Essays & Short Works

Vassar Studies

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Julia Augusta Schwartz



Published in 1899, Vassar Studies is a collection of twelve realistic glimpses into the character of attending students at Vassar College. I…

G.K. Chesterton in The Century Illustrated Magazine

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G. K. Chesterton



A collection of 5 articles/essays and 2 letters written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Century Illustrated Magazine". The pubilcation …

Narratives of Colored Americans

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Abigail Mott



Abigail Mott was a Quaker and abolitionist from New York who, along with fellow Quaker M. S. Wood, has compiled a provocative collection of …

Strange Stories Of The Civil War

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Various



Here are twelve narratives of some events in the American Civil War, most told by a participant or contemporary observer. - Summary by David…

Flowers of Freethought (Second Series)

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George William Foote



The Freethinker, founded in 1881 was one of the first secular humanist magazines, and also one of the oldest surviving one, moving online on…

Women, Children, Love and Marriage

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Catherine Gasquoine Hartley



This book contains a number of essays about various subjects pertaining to women, children love and marriage - Summary by ashleighjane

Five Lectures on Blindness

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Kate M. Foley



The [five] lectures were written primarily to be delivered at the summer sessions of the University of California, at Berkeley and at Los An…

Lancashire Characters and Places

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Thomas Newbigging



An eclectic collection of essays on late 19th-century Lancashire culture and life, including essays on the poets John Critchley Prince and E…

Monologues

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Richard Middleton



This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his gh…

Coffee Break Collection 032 - Wilderness

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Various



This is the 32nd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

An Irregular Miscellany: A selection of essays and lectures from the Common Univ…

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A.F. Harrold



Throughout the 1920s the Common University provided a free and ready source of education to the working classes of England through various l…

The Meaning of Life and Other Essays

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Alban Goodier, S.J.



Even with the best intentions, we can often get caught up in the affairs of this world and forget about God. To stay on the path to Heaven w…

An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting

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Jane Collier



An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting was a conduct book written by Jane Collier and published in 1753. The Essay was Collier's firs…

G.K. Chesterton in Vanity Fair Magazine

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G. K. Chesterton



A collection of 12 articles/essays that G.K. Chesterton wrote for Vanity Fair magazine in 1920-1921, under the general title “The Next/New R…

The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent and Other Essays

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John Erskine



In different ways the four essays set forth one theme—the moral use to which intelligence might be put, in rendering our admirations and our…

Coffee Break Collection 029 - Dogs

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Various



This is the 29th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 04. April 1896

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the April Number. It includes the following articles:* Serilan, by W J McGee and W…

Untimely Papers

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Randolph Silliman Bourne



This is a posthumous collection of essays by Randolph Bourne. Many originally appeared in the journal "The Seven Arts," before the…

Local Color Collection Vol. 001

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Various



In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)

Coffee Break Collection 026 - It's a Small World

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Various



This is the 26th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes…

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