Essays & Short Works
Three Essays by James Freeman Clarke
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James Freeman Clarke
Three diverse essays on souls in animals, a comparison of Buddhism and Christianity, and individualism in religion. Born in Hanover, New Ham…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 034
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the English countryside; William R…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 04
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National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Volume 4, articles published in 1892 and 1893.The Evolution of Commerce: Annual Address by the President, G…
It's a Good Old World
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Bruce Barton
In this collection of essays, Bruce Barton, considered to be among the most influential advertising men of the 20th century, uses history, r…
Is Shakespeare Dead?
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Mark Twain
A short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean li…
Excursions
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Henry David Thoreau
Excursions is an 1863 anthology of several essays by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The anthology contains an introduction …
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States…
An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind, with an Account of the Means of Preventing, and of the Remedies for Curing Them
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Dr. Benjamin Rush
Written when the United States extended only to the Mississippi River, by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this short …
On Everything
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Hilaire Belloc
Hillaire Belloc of French by birth, British by naturalization was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs…
Girl Scout Collection
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Various
These articles, pamphlets, and stories relating to the Girls Scouts of America touch on the history, activities, ideals, and traditions of t…
G.K. Chesterton in America: A Catholic Review of the Week
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G. K. Chesterton
A collection of 15 articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton in "America: A Catholic Review of the Week". The publication dates r…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 037
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake,…
Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences
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H. G. Wells
Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells's first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of t…
G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - November 1919 to April 1920
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G. K. Chesterton
A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 052
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Various
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Nature and Science--fall scenery,…
Life in the Sick-room: Essays by an Invalid
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Harriet Martineau
Thinking she would be ill for the rest of her life, Harriet Martineau wrote these partly autobiographical essays about life in the sickroom.…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 044
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Various
Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include wives, widows, and women scorned--…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 046
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation…
A Christmas Miscellany 2017
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Various
A selection of short works about Christmas. (Summary by david wales)
In New England Fields and Woods
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Rowland E. Robinson
Born in rural Vermont in 1833, and nearly unknown to today's readers, Rowland Evans Robinson was once one of Vermont's best-known writers. A…