Quiet Essays
Lectures and biographical sketches
Ralph Waldo Emerson · narrated by Moss
2026
11h 49m
$1.99to own it, forever
One-time. Yours forever, with offline downloads.
30-day money-back guarantee if you have listened to 20% or less. Details
Or get everything
All-Access, yearly
Best value$149 a year
- Every audiobook and ebook in all six apps. Includes this one.
- Fifteen single books would cost more than a whole year of everything.
- One login for everyone in the house. Cancel anytime.
Prefer monthly? See the monthly plans
All-Access is bought on healtone.app, the family hub; one login opens all six apps.
Emerson gathers lectures and quiet biographical portraits, reflecting on character, greatness, and the inner life with his familiar serene assurance. The pace is slow and the thought deep, meant to be savored, not rushed. A steadying, contemplative listen for a peaceful evening.
Inside this audiobook
18 chapters
- 1DEMONOLOGY.[1]43m
- 2ARISTOCRACY.[4]56m
- 3PERPETUAL FORCES.[5]31m
- 4CHARACTER.[6]51m
- 5EDUCATION.53m
- 6THE SUPERLATIVE.[7]26m
- 7THE SOVEREIGNTY OF ETHICS.[8]49m
- 8THE PREACHER.[9]34m
- 9THE MAN OF LETTERS.28m
- 10THE SCHOLAR.45m
- 11PLUTARCH.[10]46m
- 12HISTORIC NOTES OF LIFE AND LETTERS IN NEW ENGLAND.1h 10m
- 13THE CHARDON STREET CONVENTION.7m
- 14EZRA RIPLEY, D. D.[12]24m
- 15MARY MOODY EMERSON.[14]56m
- 16SAMUEL HOAR.21m
- 17THOREAU.[15]54m
- 18CARLYLE.[17]15m
From our listeners
Member reviews
Share your experience with other listeners.
Sign in to write a reviewNo reviews yet. Be the first to share what this audiobook did for you.
