Essays & Short Works
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013
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Various
A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…
Some Articles About Mark Twain
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Sarah Knowles Bolton, Charles Hopkins Clark, William M. Clemens and Edmund Yates
"Samuel Langhorne Clemens", "Mark Twain At Home", "Youth of Mark Twain" & "Mark Twain Gossip"Pub…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 03
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 3, articles published in 1891 and 1892. South America: Annual Address by the President, Gardiner G. Hubb…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021
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Various
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…
1903 Collection
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Various
This is what people were reading in 1903, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction articles. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Satires and Profanities
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George William Foote
"Believing as I do that James Thomson is, since Shelley, the most brilliant genius who has wielded a pen in the service of Freethought,…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 036
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the discovery of X-rays, earthquak…
The Holiday Round
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A. A. Milne
Alan Alexander Milne, popularly known as A. A. Milne, is best known – perhaps to most people only known – for his children’s book, Winnie th…
Three Essays by James Freeman Clarke
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James Freeman Clarke
Three diverse essays on souls in animals, a comparison of Buddhism and Christianity, and individualism in religion. Born in Hanover, New Ham…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 034
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the English countryside; William R…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 04
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National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Volume 4, articles published in 1892 and 1893.The Evolution of Commerce: Annual Address by the President, G…
It's a Good Old World
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Bruce Barton
In this collection of essays, Bruce Barton, considered to be among the most influential advertising men of the 20th century, uses history, r…
אסופת מסות ומאמרים Selection of Essays and Articles
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אליעזר בן־יהודה Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Eliezer Izhak Perlman (1858-1922) signed his articles as E. Ben Yehuda. He was a key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language. H…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 011
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte…
Excursions
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Henry David Thoreau
Excursions is an 1863 anthology of several essays by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The anthology contains an introduction …
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States…
Is Shakespeare Dead?
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Mark Twain
A short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean li…
An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind, with an Account of the Means of Preventing, and of the Remedies for Curing Them
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Dr. Benjamin Rush
Written when the United States extended only to the Mississippi River, by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this short …
On Everything
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Hilaire Belloc
Hillaire Belloc of French by birth, British by naturalization was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs…