Essays & Short Works
Curiosities of Olden Times
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Sabine Baring-Gould
Curiosities of Olden Times invites listeners to explore a fascinating collection of essays that delve into the peculiarities and wonders of …
An Address to Free Colored Americans
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An Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women
The first Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women met in New York City in May, 1837. Members at the Convention came from all walks of life…
The World’s Story
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Eva March Tappan
This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…
Short Story Collection
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Various
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens
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G. K. Chesterton
“These papers were originally published as prefaces to the separate books of Dickens in one of the most extensive of those cheap libraries o…
Revolution
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Jack London
A collection of 13 essays written between 1900 and 1908, published in 1910. The lead essay, "Revolution", outlines how and why Lon…
A Holy Life the Beauty of Christianity
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John Bunyan
Written in the late 1600s by John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress, this treatise exhorts Christians to holy living. Bunyan takes as…
For Every Music Lover
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Aubertine Woodward Moore
For Every Music Lover is a collection of insightful essays that delve into the rich tapestry of music and its appreciation. Authored by Aube…
Essays
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Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …
Woman in the Nineteenth Century
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Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller was an American feminist, writer, and intellectual associated with the Transcendentalist movement. Her book Woman in the Nin…
Faces and Places
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Sir Henry W. Lucy
Faces and Places is a collection of articles on nineteenth century travel, events and personalities by the British journalist Henry Lucy, wh…
The Curious Republic of Gondour
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Mark Twain
As the title reveals, these stories are a collection of some of Mark Twain's more fanciful and eccentric works. They run the gamut from poli…
Alarms and Discursions
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G. K. Chesterton
Alarms and Discursions is a captivating collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton, showcasing his unique blend of humor and insight. In this …
The I.W.W.
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Vincent St. John
“We must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watchword, ‘Abolition of the wage system’”The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), membe…
Has a Frog a Soul?
Read by Carl Manchester
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Huxley, known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his championing and development of Darwinism, was perhaps the most important Victorian biolog…
Selected Essays
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Voltairine De Cleyre
Voltairine de Cleyre (1866–1912) was, according to Emma Goldman, "the most gifted and brilliant anarchist woman America ever produced.&…
The Ethics of Belief
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William Kingdon Clifford
The Ethics of Belief is a seminal essay by philosopher William Kingdon Clifford that explores the moral implications of belief and the respo…
Christmas Short Works Collection
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Various
Celebrate the spirit of the season with the Christmas Short Works Collection, a delightful anthology of public domain stories, essays, poems…
The Early History of the Airplane
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Orville Wright
The Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight, on 17th December 1903. They…
The Sunny Side
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A. A. Milne
The Sunny Side is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, espe…