Writing & Linguistics
Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 2
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Mark Twain
This collection of the 195 known, publicly-printed speeches of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Paul Fatout and publish…
The American Language
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H. L. Mencken
"It was part of my daily work, for a good many years, to read the principal English newspapers and reviews; it has been part of my work…
A Cursory History of Swearing
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Julian Sharman
This is a very readable scientific account of Swearing and Cursing in the English Language. Not only is an enlightening historical account g…
The Raven and The Philosophy Of Composition
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Edgar Allan Poe
Poe’s famous narrative poem and the author’s reflections on its composition. (David Wales)
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV
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John Locke
This is the fourth book of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His book deals with knowledge and probability. He asks how far…
The English Language
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Logan Pearsall Smith
A description and history of the development of the English Language and reflections on the influences that changed the language. - Summary …
The Technique of the Mystery Story
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Carolyn Wells
For one, I have never been one of those who apologize for my frank and never-ending delight in mystery stories. Their mazes have led me unwe…
English as She is Spoke
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Pedro Carolino
English as She is Spoke is a 19th century Portuguese-to-English phrasebook that has become a classic of absurdist humor, owing chiefly to th…
The Verbalist
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Alfred Ayres
Osmun arranges usage problems alphabetically and treats certain areas in greater detail as he sees fit. For example, his first entry is A-AN…
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book III
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John Locke
This is the third book of John Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. Book I was Neither Principles Nor Ideas Are Innate. Book II was Of Idea…
In the Path of the Alphabet
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Frances Jermain
Language: we all use it and few of us think about the form it takes on the page. But how did the transmittal of ideas in written form evolve…
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…
Confessions of a Book-Lover
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E. Walter Walters
"I am of the company of book men who read simply for the love of it," confesses E. Walter Walters, in this gently written tome. Wa…
039 How to Write Your Memoir
Sheridan Voysey
So, you have a book burning within you. You want to write your memoir or autobiography. How do you mine your life for its gold and…
A Compendious History of English Literature and of the English Language, Volume…
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George Lillie Craik
The History of English Literature and Language may be recommended to the student as a guide always sure, and as satisfactory as its limits w…
The Enemies of Books
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William Blades
The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the "enemies" which lead to their physical de…
The Writing of Fiction
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Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton, a successful author of fiction herself, gives us some in-depth analysis of the writing of short stories and novels. Then she …
Literature in the Making, by Some of its Makers
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Variousandjoyce Kilmer and Various And Joyce Kilmer
This is a collection of 23 essays based on interviews conducted by Joyce Kilmer with some of the most famous authors of the time (1917). Kil…
Очерки о национализме. Essays on Nationalism
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Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Ze'Ev Jabotinsky
Collection of essays on the subject of interactions between nations. This is a supplement to the "Jews and Russia" LibriVox projec…
Stories That Words Tell Us
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Elizabeth O'Neill
A history of English words, written for younger readers.Parental advisory: the text was published in 1918 and includes some ethnicity terms …