Essays & Short Works

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen …

Prejudices

by H. L. Mencken Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Mencken sharpens his pen and in a collection of short essays delivers acerbic opinions on issues and persons of the time. Among his targets…

G. K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign…

In Woods of God Realization

by Rajanikant Chandwadkar 5
This is an audio recording of the Vol 1 of Complete Works of Swami Rama Tirtha that has been compiled in 7 Volumes. Next 2 Volumes are here …

Thrilling Stories of the Ocean

by Marmaduke Park Read by Cathy Howell 4.7
Authentic accounts of modern voyagers and travelers; designed for the entertainment and instruction of young people. - Summary by Marmaduke …

Fighting France

by Edith Wharton Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.4
American novelist Edith Wharton was living in Paris when World War I broke out in 1914. She obtained permission to visit sites behind the li…

Strange Roads & With the Gods in Spring

by Arthur Machen and Vincent Starrett Read by Ben Tucker 4.8
The centerpieces of this collection are two essays by Arthur Machen, Strange Roads and With the Gods in Spring. Both use images of journeys …

Selected Essays

by Voltairine De Cleyre Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Voltairine de Cleyre (1866–1912) was, according to Emma Goldman, "the most gifted and brilliant anarchist woman America ever produced.&…

G.K. Chesterton

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A collection of 5 articles/essays and 2 letters written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Century Illustrated Magazine". The pubilcation …

Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This year is the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the second volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry a…

Strange Stories Of The Civil War

by Various Read by David Wales 4.5
Here are twelve narratives of some events in the American Civil War, most told by a participant or contemporary observer. - Summary by David…

Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson

by Robert Louis Stevenson Read by Martin Geeson 4.5
“Extreme busyness…is a symptom of deficient vitality; and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal …

The Appetite of Tyranny

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
In The Appetite of Tyranny, G. K. Chesterton explores the complex interplay between individual actions and the broader societal consequences…

Essays of Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon Read by Carl Vonnoh, III 4.4
Voltaire was an atheist. Diderot was Enlightened. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. And this one f…

The Spirit of Christmas

by Henry van Dyke Read by Jan MacGillivray 4.6
The Spirit of Christmas by Henry van Dyke invites listeners to reflect on the true essence of the holiday season. This collection features a…

Lincoln at Cooper Union

by Abraham Lincoln Read by Scott Henkel 4.6
In this pivotal address delivered on February 27, 1860, at Cooper Union in New York City, Abraham Lincoln articulates his views on slavery a…

1939 Radio News

4.8
Experience the news from 1939 in this audio collection. This compilation offers a glimpse into the events and stories that shaped the world …

The Initiates of the Flame

by Manly P. Hall Read by Brother Michael 4.6
A book about the spiritual flame that nourishes all created things and the initiates who guard it. It explores the mysteries of alchemy, Egy…

The World's Story

by Eva March Tappan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
2012 is the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the third volume of this collection, which aimed to catalogue as many as possible o…

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