Essays, Book 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Essays, Book 1, credited to Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Essays, Book 1, by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as "Attempts") contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. (Summary extracted from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Essays, Book 1
• Author credits: Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 57
• Listed recording duration: 17:05:25

Catalogue topics

• non-fiction
• essays
• renaissance
• montaigne
• charles cotton

Opening tracks: first 24 of 57

1. 01 - THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END. — 15:35
2. 02 - OF SORROW — 10:55
3. 03 - THAT OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY THEMSELVES BEYOND US — 20:23
4. 04 - THAT THE SOUL EXPENDS ITS PASSIONS UPON FALSE OBJECTS, WHERE THE TRUE ARE WANTING — 8:50
5. 05 - WHETHER THE GOVERNOR OF A PLACE BESIEGED OUGHT HIMSELF TO GO OUT TO PARLEY — 9:45
6. 06 - THAT THE HOUR OF PARLEY DANGEROUS — 9:00
7. 07 - THAT THE INTENTION IS JUDGE OF OUR ACTIONS — 4:14
8. 08 - OF IDLENESS — 5:06
9. 09 - OF LIARS — 20:09
10. 10 - OF QUICK OR SLOW SPEECH — 8:15
11. 11 - OF PROGNOSTICATIONS — 13:29
12. 12 - OF CONSTANCY — 10:21
13. 13 - THE CEREMONY OF THE INTERVIEW OF PRINCES — 4:54
14. 14 - THAT MEN ARE JUSTLY PUNISHED FOR BEING OBSTINATE IN THE DEFENCE OF A FORT THAT IS NOT IN REASON TO BE DEFENDED — 5:00
15. 15 - OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE — 5:53
16. 16 - A PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS — 12:12
17. 17 - OF FEAR — 9:44
18. 18 - THAT MEN ARE NOT TO JUDGE OF OUR HAPPINESS TILL AFTER DEATH. — 10:59
19. 19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE — 50:06
20. 20 - OF THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION — 33:10
21. 21 - THAT THE PROFIT OF ONE MAN IS THE DAMAGE OF ANOTHER — 2:33
22. 22 - OF CUSTOM, AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT EASILY CHANGE A LAW RECEIVED — 50:05
23. 23 - VARIOUS EVENTS FROM THE SAME COUNSEL — 29:15
24. 24 - OF PEDANTRY — 36:36

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