Essays & Short Works
Páginas sevillanas
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Manuel Chaves Rey
Testimonio de glorias, compendio histórico y padrón de grandezas sevillanas…un precioso ramillete de recuerdos sevillanos anti…
Ginger-Snaps
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Fanny Fern
American novelist, children's writer, humorist, and newspaper columnist from the 1850s to the 1870s, Fanny Fern (real name of Sara Payson Wi…
LibriVox 15th Anniversary Collection
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Various
This year is the 15th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox. The readings in this collection celebrate that "bunch of volunteers" wh…
Selected Lead Articles from "THE DAWN"
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Louisa Lawson
Louisa Lawson, the mother of Australian writer Henry Lawson, was the founder, publisher and editor of an early feminist journal in Sydney na…
The Powder of Sympathy
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Christopher Morley
Another collection of mostly short “soliloquys” from Christopher Morley, an American literary luminary, who introduces them thus: “… these p…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 060
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. (Inhaltswarnung: Einige dieser Texte thematisieren Gewalt oder …
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 12 - Tributes
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Robert G. Ingersoll
Col. Ingersoll, a renowned trial lawyer and known as "the Great Agnostic", was one of the most sought after Toastmasters of his da…
An Essay Upon Wind, with Curious Anecdotes of Eminent Peuters
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Charles James Fox
Purported to be written by noted British Parliamentarian Charles James Fox as a result of a wager, this important and engaging essay is a me…
El porvenir de España
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Miguel De Unamuno
Intercambio de cartas entre dos pensadores españoles en plena época de crisis de identidad nacional, precursores de la Generac…
LibriVox 11th Anniversary Collection
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Various
"LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to bring books in the public domain to li…
The Fringe of an Art: Appreciations in Music
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Vernon Blackburn
A collection of essays on things musical by Vernon Blackburn, including composers, music in different time periods, and modern music. (Summ…
The Crystal Pointers
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Frank W. Boreham
Frank W. Boreham was a Baptist preacher from England who spent many years in New Zealand and Australia, but also traveled extensively in the…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1946 - 1953)
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Harry S. Truman
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 095
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Various
"A legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, first mentioned by Plato", is how the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica descr…
Plum Pudding (version 2)
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Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley: A modern humorist with the tang of an Elizabethan. Plum Pudding: Thus Mr. Morley entitles his new volume, in which he ha…
Essays Collection, Vol. 02
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Various
Here are 20 essays by various authors, covering all kinds of subjects. Some are famous, others are gems ferreted out from chapters or passag…
Essays of Travel
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Robert Louis Stevenson
This book includes fascinating essays by Robert Louis Stevenson about his travels in England, Europe, and the United States. They provide ev…
Of Education
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
John Milton
A well educated population is the cornerstone of a strong society. On the personal level, education contributes to virtue and self-knowledge…