Essays & Short Works

Силуэты русских писателей, Выпуск 3

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Yuly Aykhenvald


Бесконечно преданный русской литературе, Юлий Айхенвальд видел писателя как уникальную личность и не признавал литературных школ и течений. …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 078

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Various


Twenty short nonfiction works, chosen by the readers. "That thing up there on the stand with the American flag on top is a machine gun,…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 085

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Various


"A regard for decency, even at the cost of success, is but the regard for one's own dignity" was novelist Joseph Conrad's take on …

Traveling Sketches

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Anthony Trollope


In this small book, Anthony Trollope describes with his characteristic wit and satire the different types of travelers commonly encountered …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 068

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Various


Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain. "The Regulation of Time" and "Uniform Standard Time" are two of seve…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 079

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Various


"It was about the month of May...that I received information ...that two photographs of fairies had been taken in the North of England …

Essays in Idleness

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Agnes Repplier


Agnes Repplier was a popular and highly regarded essayist of the late 19th and early 20th century, who was also well known on the lecture ci…

The Rhythm of Life and Other Essays

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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…

G.K. Chesterton in The Bibliophile Magazine

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G. K. Chesterton


Two essays/articles by G.K. Chesterton, published in 'The Bibliophile' magazine in 1908. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 088

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"With opinions, possession is more than nine points of the law. It is next to impossible to dislodge them." Woodrow Wilson's Study…

Arrows of Freethought

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George William Foote


In these 21 short essays, George William Foote shoots "Arrows of Freethought" in which he lays down his views on atheism, seculari…

Librivox Multilingual Short Works Collection 007

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Various


This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). Al…

The Colour of Life

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Alice Meynell


This is a collection of essays by English poet and author Alice Meynell. The essays in this volume share a dream-like quality, as they explo…

On

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Hilaire Belloc


Hilaire Belloc, French by birth, British by naturalization, was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs th…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 057

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Various


Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. - Summary by schrm

The Early Diary of Frances Burney, Vol. 1

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Frances Burney and Annie Raine Ellis


Vol. 1 of Diaries and letters of the young Fanny Burney. The diaries give a lively and accurate account of her experiences in the literary a…

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…

Gossip in a Library

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Edmund Gosse


A collection of informal essays about books in his library. He combines commentary, translations, and humorous asides about authors and thei…

Plum Pudding: Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned

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Christopher Morley


Chrisopher Morley was an American literary luminary whose prolific writings included novels, essays, poetry, plays and great journalistic ou…

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