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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility: Victorian-Era Romance and Comedy. Marianne, the second daughter of the very dead Mr. Dashwood, has found love in the dashing Mr. Wiloughby. Elinor, the eldest, cautions Marianne to be more reserved, but the reproach falls on deaf ears. When Wiloughby is called away to London, how will…

30 Oct 2012 49 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts · Arts

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike. The book tells the story of “Huck” Finn (first introduced as Tom Sawyer’s sidekick in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), his friend Jim, and their journey…

1 Dec 2013 43 episodes English Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg Kids & Family · Arts

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is not your typical romance. It is a story of a woman who struggles with a world in which she doesn't quite fit. Once finished with her schooling, and with no family that really cares of her she strikes out on her own as a governess. Jane Eyre…

25 Mar 2015 38 episodes English Read by Various Arts · Arts

Peter Pan

Peter Pan is the well-loved story of three children and their adventures in Neverland with the boy who refuses to grow up. Swashbuckling, fairy dust, and flight; mermaid lagoons, ticking crocodiles, and Princess Tiger Lily; second to the right and then straight on till morning. You know the story… and…

27 May 2013 17 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts · Arts · Kids & Family

The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy (Italian: Commedia, later christened “Divina” by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, the last great work of literature of the Middle Ages and the first great work of the Renaissance…

25 Jan 2013 19 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll .It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (Wonderland) populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The…

4 Dec 2012 12 episodes English Read by Various Readers Kids & Family · Arts

Dubliners

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a…

18 Apr 2013 16 episodes English Read by Tadhg Arts

Siddhartha

Siddhartha is one of the great philosophical novels. Profoundly insightful, it is also a beautifully written story that begins as Siddhartha, son of an Indian Brahman, leaves his family and begins a lifelong journey towards Enlightenment. On the way he faces the entire range of human experience and emotion: he…

9 Nov 2014 12 episodes English Read by Adrian Praetzellis Arts

Carmilla

Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by over twenty years, had a strong influence on Stoker's famous novel. (Summary…

21 Oct 2014 16 episodes English Read by Elizabeth Klett Arts · Arts

Steps to Christ

Ellen Gould White (1827 - 1915) was a prolific Christian writer, authoring 40 books in her lifetime. She was active in the Millerite movement, and was one of the principle founders of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Steps to Christ, first published in 1892, is her most popular book. It…

24 Mar 2015 13 episodes English Read by Donald Hines Christianity · Religion & Spirituality

The Secret Garden

Orphaned Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire, and finds herself in a house full of secrets and mysteries.

18 May 2014 28 episodes English Read by Karen Savage Arts · Kids & Family

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in “the present”, and takes place within a single day. “Sooner or later,” Wilde notes, “we shall…

5 Nov 2012 4 episodes English Read by Various Readers Comedy · Arts · Arts

Leaves of Grass

From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes a masterpiece. Leaves of Grass is considered by many to be the greatest collection of poetry ever produced by an American. And this, the 1855 First Edition Text, is considered the strongest and most important of the many editions…

26 Oct 2012 34 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts

Treasure Island

A mysterious map, pirates, and pieces of eight! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map to pirates’ gold he starts on an adventure that takes him from his English village to a desert island with the murderous Black Dog, half-mad Ben Gunn, and (of course) Long John Silver. Arr Jim…

22 Oct 2012 17 episodes English Read by Adrian Praetzellis Personal Journals · Kids & Family

Short Story Collection Vol. 007

Librivox’s Short Story Collection 007: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

31 Jan 2014 20 episodes English Arts

The Invisible Man

Terrifically popular science fiction novel by renowned writer HG Wells, about a scientist discovering how to achieve invisibility. But, in his case, being out of sight evidently does NOT mean out of mind. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

13 Aug 2014 12 episodes English Read by Cate Barratt Sports · Sports · Arts

How to Analyze People on Sight

In this popular American book from the 1920s, accomplished public speaker and self-help charlatan Elsie Lincoln Benedict outlines her pseudo-scientific system of "Human Analysis". She proposes that, within the human race, five sub-types have developed through evolutionary processes, each with its own distinct character traits and corresponding outward appearance. She…

23 Oct 2012 16 episodes English Read by Various Readers Health & Fitness

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The timeless story of the Wizard Of Oz. Follow Dorothy as she leaves Kansas for Oz on a cyclone. She meets many strange, and wonderful people and creatures along the way. Enjoy it again with your children and family. Summary by J. Hall

23 Oct 2012 25 episodes English Read by J. Hall Arts · Arts · Kids & Family

As You Like It

One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy of mistaken identity, wit, and love. Daughter of a banished duke and forced to flee the court, Rosalind hides in the Forest of Arden disguised as a man. When her true love Orlando also shows up…

26 Oct 2014 6 episodes English Read by Various Readers Comedy · Arts · Arts

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People," and has proved immensely popular since its first performance in 1895. The play certainly has its farcical and comic elements, such as the witty banter exchanged by the characters and the flippant attitude towards love…

23 Oct 2012 3 episodes English Read by Various Readers Language Learning · Arts