College reading, heard and read
Long, dense assigned books, with the text in front of you.
The Canterbury Tales, The Prince, The Communist Manifesto and The Souls of Black Folk all appear on college syllabi tracked by the Open Syllabus Project. Listen to them and other humanities staples with the full text on screen.
Using it for class
- Follow the text as you listen, so hard language is easier to keep up with.
- Use it alongside your assigned copy. Editions and page numbers can differ, so check quotes against the one your teacher uses.
- It's a way to get through the book, not a summary, so plan for the full length. Each book's page shows its running time.
Sources
The four books named above come from that article. The rest of this list is our own selection of common course reading. Translations are older ones, so check which your course uses.
Books for college courses
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The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems
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The Prince
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Free pick
The Communist Manifesto
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The Souls of Black Folk
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The Republic
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The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle
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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 Divine Comedy
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Paradise Lost
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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
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Heart of Darkness
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On Liberty
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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The Federalist Papers
Good to know
Is this the translation my course uses?
It may not be. Our translations are older ones, so use your assigned edition for quotes and page references.
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.
