Essays & Short Works

Coffee Break Collection 004 - Hodge Podge

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Various



This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) fiction or non-fiction works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a …

Deep Thoughts

Read by Michael R. Mennenga


Michael R. Mennenga



Short-form Humor from the mind of Michael R. Mennenga. Editorial on daily life and the human condition.

Fígaro. Colección de artículos dramáticos, literarios, políticos y de costumbre…

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Mariano José De Larra



Larra fue un eminente articulista, con una gran claridad y vigor en su prosa.​ Esta obra recopila gran parte de sus artículos public…

Compilation de Pensées, Textes et Poésies

Read by Christiane Jehanne


François-René de Chateaubriand



Comme l'indique le titre, ce sont différents pensées de l'auteur, sur la vie, l'être humain, aussi la vie politique, ave…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 034

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Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Der Halskragen übersetzt von Julius Reuscher

Laugh and Live

Read by Tom Weiss


Douglas, Sr. Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.



Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent f…

Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion

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George Santayana



Even before the Great War turned the world upside down, Western civilization was being revolutionized at all levels: intellectually, philos…

中國傳統書籍三本(三百千) / Three Classic Chinese Texts

Read by Jc Guan


Various



中國傳統書籍三本: 百家姓, 千字文, 三字經. This is a collection of three classic Chinese texts: the Hundred Surnames (百家姓), the Thousand Character Classic (千…

Areopagitica (Version 2)

Read by Thomas A. Copeland


John Milton



The noblest and most extensive defense of freedom of the press in English. Although Milton was sufficiently practical to serve as a censor o…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 038

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Diese Sammlung umfasst 14 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Die Legende vom Vogelnest übersetzt von Marie Franzos (1870…

Mozart: The Man and the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words

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Friedrich Kerst



Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His name is one of the most recognizable names in history and one of the most enduring of composers. At age 5, this…

France At War: On the Frontier of Civilization

Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)


Rudyard Kipling



In 1915, as the "Great War" (World War 1) entered its second year Rudyard Kipling made a journalistic tour of the front, visiting …

Lessons From A Geek Fu Master

Read by Mur Lafferty


Mur Lafferty



Lessons from the Geek Fu Master is a collections of essays by Mur Lafferty, producer and host of the podcast, Geek Fu Action Grip. Her essay…

Summer in a Garden and Calvin, A Study of Character

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Charles Dudley Warner



This is Warner's contemplative and humorous account of the wondrous and mysterious workings of a garden he tended for 19 weeks. After this i…

Cartas de Inglaterra

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José Maria de Eça de Queirós and José Maria De Eça De Queirós



Eça de Queirós (1845-1900), um dos mais importantes escritores portugueses da história, destacou-se pelos romances Os M…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003

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Various



A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 4

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Robert G. Ingersoll



Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, one of the greatest orators of the mid-19th century, was a highly sought after lecturer/toastmaster who sold out e…

Of the Injustice of Counterfeiting Books

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Immanuel Kant



This essay of Kant’s on copyright argues that the unlicensed copying of books cannot possibly be permissible, due to the fact that it assume…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007

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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

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