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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 068

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(3,5 Sterne; 4 Bewertungen)

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain. "The Regulation of Time"
and "Uniform Standard Time" are two of several readings which touch on social
regulation, societal norms, and individual expression. Others examine dancing mania
("Choreomania"); gender conformity ("A Mormon Strategy"); race laws ("Black Code of
Illinois"); etiquette and social class ("Housekeeping at the White House (1903)"; "Opportunity" (a view by Ambrose Bierce); organized religion ("The Church in Liverpool in the Early 1800s"); oratory and persuasion ("Pliny to Cerealis" and "The Martians"); legal protection for original ideas ("Copyright for a banana costume"); and an exhortation to judge men by their deeds, not their names ("First Apology of Justin Martyr"). Music and books are celebrated in "Fidelio;" "The Function of a National Library;" "Books in the Wilderness;" and Oscar Wilde's "To Read or Not to Read." Natural science is represented by "Coral and Coral Reefs" and "Making a Rock Garden." Finally, a fateful communique is examined in the "Zimmermann Telegram." Summary by Sue Anderson

Pliny to Cerealis: Letter XXIV was translated by William Melmoth
(6 hr 7 min)

Chapters

Black Code of Illinois

19:48

Read by Sue Anderson

Books In The Wilderness

18:22

Read by David Wales

Choreomania: An Historical Sketch

44:23

Read by TriciaG

The Church in Liverpool in the Early 1800's

13:28

Read by ChadH94

Coral and Coral Reefs (1870)

45:34

Read by Availle

Fidelio

12:56

Read by KevinS

First Apology of Justin Martyr, An Excerpt

29:32

Read by Craig Campbell

The Function Of A National Library (1897)

25:04

Read by David Wales

Housekeeping at the White House (1903)

11:36

Read by BettyB

Making a Rock Garden

38:56

Read by KHand

The Martians

10:25

Read by KevinS

A Mormon's Strategem (1889)

1:38

Read by Michael MacTaggert

On the Policy of the Liberal Party (1905)

21:46

Read by Larry Wilson

On Uniform Standard Time for Railways, Telegraphs, and Civil Purposes Generally

16:32

Read by TriciaG

Opportunity

5:17

Read by Dale Grothmann

Pliny to Cerealis: Letter XXIV

3:52

Read by ChadH94

To Read or Not to Read

3:41

Read by Colleen McMahon

The Regulation of Time

22:24

Read by TriciaG

Validity of a copyright in a full-body banana costume: Silvertop Associates, In…

20:27

Read by Michael MacTaggert

The Zimmermann Telegram

1:27

Read by Nicholi Volta

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