Essays & Short Works

Speeches: Literary and Social

Read by Bryn Roberts


Charles Dickens


Speeches: Literary and Social is a collection of speeches given by Charles Dickens in various settings, including banquets, public gathering…

Essays Collection, Vol. 01

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Various


Here are 20 essays by various authors, covering all kinds of subjects. Some are famous, others are gems ferreted out from chapters or passag…

King Edward I of England: Three Essays

Read by David Wales


Thomas Frederick Tout


Edward I (1239 – 1307), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The eldest son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the p…

Read by René Depasse


Bêtisier littéraire


Pour fêter mon 800 ème billet sur Littérature audio.com et le premier avril farceur, voici un collier de perles de gra…

A Reel of Rainbow

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Frank W. Boreham


Frank Boreham was a well known preacher who served in England, Australia, and New Zealand. He published dozens of books and thousands of edi…

The Souls of the Streets and Other Little Papers

Read by Ben Tucker


Arthur Ransome


Acclaimed British author Arthur Ransome presents us with a small collection of charming and wistful sketches on the character of the street,…

Religio Journalistici

Read by David Wales


Christopher Morley


The great Canadian journalist and humorist ruminates and reflects upon his life and calling in this 1924 little gem. - Summary by david wale…

State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1953 - 1963)

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


John F. Kennedy


The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 098

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Various


"The moment a man attempts to tell the truth as he not only thinks but feels it, what he says becomes charged with that man himself.&qu…

The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 3

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


W. E. B. Du Bois


The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerci…

Letters from the West

Read by Ted Lienhart


James Hall


James Hall was a soldier, lawyer, circuit judge, newspaper editor, historian, and author of fiction. He was also the first publisher of a li…

History of a Literary Radical, and Other Essays

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Randolph Silliman Bourne


A posthumous collection of Bourne's writing from publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and early issues of The New Republic, with a long…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 059

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Various


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

The Booklover and His Books

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Henry Lyman Koopman


This book about books was written by Harry Lyman Koopman, who served as the head librarian for Brown University from 1893 to 1930. Published…

Le Mal du siècle

Read by René Depasse


Ferdinand Brunetière


Ferdinand Brunetière, auteur, critique littéraire et académicien français (1849-1906), s’est passionné …

Advice to Young Men and Boys

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Benjamin Comegys


Benjamin B Comegys was a member of the Philadelphia Board of Trusts, which oversees (among many) the trust for Girard College. Comegys was o…

A Christmas Miscellany 2023

Read by David Wales


Various


Eleven short works or book chapters about Christmas or around that time period. - Summary by David Wales

Letters to Catherine E. Beecher in Reply to an Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism

Read by Amelia Chesley


Angelina Emily Grimké


This is a collection of thirteen letters from Angelina Grimké on the subjects of abolitionism and human rights in the United States.

< 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 >