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St. Francis of Assisi
Read by Phil Chenevert
G. K. Chesterton
For Chesterton, Francis of Assisi is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved th…
Unaddressed Letters
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Frank Athelstane Swettenham, Anonymousandfrank Athelstane Swettenham and William James Mcglothlin
“I had a friend who loved me;” but he has gone, and the “great gulf” is between us. After his death, I received a packet of manuscript with …
Letters to His Children
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Theodore Roosevelt
The strong, vigorous, exalted character of a doting father who loved playing with his children and their pets, even while serving as the Pre…
Die Entführung
Read by Hokuspokus
Joseph Von Eichendorff
Romantik pur: ein edles verarmtes Fräulein, ein wilder Räuberhauptmann, ein edler Graf, eine schöne aber eigensinnige Dame, a…
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
Mark Twain
The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took t…
The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont
Read by Czechchris
Robert Barr
Short stories by a colleague of Jerome K. Jerome, and friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Barr probably wrote the first parody of Sherlock Hol…
Mein Onkel Bernhard
Karl Emil Franzos
Die tragische Geschichte eines osteuropäischen Juden im 19. Jahrhundert … (Zusammenfassung von Friedrich)
Forty-One Letters on Religious Subjects
Read by InTheDesert
John Newton
Among the excellences which appear in all the published letters of Newton, we may mention:In the first place, the grand design — the high an…
Das grüne Haus
Read by Eva K.
Paula Dehmel
Die Erzählerin wohnt in einem grünen Haus, zusammen mit ihren drei Kindern und dem Dackel Dido. In ihrem Garten steht ein besonder…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 055
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Various
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Philosophy and Psychology: selectio…
How to Write a Novel
Read by Brett W. Downey
William James Mcglothlin
I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of charac…
Erzählungen für Kinder
Read by Elli
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Neben berühmten Erzählungen wie "Max und Moritz - Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen" von Wilhelm Busch und zwei d…
The Red Room
Read by William Peck
August Strindberg
A young idealistic civil servant, Arvid Falk, leaves the drudgery of bureaucracy to become a journalist and author. As he explores various s…
Doris and the Ankh
Read by Brian Holtz
Brian Holtz
A fantasy adventure for all ages.
Doris, a neurotic and quirky thirteen-year-old, is thrust into an alternate reality where flowers sneeze,…
Die Menschen der Ehe
Read by Ragnar
John Henry Mackay
Ein Brief seiner Stiefschwester zieht den jungen Mann Franz Grach zurück in seine Heimatstadt. Konfrontiert mit der provinziellen Spie&…
Bill Nye's Cordwood
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Bill Nye
From Galileo to Grover Cleveland, from wasps to cattle, from dinosaurs to the railroad, Bill Nye's wide ranging wit pokes gentle fun at ever…
Mark Twain's Partner
Read by John Greenman
Michael J. Phillips
In 1861, a 26-year-old Sam Clemens "went west" with his older brother Orion. By that time he'd had some experience with publishing…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 080
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Not one of us actually thinks for himself, or in any orderly and scientific manne…