Essays & Short Works

It's a Good Old World

by Bruce Barton Read by Stephen Escalera 4.8
In this collection of essays, Bruce Barton, considered to be among the most influential advertising men of the 20th century, uses history, r…

Excursions

by Henry David Thoreau Read by PhyllisV 5
Excursions is an 1863 anthology of several essays by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The anthology contains an introduction …

Selection of Essays and Articles

by אליעזר בן־יהודה Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Read by Omri Lernau 5
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

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte…

Is Shakespeare Dead?

by Mark Twain Read by PhyllisV 4.7
A short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean li…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States…

On Everything

by Hilaire Belloc Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
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

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
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

by Various Read by Betsie Bush
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

by Dr. Benjamin Rush Read by TriciaG 3
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

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake,…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
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

by H. G. Wells Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
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

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
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

by Harriet Martineau Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
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

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include wives, widows, and women scorned--…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres."Mondschein" und "Der Krüppel" übe…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation…

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