fiction
Voltairine de Cleyre, “The White Room” (1896)
It was an artist’s masterpiece. He had wrought it all with his own hands, after his idea, which grew as he wrought. It was not square nor long nor round, nor any regular shape, such […]
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obituaries and funeral orations
Voltairine de Cleyre, “Katherine Karg Harker—Obituary” (1896)
MRS. KATHERINE KARG HARKER.—OBITUARY.[note]An address delivered at the funeral of Mrs. Harker and at the grave. Mrs. Harker, who died at the age of seventy years, had been an Atheist for sixty years, and a […]
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Voltairine de Cleyre, “The Hopelessly Fallen” (1902)
The Hopelessly Fallen I generally like what Kate Austin says and always admire the spirited way she says it; but I feel move to write a word of disagreement with her and others concerning this […]
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Voltairine de Cleyre, “The Hopelessly Fallen” (1902)
The Hopelessly Fallen I generally like what Kate Austin says and always admire the spirited way she says it; but I feel move to write a word of disagreement with her and others concerning this […]
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Francisco Ferrer, “L’École Rénovée” (1909; Voltairine de Cleyre, tr.)
L’École Rénovée By Francisco Ferrer. Literal translation of an article written by Francisco Ferrer for the L’Ecole Renovee, the Paris review published in the interests of Modern Education. TO those who wish to renovate the […]
fiction
Liebin, “Little Albert’s Punishment” (1907; Voltairine de Cleyre, tr.)
Links: Voltairine de Cleyre [main page] LITTLE ALBERT’S PUNISHMENT (Translated from the Jewish of Liebin.) ALBERT is nine years old. He is little, thin, and pale. There was no place for him in school, so […]
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L. I. Peretz, “Hope and Fear” (1906; Voltairine de Cleyre, tr.)
HOPE AND FEAR.* (Translated from the Jewish of L. I. Peretz.) . . . My heart is with you. My eye does not get weary looking at your flaming banner; my ear does not get […]
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“Buddhism,” translated by Voltairine de Cleyre (1903)
Buddhism. A few weeks before Voltairine de Cleyre was struck down in the street by the bullets from Herman Helscher’s revolver, she read in one of her French journals the story of a Chinaman who […]
fiction
Voltairine de Cleyre, “She Died for Me” (1895)
THE Doctor was a lean dark man, with sad eyes. They looked up, wide and singularly deep, as his visitor said: “I don’t understand you half-way freethinkers in the least. I am out and out. […]
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Voltairine de Cleyre, “American Progress” (1891)
IN a very able article in the October Monist, Mr. T. R. Preston gives a bird’s-eye view of American Politics, for the purpose, it would appear of pointing out the coincidence of American political development […]