18 audiobooks · Classical and homeschool
Great books for classical education
Homer to Milton, with the text on screen for the whole family.
Homer, Virgil, Plato, Dante, Shakespeare and Milton, ready for morning time, car rides or a co-op reading. Everyone can hear the book while following the full text, with each sentence highlighted.
For parents and teachers
- Try before you commit: the first chapter of every book is free with no account.
- Translations are older ones, so the language can be formal. Play the first chapter to see if it suits your students.
- These are unabridged texts, not children's versions. Please preview them for younger listeners.
Where to start
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The Iliad
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The Odyssey: Rendered into English Prose for the Use of Those Who Cannot Read Th
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The Aeneid
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The Republic
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The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle
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Plutarch's Morals
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
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The Consolation of Philosophy
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
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The Divine Comedy
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The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems
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Julius Caesar
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Twelfth Night
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King Henry V
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Paradise Lost
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The Pilgrim’s Progress
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Don Quixote
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The Federalist Papers
Good to know
Can children use it?
You must be at least 13 to create an account. Younger children can listen along with a parent.
Can I listen for free?
The first chapter of every book plays free with no account. A free account adds the opening chapters of every book, plus one whole book of your choice from a shelf of five classics.
