Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051


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(4.5 stars; 3 reviews)

Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz, arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, spider webs, and cylindrical silos; plays and cinema--Lillian Gish and Friedrich Schiller; satire--selections from Ambrose Bierce, Robert Benchley, and Seneca; biographies--Aaron Burr, and Sophia Packard of Spellman College; the murder of Archbishop Charles Seghers in Alaska in 1886; and a history of Torre Abbey in England.
Summary by Sue Anderson

Against the Epicurean and Academics was translated by T. W. Rolleston. (3 hr 35 min)

Capítulos

Against the Epicureans and Academics 9:52 Leído por VfkaBT
Apocolocyntosis (or: The Pumpkinification of Claudius) 35:49 Leído por Availle
The Circular Snare 10:55 Leído por Sue Anderson
The Community Masque as a Substitute for War 11:14 Leído por VfkaBT
The Cylindrical Silo 7:51 Leído por Sue Anderson
Did We Eat One Another? 3:07 Leído por John N. Daily
Excerpt from Theodicy 12:00 Leído por Craig Campbell
The Fate of Sir John Franklin 5:45 Leído por Phil Schempf
The Nature of the Human Mind 5:40 Leído por Gerwin Kramer
A Noble Life-Work After Fifty-Seven: Sophia B. Packard 9:36 Leído por Craig Campbell
The Official Account of the Death of Archbishop Seghers 9:00 Leído por Phil Schempf
The Place of Science in a Liberal Education 25:51 Leído por Gerwin Kramer
Preface to The Robbers (1781) 11:35 Leído por Craig Campbell
The Story of a Daughter's Love 18:12 Leído por Elizabeth P.
Torre Abbey 12:53 Leído por Garth Burton
Way Down East 18:14 Leído por VfkaBT
The Wright Brothers and Their Problem 8:05 Leído por Andrea Kotzer

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(4 stars)

I find it hard to find out who are the authors of many of these essays, since they are not listed in the individual titles and only some of the generous readers mention the name of the author before they begin reading the text. However, I do thank Librivox and all the dedicated volunteers for the many hours I have enjoyed listening.