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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, travel, embroidery, science,...

Eberle Thomas and 15 more 5 hours 44 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Stephen Leacock - My Discovery of England

«In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The lack of reciprocity in it seemed unfair. It was felt (or at least I felt) that the...

TriciaG 4 hours 43 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 025

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, science, humor, travel, philosophy,...

NoelBadrian and 9 more 4 hours 27 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Essays & Short Works

444

Sabine Baring-Gould - Curiosities of Olden Times

This book is a collection of 17 gems of random knowledge, such as what women are made of and the philosopher's stone, written in Baring-Gould's own style. (Summary by Carolin)

K.G.Cross and 11 more 8 hours 35 minutes

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Short Stories

472

Stephen Leacock - Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)

TriciaG 4 hours 8 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

439

Agnes Repplier - In Our Convent Days

With her usual wit and charm, Ms. Repplier recalls her days at Eden Hall, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Torresdale, north of Philadelphia. She shares the highlights (and some of the low lights) of her time there....

Mary Schneider 4 hours 14 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass gardening, military history, humor, climate...

Bob Neufeld and 6 more 4 hours 27 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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567

Charles Dickens - Uncommercial Traveller

The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences written by Charles Dickens. In 1859 Dickens founded a new journal called All the Year Round and the Uncommercial Traveller articles...

Jonathan Henry and 18 more 15 hours 37 minutes

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389

Insomnia Collection Vol. 002

Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what's tedium incarnate to one person will be another person's passion and delight. However, it is hoped that at least one from the range of topics here presented...

MaryAnn and 14 more 16 hours 2 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 023

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, cooking, humor, medicine,...

Betsie Bush and 9 more 4 hours 27 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things

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William Hazlitt - Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things

The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things is a posthumous collection of essays by William Hazlitt, organized by his grandson, William Carew Hazlitt. The book contains some of Hazlitt's more famous essays...

Bob Gonzalez and 16 more 20 hours 30 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022

A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, science, women's...

Daniel Christopher June and 14 more 5 hours 7 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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