Essays & Short Works
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
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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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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…
The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing
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Mary Webb
Mary Webb was a novelist and poet and two of her novels "Gone to Earth" and "Precious Bane" have been successfully adapt…
Europe and Elsewhere
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Mark Twain
This collection of articles came from Mark Twain's travels and experiences abroad. While many had been previously published, there also were…
The Spirit of American Literature
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John Albert Macy
THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN LITERATURE is a collection of essays reviewing contemporary authors on the literary scene at the turn of the century …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…
Shadowings
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Lafcadio Hearn
This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books…
Bashan And I
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Thomas Mann
Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will br…
Mince Pie
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Christopher Morley
Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: &quo…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 06
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 6, articles published from January, 1894, to May, 1895.* Geographic Progress of Civilization - Annual Ad…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 040
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a murder during the Yukon gold rus…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 031
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Various
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the Faust Legend, Stephen Crane, Su…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 02 No. 3-5
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 3:The Arctic Cruise of the U.S.S. Thetis in the Summer and Autumn of 1889.The Law of Storms, co…
Confessions of a Book-Lover
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E. Walter Walters
"I am of the company of book men who read simply for the love of it," confesses E. Walter Walters, in this gently written tome. Wa…
Christian Science
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Mark Twain
Christian Science is a 1907 collection of essays Mark Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in C…