Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction

Authors: Various In Year : 0

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086

1100 Words
An Account of an Humane Skeleton of an Extraordinary Size
Before Beauty
Elizabeth Cochrane (Nellie Bly)
An Equatorial Chinese Wedding, 1897
The Heroism Of A Pioneer Girl
Influenza Masks and Prevention Measures, 1918
Königstein Fortress
The Ladies
A Manual of Education
Nature and Functions of the House of Commons
On the Art of Fiction
On the Ultimate Origin of Things, 1697 (excerpt)
Pleasures
Poster for the NAACP Anti-Lynching Campaign (1922)
Power Of “Third” Parties
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Thomas Cole's Journal 1834-1835 (excerpt)
The Tragic Sense of Life (excerpt)
Uncle Sam's Last Big Lottery: South Dakota Indian Lands, 1904

"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1923. You won't be bored listening to these 20 recordings, selected by their readers, with topics ranging from Leacock's humorous Manual of Education to Unamuno's Tragic Sense of Life. There's an artist's diary (Thomas Cole); an after-dinner speech (Mark Twain); reflections on Beauty by John Burroughs; Willa Cather and Christopher Morley on writing; and Leibniz on the Origin of Things. Political topics include the Power of Third Parties; the House of Commons; the 1904 South Dakota Land Lottery; and an NAACP anti-lynching poster. The 1918 Influenza Epidemic mirrors today's Covid quarantine and mask requirements; while virtual adventure beckons in Königstein Fortress; an Equatorial Chinese Wedding; Nellie Bly; and An Humane Skeleton of Extraordinary Size. Finally, acts of heroism are celebrated in A Pioneer Girl and in Poland's Tadeusz Kościuszko. (Summary by Sue Anderson)