It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den, and laid me down in that place to sleep.It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by.All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day.Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
The world's greatest books drawn to life
Whiteboard-animated summaries and fully illustrated audiobooks of the classics — ink on the page, spoken aloud.
There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away, nor any coursers like a page of prancing poetry.The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; the man who never reads lives only one.Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.All children, except one, grow up."Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice.Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink.Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.
Inspired by BibleProject
InkAloud owes its existence to the incomparable work of the creators of BibleProject. Their engaging animations, which bring the books of the Bible to life and provide a deeper understanding of the truths contained in the Scriptures, sparked the idea of creating animations for great books and other assorted writings bequeathed to us by authors of the past so that we might recover an appreciation of the collective wisdom of the ages.
It is our express desire that there would also be a reciprocal inspiration, one which would draw viewers of InkAloud animations to BibleProject, whose mission is “[t]o help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.” While comparing and contrasting the biblical story with other works, C.S. Lewis wrote, “Now the story of Christ is simply a true myth: a myth working on us in the same way as the others, but with this tremendous difference that it really happened.” Lewis’ fellow Inkling, J.R.R. Tolkien, would argue that when we hear human tales of great adventure, conquering heroes, and sacrificial love, there exist the “faint echoes” of God’s story. As you see and hear InkAloud animations which depict good, true, and beautiful writings found in classic literature, we hope they point you to BibleProject animations of the unified story of the Bible and its Author — the source and grounding of all goodness, truth, and beauty.
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills.We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.To be, or not to be — that is the question.'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Every great book should be seen and heard
The classics shouldn't gather dust on a shelf. We draw them in ink and speak them aloud — turning timeless literature into something you can see, hear and absorb.
Drawn to Life
Each story unfolds as a hand-drawn whiteboard animation — illustrations that appear stroke by stroke as the narration carries you forward. When you see and hear a story at once, it lodges deeper and stays longer.
Seen & Heard
Some great books you meet in a few vivid minutes — a hand-drawn animated summary that captures the heart of the story. Others you can experience in full, as illustrated audiobooks that unfold scene by scene from first page to last. Seen or heard, each one is a doorway into a great book.
Past Meets Present
Nearly six centuries ago, Gutenberg's press lifted the Bible — and soon the whole inheritance of written wisdom — out of the scriptorium and into ordinary hands. We see today's tools in that same light: artificial intelligence (AI) lets a small team illustrate and narrate the great works of history at a scale once unimaginable, carrying the wisdom of the ages to a new generation.
A Gateway to Reading
We're not a replacement for the book — we're the on-ramp. Every animation links you to the full text, free, so the last thing it does is hand you the first page. Our success is measured in books opened.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
