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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 045

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include ancient Greek thinkers--Parmenides, Demosthenes, Euclid; William Lloyd Garrison and the National Anti-Slavery Convention; 19th and 20th century philosophers, sociologists, theologians and essayists--Bertrand Russell, Walter Rauschenbusch, Kierkegaard, N.F.S. Brundtvig, Frederik Sibbern, Hans Lassen Martensen, Oscar Wilde; science and invention--sunspots, paper making, aviation; and the shipwreck adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe. (summary by Sue Anderson)

Learning to Fly by William James Jackman was co-authored by Thomas Herbert Russell and Octave Chanute.
Sibbern, Martensen, and Kierkegaard by Fredrika Bremer was translated by Mary Howitt.
The Seerest of Prevost, Frederica Hauffe, by Justinus Kerner was translated by Catherine Crowe.

Genres: *Non-fiction

Running Time: 05 hours 18 minutes 47 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Basis of Realism (1911) Landon D. C. Elkind	12:44
2	Children in Prison and Other Cruelties of Prison Life Rob Marland	27:34
3	Declaration of the National Anti-Slavery Convention (1833) Curt Walton	11:03
4	Grundtvig and Kierkegaard (1863) Craig Campbell	11:56
5	Learning to Fly Scott Danneker	23:41
6	Letter from Bertrand Russell (Journal of Philosophy 1915) Landon D. C. Elkind	4:10
7	Linen Rag Paper - Recycling Old Clothes in 1825 Sue Anderson	50:39
8	On Nature (540-450? BCE) Landon D. C. Elkind	13:37
9	On the Nature of Sense-Data (1913) Landon D. C. Elkind	20:14
10	Oration in Favor of the Megalopolitans Craig Campbell	25:30
11	The Real Robinson Crusoe, Alexander Selkirk David Wales	16:16
12	Reading After Thirty David Wales	6:04
13	The Seerest of Prevost, Frederica Hauffe Craig Campbell	26:11
14	Sibbern, Martensen, and Kierkegaard Craig Campbell	10:50
15	Some Explanations in Reply to Mr. Bradley Landon D. C. Elkind	20:32
16	The Sun-Spots of August 1916 Availle	3:55
17	The Teaching of Euclid Landon D. C. Elkind	9:54
18	Unto Me Craig Campbell	23:57