Top 6 books recommended by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in American history and is best known for leading the country through the American Civil War and abolishing slavery with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. He was assassinated in 1865.

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Hamlet
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Hamlet
  • By: William Shakespeare
  • Narrator: William Shakespeare
  • Length: 3 hours 32 minutes
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
  • Publish date: January 01, 2014
  • Language: English
  • (775638 ratings)
(775638 ratings)
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARYThe World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare StudiesThe Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording... Read more
Aesop's Fables
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Aesop's Fables
  • By: Aesop
  • Narrator: Mary Woods
  • Length: 3 hours 36 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2006
  • Language: English
  • (104246 ratings)
(104246 ratings)
Much of the richness of our language and moral education is owed to a Greek slave who was executed over two thousand years ago. Literally hundreds of metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are woven into the very fabric of Western culture—from... Read more
Macbeth
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Macbeth
  • By: William Shakespeare
  • Narrator: Roger Rees
  • Length: 1 hours 25 minutes
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio
  • Publish date: August 01, 2006
  • Language: English
  • (765085 ratings)
(765085 ratings)
Macbeth is William Shakespeare’s immortal tale of boundless, bloody ambition. Mystical predictions from witches and ghosts, combined with an uncontrollable lust for power, trap Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, in a web of political... Read more
The Pilgrim's Progress
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The Pilgrim's Progress
  • By: Steve R. Cleary
  • Narrator: Simon Vance
  • Length: 27 minutes
  • Publisher: Dreamscape Media
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (6 ratings)
(6 ratings)
Undoubtedly, John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is considered one of the most influential books of all time. For many, it is second only to the Holy Bible and has been enjoyed by generations for more than 340 years. This whimsical... Read more
Robinson Crusoe
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Robinson Crusoe
  • By: Daniel Defoe
  • Narrator: John Lee
  • Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2008
  • Language: English
  • (252122 ratings)
(252122 ratings)
Shipwrecked and cast ashore on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe ingeniously carves out a solitary, primitive existence for twenty-four years. Eventually, he meets a young native whom he saves from death at the hands of cannibals. He calls him... Read more
The Holy Bible
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The Holy Bible
  • By: Dale McConachie
  • Narrator: Dale McConachie
  • Length: 72 hours 48 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2013
  • Language: English
  • (10 ratings)
(10 ratings)
The Holman Christian Standard Bible is one of the most accurate translations of the scriptures. Let professional voice artist Dale McConachie, narrator of over one hundred audiobooks, take you on a journey through God’s Word, where you will... Read more
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