Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 046

About this film

LibriVox recording of Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 046 by Various. Read by LibriVox Volunteers Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation, telegraphy, fear of death, church bell change-ringing , painting as a pastime, prejudice against Jews from Mark Twain's perspective, the view from Braddock Heights, Maryland, philosophical reflections by Saint Bonaventure, Paracelsus, and Friedrich Jacobi, letters written by Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, and eulogies to Alexander Hamilton and John Keats. The Degrees of Ascension to God by Saint Bonaventure was translated by Thomas Davidson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (186MB)

Directors & creators

Various

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; twain; death; Jews; painting; telegraphy; meteors; synteresis; smallpox; marconi; change-ringing

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