Essays & Short Works
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 089
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Various
"From vocalists you may learn much, but do not believe all that they say." Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians is replete …
Arrows of Freethought
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George William Foote
In these 21 short essays, George William Foote shoots "Arrows of Freethought" in which he lays down his views on atheism, seculari…
The Web of Indian Life
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Sister Nivedita
The Web of Indian Life, written by Sister Nivedita (Irish-born Margaret E. Noble) and published in 1904, is a collection of essays that desc…
The Rhythm of Life and Other Essays
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Alice Meynell
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
On
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Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc, French by birth, British by naturalization, was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs th…
Librivox Multilingual Short Works Collection 007
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Various
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). Al…
The Colour of Life
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Alice Meynell
This is a collection of essays by English poet and author Alice Meynell. The essays in this volume share a dream-like quality, as they explo…
Plum Pudding: Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned
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Christopher Morley
Chrisopher Morley was an American literary luminary whose prolific writings included novels, essays, poetry, plays and great journalistic ou…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 057
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. - Summary by schrm
Into The Valley Of Death: Crimea, Balaklava, The Light Brigade: Russell, Tennys…
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Various
The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1854) is a famous poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It is about, among other things, the valor of soldiers and…
The Color of a Great City
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Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser was highly acclaimed for his novels and other writing. This non-fiction work takes place in many areas of New York City in …
Representative Men (Version 2)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seven Essays: his reasoning why and how great men have always been honored and necessary in our civilization, followed by six chapters deali…
Gossip in a Library
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Edmund Gosse
A collection of informal essays about books in his library. He combines commentary, translations, and humorous asides about authors and thei…
Hope Farm Notes
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Herbert W. Collingwood
“Most of these notes were originally printed in the Rural New-Yorker from week to week and covering a period of about 20 years. . . . From t…
London Tradesmen
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Anthony Trollope
This book is a series of sketches written by Anthony Trollope near the end of his life, reprinted and collected. Each sketch is an essay on …
The Cinema of Orson Welles
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Peter Bogdanovich
Acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) was, early in his career, a film critic. It was during this time t…
The Drama: A Quarterly Review
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Various
This is a collection of theatrical essays from the American quarterly The Drama, including six non-fiction works -- 3 profiles: Schnitzler, …
Minstrel Weather
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Marian Storm
A series of poetically written meditations on the seasons and other nature subjects. Or “ …Minstrel Weather, a series of open-air vignettes…
Freedom's Battle
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Mahatma Gandhi
A collection of writings and speeches by Gandhi during the British rule of India following World War I. - Summary by KHand