Philosophy
Life's Enthusiasms
Read by Bill Boerst
David Starr Jordan
The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." The author praises joyous living and r…
Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls
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Helen Ekin Starrett
Helen Ekin Starrett, journalist, mother of two daughters, grandmother of seven granddaughters and teacher to many young girls at the Starret…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 023
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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…
Quatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur
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Omar Khayyám
In 1906, Eben Francis Thompson,scholar and poet, published a limited edition of his translation of the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam. This editi…
Mother Nature (Dickinson)
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Emily Dickinson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Mother Nature by Emily Dickinson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 3, 2013Whil…
The Quintessence of Ibsenism
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George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw, a playwright with a few bones to pick of his own, undertakes a surgical analysis of the social philosophies underlying …
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014
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Various
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independentl…
Soul Food
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George Douglas Watson
A guide for Christians to walk a godly life. Covering various practical and spiritual topics.This project was proof listened by Guero and La…
Ein Vade mecum für den Hrn. Sam. Gotth. Lange Pastor in Laublingen
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Lessings Kritik an der Horazübersetzung des seinerzeit bekannten Pastors Lange ist unerbittlich und von fast brutaler Genauigkeit. Aus …
Von der Muße des Weisen (De Otio)
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
De Otio, ist ein philosophischer Dialog. Darin äußert sich Seneca über seine Ansichten bezüglich des otium, wobei die &…
The Journal of John Woolman
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John Woolman
John Woolman was born at Northampton, N. J., in 1720, and died at York, England, in 1772. He was the child of Quaker parents, and from his y…
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Volume 02
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United Nations
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (10 December 1948 at Palais…
Echoes of Love’s House
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William Morris
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Echoes of Love’s House by William Morris. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 9th,…
Human Sacrifice
Read by Jeff Allen
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
This was one of Lord Acton's essays, that was in response to the publication of the letters between Sir Robert Peel and Lord Macaulay. Lord…
Mardi Vol. 2
Read by James K. White
Herman Melville
Mardi is Melville's first purely fictional work. In it he contemplates man's beliefs, and questions whether or not one faith has value over …
The Privilege of Pain
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Caroline Kane Mills Everett
We have seen that as mankind rises in the scale of civilization the body becomes increasingly less important. Nevertheless, I wish it to be …