Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 058 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): *Non-fiction

Read by: Larry Wilson, Craig Campbell, J. M. Smallheer, Sue Anderson, Phil Schempf, TriciaG, Colleen McMahon, Availle, Roger Melin, DrPGould, Devorah Allen in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - An Ascent of Kilauea
00:06:49 - 02 - Censorship - Johann Fichte and Immanuel Kant
00:14:35 - 03 - Ceylon: The Island of Jewels
00:26:43 - 04 - Cochineal
00:42:07 - 05 - The Contented Man
00:51:44 - 06 - The Ecological Toad
01:08:12 - 07 - An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2: Excerpt
01:28:42 - 08 - The Four Minute Men of Chicago
02:00:24 - 09 - Harriet Hosmer
02:17:30 - 10 - The Laws of Shōtoku Taishi
02:27:47 - 11 - Natural Man
03:06:25 - 12 - Peter Lombard and the Sacramental System
03:27:28 - 13 - Sentences, Book 4 Sacraments (excerpts)
04:08:00 - 14 - The Silent City of the Muir Glacier
04:17:30 - 15 - The Story of Sinuhe
04:45:40 - 16 - A Tight Squeeze for Uncle George

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,' Shōtoku 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).

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