Essays & Short Works

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 018

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Various


A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…

On the Elementary Electrical Charge

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Robert Andrews Millikan


The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining …

Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose

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A collection of prose and poetry written principally in the 18th Century. These works of world literature are written in the English languag…

1912: Short Works Collection

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This is a collection of public domain works either published in 1912, or written in 1912 and published before 1923. The accent is on non-fic…

My Discovery of England

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Stephen Leacock


"In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The l…

The Spirit of American Literature

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John Albert Macy


THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN LITERATURE is a collection of essays reviewing contemporary authors on the literary scene at the turn of the century …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 039

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Various


Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include literary figures--Alice Mangold Di…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 051

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Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. "Im Gerichtssaal" übersetzt von Marie Franzos (1…

Coffee Break Collection 021 - Fairy Tales, Tall Stories and Scams

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This is the twenty-first Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

Mince Pie

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Christopher Morley


Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: &quo…

The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing

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Mary Webb


Mary Webb was a novelist and poet and two of her novels "Gone to Earth" and "Precious Bane" have been successfully adapt…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 003

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Diese Sammlung umfasst verschiedene deutschsprachige Texte aller Genres, Fiktion, Non-Fiktion und Lyrik.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen…

Kleinere Schriften

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Friedrich Schiller


1. Vorrede zu der Geschichte des Maltheserordens nach Vertot von M. N. bearbeitet. (1792)2. Herzog von Alba bei einem Frühstück au…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 06

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National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 6, articles published from January, 1894, to May, 1895.* Geographic Progress of Civilization - Annual Ad…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 040

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Various


Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042

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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…

Why is the Negro Lynched?

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Frederick Douglass


We have felt that the most fitting tribute that we, of the Anti-Caste movement, can pay to the memory of this noble and faithful life is to …

The Columbian Orator

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Caleb Bingham


The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolroom…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 031

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Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the Faust Legend, Stephen Crane, Su…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 013

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Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.

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