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Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

Read by Landon D. C. Elkind


Bertrand Russell


Bertrand Russell wrote 'Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy' while imprisoned for protesting Britain's involvement in World War I. Russe…

Our Knowledge of the External World: As a Field for Scientific Method in Philos…

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Bertrand Russell


Bertrand Russell gave the Lowell Lectures in March and April of 1914; these lectures produced 'Our Knowledge of the External World'. Russell…

Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays

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Bertrand Russell


This anthology collects a number of fascinating strands of Bertrand Russell's thought. "Mathematics and the Metaphysicians" detail…

The Philosophy of Logical Atomism

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Bertrand Russell


'The Philosophy of Logical Atomism' is a series of lectures by Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) that touches on numerous topics, including the n…

The Problems of Philosophy (version 2)

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Bertrand Russell


This 1912 book remains among the most widely-used and well-written introductions to philosophy in English. It was aimed to be an accessible …

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Version 2)

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Ludwig Wittgenstein


The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is the only book published by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Any summary would frankly do the work an injustice - t…

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism

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Bertrand Russell


This book records Bertrand Russell's impressions of the new regime after a 1920 visit to Russia following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, inc…

On Propositions: What They Are and How They Mean

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Bertrand Russell


In this piece, Bertrand Russell offers an account of propositions. This essay has been widely regarded as a turning point in Russell's thoug…

Philosophical Essays

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Bertrand Russell


Six out of seven essays appearing here were reprinted from other publications; indeed, this 1910 collection went out of print, so that two o…

Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Harriet Beecher Stowe


Among the most “banned” books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beeche…

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Mark Twain


The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of …

Shadowmagic

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John Lenahan


"Hi, my name is Conor. Other than my father being a bit of an eccentric lunatic, my life was pretty normal until I got attacked in my …

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Read by John Gonzalez


Oscar Wilde


Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basi…

The Story of Abraham Lincoln

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Mary Agnes Hamilton


In this biography for young adults, Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glow…

The Prince and the Pauper

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Mark Twain


The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two …

The Prince of Hazel and Oak

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John Lenahan


Podiobooks no. 1 voted podcast returns for another action and laugh packed sequel. Finally listeners can find out what happened to Conor on …

Life on the Mississippi

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Mark Twain


Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil…

Roughing It

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Mark Twain


Roughing It is semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was authored during 1870–71 and published…

King Solomon's Mines

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H. Rider Haggard


King Solomon’s Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a jou…

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 4)

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Mark Twain


Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade), often shortened to Huck Finn, is a novel written by Mark Twain and published in 1884.…

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