Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082

About this film

LibriVox recording of Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082 by Various. Read by LibriVox Volunteers "Is sin a necessary stage in the development of humanity, or a yawning chasm in the very structure of the universe?” Theologian J. Gresham Machen's exploration of "eternal ideas" is joined, in vol. 082, by readings in philosophy and psychology by Immanuel Kant, Henri Bergson, and Samuel Johnson. Insights from forestry, geography, astronomy, and zoology expand the view (Save the Redwoods; We Are Going to be Inspected; Along the Florida Coast; The Red Fox; and The World as Known to the Ancients). Human resiliency, inventiveness and heroism are exemplified in A Heroine of the Black Hole; The Great Yorkshire Llama; The Terry Touch Alphabet; The Man O'War's 'Er 'Usband'; and a biography of pioneering physician Elizabeth Blackwell. James Hazen Hyde's Costume Ball showcases hubris. On a lighter note, are Robert Benchley's Bicycling the New Craze, and Call for Mr. Kenworthy; and Oscar Wilde's An American Invasion. Summary by Sue Anderson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox…

Directors & creators

Various

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; wilde; sin; medicine; bicycle; Vénus; kant; blind; Florida; whale; dream; map; fox; prison ship; alpaca; leather turtle; sun fish; laughing gull; frigate bird; rambler. wwi; costume ball; redwood; sequoia

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