Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042


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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammetta Wilson, naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, mountaineer Jacques Balmat, French Revolutionist Camille Desmoulins, and Buddha; a climb of Mt. Fuji by Lafcadio Hearn, reviews of 20th century poetry and of books by E. M. Delafield, Mrs. Gaskell, and Kierkegaard; marriage; motion pictures; color blindness; and an essay on optimism by Helen Keller. (Summary by Sue Anderson) (7 hr 1 min)

Capítulos

Alexander von Humboldt, a Eulogy (1859) 36:02 Leído por David Wales
Colour-blindness 11:16 Leído por Garth Burton
The Drama of Self-Deception, a Review of E. M. Delafield's Novels 13:52 Leído por VfkaBT
Early 20th Century Poetry, a Review 6:05 Leído por VfkaBT
Fiammetta Wilson, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society 10:13 Leído por Availle
Fuji-no-Yama 44:52 Leído por VfkaBT
How To Cook Husbands 3:03 Leído por Son of the Exiles
Jacques Balmat, or The First Ascent of Mont Blanc 39:54 Leído por Phil Schempf
The Life of Buddha and its Lessons 25:35 Leído por Peter Yearsley
Live Free Or Die (1788) 6:41 Leído por Craig Campbell
Moving Pictures 18:00 Leído por Andrea Kotzer
Mrs. Gaskell, A Novelist of Queen Victoria's Reign 43:44 Leído por NoelBadrian
On the Education of the Recollection (1806) 14:27 Leído por Craig Campbell
On Marriage 5:52 Leído por BettyB
On Reading 47:16 Leído por Expatriate
Optimism 1:02:36 Leído por VfkaBT
Soren Kierkegaard: The Concept of Anxiety 1844 and Practice in Christianity 1850 6:56 Leído por Craig Campbell
Soren Kierkegaard: Study on his Stadia Upon Life's Way (1845) 25:09 Leído por Craig Campbell