Essays & Short Works
Chocolate
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Antonio Colmenero De Ledesma
In this early treatise, Antonio Colmenero De Ledesma extols the virtues of chocolate, presenting it as a miraculous substance with a wide ar…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres."Eine Bagatelle" und "Die letzte Mohikanerin"…
Die Neue Malerei
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Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (* 8. Februar 1880 in München; † 4. März 1916 bei Verdun, Frankreich) war ein deutscher Maler und neben …
Le pédagogue n'aime pas les enfants
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Henri Roorda
Dans cet essai publié en 1917, Henri Roorda (1870-1925) fait une critique de la pédagogie scolaire, tout à la fois joye…
LibriVox Anniversary Collection
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
For the past few years we have celebrated the anniversary of LibriVox with a collection loosely themed on the number of the anniversary year…
Essays and Literary Studies
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Stephen Leacock
Essays and Literary Studies presents a collection of insightful and humorous reflections from Stephen Leacock, a prominent Canadian humorist…
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences
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Mark Twain
This is Mark Twain's vicious and amusing review of Fenimore Cooper's literary art. It is still read widely in academic circles. Twain's essa…
The Fireside Chats
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thirty radio addresses made throughout his terms as President of the United States between 1933 and 1944…
The Uses of Diversity
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G. K. Chesterton
A collection of 35 essays by G.K. Chesterton originally published in his weekly columns in "The Illustrated London News" and the &…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Explore a diverse array of thought-provoking essays and reports in this engaging collection of short nonfiction works. Curated by dedicated …
Food and Drink
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Various
This is the sixth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…
Stage Land
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Jerome K. Jerome
Stage Land offers a humorous exploration of the eccentricities and peculiarities of theatrical life. Jerome K. Jerome invites listeners into…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Explore a diverse array of ideas and insights in this collection of fifteen short nonfiction works. Curated by LibriVox Volunteers, these es…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.
In Our Convent Days
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Agnes Repplier
With her usual wit and charm, Ms. Repplier recalls her days at Eden Hall, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Torresdale, north of Philadelph…
Historical Newspaper Articles
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Various
This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of Historic Newspaper Articles in the LibriVox collection. Both U.…
Miscellaneous Essays
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Thomas De Quincey
Miscellaneous Essays by Thomas De Quincey offers a captivating glimpse into the mind of one of the 19th century's most intriguing literary f…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Explore a diverse array of ideas and insights in this collection of fifteen short nonfiction works, each selected by dedicated LibriVox volu…
Leo Tolstoy
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G. K. Chesterton
Three men of letters give insightful essays on the work of Leo Tolstoy. (Summary by Larry Wilson)