Self Reliance Audiobook (free download)

The most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts and ideas. It is the source of one of Emerson's most famous quotations, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." This essay is considered a watershed moment in which transcendentalism became a major cultural movement. An American classic.

This week, the audio book version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self Reliance has made it into the top 50 bestsellers in the Science category. You can legally download or stream this audio book and listen for free at Spotify, Deezer, and in high quality at Audible.