Essays & Short Works
It Might Have Happened to You
Read by Lee Smalley
Coningsby Dawson
This is a frank eyewitness description of the suffering, starvation in particular, that was widely experienced in Central and Eastern Europe…
If I May (Version 2)
Read by Kirsten Wever
A. A. Milne
A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a numbe…
Thrilling Stories of the Ocean
Read by Cathy Howell
Marmaduke Park
Authentic accounts of modern voyagers and travelers; designed for the entertainment and instruction of young people. - Summary by Marmaduke …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 076
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Our constitution is color-blind... the law regards man as man and takes no accoun…
The Early Diary of Frances Burney, Vol. 1
Read by Barbara Baker
Frances Burney and Annie Raine Ellis
Vol. 1 of Diaries and letters of the young Fanny Burney. The diaries give a lively and accurate account of her experiences in the literary a…
Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night
Read by Billie Pagliolo-Olmon
Billie Pagliolo-Olmon
"Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night," is an eclectic collection of essays and short stories, some of them humorous, some of…
LibriVox 9th Anniversary Collection
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Various
This year is the 9th anniversary of our illustrious community, and readers have found and recorded 99 items with a connection with the numbe…
From the Easy Chair Vol. 1
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George William Curtis
George William Curtis was a writer and public speaker. He was editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican p…
Journeys to Bagdad
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Charles S. Brooks
In these 10 short and witty essays, author Charles S. Brooks (1878-1934) muses on various topics, as wide-ranging as Shakespeare, travelling…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 078
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works, chosen by the readers. "That thing up there on the stand with the American flag on top is a machine gun,…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 079
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Various
"It was about the month of May...that I received information ...that two photographs of fairies had been taken in the North of England …
Librivox Multilingual Short Works Collection 005
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Various
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages. All chosen and recorded by L…
Силуэты русских писателей, Выпуск 3
Read by Mark Chulsky
Yuly Aykhenvald
Бесконечно преданный русской литературе, Юлий Айхенвальд видел писателя как уникальную личность и не признавал литературных школ и течений. …
Essays in Idleness
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier was a popular and highly regarded essayist of the late 19th and early 20th century, who was also well known on the lecture ci…
G.K. Chesterton in The British Review
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G. K. Chesterton
Four articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The British Review". These were published in 1913 and 1914. (Summary by Maria…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 085
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Various
"A regard for decency, even at the cost of success, is but the regard for one's own dignity" was novelist Joseph Conrad's take on …
G.K. Chesterton in The Bibliophile Magazine
Read by Larry Wilson
G. K. Chesterton
Two essays/articles by G.K. Chesterton, published in 'The Bibliophile' magazine in 1908. (Summary by Maria Therese)
Plum Pudding: Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned
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Christopher Morley
Chrisopher Morley was an American literary luminary whose prolific writings included novels, essays, poetry, plays and great journalistic ou…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 068
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain. "The Regulation of Time" and "Uniform Standard Time" are two of seve…