Essays & Short Works
The Drama
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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…
A Christmas Miscellany
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Various
Seven stories, chapters, essays, or poetry about Christmas or around Christmas. - Summary by david wales
Collected Prose
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James Elroy Flecker
Best remembered for his poetry, James Elroy Flecker was also a playwright, novelist and prose writer. This collection of his idiosyncratic p…
Coffee Break Collection
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This is the 27th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes…
Post Mortem
Read by David Wales
Charles MacLaurin and Charles Maclaurin
This 1922 collection of extensive essays comprises well written biographies of a few famous folk. The life narratives include analyses of me…
The Footpath Way
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Hilaire Belloc
This 1911 anthology is a collection of musings on the pleasures, challenges, and experience of walking. It features some famous authors (Tho…
Christmas Short Works Collection
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A selection of poems, short stories and other prose for the Christmas season in English, Finnish and German.
In the Wilderness
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Charles Dudley Warner
Warner’s main theme is how small and often-ridiculous the human being is when exploring in the wilderness. Warner’s love of nature and his c…
Sadhana, The Realisation of Life
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Rabindranath Tagore
"Sadhana: The Realization of Life" by Rabindranath Tagore is a profound exploration of spirituality, blending Eastern philosophy w…
One Hundred and One Hymn Stories
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Carl F. Price
Carl F. Price, a pioneering hymnologist, historian, and author, says, "Every real hymn has its story, if only we could discover it..&qu…
Essays and Addresses on the Philosophy of Religion
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Friedrich Von Hügel
Baron Friedrich von Hugel was a lay Catholic theologian whose work was influential during the rise of modernist thought. His Essays and Addr…
From the Easy Chair
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George William Curtis
The second volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the…
The Dial
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Various
An example of one of the leading literary magazines of the early 20th Century. Poetry by e.e. cummings and Louise Bryant (aka Mrs. John Reed…
Essays Irish and American
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John Butler Yeats
From the noted artist and father of the celebrated Irish poet William Butler Yeats comes this short collection of essays on the literary lif…
A Selection of Australian Poetry and Prose
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Various
A collection of Australian writing from the public domain.
Unicorns
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James Huneker
An engaging collection of essays about artists, composers, writers, and, of course, unicorns. - Summary by Stav Nisser
Ukraina and the Peace-conference
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Stanislav Dnistriansky
The 19th century was the Golden Age of Nationalism in Europe. By the end of the century many countries achieved their national self-determin…
Winnowed Wisdom
Read by David Wales
Stephen Leacock
This 1926 volume comprises thirty-five essays by the masterful Canadian humorist. - Summary by david wales
A Christmas Miscellany
Read by David Wales
Various
Seven chapters involving Christmas from different books. Plus part 8 which is twelve verses about Christmas and part 9 which is four Christm…