Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022

by Various

19 chapters5h 7mEnglish0

About this book

A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, science, women's rights, pirates, vampires, philosophy, and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

Chapters (19)

1The American Scholar

2405

2Benjamin Franklin's Address to the continental congress, read aloud by James Wilson

765

3Letter to Mrs. Bixby Letter

4Excerpts concerning costermongers, from London Labour And The London Poor

975

5The Funeral of Poole, March 12, 1855

556

6In memory of John P. Altgeld

556

7The Martyrdom of Ignatius

1108

8The Martyrdom of the Holy Martyrs Justin, Chariton, Charites, Paeon, and Liberianus, Who Suffered at Rome

575

9The Monroe Doctrine

341

10On Terms, Chapter 1 from "Introduction to Non-Violence"

753

11Fragments of the Lost Work of Justin Martyr on the Resurrection

1836

12The Parable of the Pilgrim

884

13Pirates and Piracy

1358

14The Pursuit of Happiness

718

15Roentgen's Ray

1251

16Solitude of Self

1482

17The Street Markets - from London Labour And The London Poor

674

18Vampires, from A Philosophical Dictionary

867

19The Way to Wealth

1427

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022

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