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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051

Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz, arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, spider webs, and cylindrical silos; plays and cinema--Lillian Gish and Friedrich Schiller; satire--selections from Ambrose Bierce, Robert Benchley, and Seneca; biographies--Aaron Burr, and Sophia Packard of Spellman College; the murder of Archbishop Charles Seghers in Alaska in 1886; and a history of Torre Abbey in England. Summary by Sue Anderson

Against the Epicurean and Academics was translated by T. W. Rolleston.

Year of Publication: Genres: *Non-fiction

Running Time: 03 hours 35 minutes 39 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Against the Epicureans and Academics VfkaBT	9:52
2	Apocolocyntosis (or: The Pumpkinification of Claudius) Availle	35:49
3	The Circular Snare Sue Anderson	10:55
4	The Community Masque as a Substitute for War VfkaBT	11:14
5	The Cylindrical Silo Sue Anderson	7:51
6	Did We Eat One Another? John N. Daily	3:07
7	Excerpt from Theodicy Craig Campbell	12:00
8	The Fate of Sir John Franklin Phil Schempf	5:45
9	The Nature of the Human Mind Gerwin Kramer	5:40
10	A Noble Life-Work After Fifty-Seven: Sophia B. Packard Craig Campbell	9:36
11	The Official Account of the Death of Archbishop Seghers Phil Schempf	9:00
12	The Place of Science in a Liberal Education Gerwin Kramer	25:51
13	Preface to The Robbers (1781) Craig Campbell	11:35
14	The Story of a Daughter's Love Elizabeth P.	18:12
15	Torre Abbey Garth Burton	12:53
16	Way Down East VfkaBT	18:14
17	The Wright Brothers and Their Problem Andrea Kotzer	8:05