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Section 10

In A Tale of a Tub

Read by Edmund Bloxam

Jonathan Swift

A Tale of a Tub was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift, composed between 1694 and 1697, that was eventually published in 1704. I…

07 - Justinian's Foreign Conquests

In The Byzantine Empire

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Charles William Chadwick Oman

Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was …

01 - The Origin and Function of Music

In For Every Music Lover

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Aubertine Woodward Moore

A series of essays for music lovers, covering many topics. From music appreciation, to violin and symphony, music education, to piano and, i…

The Case of Wagner First Half

In The Case of Wagner / Nietzsche Contra Wagner / Selected Aphorisms

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Friedrich Nietzsche

A collection of three of Nietzsche's writings concerning the music of Wagner. In particular, he relates Wagner's music as degenerate, unrefi…

The Coming of the Forward Pass

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033

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Elmer Berry

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States…

Chapter 1: China's Predicament

In Drugging a Nation

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Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr.

Drugging a Nation is a journalistic reveal of the extent to which the British Empire was culpable in the dissemination and subsequent near t…

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