John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works, credited to Various, 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 John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works. Read by Bill Boerst. This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of endeavor. Those areas include his experiences in India House, his moral character, certain botanical explorations, how effective he was as a critic, studies in morals and the law, and discoveries concerning political economy. They also explore ideas concerning his influence on institutions of higher learning, accomplishments as a politician, and fame as a philosopher. (Summary by Bill Boerst)

Recording facts

• Recording title: John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 2:33:45

Catalogue topics

• essays
• India House
• botany
• learning

Track guide

1. 01 - A Sketch of His Life, Pt 1, by H. R. Fox Bourne — 24:37
2. 02 - A Sketch of His Life, Pt. 2, by H. R. Fox Bourne — 17:12
3. 03 - His Career in the India House by W. T. Thornton — 13:56
4. 04 - His Moral Character by Herbert Spencer — 7:21
5. 05 - His Botanical Studies by Henry Trimen — 11:01
6. 06 - His Place as a Critic by W. Minto — 10:02
7. 07 - His Work in Philosophy by J. H. Levy — 11:40
8. 08 - His Studies in Morals and Jurisprudence by W. A. Hunter — 5:14
9. 09 - His Work in Political Economy by J. E. Cairnes — 16:05
10. 10 - His Influence at the Universities by Henry Fawcett — 11:18
11. 11 - His Influence as a Practical Politician by Millicent Garrett Fawcett — 11:06
12. 12 - His Relation to Positivism by Frederic Harrison — 4:30
13. 13 - His Position as a Philosopher by W. A. Hunter — 9:50

Listen to this recording

Open the complete recording and player on Internet Archive. The player includes the full track list and available download formats.

Source and rights

This is a record from LibriVox's official Internet Archive collection, with a public-domain licence recorded in its metadata. LibriVox's policy includes its catalogue summaries as well as its recordings. Its public-domain assessment follows United States law; copyright status can differ elsewhere. The summary and track facts are reproduced and reformatted from that record. Dates attached to the archive upload are not treated as original book publication dates.