Essays & Short Works
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…
The Mirror of the Sea (Version 2)
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Joseph Conrad
"Here speaks the man of masts and sails, to whom the sea is not a navigable element, but an intimate companion. The length of passages,…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Monologues
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Richard Middleton
This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his gh…
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
Wonderful London
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William James Mcglothlin
"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essay…
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…
An Irregular Miscellany: A selection of essays and lectures from the Common Univ…
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A.F. Harrold
Throughout the 1920s the Common University provided a free and ready source of education to the working classes of England through various l…
The Meaning of Life and Other Essays
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Alban Goodier, S.J.
Even with the best intentions, we can often get caught up in the affairs of this world and forget about God. To stay on the path to Heaven w…
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 …
G.K. Chesterton in Vanity Fair Magazine
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G. K. Chesterton
A collection of 12 articles/essays that G.K. Chesterton wrote for Vanity Fair magazine in 1920-1921, under the general title “The Next/New R…