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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammetta Wilson, naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, mountaineer Jacques Balmat, French Revolutionist Camille Desmoulins, and Buddha; a climb of Mt. Fuji by Lafcadio Hearn, reviews of 20th century poetry and of books by E. M. Delafield, Mrs. Gaskell, and Kierkegaard; marriage; motion pictures; color blindness; and an essay on optimism by Helen Keller. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Genres: Essays & Short Works

Running Time: 07 hours 01 minute 33 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Alexander von Humboldt, a Eulogy (1859) David Wales	36:02
2	Colour-blindness Garth Burton	11:16
3	The Drama of Self-Deception, a Review of E. M. Delafield's Novels VfkaBT	13:52
4	Early 20th Century Poetry, a Review VfkaBT	6:05
5	Fiammetta Wilson, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society Availle	10:13
6	Fuji-no-Yama VfkaBT	44:52
7	How To Cook Husbands Son of the Exiles	3:03
8	Jacques Balmat, or The First Ascent of Mont Blanc Phil Schempf	39:54
9	The Life of Buddha and its Lessons Peter Yearsley	25:35
10	Live Free Or Die (1788) Craig Campbell	6:41
11	Moving Pictures Andrea Kotzer	18:00
12	Mrs. Gaskell, A Novelist of Queen Victoria's Reign NoelBadrian	43:44
13	On the Education of the Recollection (1806) Craig Campbell	14:27
14	On Marriage BettyB	5:52
15	On Reading Expatriate	47:16
16	Optimism VfkaBT	1:02:36
17	Soren Kierkegaard: The Concept of Anxiety 1844 and Practice in Christianity 1850 Craig Campbell	6:56
18	Soren Kierkegaard: Study on his Stadia Upon Life's Way (1845) Craig Campbell	25:09