THE REVERIES OF THE SOLITARY WALKERBy Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
4 hours 39 minutes
The Reveries of the Solitary Walker was one of the last works written by the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and was, in fact, not quite complete. It was published four years after his death and came quickly to be regarded as one of his most poetic works. Continue Reading →
By Plutarch
Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
14 hours 23 minutes
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46 ce–after 119) was born in Chaeronea, Boeotia to a wealthy Greek family and assumed his full Latin name on becoming a Roman citizen. He made the most of his varied background and experience as a philosopher, magistrate, ambassador and priest at the Delphic Temple of Apollo, to become one of the most important biographers and essayists of Classical Greek and Roman times. Continue Reading →
By Plutarch
Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
15 hours 01 minutes
Though best known now for his collection of lively and vivid Parallel Lives from ancient Greece and Rome, Plutarch (c46 C.D – 120 C.E) was, for centuries, more respected for his Moralia, a remarkable and wide-ranging collection of essays and speeches. Continue Reading →
Matthew Lloyd Davies is an Audie Award winning narrator of nearly 200 audiobooks. An actor for over thirty years including appearances with; The RSC, National Theatre, West End (Lion King/Chicago/Mamma Mia), many tours both domestic and international and award winning tv and film, as well as directing award winning theatre for his own company Lunatics and the Poor.
By David Ricardo
Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
13 hours 13 minutes
The works of the English political economist David Ricardo (1772-1823), and particularly his most important work, The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, lie at the heart of the laissez-faire school of economics, preceded by Adam Smith and followed by John Stuart Mill. Economic growth, economic freedom – free trade rather than mercantilism, or controlled trade – was the fundamental attitude. Continue Reading →
