Essays & Short Works
- Philosophical Travelogues
- Essays on Society and Culture
- Essays for Personal Growth
- Explorations in Science and Thought
- Explorations in Psychology
- Political Essays and Reflections
- Political Essays and Manifestos
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
Short Nonfiction Collection
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include bedside books, South African cooke…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…
American Philosophy Collection
This recording is the second in an ongoing series of collections highlighting foundational articles in early 20th Century American philosoph…
A Christmas Miscellany
A selection of short works about Christmas. (Summary by david wales)
The World’s Famous Orations
In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations…
The Pleasures of Ignorance
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as c…
You Never Miss the Dopamine
He's quickly becoming the Lewis Black of Parkinson's Disease.
In a series of hilarious essays, Bill Schmalfeldt (author of "No Doorwa…
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 19…
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection
2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fourth volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry and s…
Feeling and Imagination in Art, Science, and Technology
Instructor: Prof. Irving Singer
This course is a seminar on creativity in art, science, and technology. We discuss how these pursuits are j…
Speaking of Liberty
Speaking of Liberty was sponsored by the Council on Democracy and broadcast by the NBC Red network. Rex Stout hosted a variety of guests who…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Explore a diverse array of thought-provoking essays and speeches in this engaging collection of short nonfiction works. Curated by dedicated…
The Last Essays of Elia
Discursive ramblings of a generous mind, no-one would know from Lamb's conversational button-holing of you and telling you whatever is on hi…
The National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine Volume 3, articles published in 1891 and 1892. South America: Annual Address by the President, Gardiner G. Hubb…
Unaddressed Letters
“I had a friend who loved me;” but he has gone, and the “great gulf” is between us. After his death, I received a packet of manuscript with …
Short Nonfiction Collection
Explore a diverse array of ideas and insights in this engaging collection of short nonfiction works. Curated by dedicated volunteers, this a…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the Faust Legend, Stephen Crane, Su…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Explore a diverse array of ideas and insights in this collection of sixteen short nonfiction works, each chosen for its significance and imp…
Pagan Papers
We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered m…
The Night Side of New York
This nonfiction collection of sketches, by "members of the New York press," takes the reader on a tour of 1866 New York City after…