Francis Bacon
The New Atlantis
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In 1623, Francis Bacon expressed his aspirations and ideas in New Atlantis. Released in 1627, this was his creation of an ideal land where p…
The Essays of Francis Bacon
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Voltaire was an atheist. Diderot was Enlightened. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. And this one f…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 03
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The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature
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The Novum Organum is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon published in 1620. The title translates as "new instrument". This is a …
The Wisdom of the Ancients, A Series of Mythological Fables
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"Now I suppose most people will think I am but entertaining myself with a toy, and using much the same kind of licence in expounding th…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 004
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A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books
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Charles W. Eliot, 21st President of Harvard University, edited this volume of prefaces ... authored by a Who's Who of World Literature: Baco…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 06
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The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017
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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030
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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, li…
Coffee Break Collection 020 - Old Age
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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 1)
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The third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection includes a range of famous poe…
Coffee Break Collection 019 - Plants and Flowers
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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 059
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Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 59 contains an eclectic mix of readings, ra…
Short Poetry Collection 196
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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2019.
Short Poetry Collection 071
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This is a collection of poems for the month of September 2008.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 080
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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Not one of us actually thinks for himself, or in any orderly and scientific manne…