Essays & Short Works
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Brewster Kahle
Text of the speech given by Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, at the launch of the Open Library in October 2005. LibriVox was…
Librivox Multilingual Short Works Collection
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Various
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages. All chosen and recorded by L…
Essays on Prohibition
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Various
A collection of essays regarding the pros and cons of prohibition of alcoholic beverages, principally in the United States. - Summary by Kev…
They Who Knock at Our Gates
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Mary Antin
In this extended essay, Mary Antin asks us to consider three questions:First: A question of principle: Have we any right to regulate immigra…
Ronald And I
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Alfred Pretor
This is a collection of essays (1899) on English village life in the late nineteenth century. The essay “My Rector” was the focus of some co…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
In his autobiographical essay "The Intellectuals and the Boston Mob," Booker T. Washington wrote: "It is not argument, nor cr…
The Morality of Marriage and Other Essays
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Mona Caird
In this series of essays, British feminist and novelist Mona Caird discusses marriage customs at various points in history, offers thoughtfu…
Ginger-Snaps
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Fanny Fern
American novelist, children's writer, humorist, and newspaper columnist from the 1850s to the 1870s, Fanny Fern (real name of Sara Payson Wi…
Resist Not Evil
Read by Martha H. Weller
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow, perhaps best known as the defense attorney for John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, had a long career defending …
Christmas Short Works Collection
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Various
As we approach Christmas 2025, we invite you to join us in some heart-warming tales and uplifting stories, nonfiction, and poetry. We wish y…
Clergymen of the Church of England
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Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope describes with his characteristic wit the different types of clergymen commonly found in 19th century Britain. - Summary by…
December Tales
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William Harrison Ainsworth
December is a time of winding down and of nature resetting itself. In this volume of so-titled December Tales, we listen to stories of human…
Christmas Short Works Collection
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Various
The 2022 Christmas collection brings some old favourites along with some new selections, from the traditional to the bizarre. Among the sele…
Christmas Short Works Collection
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Various
This year's Christmas collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction features readings in English, French, German and Romanian - Summary…
Mettray - Bathmen
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Jacobus Craandijk
Wandeling van Zutphen via het Nederlandse Mettray (een jeugdinrichting die tegenwoordig Rentray heet) naar Joppe en huize Dorth. In Bathmen …
From the Easy Chair
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George William Curtis
The third volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the …
Hearts of Controversy
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Alice Meynell
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
LibriVox Anniversary Collection
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Various
"LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to bring books in the public domain to li…
King Edward I of England
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Thomas Frederick Tout
Edward I (1239 – 1307), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The eldest son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the p…
Goose-Quill Papers
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Louise Imogen Guiney
Louise Imogen Guiney, and American poet and essayist, here presents twenty essays with her characteristic wit and poetic flair and often a t…