The Prophet (version 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Prophet (version 2), credited to Kahlil Gibran, 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 The Prophet (version 2) by Kahlil Gibran. Read in English by Michele Fry The Prophet is an inspirational book of 28 lyrical prose essays on life, love, children, religion, work, and more, - written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf, and is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 40 different languages and has never been out of print. (Summary by Michele Fry, Soloist)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Prophet (version 2)
• Author credits: Kahlil Gibran
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 1:31:17

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. Ch.1 The Coming Of The Ship — 8:43
2. 02 - Ch.2 Love — 3:42
3. 03 - Ch.3 Marriage — 1:50
4. 04 - Ch.4 Children — 1:36
5. 05 - Ch.5 Giving — 3:49
6. 06 - Ch.6 Eating and Drinking — 2:13
7. 07 - Ch.7 Work — 4:05
8. 08 - Ch.8 Joy and Sorrow — 2:03
9. 09 - Ch.9 Houses — 3:50
10. 10 - Ch.10 Clothes — 1:33
11. 11 - Ch.11 Buying and Selling — 2:02
12. 12 - Ch.12 Crime and Punishment — 5:12
13. 13 - Ch.13 Laws — 2:48
14. 14 - Ch.14 Freedom — 3:03
15. 15 - Ch.15 Reason and Passion — 2:34
16. 16 - Ch.16 Pain — 1:32
17. 17 - Ch.17 Self-Knowledge — 1:40
18. 18 - Ch.18 Teaching — 1:38
19. 19 - Ch.19 Friendship — 2:10
20. 20 - Ch.20 Talking — 1:46
21. 21 - Ch.21 Time — 1:44
22. 22 - Ch.22 Good and Evil — 2:59
23. 23 - Ch.23 Prayer — 2:37
24. 24 - Ch.24 Pleasure — 3:44

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