Essays & Short Works

The Art of Letters

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Robert Lynd



From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essay on the literary scene of his da…

Coffee Break Collection 025 - Water

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Various



This is the twenty-fifth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

The Mintage

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Elbert Hubbard



Elbert Hubbard is best known as the author of the "Little Journeys To The Homes of Famous People". These 11 short stores show the …

The Human Drift

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Jack London



The Human Drift is a posthumous collection of famous author Jack London's miscellaneous writings, including multiple essays of one of his fa…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 069

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Various



"It seemed as if a total dissolution of nature was taking place" is the way 15-year old Alexander Hamilton described living throug…

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity

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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay



"Being sundry explorations, made while afoot and penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pe…

Coffee Break Collection 030 - Mythical Creatures

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Various



This is the 30th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy

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John Galsworthy



This is a collection of essays by John Galsworthy. A multitude of subjects is covered, but the essays are connected by an artistic spirit, a…

Frauds, Forgeries, and Fake News Collection

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Various



This collection showcases fabricated documents and stories throughout history, and the diversity of purposes and contexts they were deployed…

Vassar Studies

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Julia Augusta Schwartz



Published in 1899, Vassar Studies is a collection of twelve realistic glimpses into the character of attending students at Vassar College. I…

G.K. Chesterton in The Century Illustrated Magazine

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G. K. Chesterton



A collection of 5 articles/essays and 2 letters written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Century Illustrated Magazine". The pubilcation …

Narratives of Colored Americans

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Abigail Mott



Abigail Mott was a Quaker and abolitionist from New York who, along with fellow Quaker M. S. Wood, has compiled a provocative collection of …

Strange Stories Of The Civil War

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Various



Here are twelve narratives of some events in the American Civil War, most told by a participant or contemporary observer. - Summary by David…

Flowers of Freethought (Second Series)

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George William Foote



The Freethinker, founded in 1881 was one of the first secular humanist magazines, and also one of the oldest surviving one, moving online on…

Women, Children, Love and Marriage

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Catherine Gasquoine Hartley



This book contains a number of essays about various subjects pertaining to women, children love and marriage - Summary by ashleighjane

Coffee Break Collection 032 - Wilderness

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Various



This is the 32nd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

Five Lectures on Blindness

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Kate M. Foley



The [five] lectures were written primarily to be delivered at the summer sessions of the University of California, at Berkeley and at Los An…

Lancashire Characters and Places

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Thomas Newbigging



An eclectic collection of essays on late 19th-century Lancashire culture and life, including essays on the poets John Critchley Prince and E…

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