Librivox: Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003 by Various
Summary: A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics science and religion. Included in this collection are Martin Luther’s “Ninety-five Theses,” Jefferson Davis’ speech before the United States Senate in 1861 “On Withdrawing from the Union,” William E. Gladstone’s address delivered in the House of Commons in 1893 on “Irish Home Rule” and Wendell Phillips speech in 1837 in Fanuiel Hall in Boston regarding “The Murder of Lovejoy.” You will also find here an epistolary essay by François Marie Arouet de Voltaire “On Lord Bacon,” a letter from Samuel Clemens commenting on the inclusion of Jesus in the list of “One Hundred Greatest Men,” “On Applauding Preachers” by Saint John Chrysostom, an essay by Alice Meynell on “Solitude,” and the entry on Captain Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) from “The Pirates Who’s Who” by Philip Gosse. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
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01 "Blackbeard, from The Pirates' Who's Who" by Gosse, Philip
02 "Dedication from The Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies to Pope Paul III" by Copernicus, Nicolaus
03 "Irish Home Rule" by Gladstone, William E.
04 "Murder of Lovejoy, The" by Phillips, Wendell
05 "Ninety-Five Theses, The" by Luther, Martin
06 "On Applauding Preachers" by Crysostom, Saint John
07 "On the Lord Bacon Letter XII from Letters on the English" by Voltaire (Arouet, François Marie)
08 "On Withdrawing from the Union" by Davis, Jefferson
09 "Response to "The Hundred Greatest Men"" by Clemens, Samuel; "Response to "The Hundred Greatest Men"" by Twain, Mark
10 "Solitude" by Meynell, Alice