Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035 by Various. Read by LibriVox Volunteers 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)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 18
• Listed recording duration: 7:28:28

Catalogue topics

• Martin Luther
• flowers
• Taiwan
• Labrador
• Edward Carpenter
• lord kelvin
• dwight eisenhower
• richard nixon

Track guide

1. 01 - Australian Football Rules 1866 — 3:31
2. 02 - The Battle of the Plains of Abraham Speech — 3:31
3. 03 - The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area — 29:56
4. 04 - Dangers on the Ice Off the Coast of Labrador — 15:53
5. 05 - Exploration of Botany Bay and Surrounding Coast of Australia: an Excerpt from Captain Cook's Journal: First Voyage — 27:59
6. 06 - The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada — 13:24
7. 07 - Football and War 1915 — 4:08
8. 08 - The Great Silent Majority Speech, November 3, 1969 — 34:38
9. 09 - How to Swim — 32:11
10. 10 - Is the Sun Becoming Colder or Hotter? — 24:20
11. 11 - Lanoe Falconer: A Biographical Sketch — 44:50
12. 12 - Navajo Silversmiths — 27:27
13. 13 - The Old Librarian’s Almanack — 47:22
14. 14 - On an Atlantic Steamship — 18:20
15. 15 - The Present Moment, No. IV 1 Diagnosis — 8:28
16. 16 - The Prologue to the Epistle to the Romans — 56:48
17. 17 - Tuberous Begonias: Culture and Management by Numerous Practical Growers — 41:00
18. 18 - Useful Diversions — 14:42

Listen to this recording

Open the complete recording and player on Internet Archive. The player includes the full track list and available download formats.

Source and rights

This is a record from LibriVox's official Internet Archive collection, with a public-domain licence recorded in its metadata. LibriVox's policy includes its catalogue summaries as well as its recordings. Its public-domain assessment follows United States law; copyright status can differ elsewhere. The summary and track facts are reproduced and reformatted from that record. Dates attached to the archive upload are not treated as original book publication dates.