LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different readings of Walt Whitman’s A Noiseless Patient Spider, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Colema...
To celebrate Earth Day, LibriVox volunteers bring you six different recordings of The Rhodora, by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the weekly poetry proj...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Miracles, by Walt Whitman. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March 4th, 2007...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of What think you I take my pen in hand? by Walt Whitman. This was the weekly poetry project for...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 different recordings of The Apology by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Septem...
Emerson's *Essays, Second Series* builds upon the themes explored in his first series, delving deeper into his philosophy of individualism, self-relia...
Walt Whitman's "Old Chants" is a collection of some of his earliest poems. These poems are characterized by their free verse style and their focus on...
Tact is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th...
In this second volume of his autobiography, Moncure Daniel Conway reflects on his experiences during and after the American Civil War. He discusses hi...
Days is a collection of 366 short essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, each of which offers a brief meditation on a different aspect of life. The essays are...
Walden is an extended meditation on simple living in natural surroundings. It is also a reflection on the meaning of life, the nature of society, and...
This collection compiles a selection of early poems by James Russell Lowell, a prominent American writer and critic. It offers insight into his early...
This excerpt from "Song of the Broad-Axe" (4th Stanza) by Walt Whitman explores themes of nature, labor, and the power of the individual. Whitman uses...
Prometheus Bound is a classic Greek play that tells the story of Prometheus, a Titan who defied the gods by giving fire to humanity. For this act of d...
'From Dreamland Sent' is a collection of poems by Lilian Whiting, a prominent American writer of the late 19th century. The poems explore themes of l...
''Long I Thought That Knowledge'' is a poem by Walt Whitman, originally published in his iconic collection *Leaves of Grass*. It explores themes of kn...
This biography, penned by the prominent feminist and author Julia Ward Howe, delves into the life and work of Margaret Fuller, a groundbreaking journa...
This collection of poems by Henry David Thoreau captures the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Thoreau's keen observations and insightful reflec...
This book, a collection of essays by John Sullivan Dwight, explores themes of rest, ethics, spirituality, and self-improvement. Dwight, a Unitarian mi...
In *Destination of Man*, Johann Gottlieb Fichte presents a compelling philosophical exploration of the human self and its journey toward ultimate know...
Duty is a collection of poems by Ellen Sturgis Hooper, a prominent figure in the Transcendentalist movement of 19th-century New England. Hooper's poet...
This volume of Henry David Thoreau's journals, spanning the years 1837-1846, offers a rich and insightful glimpse into the mind and experiences of one...
Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" is a sprawling and exuberant celebration of the American spirit and the human experience. Written in free verse, the p...