Essays & Short Works
- Philosophical Travelogues
- Essays on Society and Culture
- Essays for Personal Growth
- Explorations in Science and Thought
- Explorations in Psychology
- Political Essays and Reflections
- Political Essays and Manifestos
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
The Black Experience in America
This is not the copyrighted work by Norman Coombs currently on Project Gutenberg but a collection of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, drama, an…
Travel
This is the seventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in le…
The Discovery Of The Future
The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future. It was originally …
For Every Music Lover
For Every Music Lover is a collection of insightful essays that delve into the rich tapestry of music and its appreciation. Authored by Aube…
Has a Frog a Soul?
Thomas Huxley, known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his championing and development of Darwinism, was perhaps the most important Victorian biolog…
Days
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Days by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 10, 2012.As a lectur…
Coffee Break Collection
This is the eighth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in len…
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States hist…
The Conduct of Life
This is the best of Emerson's later works, qualifying his earlier popular essays, series one and two, with the heavier hand of experience. T…
The Theory of Psychoanalysis
Jung says the following in his introduction: "in these lectures I have attempted to reconcile my practical experiences in psychoanalysi…
Psychopathology of Everyday Life
Professor Freud developed his system of psychoanalysis while studying the so-called borderline cases of mental diseases, such as hysteria an…
The Little Tea Book
After all, tea is the drink! Domestically and socially it is the beverage of the world. There may be those who will come forward with their …
The Anatomy of Melancholy
The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621. On its surface, the book is a medical textbook in which Burto…
Golden mean to 5000 digits
Explore the fascinating world of the golden ratio, a mathematical constant that has captivated artists, architects, and mathematicians for c…
Tact
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Tact by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 22, 2012.Ralph…
The World as Will and Idea
The World as Will and Idea presents Arthur Schopenhauer's profound exploration of the nature of existence, where he posits that the driving …
An Old Man's Thought of School
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of An Old Man's Thought of School by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for F…
Invention And Discovery
"In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the history of discovery, and the lives an…
The 9/11 Commission Report
The 9/11 Commission Report, formally known as the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, provi…
The Awful German Language
If you’ve ever studied German (and maybe even if you haven’t), you’re likely to find this short essay to be hilarious. Published as Appendix…