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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: 920,866 Average rating: (0 review)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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: 318,486 Average rating: (4 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)
	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 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)
	Sex - Henry Stanton Librivox recording of Sex by Henry Stanton. (1805–1887) Henry Stanton’s 1922 book Sex - Avoided Subjects Discussed in Plain English is intended as a frank (although consevative and moralistic) guide to human sexual behaviour and relationships. It is partly a self-help book, partly an attempt to relay the scientific knowledge of the day in relation to sex and reproduction in a way suitable for popular consumption... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; health; sex Downloads: 59,449 Average rating: (0 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 Story of Mankind - Hendrik van Loon LibriVox recording of The Story of Mankind by Hendrik van Loon. Read by Michelle Crandall and Kara Shallenberg. Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the people and events that changed the course of history. Portrays in vivid prose the achievements of mankind in the areas of art and discovery, as well as the political forces leading to the modern nation-states... Keywords: librivox; literature; history; children; van Loon; world history; short stories; audiobook Downloads: 45,726
	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)
	Short Story Collection. Vol 033 - Various LibriVox recording of Short Story Collection. Vol 033, Read by Selvin, James Christopher, Alan Davis Drake, Peter-David Smith, John Greenman. LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 033: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: fiction: short stories; audio books; librivox Downloads: 7,275 Average rating: (0 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)
	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)
	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)
	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 9/11 Commission Report - The 9/11 Commission 9/11 Commission Report, formally titled Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official report of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was prepared by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (informally sometimes known as the "9/11 Commission" or the "Kean/Zelikow Commission") at the request of the President of the United States and Congress... Keywords: librivox; 9/11 report; terrorism; terrorist attack on US; history Downloads: 40,264 Average rating: (0 review)
	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)
	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)
	Great Expectations - Charles Dickens Downloads: 39,737 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)
	Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare Librivox recording of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Read by Becky Crackel. Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most famous of Shakespeare's plays and is thought to be the most famous love story in Western history. It concerns the fate of two very young lovers who would do anything to be together. The Montagues and the Capulets of Verona, Italy, are in the midst of a long-standing feud when Romeo Montague drops in on a masquerade party at the Capulets'... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; drama Downloads: 102,027 Average rating: (0 review)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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 Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne Downloads: 70,488 Average rating: (0 review)
	Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Librivox recording of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Geoff Cowgill, Michelle Crandall, hosmer_angel, Lee Ann Howlett, Larysa Jaworski, JemmaBlythe, Lady Maria, Lord Peter, Martina, Mellors, Alison Raouf, scrappylibrarian and Jennifer Stearns. A tale of passion set in the bleak Yorkshire moors in mid 19thC, far from the Victorian uprightness, Wuthering Heights depicts the mutual love of Catherine and Heathcliff till destruction rends the narration; yet cruelty... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; Wuthering Heights; Emily Brontë; Ellis Bell; Catherine Earnshaw; Heathcliff Downloads: 79,745 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	Genesis (ASV) - American Standard Version LibriVox recording of Genesis, from the American Standard Version. Read by Sam Stinson. Genesis (Greek: "birth", "origin") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible, and the first of five books of the Pentateuch or Torah. It recounts the world from creation to the descent of the children of Israel into Egypt, and contains some of the best-known accounts of the Old Testament, including Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the biblical Patriarchs." (From Wikipedia, modified... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; audio book; religion; bible; genesis; torah; american standard version; asv; tanakh; old testament Downloads: 27,079 Average rating: (0 review)
	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)
	Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky (transl. Constance Garnett) Librivox public domain recording of Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (transl. Constance Garnett). Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg student who formulates and executes a plan to kill a hated, unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money, thereby solving his financial problems and at the same time, he argues, ridding the world of evil... Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; literature Downloads: 19,575 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	Aesop's Fables, Volume 10 (Fables 226-250) - Aesop Librivox recording of Aesop's Fables, Volume 10 (Fables 226-250). Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 10 of 12... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; fables; aesop Downloads: 88,064 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)
	The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri Downloads: 98,558 Average rating: (0 review)
	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)
	Little Women - Louisa May Alcott LibriVox recording of Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. Little Women is the classic story of the March family, which consists of Mr. and Mrs. March and their four girls--practical, yet fashion conscious, Meg, who longs for the nice things they used to have. Rambunctious, book worm, Jo, who wants to become a writer and wishes she were born a boy. Shy and quiet, home-loving Beth, who loves to play the piano and play with her kitties... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; little women; alcott; children; sisters; young adult; writing; artistic; girls; friends Downloads: 113,384 Average rating: (0 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)
	Call of the Wild - Jack London LibriVox recording of Call of the Wild, by Jack London, from the Gutenberg e-text #215, in the public domain. Recordings by: -chapter 1: Gord Mackenzie -chapter 2: Gord Mackenzie -chapter 3: Kristen McQuillin -chapter 4: Kristen McQuillin -chapter 5: Jean O'Sullivan -chapter 6: Jean O'Sullivan -chapter 7: Miette For more information, see: http://librivox.org Keywords: literature; audiobook; librivox Downloads: 61,610 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Beowulf - Anonymous Downloads: 91,296 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alexander the Great - Jacob Abbott Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks.Alexander the Great is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; History; biography; alexander Downloads: 63,208 Average rating: (1 review)
	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)
	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: 115,194 Average rating: (0 review)
	Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen LibriVox recording of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Read by Karen Savage. Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Its manuscript was first written between 1796 and 1797, and was initially called First Impressions, but was never published under that title... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; austen; romance; humour Downloads: 108,743 Average rating: (7 reviews)
	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)