Essays & Short Works

Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

by Thomas Jefferson Read by Jim Cadwell 4.5
Declaration of Independence of the United States of America is a foundational document that marked a pivotal moment in history. Authored by …

Varied Types

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.3
Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of our day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Here he …

Curiosities of the Sky

by Garrett P. Serviss Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Curiosities of the Sky invites listeners to explore the wonders of astronomy through the eyes of Garrett P. Serviss, a pioneer in popular sc…

The Golden Age

by Kenneth Grahame Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Golden Age is a collection of reminiscences of childhood, written by Kenneth Grahame and originally published in book form in 1895, in L…

What the White Race May Learn from the Indian

by George Wharton James Read by Roger Melin 4.6
People learn from other people, and races have forever learned from other races. Herein we are treated to an in-depth understanding of categ…

Music Notation and Terminology

by Karl Wilson Gehrkens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Until relatively recently, music students at all levels of study—from the conservatories to public schools—had few resources available for t…

Tea-table Talk

by Jerome K. Jerome Read by Ruth Golding 4.4
As the New York Times said in 1903, this lesser-known work by Jerome K. Jerome does not display "the wit of Congreve or even the glitte…

God, the Invisible King

by H. G. Wells Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In God, the Invisible King, H. G. Wells presents a thought-provoking exploration of his personal conception of God, distinct from traditiona…

Unidentified Flying Objects

by United States Federal Bureau Of Investigation Read by Roger Melin 4.2
Through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this series of communications has been de-classified and made public. Most names have bee…

The Communist Manifesto

by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx Read by Mark F. Smith 4.2
The Communist Manifesto was conceived as an outline of the basic beliefs of the Communist movement. The authors believed that the European P…

Conceptions of Divine Love

by St. Teresa of Avila Read by Ann Boulais 4.3
Conceptions of Divine Love offers a profound exploration of the nature of divine affection as articulated by St. Teresa of Avila. Written in…

A Philosophical Enquiry

by Edmund Burke Read by ej 4.3
Burke's A Philosophical Enquiry is an important treatise in the history of philosophical aesthetics, putting forth a theory of two concepts …

British Goblins

by Wirt Sikes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appo…

The Emancipation Proclamation

by Abraham Lincoln Read by John Greenman 4.6
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, a pivotal document in American history that declared the…

Bacteria in Daily Life

by Grace Coleridge Frankland Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
The author provides a fascinating look at the emerging science of bacteriology at the start of the twentieth century including early progres…

A Traveller in War-Time

by Winston Churchill Read by Bellona Times 4.5
This is a collection of a series of journalistic articles written during his travels throughout WWI era Europe that Churchill -- the America…

Pioneers of Science

by Oliver Lodge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This book takes its origin in a course of lectures on the history and progress of Astronomy arranged for Sir Oliver Lodge in the year 1887. …

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge

by George Berkeley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (Commonly called "Treatise" when referring to Berkeley's works) is a 1710 …

The Crimes of England

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
"Second, when telling such lies as may seem necessary to your international standing, do not tell the lies to the people who know the t…

Mental Efficiency

by Arnold Bennett Read by Ruth Golding 4.1
In this light-hearted yet thought-provoking collection of articles, Bennett offers his thoughts on exercising the mind, organising your life…

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