Essays & Short Works

Yet Again

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Max Beerbohm


This is a diverse collection of essays by English writer Max Beerbohm, whose circle included such famous men as Oscar Wilde, George Bernard …

Flowers of Freethought (First Series)

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George William Foote


A collection of 51 short essays by George William Foote, who in May 1881 founded the magazine "The Freethinker", which is still pu…

Remodeled Farmhouses

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Mary H. Northend


"There is a certain fascination connected with the remodeling of a farmhouse. Its low, raftered interior, its weather-beaten exterior, …

From Pillar to Post

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John Kendrick Bangs


I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of…

Visions and Revisions

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John Cowper Powys


Powys presents a set of literary devotions of great figures in Literature who have obsessed him. He attempts not so much a reasoned critique…

Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (1890-1895)

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Oscar Wilde


This second collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde includes letters written when the Irish playwright was at the height of his succ…

Verzamelde korte Nederlandstalige Werken 002

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Various


Dit is een verzameling van kort Nederlandstalig proza van allerlei aard - fictie en non-fictie. Uitgekozen en gelezen door vrijwilligers van…

Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906

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Max Baginski, John Russell Coryell, John Davidson, Emma Goldman, Mary Hansen, Otto Erich Hartleben and I. L. Peretz


"Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literat…

A Dish of Orts: Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare

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George MacDonald


Readers of George MacDonald are used to his engaging story-telling, winsome characters, and simple theology of trust in God as Father. But t…

Sämtliche Schriften 1911-1921, Teil 6

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Carl Von Ossietzky


Carl von Ossietzky war ein prominenter Journalist und Pazifist zur Zeit der Weimarer Republik, der für sein Engagement 1935 mit dem Fri…

Atlantic Classics

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Various


The Atlantic was a popular periodical with a wide range of essays and stories. In an effort to remain current, many strong and valid submiss…

Coffee Break Collection 022 - Days Gone By

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Various


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

Oration by Frederick Douglass Delivered on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the…

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Frederick Douglass


This is the speech given by Fredrick Douglass at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in Lincoln Park, Washington DC, April 14, 1876 alo…

Moments With Mark Twain

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Mark Twain


These selections from the works of Mark Twain are presented in chronological order. They include the memorable whitewashing of the fence in …

The Creed of a Credulous Person

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G. K. Chesterton


A series of five essays by G.K. Chesterton, published in "Black and White" magazine in 1903, under the heading "The Creed of …

The Quintessence of Ibsenism (Version 2)

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George Bernard Shaw


This is an essay providing an extended analysis of the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and of Ibsen's critical reception in Engla…

A Square Deal

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Theodore Roosevelt


Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States when president William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. As the …

Americans and Others

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Agnes Repplier


A collection of sometimes biting, always clever commentaries on some of life's foibles -- as apt today as when Ms. Repplier wrote them in 19…

Figures of Several Centuries

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Arthur Symons


Arthur Symons talks through the histories and works of poets, playwrights, scholars and scribes. He provides both personal experience and cr…

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