Essays & Short Works

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa

by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Der selbstsüchtige Riese übersetzt von Wilhelm Cremer …

Smoke Bellew

by Jack London Read by Jim Locke 2.9
Smoke Bellew, or really Jack London, leaves his less than satisfying writing job in San Francisco for the opportunity to search for gold in …

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa

by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres."Vom Schweigen" übersetzt von Gustav Landauer (18…

硝子戸の中

by Sōseki Natsume Read by ekzemplaro 4
『硝子戸の中』(がらすどのうち)は、『こゝろ』と『道草』の間に書かれた夏目漱石最後の随筆である。'Garasudono uchi' is Natsume Sōseki's last essay, which was written between 'Kokoro' & '…

De Vulgari Eloquentia

by Dante Alighieri Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
De vulgari eloquentia (On Eloquence in the vernacular) is a short essay written by Dante Alighieri in Latin. The work remains incomplete; on…

Pagan Papers

by Kenneth Grahame Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered m…

Further Foolishness

by Stephen Leacock Read by TriciaG 3.8
Further Foolishness is a delightful collection of seventeen humorous stories and essays by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. W…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa

by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres."Ein Drama in den Lüften" übersetzt von Mart…

Faith

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Th…

Anton Tchekhov

by Lev Shestov Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This book was called Nachala i Kontzy when first published in 1908 in Russian and has been titled Anton Tchekhov and other essays as well as…

The Brilliant Proof

by Mírzá Abu’L-Fadl Gulpáygání Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater 4.2
“In these days,” writes the renowned Bahá’í scholar, Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl, “which are the latter days of 1911, A. D.…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Explore a diverse array of ideas and insights in this collection of fifteen short nonfiction works, each carefully chosen by dedicated Libri…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various and Plato Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought -- Plato, A…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte…

The Last Essays of Elia

by Charles Lamb Read by Tony Addison 3
Discursive ramblings of a generous mind, no-one would know from Lamb's conversational button-holing of you and telling you whatever is on hi…

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

Ghosts, Ghouls and Spooky Things

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
This is the twenty-fourth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes…

Devotions upon Emergent Occasions

by John Donne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English writer John Donne. It is a series of reflections that were written as …

Health and Fitness

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This is the seventeenth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes o…

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