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'''''LibriVox''''' is a source for free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world. | '''''LibriVox''''' is a source for free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | LibriVox was founded in 2005 by Hugh McGuire, for the express purpose of recording every public domain book into audio. The first LibriVox recording was ''The Secret Agent'' by Joseph Conrad.<ref>[https://librivox.org/2005/08/09/welcome-to-librivox/ Welcome to LibriVox], August 9, 2005</ref><ref name=reason>[http://reason.com/archives/2007/04/24/the-wealth-of-librivox The Wealth of LibriVox]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Relevance== | ||
| + | Today, LibriVox has many recordings useful for conservatives that are relevant to the issues of today, including works such as the [[Federalist Papers]]<ref name=reason />, [[The Wealth of Nations]], [[Common Sense]], and including authors such as [[John Locke]], [[Frederick Douglass]], [[William Blackstone]], and [[Alexis de Tocqueville]]. LibriVox also has other works useful for quick education such as [[The Communist Manifesto]]. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://librivox.org/ LibriVox] | * [https://librivox.org/ LibriVox] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Books]] | ||
Revision as of 03:21, February 14, 2016
LibriVox is a source for free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world.
Contents
History
LibriVox was founded in 2005 by Hugh McGuire, for the express purpose of recording every public domain book into audio. The first LibriVox recording was The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad.[1][2]
Relevance
Today, LibriVox has many recordings useful for conservatives that are relevant to the issues of today, including works such as the Federalist Papers[2], The Wealth of Nations, Common Sense, and including authors such as John Locke, Frederick Douglass, William Blackstone, and Alexis de Tocqueville. LibriVox also has other works useful for quick education such as The Communist Manifesto.
References
- ↑ Welcome to LibriVox, August 9, 2005
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Wealth of LibriVox
