Essays & Short Works

The Forgotten Man and Other Essays

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William Graham Sumner



Sumner's popular essays were to give him a wider audience to distribute his anti-imperialism, his advocacy of free markets and the gold stan…

Problems of the Playwright

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Clayton Hamilton



A third volume of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton, published as a companion piece to The Theory of the Theatre & Studies in S…

Letters to a Daughter

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Hubert Bland



Letters to a Daughter is a collection of essays proffering ‘fatherly advice’ in the form of a one-sided correspondence. Each of these takes …

The Open Library

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Brewster Kahle



Text of the speech given by Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, at the launch of the Open Library in October 2005. LibriVox was…

Librivox Multilingual Short Works Collection

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Various



This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages. All chosen and recorded by L…

Essays on Prohibition

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Various



A collection of essays regarding the pros and cons of prohibition of alcoholic beverages, principally in the United States. - Summary by Kev…

They Who Knock at Our Gates

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Mary Antin



In this extended essay, Mary Antin asks us to consider three questions:First: A question of principle: Have we any right to regulate immigra…

Ronald And I

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Alfred Pretor



This is a collection of essays (1899) on English village life in the late nineteenth century. The essay “My Rector” was the focus of some co…

Short Nonfiction Collection

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Various



In his autobiographical essay "The Intellectuals and the Boston Mob," Booker T. Washington wrote: "It is not argument, nor cr…

The Morality of Marriage and Other Essays

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Mona Caird



In this series of essays, British feminist and novelist Mona Caird discusses marriage customs at various points in history, offers thoughtfu…

A Christmas Miscellany

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Various



Eleven short works or book chapters about Christmas or around that time period. - Summary by David Wales

Ginger-Snaps

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Fanny Fern



American novelist, children's writer, humorist, and newspaper columnist from the 1850s to the 1870s, Fanny Fern (real name of Sara Payson Wi…

Resist Not Evil

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Clarence Darrow



Clarence Darrow, perhaps best known as the defense attorney for John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, had a long career defending …

Christmas Short Works Collection

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Various



As we approach Christmas 2025, we invite you to join us in some heart-warming tales and uplifting stories, nonfiction, and poetry. We wish y…

Clergymen of the Church of England

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Anthony Trollope



Anthony Trollope describes with his characteristic wit the different types of clergymen commonly found in 19th century Britain. - Summary by…

December Tales

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William Harrison Ainsworth



December is a time of winding down and of nature resetting itself. In this volume of so-titled December Tales, we listen to stories of human…

Christmas Short Works Collection

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Various



The 2022 Christmas collection brings some old favourites along with some new selections, from the traditional to the bizarre. Among the sele…

Christmas Short Works Collection

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Various



This year's Christmas collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction features readings in English, French, German and Romanian - Summary…

Mettray - Bathmen

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Jacobus Craandijk



Wandeling van Zutphen via het Nederlandse Mettray (een jeugdinrichting die tegenwoordig Rentray heet) naar Joppe en huize Dorth. In Bathmen …

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