Essays & Short Works

Coniston Tales

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William Gershom Collingwood


A selection of poems and short prose pieces grounded in the landscape, history and legends of Coniston in the English Lake District. W. G. C…

The Theory of the Theatre, and Other Principles of Dramatic Criticism

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Clayton Hamilton


A collection of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton concerning theatre & dramatic practices, and the criticism thereof, from an e…

Coffee Break Collection 033 - Gardening

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Various


This is the 33rd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read Public Domain stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction p…

G.K. Chesterton in The Open Road

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G. K. Chesterton


A collection of 2 book reviews written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Open Road", both from 1911. (Summary by Maria Therese)

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 06. June 1896

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number. It includes the following articles:* The Seine, the Meuse, and th…

Wonderful London

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Anonymous


"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essay…

Librivox Multilingual Short Works Collection 001

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm


This is a collection of short pieces, fiction and non-fiction, chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers. (Summary by Leni)

The Spirit of Place and Other Essays

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Alice Meynell


Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…

The Ukrainians and the European War

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Various


The WWI (European war) for Ukrainians was the hope of its nation unity and freedom from Austria-Hungary but mostly from Russian Empire. Gali…

Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad, or, How to Succeed

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William Alexander MacKay


By Zorra, in the following sketches, is meant a little district in Oxford county, Ontario, some ten miles square, composed of part of East a…

Homage to John Dryden: Three Essays on Poetry of the Seventeenth Century

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T. S. Eliot


Best known as a poet and playwright, Nobel Laureate T.S. Eliot also wrote many works of literary criticism. In this volume he gives us thr…

Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life

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Carl Hilty


A series of essays based on Christian doctrines on how to attain true happiness. - Summary by Lynne T

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 076

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Various


Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Our constitution is color-blind... the law regards man as man and takes no accoun…

Milton

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet, classicist, and fearless advocate for civil liberty, who served the Commonwealth of England und…

Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night

Read by Billie Pagliolo-Olmon


Billie Pagliolo-Olmon


"Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night," is an eclectic collection of essays and short stories, some of them humorous, some of…

Coffee Break Collection 028 - Hobbies

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Various


This is the 28th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

LibriVox 9th Anniversary Collection

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Various


This year is the 9th anniversary of our illustrious community, and readers have found and recorded 99 items with a connection with the numbe…

It Might Have Happened to You

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Coningsby Dawson


This is a frank eyewitness description of the suffering, starvation in particular, that was widely experienced in Central and Eastern Europe…

If I May (Version 2)

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A. A. Milne


A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a numbe…

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