Lectures on Landscape

by John Ruskin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Lectures on Landscape presents a thought-provoking exploration of landscape painting through the eyes of John Ruskin, a prominent artist and…

The Morals

by Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Moralia (loosely translatable as "Matters relating to customs") of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an e…

Mental Efficiency

by Arnold Bennett Read by Ruth Golding 4.1
In this light-hearted yet thought-provoking collection of articles, Bennett offers his thoughts on exercising the mind, organising your life…

Familiar Letters on Chemistry

by Justus Von Liebig Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In Familiar Letters on Chemistry, Justus von Liebig, a pioneering German chemist, shares his insights on the vital role of chemistry in soci…

Doctor Jack's Soapbox Seminars

by John C. Adler, Ph.D. Read by John C. Adler, Ph.D. 4.8
What if the cataclysmic Tunguska explosion of 1908 was caused, not by a meteor or a comet, but by a microscopic black hole? ... Well, like a…

On the Future of our Educational Institutions

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by Aaron Rivera 4.2
Nietzsche gives a series of lectures in Bale, Germany on the subject of German educational institutions, and what the best way forward. Sum…

The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila

by St. Teresa of Avila Read by Ann Boulais 4.7
The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila offers a profound glimpse into the spiritual journey of one of Christianity's most revered mystics. I…

Essay on the Creative Imagination

by Théodule-Armand Ribot Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.9
"It is quite generally recognized that psychology has remained in the semi-mythological, semi-scholastic period longer than most attemp…

What the White Race May Learn from the Indian

by George Wharton James Read by Roger Melin 4.6
People learn from other people, and races have forever learned from other races. Herein we are treated to an in-depth understanding of categ…

Obesity and Diabetes

by Various 4.5
Obesity and diabetes are increasingly a burden in modern populations, and whilst the contributions of our lifestyles are well-known, other a…

The Moral Equivalent of War

by William James Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.4
The Moral Equivalent of War, the last public utterance of William James, is significant as expressing the opinions of a practical psychologi…

Not That It Matters

by A. A. Milne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
More of the witty, wry, and deliciously wicked essays and articles written by Milne. Most people know him as the creator of Winnie The Pooh,…

Selected House of Commons Speeches

by Winston S. Churchill Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during W…

My Path to Atheism

by Annie Besant Read by Kevin Green 3.9
My Path to Atheism is a remarkable document in many ways, not least that it was written by a woman in Victorian England, not the most open f…

Kokoro

by Lafcadio Hearn Read by Expatriate 4.4
In an introductory paragraph, Lafcadio Hearn declares his intention: "The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than …

How to Do Chemical Tricks

by A. T. Anderson Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 4.4
While a bit outdated in many of the more complex descriptions of several of the phenomena described, this book is nonetheless still fun and …

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