Essays & Short Works

The Open Road

Read by Larry Wilson


G. K. Chesterton



A collection of 2 book reviews written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Open Road", both from 1911. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Fabian Essays in Socialism

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George Bernard Shaw



The Fabian Society is a British institution, which, though radical, advocated social reform through legislative rather than revolutionary me…

A Voice from the South

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Anna J. Cooper



Published in 1892, this is the author's first work. Its eight essays are considered a seminal text of Black feminism. Its theme is that thro…

Theological Essays

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Charles Bradlaugh



Charles Bradlaugh was an English political activist and atheist who founded the National Secular Society in 1866. In the 23 "Theologica…

Milton

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet, classicist, and fearless advocate for civil liberty, who served the Commonwealth of England und…

If I May

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A. A. Milne



A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a numbe…

The Dolliver Romance

Read by Ben Tucker


Nathaniel Hawthorne



This post-humous collection of stories, sketches and essays by celebrated quintessential New England author Nathaniel Hawthorne gives us gli…

Hobbies

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Various



This is the 28th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

The National Geographic Magazine

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number. It includes the following articles:* The Seine, the Meuse, and th…

Del sentimiento trágico de la vida

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Miguel De Unamuno



Uno de los libros mas internacionalmente conocidos de gran pensador Don Miguel de Unamuno, en el refleja sus inquietudes existenciales respe…

Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad

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William Alexander MacKay



By Zorra, in the following sketches, is meant a little district in Oxford county, Ontario, some ten miles square, composed of part of East a…

Librivox Multilingual Short Works

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm



This is a collection of short pieces, fiction and non-fiction, chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers. (Summary by Leni)

It Might Have Happened to You

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Coningsby Dawson



This is a frank eyewitness description of the suffering, starvation in particular, that was widely experienced in Central and Eastern Europe…

The Spirit of Place

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Alice Meynell



Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…

The Mob Violence and the American Negro

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Velley Lester



According to the author of the Preface, "Mr. Lester is also zealous to bring about a better relation and a better understanding between…

Traveling Sketches

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Anthony Trollope



In this small book, Anthony Trollope describes with his characteristic wit and satire the different types of travelers commonly encountered …

Thrilling Stories of the Ocean

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Marmaduke Park



Authentic accounts of modern voyagers and travelers; designed for the entertainment and instruction of young people. - Summary by Marmaduke …

The Early Diary of Frances Burney

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Frances Burney and Annie Raine Ellis



Vol. 1 of Diaries and letters of the young Fanny Burney. The diaries give a lively and accurate account of her experiences in the literary a…

Short Nonfiction Collection

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Various



Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Our constitution is color-blind... the law regards man as man and takes no accoun…

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