Politics
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 004
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Various
A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…
Democracy - An American Novel
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry Brooks Adams
Not until after his death in 1918 was it revealed that Henry Adams was the anonymous author of Democracy, which had been published to great …
The Home and the World
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Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo religionist, visual artist, playwright, nov…
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story
Read by Margaret Espaillat
Henry Morgenthau
Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important prima…
Twenty Years at Hull House
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Jane Addams
Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 001
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Various
A collection of ten short essays or other short nonfiction works in the public domain read by LibriVox volunteers.
Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pur…