Robert C. Benchley

Coffee Break Collection 001 - Humor


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This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) stories suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Emphasis f…

Love Conquers All


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Robert Benchley, 1889-1945, was a writer, humorist and actor of note during the 1920s through the early 1940s. Born in Massachusetts, he spe…

Short Story Collection Vol. 053


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A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, including short stories by Melville, Bla…

Short Story Collection Vol. 056


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 056: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, i…

Of All Things


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A collection of amusing essays satirizing serious consideration of topics including natural history, social etiquette, or indeed, civilized …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051


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Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spi…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 040


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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056


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Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the impact of World War I on human …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 069


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"It seemed as if a total dissolution of nature was taking place" is the way 15-year old Alexander Hamilton described living throug…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082


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"Is sin a necessary stage in the development of humanity, or a yawning chasm in the very structure of the universe?” Theologian J. Gres…

Of All Things (Version 2)


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A collection of exaggerated stories about the common man. Dry and deadpan style of humor. Dedicated to my father, Michael Earl Sproule. (19…