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Meno by Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett
Meno (Ancient Greek: ?????) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Written in the Socratic dialectic style, it attempts to determine the definition of virtue, or arete, meaning in this case virtue...
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Gorgias by Plato
This dialogue brings Socrates face to face with the famous sophist Gorgias and his followers. It is a work likely completed around the time of “Republic” and illuminates many of the spiritual ideas of...
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Works and Days, The Theogony, and The Shield of Heracles by Hesiod
Works and Days provides advice on agrarian matters and personal conduct. The Theogony explains the ancestry of the gods. The Shield of Heracles is the adventure of Heracles accepting an enemy’s...
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Saint George and the Dragon
Listen to and read a brief kids’ version of Saint George and the Dragon here. Watch a brief video from the National Gallery of Art about Raphael’s painting of Saint George and the Dragon. Click here...
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This recording of The Great Gatsby?was made for educational purposes to assist ESL learners.?Downloadable files are NOT available of this material, it is streaming only. Click on the link for the...
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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Scene from War and Peace, by Leonid Pasternak This audio was prepared for ESL learners for educational purposes and is presented on a non-profit site for streaming only, not for download. Click on the...
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The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
The text and audio here are formatted and presented for the non-profit purpose of ESL (teaching English as a second language) and are presented as streaming links only (not downloadable). Click on...
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The audio and text presented here is formatted for the non-profit purpose of teaching English as a second language. Click on the chapter to stream the audio, and the text will open so you can follow...
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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The audio and text presented here is for the non-profit purpose of teaching English as a second language. It cannot be downloaded, only streamed. Click on the link and the text will open so you can...
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All books are now available without a subscription
This website contains a treasure trove of wonderful, educational, classic audio books. Unfortunately, technology has come a long way since my children and I built this site in 2009, and keeping it up...
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