George S. Clason Audiobooks

A century on, The Richest Man in Babylon still teaches money through parable

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Who is George S. Clason?

George S. Clason, born in 1874, was an American author whose name now travels almost entirely with a single book: The Richest Man in Babylon, first published in 1926. Clason died in 1957; his book, very evidently, did not – a century after publication it is still being read, recommended and recorded.

The wider biographical record is modest, and we would rather keep this page honest than pad it with guesswork. What matters to a listener is the work itself: a book about wealth that borrows its setting from the ancient world, and whose sheer staying power is its best advertisement.

George S. Clason in audiobooks

A money book that has stayed in circulation since 1926 has usually earned it. The Richest Man in Babylon frames its thinking about wealth through ancient Babylon, and that storytelling approach suits audio naturally – advice was passed on aloud long before it was ever printed, and this is advice wearing a narrative coat.

For UK listeners browsing the personal finance shelf, think of it as the genre’s great-grandparent: older than the modern industry of money gurus, and free of their jargon by the simple virtue of predating it.