Essays & Short Works

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 020

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Various



Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 038

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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include bedside books, South African cooke…

Coffee Break Collection 017 - Health and Fitness

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

על פרשת דרכים At the Crossroads (Selected Essays)

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אחד העם Ahad Ha'Am



Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg (1856 - 1927), primarily known by his Hebrew name and pen name Ahad Ha'am (literally "one of the people"…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026

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Various



A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

American Philosophy Collection Vol. 2

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Various



This recording is the second in an ongoing series of collections highlighting foundational articles in early 20th Century American philosoph…

Selected Interviews with Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 2

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Robert G. Ingersoll



A controversial lecturer and famous orator of the mid 1800's, Ingersoll railed against the absurdities of the Bible and cruelties of orthodo…

If I May

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A. A. Milne



A. A. Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for…

On Something

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Hilaire Belloc



“Now that story is a symbol, and tells the truth. We see some one thing in this world, and suddenly it becomes particular and sacramental; a…

Adventskalender 2010

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Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält ein Türchen für jeden Tag vom 1. bis zum 24. Dezember.

Nature Near Home and Other Papers

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John Burroughs



Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charmin…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 022

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Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.

On the Elementary Electrical Charge

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Robert Andrews Millikan



The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining …

Essays on Paul Bourget

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Mark Twain



Collection of short essays concerning French novelist and critic Paul Bourget. Included: "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us" and &quo…

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

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Sir Walter Scott



A series of letters written by Scott on the history of witchcraft and other supernatural events in England and other locations. He documents…

Coffee Break Collection 016 - Crime

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This is the sixteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between about 3 and 15 minut…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 041

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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a woman in Alaska, Cuban folklore,…

Word Portraits of Famous Writers

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Mabel E. Wotton



Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships,…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017

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Various



A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

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