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	LibriVox CD Cover Art - LibriVox Volunteers A collection of CD cover art, created by volunteers for some of our LibriVox Audio Books. We'll add more covers as our volunteers create them, so please check back. Each cover can be downloaded as a .pdf to print out and insert into a jewel case, or as a 300x300px .jpg for your iTunes Album Art. Generic CD cover 1 Album Art Generic CD cover 2 Album Art The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain CD cover Album Art The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain CD cover Album Art Alice's... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; cover art; album art Downloads: 926,308 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy Librivox public domain recording of Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native. Like all of Hardy's work, The Return of the Native (1878) is passionate and controversial, with themes and sympathies beyond what a good Victorian would ever admit. A modern and honest novel of chance and choice, faith and infidelities, this dark story asks what is free will and what is fate? What is the true nature of nature, and how do we fit together? Can we fit together? A tragedy set in the barren land of Edgon Hea... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 720,237 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Swiss Family Robinson - Johann David Wyss Librivox recording of The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. Read by Mark F. Smith. The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays “the right stuff” and builds a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. Cut off from the comforts and companionship of other humans, they use a familiarity with natural history and biology to find the resources and build the tools to construct a canoe, we... Keywords: librivox; swiss family robinson; wyss; audiobook; literature Downloads: 543,632 Average rating: (0 review)
	Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë A LibriVox recording of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 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 searches for love, someone to care for her, and someone to care for, and finds it in unexpected places... Keywords: librivox; classic; audiobook; romance Downloads: 517,637 Average rating: (0 review)
	Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery Librivox recording of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic children's novel, Anne of Green Gables tells the story of a red headed orphan girl with a personality you can't help but love. Despite her "tragical" past, Anne's optimism and imagination have helped her to always see the best in things. Anne's life changes considerably when she is accidentally adopted by the Cuthberts, a brother and sister who thought they were getting a boy to help out on the far... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 336,071 Average rating: (0 review)
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain Librivox recording of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. Read by Annie Coleman. 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 down the Mississippi River on a raft... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; twain; huckleberry; finn Downloads: 328,046 Average rating: (5 reviews)
	Pollyanna - Porter, Eleanor H Librivox recording of Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter. Read by Mary Anderson Pollyanna tells the story of Pollyanna Whittier, a young girl who goes to live with her wealthy Aunt Polly after her father’s death. Pollyanna’s philosophy of life centers around what she calls “The Glad Game”: she always tries to find something to be glad about in every situation, and to always do without delay whatever she thinks is right... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; children; porter; glad game Downloads: 300,300 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen Librivox recording of the Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Read by Heather Barnett, Kelly Bescherer, Judy Bieber, Calliope, Michelle Crandall, Susan Denney, Kirsten Ferreri, Larysa Jaworski, Sarah Key-DeLyria, Sharmini Kumar, Kristen McQuillin, Patricia Oakley, Kara Shallenberg, Tina Tilney, Kymm Zuckert. The two eldest Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, one of whom (Elinor) embraces practicality and restraint while the other (Marianne) gives her whole heart to every endeavor... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; romance; Jane Austen; Elinor Dashwood; Marianne Dashwood; John Willoughby; Edward Ferrars; Colonel Brandon Downloads: 285,157 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle LibriVox recording of The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Having left Sherlock Holmes apparently deceased at the conclusion of The Final Problem (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes), we now find that he is alive after all! In this collection, first published in 1905, the great detective causes Watson to faint (The Empty House), demonstrates that cryptography is elementary (The Dancing Men), and gets engaged (Charles Augustus Milverton)... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobooks; mystery; detective; holmes; doyle; short story Downloads: 275,783 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Decameron - Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by J. M. Rigg LibriVox recording of The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by J. M. Rigg, and read by LibriVox volunteers. The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353. It is a medieval allegorical work best known for its bawdy tales of love, appearing in all its possibilities from the erotic to the tragic... Keywords: LibriVox; audio books; Medieval literature Downloads: 273,457 Average rating: (1 review)
	Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens LibriVox recording of Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial.Like most of Dickens' work, the book is used to call the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. The novel is full of sarcasm and dark humour, even as it treats its serious subject, revealing the hypocrisies of the time.It has been the subject of numero... Keywords: LibriVox; literature; audiobook; dickens Downloads: 270,509 Average rating: (0 review)
	Pride and Prejudice (Solo Project) - Jane Austen Librivox recording of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. Read by Annie Coleman. Jane Austen's classic novel chronicles the events in the lives of the Bennet family. Take a family with five unmarried daughters and a lack of wealth, throw in a new wealthy neighbor or two, plus a whole regiment of soldiers in town, and add a heaping spoonful of pride and a pinch of prejudice. Mix it all together and you get a story full of tears and laughter, embarrassment and pride, and, of course, love... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 260,415 Average rating: (5 reviews)
	David Copperfield - Charles Dickens LibriVox recording of "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens, read by LibriVox Volunteers. "David Copperfield" or "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery" was first published in 1850. Like all except five of his works, it originally appeared in serial form. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels... Keywords: LibriVox; audio books; Victorian novel; novel; Dickens Downloads: 255,020 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Junior Classics - William Patten LibriVox recording of The Junior Classics Volume 1 by William Patten. The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for boys and girls of from six to sixteen years of age. (summary from book introduction) This collection consists of Volume 1 of The Junior Classics, and it contains many well known stories in their original forms... Keywords: audiobook; fable; tale; aesop; story Downloads: 250,090 Average rating: (0 review)
	Emma - Jane Austen LibriVox recording of Emma, by Jane Austen. Read by Sherry Crowther. (Vol. 1 Ch. 4 and Vol. 2 Ch. 11 read by Kara Shallenberg) Sherry reads Jane Austen’s sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. Mr. Woodhouse worries and frets, Miss Bates chatters on, and Emma blithely manipulates and misunderstands her friends and family until she finally learns her lesson! (Summary by Kara) Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; austen; emma; comedy; regency; england Downloads: 244,756 Average rating: (1 review)
	Moby Dick, or the Whale - Herman Melville Librivox recording of Moby Dick, or the Whale, by Herman Melville. Read by Stewart Wills Few things, even in literature, can really be said to be unique -- but Moby Dick is truly unlike anything written before or since. The novel is nominally about the obsessive hunt by the crazed Captain Ahab of the book's eponymous white whale. But interspersed in that story are digressions, paradoxes, philosophical riffs on whaling and life, and a display of techniques so advanced for its time that some have ... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 241,025 Average rating: (8 reviews)
	Dracula - Bram Stoker LibriVox recording of Dracula, by Bram Stoker. The classic vampire story by Bram Stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and modernity, and lust versus chastity. The author didn't invent vampires, but his novel has so captured the public's imagination that he is rightly considered their popularizer. Listen and you will meet not only the Count himself, but heroes Jonathan Harker and Abraham Van Helsing, plus an array of madmen, psychiatrists, and fair maidens who cross ... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 219,791 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Poems Every Child Should Know - Burt, Mary E. LibriVox recording of Poems Every Child Should Know, edited by Mary E. Burt. Read by Kara Shallenberg. This anthology of poetry, published in 1904, contains such favorites as The Raven, My Shadow, and The Village Blacksmith, as well as many lovely poems that may be unfamiliar. Most of the poems in this collection are short enough for children to memorize. Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; children; poetry Downloads: 217,716 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain LibriVox recording of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Read by John Greenman. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lo... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 206,080 Average rating: (7 reviews)
	The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas Librivox recording of The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas's most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterrane... Keywords: monte cristo; dumas; librivox; audiobook; adventure; romance Downloads: 187,964 Average rating: (1 review)
	Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe Librivox recording of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Read by John Greenman. Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North's view of slavery... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; stowe; uncle tom Downloads: 178,717 Average rating: (6 reviews)
	This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald LibriVox recording of This Side of Paradise, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is a wealthy and attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has a series of romances that eventually lead to his disillusionment... Keywords: LibriVox; literature; audiobook; fitzgerald Downloads: 172,622 Average rating: (0 review)
	A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens LibriVox recording of A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens; it is moreover a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, shame, redemption and patriotism.The plot centers on the years leading up to French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look very alike but are entirely different in character... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; dickens Downloads: 169,486 Average rating: (1 review)
	Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson Librivox recording of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read by: Chapters 1-2: Squiddhartha Chapters 3-4: Gord Chapters 5-6: Kara Chapters 7-8: Literate Loser Chapters 9-10: Ivan Chapters 11-12: Podchef Chapters 13-14: Squiddhartha Chapters 15-16: Hugh Chapters 17-18: Vee Chapters 19-20: mjd-s Chapters 21-22: Kristen Chapters 23-24: Podchef Chapters 25-26: Gord Chapters 27-28: Alex Foster Chapters 29-30: dandyrandy Chapters 31-32: Jean O'Sullivan Chapters 33-34: dandyrandy For more fre... Keywords: literature; audiobook; children; librivox Downloads: 169,379 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Librivox recording of he Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. They were originally published in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The title character was named after famous American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (Summary from Wikipeia) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org. Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; Holmes; adventure; Doyle Downloads: 168,648 Average rating: (5 reviews)
	The Odyssey - Homer Librivox recording of The Odyssey, by Homer (transl. Samuel Butler). The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad), attributed to the poet Homer. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, and concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journey back to his native land Ithaca after the fall of Troy... Keywords: LibriVox; literature; audiobook; homer; classics; adventure; poetry Downloads: 163,994 Average rating: (0 review)
	Andersen's Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen Downloads: 163,312 Average rating: (0 review)
	Mansfield Park - Jane Austen LibriVox recording of Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen. Mansfield Park features Austen's frailest and perhaps most scrupulous heroine, Fannie Price. As the eldest daughter in a poor family, Fannie is sent to rich relatives when she's just old enough to fully appreciate the shame of her circumstances. Without pride or prejudice, Fanny sticks to principles in all matters. And matters certainly put her to the test... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; austen; romance; satire Downloads: 162,165 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Art of War - Sun Tzu Librivox recording of The Art of War by Sun Tzu, translated by Lionel Giles. Read by Moira Fogarty. "The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on both military planning and beyo... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; war; Sun Tzu; Sunzi; Lionel Giles Downloads: 161,463 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne LibriVox recording of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne. Captain Nemo, The Nautilus, and the mysterious depths of the ocean. Unforgettable. Come join an adventure that will roam among coral and pearls, sharks and giant squid, with wonders of biology and engineering that will thrust us from the Antarctic to Atlantis. Whether voyaging a yarn of the glorious unknown, a tale of the darkness that grips the heart of men, or a reinterpretation of Homer's Odyssey, we'll all enjoy the... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 161,141 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Golden Age - Kenneth Grahame The Golden Age is a collection of reminiscences of childhood, written by Kenneth Grahame and originally published in book form in 1895, in London by The Bodley Head, and in Chicago by Stone & Kimball. (The Prologue and six of the stories had previously appeared in the National Observer, the journal then edited by William Ernest Henley.) Widely praised upon its first appearance—Algernon Charles Swinburne, writing in the Daily Chronicle, called it "one of the few books which are well-nigh too pr... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; children; memoirs Downloads: 159,360 Average rating: (0 review)
	Frankenstein - Mary W. Shelley LibriVox recording of Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, from Gutenberg e-text #84, in the public domain. Recorded by: -Letters: Eric Conover -Chapter 1: Carl Cravens -Chapter 2: Kara Shallenberg -Chapters 3-4: Ian Bartholomew -Chapters 5-6: Paula Berinstein from the Writing Show -Chapters 7-8: Alex Foster -Chapters 9-10: Squiddhartha -Chapters 11-13: Karen Labenz -Chapters 12-15: Kristen McQuillin -Chapters 16-18: Gordon Mackenzie -Chapters 19-20: Megan-Jane Dan... Keywords: audiobook; literature Downloads: 149,707 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer LibriVox recording of The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral... Downloads: 141,740 Average rating: (0 review)
	How to Speak and Write Correctly - Joseph Devlin The LibriVox catalog page for this work lists the LibriVox readers. This is a 1910 guide for those who wish to learn how to correctly (though maybe not "properly") create sentences, use figures of speech, write letters, and more, all while choosing the right words and doing it with style. Joseph Devlin's words may not all be relevant still today, but at least it sounds good when it's read aloud! (Summary by Andrew Lebrun). Keywords: librivox; audiobook; English; composition; punctuation; Devlin Downloads: 141,127 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne LibriVox recording of The Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne. Read by Mark F. Smith. A story of castaways, similar to Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, this book details the escape from Civil War-era Richmond, Virginia, of five Northern men who dared to go aloft in a balloon in the midst of a hurricane. Deposited on a lonely island in the Pacific, they make do with Yankee ingenuity where Chance has left them nothing... Keywords: LibriVox; literature; audiobook; verne; sci-fi; adventure Downloads: 138,502 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard Librivox recording of King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard. Read by John Nicholson. King Solomon's Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a journey into the heart of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the legendary wealth said to be concealed in the mines of the novel's title. It is significant as the first fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis ... Downloads: 138,139 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Ulysses - James Joyce Librivox recording of Ulysses, by James Joyce. Still considered one of the most radical works of fiction of the 20th Century, James Joyce's Ulysses ushered in the era of the modern novel. Loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, the narrative follows Leopold Bloom and a number of other characters through an ordinary day, twenty four hours, in Dublin, on June 16, 1904. The text is dense and difficult, but perfectly suited to an oral reading, filled with language tricks, puns and jokes, stream of conscio... Downloads: 137,628 Average rating: (8 reviews)
	Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases - Grenville Kleiser LibriVox recording of Grenville Kleiser's Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases read by a variety of LibriVox members. A Practical Handbook of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, and Oratorical Terms, for the Embellishment of Speech and Literature, and The Improvement of the Vocabulary of Those Persons Who Read, Write, and Speak English. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org. Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; literature; language Downloads: 136,461 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	The Federalist Papers - Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison Librivox recording of The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J... Keywords: audiobook; literature; history; librivox Downloads: 133,834 Average rating: (0 review)
	Our Island Story, Part 1 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall LibriVox recording of Our Island Story, by H. E. Marshall. Read by Kara Shallenberg. This is the first half of the book. A link to the second half will be provided when we're finished recording it. :) Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles of the good, not so good and the downright despicable figures of history; we are treated to a dazzling montage of kings, queens, barons, knights, explorers, m... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; children; history; england; legends; marshall Downloads: 131,775 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Colors of Space - Marion Zimmer Bradley Librivox recording of The Colors of Space, by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Bart Steele, Space Academy graduate, is on his way home to his father's business - he runs a fleet of spaceships for interstellar travel. The secret for fast interstellar travel though is still tightly kept by the alien race Lhari. An agreement between humans and Lhari has been made that permits humans only to travel in cold sleep as passengers aboard Lhari vessels as to not reveal the secret.Some humans – the Mentorians - ha... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; science fiction; marion zimmer bradley; colors space Downloads: 131,187 Average rating: (1 review)
	Songs of Innocence and Experience - William Blake Librivox recording of Songs of Innocence and Experience, by William Blake. William Blake's volume of poetry entitled Songs of Innocence and Experience is the embodiment of his belief that innocence and experience were "the two contrary states of the human soul," and that true innocence was impossible without experience. Songs of Innocence contains poems either written from the perspective of children or written about them... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; poetry Downloads: 130,454 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Emmuska Orczy LibriVox recording of The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Read by Karen Savage. The classic story of the adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel in Revolutionary France. (Summary by Karen Savage) Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; adventure; revolution; spies; orczy; pimpernel Downloads: 130,158 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	The War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells Librivox recording of The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells. For more information on our readers, see our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-war-of-the-worlds-by-h-g-wells-group/ H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds in 1898, when there was much speculation about life on the planet Mars. The book is considered to be one of the first science fiction novels. In the story, an English gentleman narrates the events of a violent and fast paced Martian invasion.The frightening images of people fle... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; science fiction Downloads: 129,171 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Mystery of the Yellow Room - Gaston Leroux This is a LibriVox recording of The Mystery of the Yellow Room, by Gaston Leroux. Read by annise, Stuart Bell, Jc Guan, Ezwa, Simon Larois, Madera, Ted Nugent, O, Lars Rolander, J. M. Smallheer and Gloria Zbilicki. This crime novel was possibly the first to involve a ‘locked room mystery’, in which an attempted murder takes place, but with no obvious way for the perpetrator to have escaped. The author, Gaston Leroux, is better known as the author of The Phantom of the Opera: prepare to feel ... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; yellow room; detective; mystery; crime; gaston leroux; rouletabille; police; France; French author Downloads: 124,650 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Walden - Henry David Thoreau Librivox recording of Walden by Henry David Thoreau Read by Gord Mackenzie. Walden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around the shores of Walden Pond. Walden is neither a novel nor a true autobiography, but a social critique of the Western World, with each chapter heralding some aspect of humanity that needed to be either renounced or praised... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 124,042 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	The Adventures of Pinocchio - C. Collodi Librivox recording of The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi and translated by Carol della Chiesa. Read by LibriVox volunteers. The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi (here transl. by Carol della Chiesa). The first half was published in serial form between 1881 and 1883, and then completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father, a woodcarver named Gep... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature Downloads: 122,840 Average rating: (0 review)
	LibriVox's Short Story Collection 005 LibriVox's Short Story Collection 005: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org. Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; short stories Downloads: 117,932 Average rating: (1 review)
	Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift LibriVox recording of Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. Read by Lizzie Driver. Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is widely considered Swift's magnum opus and is his most celebrated work, as well as one of the indisputable classics of English literature... Keywords: LibriVox; literature; audiobook; swift; gulliver; satire; parody Downloads: 117,643 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Consolation of Philosophy - Boethius LibriVox recording of The Consolation of Philosphy by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, translated by H.R. James, in the public domain. The LibriVox catalog page for this work lists the LibriVox readers. Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius written in about the year 524 AD. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West in medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great work ... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; philosophy Downloads: 116,266 Average rating: (1 review)