The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02, credited to Edmund Burke, 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 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 by Edmund Burke. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, he moved to London in 1750 and later served as a member of parliament between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain. He belonged to the Whig Party. Burke favored underpinning virtues with manners in society and stressed the importance of religious institutions for the moral stability and good of the state. He was an opponent to slavery and expressed appreciation for the complaints of the colonists in America before the outbreak of Revolution. This collection of his writings is the first of twelve available online at Project Gutenberg. - Summary by Adapted from Wikipedia by KevinS

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02
• Author credits: Edmund Burke
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 17:15:17

Catalogue topics

• house of commons
• political science
• commonwealth
• edmund burke
• great britain -- politics and government
• political science -- 1600-1750
• political science -- 1750-1880
• political science -- anecdotes

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 1 — 24:21
2. 02 - Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 2 — 41:43
3. 03 - Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 3 — 39:56
4. 04 - Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 4 — 32:47
5. 05 - Speeches on Arrival at Bristol and at the Conclusion of the Poll, October 13 and November 3, 1774 — 20:28
6. 06 - Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 1 — 34:29
7. 07 - Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 2 — 41:32
8. 08 - Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 3 — 40:42
9. 09 - Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 4 — 35:49
10. 10 - Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 5 — 31:31
11. 11 - Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 1 — 34:08
12. 12 - Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 2 — 39:37
13. 13 - Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 3 — 35:19
14. 14 - Two Letters to Gentlemen of Bristol, on the Bills Depending in Parliament Relative to the Trade of Ireland, April 23 and May 2, 1778 — 30:50
15. 15 - Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 1 — 31:06
16. 16 - Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 2 — 44:14
17. 17 - Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 3 — 37:48
18. 18 - Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 4 — 41:58
19. 19 - Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 5 — 38:12
20. 20 - Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 1 — 30:00
21. 21 - Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 2 — 39:11
22. 22 - Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 3 — 27:43
23. 23 - Speech at Bristol on Declining the Poll, September 9, 1780 — 5:17
24. 24 - Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 1 — 43:08

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