10 books. 367 chapters.
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The Taoist canon beside the Stoics, the early Buddhist verses and the Confucian classics. Every text comes from a translation whose copyright expired worldwide — by F. Max Müller, George Long, James Legge, V. Fausbøll — read aloud without rewriting, modernising or trimming to fit an app.
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Taoism
4 works · 119 chapters · translated by James Legge, 1891.
- Tao Te ChingThe Tao and its CharacteristicsLaozi · James Legge · 81 ch
- ZhuangziThe Writings of Kwang-tzeZhuang Zhou · James Legge · 33 ch
- The Four Lesser ClassicsKhing Kang King · Yin Fu King · Yu Shu King · Zah Yung KingTaoist canon · James Legge · 4 ch
- Actions and their RetributionsThe Thai-Shang Tractate — Kan Ying PhienAnonymous (Sung dynasty) · James Legge · 1 ch
Stoicism
3 works · 132 chapters · translated by George Long, 1862–1877.
Buddhism
2 works · 98 chapters · translated by F. Max Müller and V. Fausbøll, 1881.
Confucianism
1 work · 18 chapters · translated by James Legge, 1879.