Essays & Short Works
Prayers and Meditations
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Samuel Johnson
The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johns…
Is the Bible Worth Reading and Other Essays
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Lemuel Kelley Washburn
These are more than 100 short essays on all things atheism and freethought penned by Lemuel K. Washburn, an American freethought writer and …
A Florida Sketch-Book
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Bradford Torrey
This is a series of late-19th Century essays about Florida's flora & fauna written by a Massachusetts-based naturalist. (Summary by Bell…
G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - 1922
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G. K. Chesterton
A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign…
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 2
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Various
This is the second LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings …
Twain and Howells On Each Other
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William Dean Howells and Mark Twain
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and William Dean Howells were friends for 44 years. Their personal and professional relationship is considered b…
The Initiates of the Flame
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Manly P. Hall
A book about the spiritual flame that nourishes all created things and the initiates who guard it. It explores the mysteries of alchemy, Egy…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 067
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Two U.S. Presidents are remembered in "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madi…
Flowers of Freethought (First Series)
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George William Foote
A collection of 51 short essays by George William Foote, who in May 1881 founded the magazine "The Freethinker", which is still pu…
Yet Again
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Max Beerbohm
This is a diverse collection of essays by English writer Max Beerbohm, whose circle included such famous men as Oscar Wilde, George Bernard …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 059
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Various
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 59 contains an eclectic mix of readings, ra…
Selected Essays of Michel de Montaigne
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Michel Eyquem De Montaigne and Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne was a contemporary of Shakespeare who, after having played his part in France's terrible wars of religion, retired to hi…
British & American Periodical Articles 1852-1905
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Various
A dozen assorted articles from British and American periodicals, including The Atlantic Monthly, Punch, The Chicago Record-Herald, Chambers'…
The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith
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Clark Ashton Smith
Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical d…
Moments With Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
These selections from the works of Mark Twain are presented in chronological order. They include the memorable whitewashing of the fence in …
Remodeled Farmhouses
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Mary H. Northend
"There is a certain fascination connected with the remodeling of a farmhouse. Its low, raftered interior, its weather-beaten exterior, …
A Dish of Orts: Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare
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George MacDonald
Readers of George MacDonald are used to his engaging story-telling, winsome characters, and simple theology of trust in God as Father. But t…
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906
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Max Baginski, John Russell Coryell, John Davidson, Emma Goldman, Mary Hansen, Otto Erich Hartleben and I. L. Peretz
"Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literat…
A Square Deal
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States when president William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. As the …
Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (1890-1895)
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Oscar Wilde
This second collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde includes letters written when the Irish playwright was at the height of his succ…