Essays & Short Works
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054
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Various
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration--a tribute …
Elia; and The Last Essays of Elia
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Charles Lamb
Elia and The Last Essays of Elia are two collections of essays written by Charles Lamb. The essays first began appearing in The London Magaz…
A Room of One's Own
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Virginia Woolf
This feminist essay argues for both a literal and figural space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by patriarchy. First…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Why Women Should Vote" (Jane Addams, 1910) is one of several selections devo…
Strange Roads & With the Gods in Spring
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Arthur Machen and Vincent Starrett
The centerpieces of this collection are two essays by Arthur Machen, Strange Roads and With the Gods in Spring. Both use images of journeys …
Christmas Short Works Collection 2006
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Various
LibriVox's 2006 Christmas Collection containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a variety of …
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 05. May 1896
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National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the May Number. It includes the following articles:* Africa Since 1888, by Hon. Ga…
Your United States: Impressions Of A First Visit
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Arnold Bennett
Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journal…
The Scrap Book (volume 1) Sampler
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Various
18 works -- two non-fic articles & one short fiction or poetry each -- from issues March, April, May, June, July, & August 1906 of T…
The Shining Pyramid: The Definitive Edition
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Arthur Machen
For the first time ever, the complete contents of both the 1923 and 1925 editions of The Shining Pyramid are brought together in a single co…
The Art of Letters
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Robert Lynd
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essay on the literary scene of his da…
Coffee Break Collection 025 - Water
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Various
This is the twenty-fifth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …
The Mintage
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Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard is best known as the author of the "Little Journeys To The Homes of Famous People". These 11 short stores show the …
A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity
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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
"Being sundry explorations, made while afoot and penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pe…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 069
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Various
"It seemed as if a total dissolution of nature was taking place" is the way 15-year old Alexander Hamilton described living throug…
The Human Drift
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Jack London
The Human Drift is a posthumous collection of famous author Jack London's miscellaneous writings, including multiple essays of one of his fa…
The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy
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John Galsworthy
This is a collection of essays by John Galsworthy. A multitude of subjects is covered, but the essays are connected by an artistic spirit, a…
The Mirror of the Sea (Version 2)
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Joseph Conrad
"Here speaks the man of masts and sails, to whom the sea is not a navigable element, but an intimate companion. The length of passages,…