Essays & Short Works
A Christmas Miscellany
Read by David Wales
Various
Seven chapters involving Christmas from different books. Plus part 8 which is twelve verses about Christmas and part 9 which is four Christm…
The Tocsin of Revolt
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Brander Matthews
This is a volume of essays by American author Brander Matthews. Matthews is today mostly remembered for his short pieces of speculative fict…
Hints to Pilgrims
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Charles S. Brooks
In this collection of 17 short essays, Charles S. Brooks (1878-1934), with the usual panache and wit, which he also displays in his comedies…
State of the Union Addresses
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Tracts for the Times
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Irenaeus
Published between 1833 and 1841, the 90 Tracts were written by various members of "The Oxford Movement". They cover various aspect…
Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field
Read by John Greenman
Henry William Fischer
This work brings new understanding of the life and work of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) while living and traveling abroad. Twain and fellow h…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Not one of us actually thinks for himself, or in any orderly and scientific manne…
Springtime
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Various
This is the 31st Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read 20 stories or poems of their choice, fiction or non-fict…
Essays of Travel
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Robert Louis Stevenson
This book includes fascinating essays by Robert Louis Stevenson about his travels in England, Europe, and the United States. They provide ev…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.
Women's Wild Oats
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Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
A resounding and, for the times, outrageous look at restructuring British society using the first world war as trigger for changing the plac…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Calling men the "Bawling Brotherhood," Sarah Grand penned a lively essay on The New Aspect of the Woman Question in 1894. Stenogra…
The Future in America
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H. G. Wells
A series of travel essays by one of the most well known antiquarian authors focused on America and its persistent social, economic and devel…
The Complete Works of Brann, The Iconoclast
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William Cowper Brann
William Cowper Brann earned the nickname “The Iconoclast” by fearlessly attacking established beliefs and institutions which he thought to b…
Speeches
Read by Bryn Roberts
Charles Dickens
Speeches: Literary and Social is a collection of speeches given by Charles Dickens in various settings, including banquets, public gathering…
Essays Collection
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Various
Here are 20 essays by various authors, covering all kinds of subjects. Some are famous, others are gems ferreted out from chapters or passag…
Een reiziger, die geen handel drijft
Read by Marcel Coenders
Charles Dickens
Een serie journalistieke artikelen uit het tijdschrift 'All the Year round' geschreven in de periode 1860 - 1869. In deze artikelen worden v…
Anti-Dictator
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Étienne De La Boétie
Étienne de La Boétie was the closest friend of Michel de Montaigne and the subject of the latter's famous essay "On Frien…