The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran – A Free Edition with Reading and Listening Support

Name: The Prophet
Author: Kahlil Gibran

By Kahlil Gibran · 1923

Gibran’s beloved cycle of prose poems reflects on love, work, freedom, joy, sorrow, friendship, beauty, and death.

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Published in 1923, The Prophet is Kahlil Gibran's cycle of prose poems in which a departing sage reflects on the experiences that shape a human life: love, work, freedom, joy, sorrow, friendship, beauty, and death. The language moves between the lyrical and the direct, offering both comfort and challenge. One of its most recognized lines reads: When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. This edition is free to read and listen to in the Vocalini Open Library with no account or checkout required, making it easy to return to a favourite passage or work through the book at your own pace.

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This edition includes text-to-speech that reads the visible page aloud, with sentence and word highlighting that stays synchronized with playback so you can follow along word by word. You can also select any passage to use built-in AI tools that offer key points, simplified wording, a passage explanation, or answers to your own questions. These features are designed with readers in mind who have dyslexia, ADHD, learning disabilities, or visual-tracking needs, as well as anyone reading in English as an additional language. No special setup is required to use them.

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