Character: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Character, credited to Samuel Smiles, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Character by Samuel Smiles. Read in English by volunteer readers. Samuel Smiles is known even today as an author that promoted the improvement of society through the improvement of individuals and their character. This book describes some of the traits that make up truly great men and women, peppering it with anecdotes and examples from people of the past and of his own contemporaries. Although this was written in the 1800s, the underlying principles still apply today. One cannot listen or read for more than a few minutes without being challenged and encouraged to be a better person. (Summary by TriciaG)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Character
• Author credits: Samuel Smiles
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 46
• Listed recording duration: 11:48:12

Catalogue topics

• marriage
• etiquette
• self help
• discipline
• self-help
• work
• duty
• courage

Opening tracks: first 24 of 46

1. 01 - Ch 1a - Influence of Character — 14:21
2. 02 - Ch 1b - Influence of Character, cont. — 14:50
3. 03 - Ch 1c - Influence of Character, cont. — 12:19
4. 04 - Ch 1d - Influence of Character, cont. — 14:16
5. 05 - Ch 2a - Home Power — 17:47
6. 06 - Ch 2b - Home Power, cont. — 16:28
7. 07 - Ch 2c - Home Power, cont. — 14:55
8. 08 - Ch 2d - Home Power, cont. — 14:41
9. 09 - Ch 3a - Companionship and Examples — 17:48
10. 10 - Ch 3b - Companionship and Examples, cont. — 15:44
11. 11 - Ch 3c - Companionship and Examples, cont. — 16:55
12. 12 - Ch 4a - Work — 14:51
13. 13 - Ch 4b - Work, cont. — 14:40
14. 14 - Ch 4c - Work, cont. — 16:15
15. 15 - Ch 4d - Work, cont. — 13:28
16. 16 - Ch 5a - Courage — 17:15
17. 17 - Ch 5b - Courage, cont. — 16:09
18. 18 - Ch 5c - Courage, cont. — 16:28
19. 19 - Ch 5d - Courage, cont. — 15:23
20. 20 - Ch 6a - Self-Control — 13:30
21. 21 - Ch 6b - Self-Control, cont. — 15:50
22. 22 - Ch 6c - Self-Control, cont. — 14:56
23. 23 - Ch 6d - Self-Control, cont. — 13:45
24. 24 - Ch 7a - Duty--Truthfulness — 14:23

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