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Credits & Image Attribution

All collection cover images are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under permissive licenses (Public Domain, CC0, CC-BY, or CC-BY-SA). Where a license requires attribution, the original artist is named below and the source page is linked.

All book texts in Readforth are public domain works sourced from Project Gutenberg. The Socratic dialogue, voice synthesis, and notebook are Readforth’s own original work.

Book covers

British Empiricism
  • An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding — Fullsizeoutput f43 by MeridaGOround dot com · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
War & Peace (Reality of Conflict)
  • History of the Peloponnesian War — Thucydides Manuscript by Edward Maunde Thompson · Public domain · source
  • Anabasis — Xenophon Anabasis - Senofonte Anabasi 1922 Catalan translation by Blau-Barcelona · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Art of Governance
  • Politics — Aristotle, Politics, Udine 258 by Aristotle · Public domain · source
Autobiography & Self-Reflection
  • Confessions — Madonna's Confessions equestrian outfit by Brandon Carson · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with his essays and will (1900) (14778459312) by Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Autobiography · No restrictions · source
Foundations of Law
  • Commentaries on the Laws of England — William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England (1st ed, 1765, vol I, title page) by William Blackstone (10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780). · Public domain · source
  • Magna Carta — Magna Carta (British Library Cotton MS Augustus II.106) by Original authors were the barons and King John of England. Uploaded by Earthsound. · Public domain · source
The Hero's Journey (Mythology)
  • Beowulf — Beowulf and the dragon by J. R. Skelton · Public domain · source
  • The Song of Roland — Grandes chroniques Roland by Simon Marmion · Public domain · source
  • The Kalevala — Elias Lönnrot Helsinki by Statue: sculptor Emil Wickström (1864-1942), Photo:Дар Ветер · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Logic & Grammar of Thought
  • Discourse on the Method — Page de titre de la première édition du discours de la méthode by Unknown author · Public domain · source
Great Explorations & Travelogues
  • The Travels of Marco Polo — Route-Marco-Polo-fr 001b by Archibald Tuttle (map and arrows design), Valp (locations and trajects) · CC BY 4.0 · source
  • The Voyage of the Beagle — Charles Darwin Voyage of The Beagle plaque Falmouth Cornwall by Falmouth Art Gallery / Newquay Zoo Darwin 200 partnership · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Social & Moral Reform
  • Speeches on the Abolition of the Slave Trade — The abolition of the slave trade (BM 1868,0808.6179) by Print made by: Isaac Cruikshank Published by: S W Fores · Public domain · source
  • Common Sense — Common sense; addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects LCCN2006681076 by Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Public domain · source
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1885-p28 by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 · Public domain · source
The Gothic & Psychological
  • Frankenstein — Christie's auction scan of Frankenstein 1818 by Mary Shelley · Public domain · source
  • The Scarlet Letter — The Scarlet Letter title page by Nathaniel Hawthorne · Public domain · source
  • Tales of Mystery and Imagination — MU KPB 036 Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe (page 249 crop) by Edgar Allan Poe · Public domain · source
Hebrew Wisdom & Torah
  • Genesis — Genesis 1 Dead Sea Scroll by KetefHinnomFan · CC0 · source
  • Exodus — Book of Exodus Chapter 1-1 (Bible Illustrations by Sweet Media) by Jim Padgett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Proverbs — Diözesanmuseum FS - Lichthof - 2023-01-27 - 305b by Martinus KE · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Ecclesiastes — Ecclesiastes 7-20 by EHR0926 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Psalms — Psalms Scroll by Photograph: the Israel Antiquities Authority 1993; photographer not named. · Public domain · source
New Testament & Early Church
  • The Four Gospels — Rabbula Gospels (9v & 10r; Four Evangelists) by Unknown author · Public domain · source
  • Epistles of Paul — Washington Manuscript IV - The Epistles of Paul (Codex Washingtonensis) by Freer Gallery of Art · Public domain · source
Buddhist Foundations
  • The Dhammapada — 013 Dhammapada Page 4, Kuthodaw (8919057310) by Photo Dharma from Sadao, Thailand · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • The Diamond Sutra — Jingangjing by The colophon, at the inner end, reads: Reverently [caused to be] made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie on behalf of his two parents on the 13th of the 4th moon of the 9th year of Xiantong [i.e. 11th May, CE 868 ]. · Public domain · source
  • The Heart Sutra — HANNYA SHINGYOU or Heart Sutra in Japan 玄奘訳 般若心経 般若波羅蜜多心經 by ウィキ太郎(Wiki Taro) · Public domain · source
Islamic Philosophy & Ethics
  • Salaman and Absal — Muhammadi (attr.), “Salaman seated with Absal.” From the Salāmān va Absāl of Jami, dated 979 (1572). Houston, E. M. Soudavar Trust Collection (couple detail) by Muhammadi, 1579 · Public domain · source
  • Nahj al-Balagha — A calligraphic panel, signed 'Abd al-Baqi al-Tabrizi, Safavid Iran, dated 1588-89 by Christies.com · Public domain · source
Hindu Philosophical Foundations
  • The Bhagavad Gita — Bhagavad Gita book (small) 01 by Gpkp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • The Upanishads — अङ्गुलिविन्यास5 Finger Configuration by Puranastudy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — Patanjali Statue by User:Alokprasad · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Taoist & Confucian Wisdom

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