Essays & Short Works
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 058
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. - Summary by schrm
Coffee Break Collection 035 - Birds
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Various
This is the 35th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…
Lost Leaders
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Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang, best beloved for his series of fairy books, has collected here essays on wide ranging topics from golf and shaving to Thackeray…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 097
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Various
"One does not care to walk over a rug or carpet that displays a scene in perspective, neither does one wish to gaze into a landscape wr…
The Powder of Sympathy
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Christopher Morley
Another collection of mostly short “soliloquys” from Christopher Morley, an American literary luminary, who introduces them thus: “… these p…
Curiosities of the Hymnal
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Carl F. Price
Carl F. Price, a pioneering hymnologist, historian, and author, says, "Every real hymn has its story, if only we could discover it.&quo…
Páginas sevillanas
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Manuel Chaves Rey
Testimonio de glorias, compendio histórico y padrón de grandezas sevillanas…un precioso ramillete de recuerdos sevillanos anti…
Multilingual Short Works Collection 038 - Poetry & Prose
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Ricardo Fernández Montalvo
This is our 38th collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard Engli…
Shadows on the Wall
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Frank W. Boreham
Frank W. Boreham was a Baptist preacher from England who spent many years in New Zealand and Australia, but also traveled extensively in the…
Of Education
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John Milton
A well educated population is the cornerstone of a strong society. On the personal level, education contributes to virtue and self-knowledge…
Follies in Fiction
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Stephen Leacock
A pamphlet from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto, containing selections from Further Foolishness and Frenzie…
Coffee Break Collection 037 - More Birds
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Various
This is the 37th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…
Nonsenseorship
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George Palmer Putnam
An entertaining collection of humorous essays and poems on the topic of “nonsenseorship” (censorship) in American life circa 1920 by sixteen…
LibriVox 15th Anniversary Collection
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Various
This year is the 15th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox. The readings in this collection celebrate that "bunch of volunteers" wh…
Selected Lead Articles from "THE DAWN"
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Louisa Lawson
Louisa Lawson, the mother of Australian writer Henry Lawson, was the founder, publisher and editor of an early feminist journal in Sydney na…
An Essay Upon Wind, with Curious Anecdotes of Eminent Peuters
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Charles James Fox
Purported to be written by noted British Parliamentarian Charles James Fox as a result of a wager, this important and engaging essay is a me…
El porvenir de España
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Miguel De Unamuno
Intercambio de cartas entre dos pensadores españoles en plena época de crisis de identidad nacional, precursores de la Generac…