The Communist Manifesto


Read by Jon Ingram

(4.1 stars; 1424 reviews)

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote their Manifesto in December 1847, as a guide to the fundamental principles and practices of Communists. The Manifesto also predicted the ultimate downfall of the capitalist system.
(Summary written by Gesine)

A recording in the original German language is available here (1 hr 36 min)

Chapters

Section 1: Bourgeois and Proletarians 39:48 Read by Jon Ingram
Section 2: Proletarians and Communists 27:24 Read by Jon Ingram
Section 3: Socialist and Communist Literature 29:41 Read by Jon Ingram

Reviews

Well read and relevant


(5 stars)

The book is well read and is a fairly quick listen. While listening to the phrase “communist” may invoke some strong emotions in many, many of the points of view articulated within are simply indisputable facts about the nature of capitalism and wages. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels manage to teach more about simple economics in this short dialogue than most freshman learn in an entire semester. Keeping that in mind, the book is old now (over 100) and the primary focus is industry and not a service economy. While still relevant to this day, the book is ultimately a work of history and can be used to better appreciate what the labor struggle looked like historically and how it may be inspired for future generations.

Well read


(4.5 stars)

Well read, good quality recording, something I was always curious to read.

well read


(5 stars)

I think the other reviewers are rating the text itself in a space where we should rate the _recording_. Regardless of one's opinion of the text, I think this is a fine recording by the LibriVox reader Mr Ingram -- clear, well-paced, and clean of noise.

Well read. Quality recording.


(5 stars)

A very interesting and insightful bit of writing given the time in which it was penned.

Great book


(4 stars)

It is fantastic to have such easy free access to this book. Just thank you.

Great reading


(5 stars)

This one was very clear and enjoyable read. Thank you

Good read; clearly written


(5 stars)

well written and well read audio version.

not what I expected


(5 stars)

I'd actually read it before as an adult, but there was so much that looked different in light of the modern world and what I've since learned. I was expecting to learn what "the enemy" is moved by, but instead realized I and the majority of pudants don't understand what it's saying. They're predictions are even more evident today and I'm realizing Soviet Russia and the Modern Communist party are false starts. We may yet see a revolution of the proletariat, and it won't look anything like we expect just as the enlightenment looked nothing like the middle ages. It's possible it would be worse than they predicted, but it's not something we can fight any more than the serfs could've stopped the merchants. we're all woven into this evolving tapestry. I now think the best we can hope to do is learn to treat each other well so that during the change from this system to what ever replaces it we don't have to live through a nightmare.