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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006

by Various

A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, medicine, nature and religion. Included in this collection are speeches by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses, several interesting or historic articles from Vanity Fair and the NY Times, as well as selected writings of Eugene Debs, Alexander von Humboldt, Lena Morrow Lewis, Joseph Lister and C. M. Ellis. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

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Address to the People of Illinois on Tariff or Taxation by Abraham Lincoln – 00:03:52
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Read by: Mark F. Smith

All is not Gold that Glitters by Vanity Fair – 00:04:26
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Read by: Lee Ann Howlett

The Awful German Language by Mark Twain – 00:47:53
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Read by: Alex Becker

The Causes for which a President can be impeached by C.M. Ellis – 00:15:56
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Read by: Lee Ann Howlett

Crimes Of Carnegie by Eugene V. Debs – 00:04:27
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Read by: Brent Floyd

Dedication and Preface to the Golden Treasury by Francis T. Palgrave – 00:12:28
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Read by: Clarica

The Different Degrees of Enjoyment Presented By the Contemplation of Nature by Alexander von Humboldt – 00:05:51
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Read by: Mark F. Smith

Last Honors to Emerson by NY Times Concord Mass April 28 1882 – 00:07:42
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Read by: Alan Davis-Drake

The Materialist Basis of Education by Lena Morrow Lewis – 00:03:30
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Read by: Brent Floyd

The Ninety-five Theses by Martin Luther – 00:17:35
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Read by: David Jaquay

On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery by Joseph Lister – 00:26:03
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Read by: J. M. Smallheer

Progress of Medical Science by Vanity Fair 1860 – 00:03:40
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Read by: Lee Ann Howlett

Ruth Bought by New York Americans by New York Times – 00:09:16
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Read by: Bob Tassinari

Story of An Eyewitness by Jack London – 00:18:15
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Read by: Elaine Hamby