Essays & Short Works
The Defendant
Read by David Grizzly Smith
G. K. Chesterton
A collection of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, "Defences" of things at best less appreciated than they ought to be. "...…
Hodge Podge
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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.
Compilation de Pensées
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…
Fígaro
Read by Epachuko
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…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
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Various
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
Read by Expatriate
George Santayana
Even before the Great War turned the world upside down, Western civilization was being revolutionized at all levels: intellectually, philos…
Areopagitica
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…
Three Classic Chinese Texts
Read by J. C. 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…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 14 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Die Legende vom Vogelnest übersetzt von Marie Franzos (1870…
France At War
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 …
Mozart
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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…
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
Read by Mark Penfold
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…
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
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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…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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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…
Of the Injustice of Counterfeiting Books
Read by D.E. Wittkower
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…