Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/ Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) began writing his autobiography long before the 1906 publications of these Chapters from my Autobiography. He originally planned to have his memoirs published only after his death but realized, once he’d passed his 70th year, that a lot of the material might be OK to publish before his departure. These chapters were published in serial form in the North American Review during 1906-1...
Feb 06, 2024•10 hr 35 min
Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917) It is under a deep impression that the place and power of prayer in the Christian life is too little understood, that this book has been written. I feel sure that as long as we look on prayer chiefly as the means of maintaining our own Christian life, we shall not know fully what it is meant to be. But when we learn to regard it as the highest part of the work entrusted to us, the root and strength of all other work, we shall see that there is nothing that we so need ...
Feb 02, 2024•7 hr 41 min
Winston Churchill (1871 - 1947) This is a collection of a series of journalistic articles written during his travels throughout WWI era Europe that Churchill -- the American author, not the famed British statesman -- published in 1917; the book version came out in 1918. The writing is sharp, straightforward, and rarely sentimental, with loads of local color and occasional humor. (Summary by BellonaTimes) Genre(s): Travel & Geography Language: English...
Feb 01, 2024•2 hr 33 min
Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) Translated by William Robson (1785 - 1863) D’Artagnan, son of a poor Gascon aristocrat, travels to Paris to seek his fortune. His family connections enable him to obtain a position in a Guard regiment. His provincial ingenuousness and his hot-headed sense of honor earn him three duels in as many hours. Thankfully, his preparation with the sword is sufficient to recommend himself to his Musketeer antagonists, and they – Athos, Porthos, and Aramis – become his fast fr...
Jan 26, 2024•26 hr 40 min
Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/ Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) Translated by Maurice Baring (1874 - 1945) and Lewis Einstein (1877 - 1967) This is a compilation of the thoughts on art, science and life of Leonardo da Vinci, translated by Maurice Baring and edited by Lewis Einstein. - Summary by A. Gramour Genre(s): Art, Design & Architecture, Philosophy, Memoirs Language: English Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/...
Jan 25, 2024•5 hr 18 min
Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/ F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) Amory Blaine grew up in a wealthy family and was given an Ivy League education. Without a need to learn a profession, he chiefly dabbled in literature and partying. His school chums were of similar background, and the ideas they reflected to each other grew in their minds to be of the greatest importance. Amory began to think of himself as somewhat of a character in a Rupert Brooke poem (from which th...
Jan 24, 2024•9 hr 53 min
Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/ Carl Gustav Jung (1875 - 1961) Jung says the following in his introduction: "in these lectures I have attempted to reconcile my practical experiences in psychoanalysis with the existing theory, or rather, with the approaches to such a theory." He goes on to say, "Here is my attitude towards those principles which my honored teacher Sigmund Freud has evolved from the experience of many decades." Some topics considered in this light are...
Jan 23, 2024•5 hr 29 min
Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue, literally: "the little sea lady") is a very well known fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. The tale was first published in 1837 and has been adapted to various media including musical theatre and animated film. But this tale is not the Disney version...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949) Sarojini Naidu was a remarkable woman. Known as the Nightingale of India, she started writing at the age of thirteen and throughout her life composed several volumes of poetry, writing many poems which are still famous to this day. As well as being a poet, Naidu was an activist and politician, campaigning for Indian independence and became the first Indian woman to attain the post of President of the Indian National Congress. This volume contains the beautiful 'India...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809) A 13 pamphlet series by 18th century Enlightenment philosopher/author Thomas Paine, published between 1776 to 1783 during and immediately following the American Revolution, gathered into one volume in 1882 by Moncure D. Conway. Each essay, plus 2 inserts, bolstered the morale of the American colonists to fight hard for their independence, appealed to the English to support the colonist's cause, clarified the issues at stake, and denounced any type of negotiated peace. ...
Jan 20, 2024•8 hr 20 min
James Allen (1864 - 1912) James Allen (1864 - 1912) was a philosopher and a pioneer of New Thought movement. His works have formed the basis of much of the curriculum used today by many motivational and self-help groups. His first book, which published in 1901, was From Poverty to Power, subtitled The Realization of Prosperity and Peace. Allen described this book as "A Book for all those who are in search of better conditions, wider freedom, and increased usefulness." Originally, the book consis...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 59 min
Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967) Carl Sandburg's succinct reporting on and reflections upon the race riots that broke out In Chicago in July 1919. - Summary by KevinS Genre(s): *Non-fiction Language: English
Jan 18, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/ Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947) The Book of Lies, or Liber 333, is a holy book in the Western occult tradition of Thelema, consisting of 91 short chapters of poems, aphorisms, rituals, and metaphysics. This recording is of the original 1913 publication, and thus omits the further commentaries added by Crowley for subsequent additions. Those familiar with Crowley’s hermetic writings will recognize his subversive and playful style. Benea...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Charles Henry Ross (1835 - 1897) One day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: the first burst out laughing at the end of my opening sentence, so I refrained from entering into further details. The second said there were a hundred books about Cats already. The third said, “Nobody would read it,” and added, “Besides, what do you know of the subject?” and before I had time to begin to tell him, said he exp...
Jan 16, 2024•5 hr 12 min
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until fate brings the brother within the range of Prospero's powers. Will he seek revenge, or reconcilement? (Summary by Karen Savage) Cast: Narrator – Great Plains Alonso, King of Naples – hefyd Sebastian, his brother – Nathan Markham Prospero, the right Duke of Milan – Bruce Pirie Antonio, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Ethel T. Raymond ( - 1960) Tecumseh was a leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy that opposed the United States during the War of 1812. He became a folk hero remembered by many Canadians for his defense of their country. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (19th C) Language: English Group: Chronicles of Canada Series
Jan 14, 2024•3 hr
Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) In 1908 Leo Tolstoy organized a school for peasant children, age 10-13, in his house. During lessons he expounded them the most clear and important passages from Gospels. From those conversations Tolstoy composed that book. (Summary by Vladimir Anyanov) Genre(s): Religion, Christianity - Other Language: Russian
Jan 13, 2024•2 hr
Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) Translated by Michael Sadler (1888 - 1957) 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 pinnacle with his work. The point of the pyramid is those few, great artists. It is a spiritual pyramid, advancing and ascending slowly even if it sometimes appears immobile. During decadent periods, the soul sinks to the bottom of the pyramid; humanity searches only for external succe...
Jan 07, 2024•2 hr 27 min
American Standard Version The Song of Songs is the twenty-second book of The Bible and was authored by Solomon. In some translations, this book is entitled The Song of Solomon . It is also known as The Best Song . Replete with metaphor, this book is a love song that describes the wooing and wedding of a lowly but very comely shepherdess to the great king Solomon. It speaks of the joys of love as well as its heartaches. Although this reading was performed by a single male voice, the book has thre...
Jan 04, 2024•23 min
Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among f...
Jan 01, 2024•4 hr 28 min
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) Shakespeare's Sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. The poems were probably written over a period of several years. (Summary from wikipedia) Genre(s): Sonnets Language: English
Dec 31, 2023•2 hr 20 min
King James Version (KJV) The Sermon On The Mount is one of the teachings in the ministry of Jesus Christ. In The Sermon On The Mount is found many sayings and important precepts held by Christian churches, sayings such as The Beatitudes, The Lord's Prayer, and other teachings about forgiveness, giving, and the "Golden Rule" about doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. Men such as Tolstoy and Gandhi found special meaning in The Sermon On The Mount, and Christians have read and list...
Dec 30, 2023•13 min
Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) The Seagull (Russian: Чайка, Chayka) is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. The play was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading leading lady Irina Arkadina, her son the experimental playwright Konstantin Treplyov, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin. (Wikipedia) Cast: Irina Ar...
Dec 26, 2023•2 hr 8 min
Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880) Translated by Ciro Bayo (1859 - 1939) Salambó recrea la “Guerra de los mercenarios” que tuvo lugar en el siglo III AC en la ciudad de Cartago. Se puede considerar una novela histórica aunque en ella aparecen tanto personajes reales como ficticios. Flaubert relató con todo lujo de detalles, excesivos para algunos de su época, hechos, lugares... vestimentas, etc. La obra está llena de violencia; batallas, sangre, crímenes, incluso canibalismo. Por otro lado está Sala...
Dec 23, 2023•12 hr 19 min
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, visual artist, playwright, composer, and novelist whose work reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He became Asia’s first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. Sadhana is a collection of essays, most of which he gave before the Harvard University, describing Indian beliefs, philosophy and culture from different viewpoints, often making compari...
Dec 22, 2023•4 hr 26 min
Support Us And Donate Here: https://libri-vox.org/donate/ Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Translated by Robert W. Lawson (1890 - 1960) This is an introduction to Einstein’s space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein’s theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. In t...
Dec 18, 2023•3 hr 40 min
Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897 - 1963) "As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." This thirst for an intimate relationship with God, claims A.W. Tozer, is not for a select few, but should be the experience of every follower of Christ. But, he asserts, it is all too rare when believers have become conditioned by tradition to accept standards of mediocrity, and the church struggles with formality and worldliness. Using examples from Scripture and from the lives ...
Dec 15, 2023•2 hr 54 min
James H. Leuba (1867 - 1946) "The present essay when complete will contain three parts. Of the two parts now published, the first is an analysis of the conversion process; it is divided into six subdivisions, corresponding to the natural phases of the experience: The Sense of Sin, Self-surrender, Faith, Joy, Appearance of newness, The Role of the Will. In Part II we place, side by side, the Christian doctrines concerning Justification, Faith, the Grace of God, the Freedom of the Will, and the co...
Dec 15, 2023•3 hr 46 min
Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) Translated by Harry Woodburn Chase (1883 - 1955) A series of lectures given in the USA by Freud in German, later translated into English - Summary by Peter Tucker Genre(s): Medical Language: English
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) Translated by Julius West (1891 - 1918) The Proposal is a one act comic farce by Anton Chekhov. In Chekhov's Russia, marriage was a means of economic stability for most people. They married to gain wealth and possessions. In this play, the concept of marriage is being satirized to show the real purpose of marriage - materialistic gain rather than true love. (Summary with reference to Wikipedia) Cast: Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov - read by John Eddings Natalya Stepanovn...
Dec 12, 2023•32 min
