Essays & Short Works
On Something
Read by Ray Clare
Hilaire Belloc
“Now that story is a symbol, and tells the truth. We see some one thing in this world, and suddenly it becomes particular and sacramental; a…
Selected Interviews with Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 2
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Robert G. Ingersoll
A controversial lecturer and famous orator of the mid 1800's, Ingersoll railed against the absurdities of the Bible and cruelties of orthodo…
If I May
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A. A. Milne
A. A. Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for…
Nature Near Home and Other Papers
Read by Edith Phern
John Burroughs
Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charmin…
On the Elementary Electrical Charge
Read by Eric Ray
Robert Andrews Millikan
The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining …
Essays on Paul Bourget
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Collection of short essays concerning French novelist and critic Paul Bourget. Included: "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us" and &quo…
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
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Sir Walter Scott
A series of letters written by Scott on the history of witchcraft and other supernatural events in England and other locations. He documents…
Coffee Break Collection 016 - Crime
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Various
This is the sixteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between about 3 and 15 minut…
Why is the Negro Lynched?
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Frederick Douglass
We have felt that the most fitting tribute that we, of the Anti-Caste movement, can pay to the memory of this noble and faithful life is to …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 041
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a woman in Alaska, Cuban folklore,…
Word Portraits of Famous Writers
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Mabel E. Wotton
Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships,…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017
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Various
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 018
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Various
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…
Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose
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Various
A collection of prose and poetry written principally in the 18th Century. These works of world literature are written in the English languag…
1912: Short Works Collection
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Various
This is a collection of public domain works either published in 1912, or written in 1912 and published before 1923. The accent is on non-fic…
Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
By the time Mark Twain worked as a roving reporter for the Sacramento Union, he had held positions with other newspapers in Nevada and Calif…
My Discovery of England
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Stephen Leacock
"In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The l…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 039
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include literary figures--Alice Mangold Di…
Coffee Break Collection 021 - Fairy Tales, Tall Stories and Scams
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Various
This is the twenty-first Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …
The Columbian Orator
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Caleb Bingham
The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolroom…