Politics
A Problem in Modern Ethics
Read by Martin Geeson
John Addington Symonds
“Society lies under the spell of ancient terrorism and coagulated errors. Science is either wilfully hypocritical or radically misinformed.”…
The Subjection of Women
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John Stuart Mill
The Subjection of Women is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, st…
The Moral Equivalent of War
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William James
The Moral Equivalent of War, the last public utterance of William James, is significant as expressing the opinions of a practical psychologi…
Third Class in Indian Railways
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement…
Ann Veronica
Read by Joy Chan
H. G. Wells
Ann Veronica was a controversial book detailing the development of a naive school girl into a "New Woman". When it was published, …
The Gettysburg Address (version 3)
Read by Mark F. Smith
Abraham Lincoln
The Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, in November, 1863, followed a few short months after the roiling, acrid clouds of gun…
Bible Defence of Slavery
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Josiah Priest
The full title of this book is Bible Defense of Slavery; and Origin, Fortunes, and History of the Negro Race, by Rev. Josiah Priest, A. M. 5…