Essays & Short Works
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Brewster Kahle
Text of the speech given by Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, at the launch of the Open Library in October 2005. LibriVox was…
Anti-Dictator: The Discours sur la servitude voluntaire
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Étienne De La Boétie
Étienne de La Boétie was the closest friend of Michel de Montaigne and the subject of the latter's famous essay "On Frien…
Essays on Prohibition
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A collection of essays regarding the pros and cons of prohibition of alcoholic beverages, principally in the United States. - Summary by Kev…
They Who Knock at Our Gates: A Complete Gospel of Immigration (Version 2)
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Mary Antin
In this extended essay, Mary Antin asks us to consider three questions:First: A question of principle: Have we any right to regulate immigra…
Ronald And I; Or Studies From Life
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Alfred Pretor
This is a collection of essays (1899) on English village life in the late nineteenth century. The essay “My Rector” was the focus of some co…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 090
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Various
In his autobiographical essay "The Intellectuals and the Boston Mob," Booker T. Washington wrote: "It is not argument, nor cr…
A Christmas Miscellany 2023
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Various
Eleven short works or book chapters about Christmas or around that time period. - Summary by David Wales
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…
Clergymen of the Church of England (Version 2)
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Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope describes with his characteristic wit the different types of clergymen commonly found in 19th century Britain. - Summary by…
Resist Not Evil
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Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow, perhaps best known as the defense attorney for John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, had a long career defending …
The Morality of Marriage and Other Essays on the Status and Destiny of Woman
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Mona Caird
In this series of essays, British feminist and novelist Mona Caird discusses marriage customs at various points in history, offers thoughtfu…
December Tales
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William Harrison Ainsworth
December is a time of winding down and of nature resetting itself. In this volume of so-titled December Tales, we listen to stories of human…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2025
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Various
As we approach Christmas 2025, we invite you to join us in some heart-warming tales and uplifting stories, nonfiction, and poetry. We wish y…
From the Easy Chair Vol. 3
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George William Curtis
The third volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the …
King Edward I of England: Three Essays
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Thomas Frederick Tout
Edward I (1239 – 1307), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The eldest son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the p…
Shadowland: October, 1919
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Various
Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…
The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Issue 1
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Charles Knight
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 2
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Charles Knight
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 3
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Charles Knight
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
Shadowland: September, 1919
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Various
Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…