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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 020

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, cooking, economics,...

Chris Caron and 9 more 5 hours 57 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Agnes Repplier - Americans and Others

A collection of sometimes biting, always clever commentaries on some of life's foibles — as apt today as when Ms. Repplier wrote them in 1912. Though less know to modern readers, Repplier was in her prime ranked among...

Mary Schneider 5 hours 7 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 019

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, literature, travel, science,...

Gregg Margarite and 8 more 6 hours 29 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 018

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 law, history, science, travel, philosophy,...

Bellona Times and 8 more 5 hours 56 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Humorous Fiction

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Stephen Leacock - Further Foolishness

Seventeen goofy stories and essays by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. «Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than any other living author. One may say he is one of the greatest...

TriciaG 5 hours 37 minutes

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Drama: A Quarterly Review

This is a collection of theatrical essays from the American quarterly The Drama, including six non-fiction works — 3 profiles: Schnitzler, Andreyev, and O'Neill, and 3 articles: Characterization vs Situation, The...

Bellona Times 3 hours 2 minutes

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Leo Tolstoy - Tolstoy on Shakespeare

This book contains a critical essay on Shakespeare by Leo Tolstoy. It is followed by another essay named «Shakespeare's attitude to the working classes» by Ernest Crosby and extracts of a letter by George Bernard...

Elizabeth Klett and 6 more 3 hours 29 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers and include speeches and essays on history, science, politics, nature,...

David Wales and 10 more 5 hours 52 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Stephen Leacock - Essays and Literary Studies

A collection of wry looks at literature, education, and other social phenomena by Canadian humourist and economics professor, Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)

TriciaG 5 hours 34 minutes

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Self and Self-management: Essays about Existing

Satire

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Arnold Bennett - Self and Self-management: Essays about Existing

Bennett's essays always provide food for thought and bring a wry smile to the lips. Human nature, it appears, changes little over the ages, and Bennett, as always, stands the test of time, though in the case of...

Ruth Golding 1 hour 57 minutes

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Thomas Newbigging - Lancashire Characters and Places

An eclectic collection of essays on late 19th-century Lancashire culture and life, including essays on the poets John Critchley Prince and Edwin Waugh. Thomas Newbigging was born in Glasgow and died in Knutsford,...

Phil Benson 4 hours 20 minutes

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Aubertine Woodward Moore - For Every Music Lover

A series of essays for music lovers, covering many topics. From music appreciation, to violin and symphony, music education, to piano and, in fact, the very origins of music, there is sure to be something for...

Patrick Wells and 8 more 4 hours 46 minutes

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