Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027

by Various

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, travel, psychology and love. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

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Total running time: 5:52:50


In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: J. M. Smallheer
Proof-Listeners: Sue Anderson, Nadya Gaganova & Daniel Vimont
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: J. M. Smallheer

mp3 and ogg files

• Abraham Lincoln: Ten Anecdotes by Merwin Roe, editor – 00:17:39
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 16.9MB]
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  Read by David Wales
• The Breeze on Beachy Head by Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) – 00:19:51
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 9.5MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 19.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 10.9MB]
  Read by Garth Burton
• The Death of Napoleon by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834) – 00:37:26
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 17.9MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 35.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 20.5MB]
  Read by Mark F. Smith
• The Development of Our Views on the Composition and Essence of Radiation by Albert Einstein (1879-1955) – 00:49:06
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 23.5MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 47.1MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 26.3MB]
  Read by Cynthia Moyer
• Fernside Farm, Haverhill, Massachusetts by John T. (John Thomson) Faris – 00:05:14
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 2.5MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 5.0MB]
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  Read by Bellona Times
• Fifth Annual Message to Congress by George Washington – 00:12:00
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 5.7MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 11.5MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.7MB]
  Read by progressingamerica
• First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) – 00:27:32
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 13.2MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 26.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 15.3MB]
  Read by Daniel Vimont
• Chapter IV of Freud's Theory of Neuroses by Dr. Eduard Hitschmann (1871-1957), translated by Charles Rockwell Payne – 00:30:50
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 14.8MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 29.6MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 16.6MB]
  Read by Cynthia Moyer
• Galen by Charles McRae – 00:22:51
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 10.9MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 21.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 11.0MB]
  Read by Bellona Times
• Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) – 00:02:52
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 2.7MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 1.6MB]
  Read by Daniel Vimont
• Ibarra by Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition – 00:03:11
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 3.0MB]
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  Read by Bellona Times
• Iguana by Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition – 00:06:56
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 6.6MB]
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  Read by Bellona Times
• Abraham Lincoln: An Introduction by James Bryce – 00:26:12
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 25.1MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 13.1MB]
  Read by David Wales
• Letter to Menoeceus by Epicurus (341 BCE-270 BCE), translated by Peter Saint-Andre – 00:12:54
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 6.1MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 12.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 7.2MB]
  Read by Daniel Vimont
• The Market by William McFee (1881-1966) – 00:09:31
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 4.5MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 9.1MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 5.4MB]
  Read by Ratandeep Satwant Singh
• On Love by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) – 00:05:12
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 4.9MB]
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  Read by Britannia
• Poets as Policemen by Mark Twain (1835-1910) – 00:01:57
  Source: E-text
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  Read by Britannia
• Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) – 00:06:15
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 3.0MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 6.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 3.4MB]
  Read by Daniel Vimont
• The Spirit of Japan by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) – 00:46:07
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 22.1MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 44.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 25.5MB]
  Read by Availle
• The Twelve Men by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) – 00:09:14
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 4.4MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 8.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 5.0MB]
  Read by NoelBadrian

Cataloged on December 02, 2012