Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906

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Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906

by Various Authors

EN·~2 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
1

Transcriber's Note:

0:48
2

MOTHER EARTH

5:17
3

The Song of the Storm-Finch\[A\] - By Maxim Gorky

1:21
4

Observations and Comments

6:34
5

The Tragedy of Woman's Emancipation - By Emma Goldman

20:04
6

TRY LOVE - By Grace Potter

2:58
7

WITHOUT GOVERNMENT - By Max Baginski

14:39
8

VIVE LE ROI - By Frances Maule Bjorkman

1:05
9

Reflections of A Rich Man

3:57
10

COMSTOCKERY - By John R. Coryell

22:36

Description

A bold collection of early‑twentieth‑century essays erupts from the pages, daring listeners to reconsider humanity’s bond with the planet. It opens with a sweeping meditation on how science stripped away the myth of a heavenly Earth, exposing a world where religion and power have turned the soil into a battlefield for conscience and control. The prose moves from poetic reverence for Mother Earth to a stark warning about the cost of treating her merely as a resource.

The contributors weave together incisive critiques of clerical authority, state censorship, and the emerging monopolies that bind both thought and labor. By juxtaposing the idealistic dreams of America’s founders with the grim realities of a century‑old republic now shackled by wealth and propaganda, the essays expose how liberty can slip into material and intellectual slavery. Readers hear a plea for awareness, urging the audience to see the thin line between freedom and oppression.

Even today, the arguments reverberate, inviting anyone who cares about justice, ecology, and true independence to listen and reflect.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (122K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2008-09-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

VA

Various Authors

This collection brings together writing from more than one contributor, so there isn’t a single author story to tell. The focus is on the range of voices in the work itself.

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