Secret societies and subversive movements
Free AI audiobook with natural voice. No signup required.
About This Book
Let it be said once and for all, secret societies have not always been formed for evil purposes. On the contrary, many have arisen from the highest aspirations of the human mind, the desire for a knowledge of eternal verities. The evils arising from such systems has usually consisted in the perversion of principles that were once pure and holy. If I do not insist further on this point it is because a vast literature has already been devoted to the subject, so that it is only mentioned briefly here. -A & B Book Pub
Chapters (68)(click to expand)
- SECRET SOCIETIES and SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENTS
- NESTA H. WEBSTER
- CHRISTIAN BOOK CLUB OF AMERICA
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- Part I
- The Past
- 1. The Ancient Secret Tradition
- The Mysteries
- The Jewish Cabala15
- The Coming of the Redeemer
- The Essenes
- The Gnostics
- Manicheism
- 2. The Revolt Against Islam127
- The Ismailis
- Choice of SUNNIS
- Choice of SHIAHS
- THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PROPHET
- The Karmathites
- The Fatimites
- The Druses
- The Assassins
- 3. The Templers
- 4. Three Centuries of Occultism
- Satanism
- The Rosicrucians
- 5. Origins of Freemasonry
- Operative Masonry
- Speculative Masonry
- The Templar Tradition
- The Vehmgerichts319
- Rosicrucian Origin
- The Seventeenth-Century Rabbis
- 6. The Grand Lodge Era
- The Additional Degrees
- Freemasonry in France
- Rite of Perfection
- 7. German Templarism and French Illuminism
- French Illuminism
- The Magicians
- 8. The Jewish Cabalists
- 9. The Bavarian Illuminati
- Origins of the Illuminati
- Illuminism and Freemasonry
- Idealism of the Illuminati
- Character of the Illuminati
- 10. The Climax
- Part II
- The Present
- 11. Modern Freemasonry
- Continental Masonry
- British Masonry
- 12. Secret Societies in England
- Theosophy
- Rosicrucianism
- 13. Open Subversive Movements
- 14. Pan-Germanism
- 15. The Real Jewish Peril
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX
- I
- JEWISH EVIDENCE ON THE TALMUD
- II
- THE "PROTOCOLS" OF THE ELDERS OF ZION
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES
- TRANSCRIBER NOTES
How to Listen
- 1. Click "Listen Free" above
- 2. The book opens in CastReader's browser reader
- 3. Click the play button — AI narration starts with word highlighting
- 4. Use "Send to Phone" to continue listening on your phone
You Might Also Like
FAQ
Is this audiobook really free?
Yes. "Secret societies and subversive movements" is a public domain work from Project Gutenberg. CastReader converts it to audio using AI text-to-speech for free. No account or payment needed.
What does the AI voice sound like?
CastReader uses Kokoro TTS, a natural-sounding AI voice. It handles punctuation, names, and dialogue naturally. Most listeners forget it's AI after a few minutes.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Open the book, then use "Send to Phone" to stream audio to your phone via Telegram. No app download needed.