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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007

by Various

A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, philosophy, science and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

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• The Anarchist by G. K. Chesterton – 00:11:02
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  Read by: Ray Clare
• Bible Reading by Alexander Campbell – 00:12:50
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  Read by: Brent Paschall
• Danger Signals Ch 3, 4, 5 by John A. Hill & Jaspar Ewing Brady – 00:30:22
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• Encomium on Helen by Encomium on Helen by Gorgias – 414 BCE – 00:12:57
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• The Factory Girl’s Danger by Miriam Finn Scott – 00:18:54
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• George Washington’s Farewell Address by George Washington – 00:38:02
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• A Few Sanitary Suggestions by Vanity Fair January 18 1862 – 00:06:58
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• Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton – 00:15:54
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• History of Steam on the Erie Canal, Section 1 by Anonymous – 00:14:35
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• Laughter by Anonymous – 00:05:14
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  Read by: Chloey Winters
• Lincoln’s Last Hours by Charles A. Leale, M. D. – 00:47:04
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• A Midsummer’s Night Trip by John A. Hill & Jaspar Ewing Brady – 00:25:42
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• Never Again by Edward Carpenter – 00:28:06
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• The Philosophy of Bird’s Nests by Alfred Russel Wallace – 00:34:40
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  Read by: J. M. Smallheer
• Schoolboy Blunders by Henry B. Wheatley – 00:22:14
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  Read by: Ray Clare

Cataloged on March 06, 2008