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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, religion, science and humor. Included in this collection are the “Oath of Hippocrates” and “The Funeral Oration of Pericles” along with Patrick Henry’s “The Call to Arms,” and Jack London’s eyewitness account of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. On the lighter side, we have Jerome K. Jerome’s “Should Women Be Beautiful,” a short address by Mark Twain to The Author’s Club in NYC, and the anonymous “Miseries,” a lighthearted lament on subjects such as the difficulties of eating a peach gracefully in public and finding a suitable length of twine when you need one. In this collection you will also find “A Free Man’s Worship” by Bertram Russell, “Obstacle-Cause” from “Sophisms of the Protectionists” by Fr?d?ric Bastiat, and an essay by T. H. Huxley on the science of palaeontology. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics science and religion. Included in this collection are Martin Luther?s ?Ninety-five Theses,? Jefferson Davis? speech before the United States Senate in 1861 ?On Withdrawing from the Union,? William E. Gladstone?s address delivered in the House of Commons in 1893 on ?Irish Home Rule? and Wendell Phillips speech in 1837 in Fanuiel Hall in Boston regarding ?The Murder of Lovejoy.? You will also find here an epistolary essay by Fran?ois Marie Arouet de Voltaire ?On Lord Bacon,? a letter from Samuel Clemens commenting on the inclusion of Jesus in the list of ?One Hundred Greatest Men,? ?On Applauding Preachers? by Saint John Chrysostom, an essay by Alice Meynell on ?Solitude,? and the entry on Captain Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) from ?The Pirates Who?s Who? by Philip Gosse. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) The Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther, was translated by R. S. Grignon.
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, medicine, nature and religion. Included in this collection are speeches by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses, several interesting or historic articles from Vanity Fair and the NY times, as well as writings of Eugene Debs, Alexander von Humboldt, Lena Morrow Lewis, Joseph Lister and C. M. Ellis. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, philosophy, science and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) Danger Signals and A Midsummer’s Night Trip were coauthored by Jaspar Ewing Brady
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, philosophy, nature and religion.
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 009
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in these collections are independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, philosophy, nature, religion, etc.
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 010
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, philosophy, nature and religion.
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 011
A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, articles, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass a diverse range of subject matter including history, science, nature, feminism, humor, religion and politics. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 012
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass humor, history, politics, science medicine, nature, finance, cooking, film and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013
A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, medicine, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, military history, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, government, military history, science, philosophy, sports, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 016
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, science, literature, sports, education, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, science, cooking, economics, education, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 018
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass law, history, science, travel, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 019
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, literature, travel, science, medicine, war, writing, education, philosophy, and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 020
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, science, cooking, economics, education, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, war, farming, slavery, education, philosophy, and nature. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 023
A collection of 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, cooking, humor, medicine, theater, philosophy, memoirs. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass gardening, military history, humor, climate change, travel and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, travel, embroidery, science, mathematics, humor, philosophy, politics, and nature. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers and include speeches and essays on history, science, politics, nature, travel, psychology and love. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, slavery, science, education, humor, philosophy, nature and baseball. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 029
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include architecture, education, philosophy, religion, health, humor, history, and literature. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, literature, nature, and religion. (summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 031
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the Faust Legend, Stephen Crane, Sundials and the Statue of Liberty. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States history, football, child raising, Tokyo firebombing, and more. (summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 034
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the English countryside; William Randolph Hearst and journalism; the philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard, John Dewey and others; General William T. Sherman’s voyage to San Francisco; the metric system, and the future of the machine age. (Summary by Sue Anderson) Bjornson’s “Beyond Human Power” and Kierkegaard’s “What Says the Fire Marshal?” were both translated by Lee Milton Hollander The translators of Philemon’s “The Highest Good” and Lessing’s “On Love of Truth” are unknown.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include how to swim, Navajo silversmithing, the sun, begonias and ferns, Martin Luther, U.S. Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon, Captain Cook’s exploration of Botany Bay, General James Wolfe, and Moravian missionaries in Labrador. (summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 036
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the discovery of X-rays, earthquakes, Hegel, Sir William Osler, Charles William Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Charles Sumner, Monica Lewinsky, and Anita Loos; the Lincoln highway, joys of gardening, goldfish, skunk raising, and the cultivation of tobacco. “Earthquakes” was co-authored by Louis Pakiser. (summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 037
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, blow-pipe weapons, Oriental china; impressions of America by Enrico Caruso, Oscar Wilde, and Charles W. Eliot; Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass; film directors Ernst Lubitsch and King Vidor; architect Louis Sullivan; Roe vs. Wade, women’s rights; microphobia, the Boy Scouts, Kentucky’s blue-grass region, and wintry weather. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 038
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include bedside books, South African cookery, Bryce canyon, Wilhelm Stekel’s psychology, the Theologia Germanica, Paracelsus, John Donne, Cotton Mather, Julia Smith’s translation of the Bible, Zen Buddhism, American immigrants, slavery, Joseph Crosby Lincoln, Oscar Wilde, Albert Einstein, and cats. “Cats and Their Care” was edited by Liberty Hyde Bailey. “Looking Backward” was translated by Samuel Aaron Tannenbaum. “The Collector” was translated by Rosalie Gabler. “Thelogia Germanica” was translated by Susanna Winkworth. (summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 039
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include literary figures–Alice Mangold Diehl, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Arthur Hugh Clough; philosophers–Hegel, Kierkegaard; religious thinkers–Martin Luther, Cotton Mather; political leaders–Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy; important documents–the Constitution of Japan (1946), the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom; moments in history–the Battle of the Crater, the Dred Scott Decision; historical figures–the Pseudo Dionysius and Xenophon; and, lastly, shopper’s tips for watermelons and cantaloupes. (Summary by Sue Anderson) Hegel’s The Problem was translated by William T. Harris Xenophon’s On Horsemanship was translated by Morris H. Morgan
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 040
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a murder during the Yukon gold rush, a perpetual motion fraud, the dissection of a Tasmanian tiger’s brain, phlogiston, Bertrand Russell on noting, the memoirs of Louis XIV, the novels of Marie Corelli, marriage, free love, and motherhood. Authors include Benjamin Franklin, Hamlin Garland, Ida Tarbel, Emma Goldman, Florence Nightingale, Robert Benchley, Heywood Broun, and the duc de Saint-Simon.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 041
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a woman in Alaska, Cuban folklore, and hunting peccaries on the Nueces; Max Planck’s Quantum Theory and Newton’s world view; church bells and chocolate cake; naval flag signals, rocket life-saving apparatus, and seashore plants and pebbles; also many literary and philosophical figures including Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Edwards, Johann Fichte, Joseph Butler, George Sand, Marie Corelli, G. K. Chesterton, and Hilaire Belloc. (summary by Sue Anderson)
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)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 043
Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the role of “people of color” in New Orleans and Louisiana history, the question of voting rights for Blacks after the Civil War; W.E.B.Du Bois on the American Negro Academy, and a biography of Harriet Tubman; Irish patriot Robert Everet’s execution appeal; Swendenborg and spiritism; the optics of the kaleidoscope; the daily life of sailors and housewives; the relation of meteor showers to a massive earthquake in 1755; John Ruskin; Friedrich Schelling; Bramah’s Kai Lung stories; and articles on the bottlenose whale and botrytis mold. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 044
Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include wives, widows, and women scorned–the “Baby Doe Tabor” scandal, the trials of literary marriages, and colonial women; history–Wounded Knee, the Underground Railroad, Edward Bellamy’s “nationalism,” and English railroads; inspiring places–the Alhambra and Squaw Rock; invention–the marine chronometer; and essays on the Constitution, the natural equality of men, old age, the consolation of reading, and on the fantastic imagination. (Summary by Sue Anderson) The Art of Dying by August Strindberg was translated by Claud Field. The Natural Equality of Men to be Acknowledged by Samuel Pufendorf was translated by Andrew Tooke.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 046
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation, telegraphy, fear of death, church bell change-ringing , painting as a pastime, prejudice against Jews from Mark Twain’s perspective, the view from Braddock Heights, Maryland, philosophical reflections by Saint Bonaventure, Paracelsus, and Friedrich Jacobi, letters written by Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, and eulogies to Alexander Hamilton and John Keats. The Degrees of Ascension to God by Saint Bonaventure was translated by Thomas Davidson.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought — Plato, Aristotle, Leonhard Euler, Henri Amiel, and the French Rights of Man; adventure and mystery — the ascent of Aconcagua and the mystery ship Mary Celeste; science — a new comet and lichen dyes; portraits of the seasons by Lucy Maud Montgomery: biographies of Charles Dickens and Clara and Robert Schuman; a history of the Transcendental utopia Fruitlands by Louisa May Alcott, and an essay on reading by Isaac Disraeli. summary by Sue Anderson
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 048
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought–Phtah-Hotep, Petrarch, Diderot, Bertrand Russell, and the Weymouth New Testament; adventure and travel–a survival story by Mark Twain and a woman’s sojourn in Saltillo, Mexico; immigration and war–Benjamin Franklin on the assimilation of German speakers, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the League of Nations, and an essay on potatoes and war; geology–on the origins of chalk; a critique of one-act plays, a biography of H.H. Munro (Saki), and Emerson’s advice to Thoreau to clear his brain by writing poetry. Aphorisms by Diderot was translated by Margaret Jourdain Petrarch’s Secret was translated by William H. Draper The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep was translated by Battiscombe G. Gunn
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 049
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history–carnivorous plants, tadpoles, tent caterpillars, flights of birds, horse training, dogs, children’s sign language, trees in winter, and night noises in the woods; philosophy–Roger Bacon and Nicholas of Cusa; satire and literary criticism–the movies as “stupies,” bustles, and facetious plots for short stories by Dorothy Parker; also an appraisal of Conrad Aiken’s poetry, and an intimate look at Abraham Lincoln’s early life in Illinois. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 050
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history–the donkey, forestry, grape vines, astronomy, historian Agnes Mary Clerke, and Greek botanist Theophrastus ; philosophy– Nicholas of Cusa and Emmanuel Kant; Sommerset Maugham’s reminiscences of Spain; Joseph Conrad’s sea stories; an encounter with a long-ago companion who has contracted leprosy (Joe of Lahaina); working in the dead-letter office; a dinner the painter Benjamin Hayden hosted for Wordsworth, Keats, and Charles Lamb; a portrait of Margaret Fuller by R.W. Emerson; a 19th century account of English character written for the Chinese; and celebrations of American ideals of freedom and self government–Makers of the Flag, An Oration on Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson’s 4th of July letter. – summary by Sue Anderson
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.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 052
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Nature and Science–fall scenery, rose oil, large type books for low vision, the pulmotor, and the method of scientific investigation; Philosophy and Thought–Joseph Priestly, Kierkegaard, Rousseau, and A.C. Bradley on poetry; History and Travel–John Johnston founder of Sault St. Marie, eating in Berlin, and Sir John Mandeville’s travels; a Japanese folk tale; a defense of Lady Bryon by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and a Virginia slave narrative by Minnie Fulkes. (Summary by Sue Anderson) “Preparation for a Christian Life” was translated by Lee M. Hollander.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History–Jocelyn de Brakelond’s 13th century chronicle of the Bury St. Edmund monastery, Lorenzo de Medici’s Florence, the voyage of the Mayflower, and Mark Twain’s essay Stirring Times in Austria; Philosophy–Kierkegaard and Leibniz; Speeches, Sermons, and Diary Entries from Abraham Lincoln, Robert Ingersoll, and Queen Victoria; Literature–a tribute to George Meredith and a critique of Mencken’s The American Language; and Nature and the Natural World–George Mallory outlining the route to the summit of Mt. Everest, Newton’s proof of the elliptical orbits of planets, native bees, pear tree blight, fruit soups, and a description of a grain of wheat. Panegyric on Abraham was translated by Lee M. Hollander. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration–a tribute to Egyptologist Amelia Edwards, and discourses on gravitation and relativity by Georges-Louis Le Sage and Ralph Sampson; Sociology and Society–Julio Guerrero on the Mexican character, reflections on life from Kierkegaard’s Diapsalmata, Immanuel Kant on religious education, the fate of romance in the King of Siam’s harem, nickelodeons, and the tragic results of an 1851 fire on small businesses in New York’s Bowery; Nature–how weeds spread, animal coloration, and mountaineering in the Rockies; as well as a biography of Buster Keaton, and a treatise on British hat making in the age of Top Hats with styles named the Bang-Up and the Vis-a-Vis. (summary by Sue Anderson)
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the impact of World War I on human society and endeavor: In 1916, Woodrow Wilson declares that “real glory” comes from wartime “self-sacrifice,” and Wilson’s call is taken up by an American officer on the front ranks who writes that he could “not have wished a better way to die than for a righteous cause and one’s country.” Meanwhile, German industrialists experiment with textile fibers made from wood pulp and nettles, as cotton supplies are cut off, and an American sculptress, Anna Chapman Ladd works with the Red Cross to create portrait masks for soldiers, whose faces have been maimed in battle. Other topics include science: teaching children about static electricity by rubbing a cat’s fur, a 1945 tsunami that destroyed the Scotch Cap lighthouse in Alaska and killed the five coast guardsmen stationed there, and photographer Wilson Bentley explaining how he captures images of snowflakes on film. Eastern and Western philosophy are represented with excerpts from Lau Tzu, Soren Kierkegaard, and Thomas Browne. Finally, there is a humorous essay from Robert Benchley: “Coffee, Meggs, and Ilk.” -summary by Sue Anderson The Experiment with the Cat was translated by Florence Constable Bicknell. Preliminary Expectoration was translated by Lee M. Hollander. The Sayings of Lao Tzu was translated by Lionel Giles.
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 057
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Natural cataclysm is the subject of several readings: the 1899 Alaskan earthquake, which uplifted cliffs at Yakutat Bay 47 feet; a terrifying forest fire in Northern Wisconsin in 1899; the fiery sunsets which followed the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in 1883; a storm at sea which sank the English frigate Anson in 1807; and the explosion of a hydrogen-filled dirigible over Chicago in 1919. Natural beauty, also a topic, includes a guide to the Antrim coast of Ireland, observations on Black Walnut trees and the communal life of Yellow-Jacket wasps, and an essay on how to paint reflections. Two colloquies of Erasmus explore a young woman’s choice to become a nun and the “preposterous judgments” of people who value the names of things more than the Things themselves. Progress–envisioned as the age of electricity; changes in burglary; and Nostradamus’ prognostications for the future round out the volume. -summary by Sue Anderson Elizabeth G. Peckham was the co-author of “Communal Life of Yellow-Jacket Wasps” Fifty Quatrains of Nostradamus was translated by Theophilus de Garenci?res
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 058
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. The human condition is variously explored in Chesterton’s essay “The Contented Man,” Sh?toku Taishi’s “Laws” outlining the proper relationships between rulers and governed in 7th century Japan, the Egyptian “Story of Sinuhe” composed circa 1800 B.C. with its theme of divine providence and mercy, “The Four Minute Men of Chicago” invoking patriotism during World War I, and in Arthur Moss’ secularist essay “Natural Man.” Contributing to this exploration are selections from Locke’s “Essay Concerning Humane Understanding,” an exchange between Johann Fichte and Immanuel Kant on the subject of censorship, and an excerpt from medieval theologian Peter Lombard’s “Books of Sentences.” The Natural World is the subject of several readings: Anna Brassey’s thrilling account of her ascent of the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea, Leopold Claremont’s essay on mining jewel stones in Ceylon, an entomologist’s praise of toads, and a history of the cochineal trade in Mexico and the Canary islands. “Harriet Hosmer” profiles the career of an eminent 19th century woman sculptor. Foibles and fables round out the collection. In “A Tight Squeeze for Uncle George,” a small boy is smitten with the theater after an outing with his uncle but gets in trouble at home when he tries to duplicate the bright lights and magic of the stage in his basement. Lastly, a charlatan in Alaska hawks doctored photographs of Muir’s glacier with a “Silent City” rising out of the ice. (summary by Sue Anderson) The Story of Sinuhe was translated by Sir Alan H. Gardiner “Johann Fichte and Immanuel Kant on Censorship” is a set of two letters, the first written by Fichte, and the reply by Kant. The letters were translated by William Smith (1816-1896).