Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051
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Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz, arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, spider webs, and cylindrical silos; plays and cinema--Lillian Gish and Friedrich Schiller; satire--selections from Ambrose Bierce, Robert Benchley, and Seneca; biographies--Aaron Burr, and Sophia Packard of Spellman College; the murder of Archbishop Charles Seghers in Alaska in 1886; and a history of Torre Abbey in England.
Summary by Sue Anderson
Against the Epicurean and Academics was translated by T. W. Rolleston. (3 hr 35 min)
Chapitres
Against the Epicureans and Academics | 9:52 | Lu par VfkaBT |
Apocolocyntosis (or: The Pumpkinification of Claudius) | 35:49 | Lu par Availle |
The Circular Snare | 10:55 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
The Community Masque as a Substitute for War | 11:14 | Lu par VfkaBT |
The Cylindrical Silo | 7:51 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
Did We Eat One Another? | 3:07 | Lu par John N. Daily |
Excerpt from Theodicy | 12:00 | Lu par Craig Campbell |
The Fate of Sir John Franklin | 5:45 | Lu par Phil Schempf |
The Nature of the Human Mind | 5:40 | Lu par Gerwin Kramer |
A Noble Life-Work After Fifty-Seven: Sophia B. Packard | 9:36 | Lu par Craig Campbell |
The Official Account of the Death of Archbishop Seghers | 9:00 | Lu par Phil Schempf |
The Place of Science in a Liberal Education | 25:51 | Lu par Gerwin Kramer |
Preface to The Robbers (1781) | 11:35 | Lu par Craig Campbell |
The Story of a Daughter's Love | 18:12 | Lu par Elizabeth P. |
Torre Abbey | 12:53 | Lu par Garth Burton |
Way Down East | 18:14 | Lu par VfkaBT |
The Wright Brothers and Their Problem | 8:05 | Lu par Andrea Kotzer |
Critiques





free LeonardPeltier
I find it hard to find out who are the authors of many of these essays, since they are not listed in the individual titles and only some of the generous readers mention the name of the author before they begin reading the text. However, I do thank Librivox and all the dedicated volunteers for the many hours I have enjoyed listening.