Essays & Short Works

Philosophy of Film

by MIT OpenCourseWare 5
Instructor: Prof. Irving Singer This course is a seminar on the philosophical analysis of film art, with an emphasis on the ways in which i…

L'Art Pour l'Art

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
A disparate assemblage of lingual mastery spanning genres and prowess with an eye toward style in favor of capitulation. (summary by kilpatr…

If I May

by A. A. Milne Read by SK 3.1
A. A. Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for…

The Difficult Task of Loving Atheists

by Vic Zarley Read by Vic Zarley 2.8
In 2006, the author found the newly released Richard Dawkins’ book, The God Delusion at the library. Shaking his head in disbelief that anyo…

The Book of This and That

by Robert Lynd Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as s…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 59 contains an eclectic mix of readings, ra…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Explore a diverse array of ideas and insights in this engaging collection of short nonfiction works. Curated by dedicated LibriVox volunteer…

Centre for the Study of African Economies

by Various 4
This series focuses on the work of The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) - an economic research centre within the Department …

An Essay on Criticism

by Alexander Pope Read by cwanki 2
The title, An Essay on Criticism hardly indicates all that is included in the poem. It would have been impossible to give a full and exact i…

The Inner Chapters

by Thomas Gideon Read by Thomas Gideon 4.5
The Inner Chapters journal my own quest to improve in the craft of programming. Each chapter reflects on a specific practice or principle t…

A Handy Guide for Beggars

by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay Read by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay 4
"Being sundry explorations, made while afoot and penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pe…

The National Geographic Magazine

by National Geographic Society Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.2
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number. It includes the following articles:* The Seine, the Meuse, and th…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation…

Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night

by Billie Pagliolo-Olmon Read by Billie Pagliolo-Olmon 5
"Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night," is an eclectic collection of essays and short stories, some of them humorous, some of…

Selected Interviews with Robert G. Ingersoll

by Robert G. Ingersoll Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
A controversial lecturer and famous orator of the mid 1800's, Ingersoll railed against the absurdities of the Bible and cruelties of orthodo…

Atheism in 15 Minutes

by Unknown 4.2
Everything you need to know about atheism, in 15 minutes.

Synthetic Marmalade

by Mike Luoma Read by Mike Luoma 2.5
Poems, Song Lyrics and Magic Spells written by Mike Luoma over the past 20 years. Luoma's poems and lyrics range from idylls on Vermont (&qu…

The Three Great Virtues

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Read by Robert Scott 3.3
In this thought-provoking essay, Ralph Waldo Emerson explores the foundational principles of human character through the lens of the three g…

An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind

by Dr. Benjamin Rush Read by TriciaG 3
Written when the United States extended only to the Mississippi River, by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this short …

Three Essays

by James Freeman Clarke Read by David Wales 4.2
Three diverse essays on souls in animals, a comparison of Buddhism and Christianity, and individualism in religion. Born in Hanover, New Ham…

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