Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014

by Various

16 chapters4h 30mEnglish0

About this book

A collection of 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, military history, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

Chapters (16)

1Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress (Old Mistresses Apologue)

351

2The Black Woman of the South

1601

3The Sentence of the Inquisition on Galileo

714

4The Abjuration of Galileo

229

5The Knowledge of Self, from "The Alchemy of Happiness"

1147

6Let's Collect Rocks and Shells

2386

7Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

1121

8Meditation XVII

327

9A Message to Garcia

808

10Preface to "God and My Neighbor"

488

11A Refutation of the Charges Made against the Confederate States of America of Having Authorized the Use of Explosive and Poisoned Musket and Rifle Balls during the Late Civil War of 1861-1865

1668

12Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow

2362

13Taking Diplomatic Action Against Piracy

196

14To Atticus (at Athens), translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh

489

15To the Royal Academy: Of Farting

486

16When a Man Comes to Himself

1875

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014

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Chapters (16)

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