Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086


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"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1923. You won't be bored listening to these 20 recordings, selected by their readers, with topics ranging from Leacock's humorous Manual of Education to Unamuno's Tragic Sense of Life. There's an artist's diary (Thomas Cole); an after-dinner speech (Mark Twain); reflections on Beauty by John Burroughs; Willa Cather and Christopher Morley on writing; and Leibniz on the Origin of Things. Political topics include the Power of Third Parties; the House of Commons; the 1904 South Dakota Land Lottery; and an NAACP anti-lynching poster. The 1918 Influenza Epidemic mirrors today's Covid quarantine and mask requirements; while virtual adventure beckons in Königstein Fortress; an Equatorial Chinese Wedding; Nellie Bly; and An Humane Skeleton of Extraordinary Size. Finally, acts of heroism are celebrated in A Pioneer Girl and in Poland's Tadeusz Kościuszko. (Summary by Sue Anderson) (2 hr 57 min)

Chapitres

1100 Words 8:53 Lu par Tom Merritt
An Account of an Humane Skeleton of an Extraordinary Size 4:39 Lu par Rapunzelina
Before Beauty 22:25 Lu par Mahimaraj
Elizabeth Cochrane (Nellie Bly) 7:54 Lu par Availle
An Equatorial Chinese Wedding, 1897 7:57 Lu par BettyB
The Heroism Of A Pioneer Girl 5:38 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Influenza Masks and Prevention Measures, 1918 5:23 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Königstein Fortress 2:57 Lu par Piotr Nater
The Ladies 7:17 Lu par Ryan Williams
A Manual of Education 5:07 Lu par czandra
Nature and Functions of the House of Commons 5:03 Lu par Ryan Williams
On the Art of Fiction 4:40 Lu par Tom Merritt
On the Ultimate Origin of Things, 1697 (excerpt) 9:42 Lu par Craig Campbell
Pleasures 8:53 Lu par Veronica Maresh Mead
Poster for the NAACP Anti-Lynching Campaign (1922) 3:23 Lu par schrm
Power Of “Third” Parties 2:35 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Tadeusz Kościuszko 13:59 Lu par Piotr Nater
Thomas Cole's Journal 1834-1835 (excerpt) 17:56 Lu par Sue Anderson
The Tragic Sense of Life (excerpt) 11:07 Lu par Craig Campbell
Uncle Sam's Last Big Lottery: South Dakota Indian Lands, 1904 21:37 Lu par Mary in Arkansas