Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051

About this film

LibriVox recording of Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051 by Various. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz, artic explorer Sir John Franklin, spider webs, and cylindrical silos; plays and cinema--Lillian Gish and Friedrich Schiller; satire--selections from Ambrose Bierce, Robert Benchley, and Seneca; biographies--Aaron Burr, and Sophia Packard of Spellman College; the murder of Archbishop Charles Seghers in Alaska in 1886; and a history of Torrey Abbey in England. Summary by Sue Anderson Against the Epicurean and Academics was translated by T. W. Rolleston. 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 (99MB)

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Various

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librivox; audiobooks;satire; Alaska; education; cinema; Seneca; spider; masque; claudius; wright brothers; spellman college; cannibalism; torre abbey; artic; silo; murder.

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