Home Education Series Vol. IV: Ourselves, Book I. Self-Knowledge: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Home Education Series Vol. IV: Ourselves, Book I. Self-Knowledge, credited to Charlotte Mason, 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 Home Education Series Vol. IV: Ourselves, Book I. Self-Knowledge by Charlotte Mason. Read in English by volunteer readers. This is Book I of the forth volume in the Home Education Series detailing Charlotte Mason's method of education. This volume is subtitled Ourselves and Book I is titled Self-Knowledge. The series is used today by many home-schoolers around the globe and is considered a classic reference by the founder of the homeschooling movement. - Summary by rachelrw / linny

Recording facts

• Recording title: Home Education Series Vol. IV: Ourselves, Book I. Self-Knowledge
• Author credits: Charlotte Mason
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 7:24:03

Catalogue topics

• education

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 00 - Preface — 18:41
2. 01 - Introductory. Chapter I The Kingdom of Mansoul — 5:48
3. 02 - Introductory. Chapter II The Perils of Mansoul — 7:34
4. 03 - Introductory. Chapter III The Government of Mansoul — 4:30
5. 04 - Part I The House of Body Chapter I The Esquires of the Body: Hunger — 6:41
6. 05 - Chapter II The Esquires of the Body: Thirst — 4:57
7. 06 - Chapter III The Esquires of the Body: Restlessness and Rest — 7:50
8. 07 - Chapter IV The Esquires of the Body: Chastity — 4:59
9. 08 - Chapter V The Pages of the Body: The Five Senses — 17:57
10. 09 - Part II The House of the Mind Chapter 1 Ourselves — 4:04
11. 10 - Chapter II My Lord Intellect — 20:05
12. 11 - Chapter III The Deamons of Intellect — 5:31
13. 12 - Chapter IV My Lord Chief Explorer, Imagination — 10:49
14. 13 - Chapter V The Beauty Sense — 4:13
15. 14 - Chapter VI My Lord Chief Attorney-General, Reason — 18:44
16. 15 - Chapter VII The Lords of the Exchequer, The Desires (Part I.) — 18:13
17. 16 - Chapter VIII The Lord of the Exchequer, The Desires (Part II.) — 18:26
18. 17 - Part III. The House of Heart, Lords of the Heart: I. Love Chapter I The Ways of Love — 10:45
19. 18 - Chapter II Love's Lords in Waiting: Pity — 7:56
20. 19 - Chapter III Love's Lords in Waiting: Benevolence — 6:43
21. 20 - Chapter IV Love's Lords in Waiting: Sympathy — 8:44
22. 21 - Chapter V Love's Lords in Waiting: Kindness — 7:47
23. 22 - Chapter VI Love's Lords in Waiting: Generosity — 8:50
24. 23 - Chapter VII Love's Lords in Waiting: Gratitude — 6:59

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