Essays & Short Works
It's a Good Old World
In this collection of essays, Bruce Barton, considered to be among the most influential advertising men of the 20th century, uses history, r…
Excursions
Excursions is an 1863 anthology of several essays by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The anthology contains an introduction …
Selection of Essays and Articles
Eliezer Izhak Perlman (1858-1922) signed his articles as E. Ben Yehuda. He was a key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language. H…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte…
Is Shakespeare Dead?
A short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean li…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States…
On Everything
Hillaire Belloc of French by birth, British by naturalization was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs…
G.K. Chesterton in America
A collection of 15 articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton in "America: A Catholic Review of the Week". The publication dates r…
Girl Scout Collection
These articles, pamphlets, and stories relating to the Girls Scouts of America touch on the history, activities, ideals, and traditions of t…
An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind
Written when the United States extended only to the Mississippi River, by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this short …
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.
Short Nonfiction Collection
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake,…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Nature and Science--fall scenery,…
Select Conversations with an Uncle
Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells's first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of t…
G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns
In this engaging collection, G.K. Chesterton presents a series of newspaper columns originally published in "The New Witness" unde…
Life in the Sick-room
Thinking she would be ill for the rest of her life, Harriet Martineau wrote these partly autobiographical essays about life in the sickroom.…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include wives, widows, and women scorned--…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres."Mondschein" und "Der Krüppel" übe…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation…