Essays & Short Works
The Spirit of Place
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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…
The Mob Violence and the American Negro
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Velley Lester
According to the author of the Preface, "Mr. Lester is also zealous to bring about a better relation and a better understanding between…
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 …
The Early Diary of Frances Burney
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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…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Our constitution is color-blind... the law regards man as man and takes no accoun…
Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night
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Billie Pagliolo-Olmon
"Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night," is an eclectic collection of essays and short stories, some of them humorous, some of…
From the Easy Chair
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George William Curtis
George William Curtis was a writer and public speaker. He was editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican p…
Journeys to Bagdad
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Charles S. Brooks
In these 10 short and witty essays, author Charles S. Brooks (1878-1934) muses on various topics, as wide-ranging as Shakespeare, travelling…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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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
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"It was about the month of May...that I received information ...that two photographs of fairies had been taken in the North of England …
G.K. Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton
Four articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The British Review". These were published in 1913 and 1914. (Summary by Maria…
London Tradesmen
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Anthony Trollope
This book is a series of sketches written by Anthony Trollope near the end of his life, reprinted and collected. Each sketch is an essay on …
G.K. Chesterton
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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)
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…
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…
Plum Pudding
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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…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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"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 …
Short Nonfiction Collection
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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…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain. "The Regulation of Time" and "Uniform Standard Time" are two of seve…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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"From vocalists you may learn much, but do not believe all that they say." Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians is replete …