Essays & Short Works

African-American Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Celebrate the rich tapestry of African American literature with this diverse anthology, curated to honor Black History Month. This collectio…

Walden

by Henry David Thoreau Read by Nick Bulka 4.4
Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, a refl…

Have We Been Played?

by John Berling Hardy Read by John Berling Hardy 4
THIS BOOK IS MOST LIKELY NOT FOR YOU! It will NOT guarantee success – Life holds no promises! It will NOT guarantee happiness – I…

The Complete Book of Cheese

by Bob Brown Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Bob Brown, after living thirty years in as many foreign lands and enjoying countless national cheeses at the source, returned to New York an…

The Outline of Science

by J. Arthur Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

Institutio Oratoria

by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus Read by Leni 4.8
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and…

Lord Kitchener

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
In this insightful essay, G. K. Chesterton explores the complex life and legacy of Lord Kitchener, a figure whose military prowess and polit…

Funeral Oration on Meletius

by St. Gregory of Nyssa Read by A LibriVox Volunteer 4.7
Saint Meletius was Patriarch of Antioch from 360 until his death in 381. One of his last acts was to preside over the First Council of Const…

Fishing with a Worm

by Bliss Perry Read by Betsie Bush 4.3
Fishing with a Worm invites listeners into the reflective world of Bliss Perry, a professor and passionate fly fisherman. Set against the se…

The World as Will and Idea

by Arthur Schopenhauer Read by Expatriate 4.6
In this work, Schopenhauer explains his fundamental idea that at the root of the reality we see around us is a Will that eternally, insatiab…

An Essay on the Principle of Population

by Thomas Malthus Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.2
In this foundational work, Thomas Malthus explores the relationship between population growth and resources, presenting a stark view of huma…

The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book

by William F. Bigelow Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
A collection of articles from Good Housekeeping magazine, The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book focuses on the subject of marriage. With instr…

Little Wars

by H. G. Wells Read by Mark F. Smith 4.2
A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books…

The Sins of Hollywood

by Ed Roberts and Edward Roberts Read by Chuck Williamson 4.2
Exacerbated by several high-profile Hollywood scandals, a wave of anti-Hollywood rhetoric tried to paint the movie capital as a veritable ho…

The National Geographic Magazine

by National Geographic Society Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:The Rivers and Valleys of PennsylvaniaTopographic M…

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

by Charles Darwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Part 2 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great boo…

Happy Days

by A. A. Milne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Although best known for his Winnie the Pooh stories, A.A. Milne spent years as an editor at the English humor magazine Punch. These sprightl…

What Prohibition Has Done to America

by Fabian Franklin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.…

Nature's Miracles

by Elisha Gray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his develo…

The American Crisis

by Thomas Paine Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A 13 pamphlet series by 18th century Enlightenment philosopher/author Thomas Paine, published between 1776 to 1783 during and immediately fo…

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