Essays & Short Works

Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 5 (1898-1900)

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Oscar Wilde



This fifth and final collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde includes many letters to his friend, Robert Ross, and a long letter abo…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 11. November 1896

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the November Number. It includes the following articles:* The Witwatersrand and th…

Coffee Break Collection 033 - Gardening

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Various



This is the 33rd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read Public Domain stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction p…

Catalogs to Sleep By

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Various



Excerpts from vintage catalogs, read in a soft, soothing voice and meant to lull you to sleep. Drift off to dreamland with details of such t…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 03. March 1896

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the March Number. It includes the following articles, along with a few miscellaneo…

The Note-Books of Samuel Butler

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Samuel Butler and Henry Festing Jones



Early in his life Samuel Butler began to carry a note-book and to write down in it anything he wanted to remember; it might be something he …

The Theory of the Theatre, and Other Principles of Dramatic Criticism

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Clayton Hamilton



A collection of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton concerning theatre & dramatic practices, and the criticism thereof, from an e…

Once A Week (Version 2)

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A. A. Milne



Once A Week is a collection of short stories and slightly longer vignettes which were written for Milne's solid British Audience, including …

The Romance Of The Commonplace

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Frank Gelett Burgess



Thirty four whimsical, tongue-in-cheek, and entertaining essays about not much in particular, published in 1902, by one of the most popular …

Homage to John Dryden: Three Essays on Poetry of the Seventeenth Century

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T. S. Eliot



Best known as a poet and playwright, Nobel Laureate T.S. Eliot also wrote many works of literary criticism. In this volume he gives us thr…

The Ukrainians and the European War

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Various



The WWI (European war) for Ukrainians was the hope of its nation unity and freedom from Austria-Hungary but mostly from Russian Empire. Gali…

Coniston Tales

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William Gershom Collingwood



A selection of poems and short prose pieces grounded in the landscape, history and legends of Coniston in the English Lake District. W. G. C…

G.K. Chesterton in The Open Road

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G. K. Chesterton



A collection of 2 book reviews written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Open Road", both from 1911. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Fabian Essays in Socialism

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George Bernard Shaw



The Fabian Society is a British institution, which, though radical, advocated social reform through legislative rather than revolutionary me…

Milton

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet, classicist, and fearless advocate for civil liberty, who served the Commonwealth of England und…

Shadowland: October, 1919

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Various



Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…

Shadowland: September, 1919

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Various



Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…

The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Issue 1

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Charles Knight



The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …

Shadowland: November, 1919

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Various



Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…

The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 2

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Charles Knight



The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …

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