![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 2 - Edgar Allan Poe Librivox recording of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. Monday, January 19, 2009 marked Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday. Though these tales need no introduction, the rationale for starting with volume two is threefold: many of the best-loved (and best) tales are included, the vast majority run from 15 to 30 minutes, and the other volumes can then be recorded without repetition, if there is interest in doing so... Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; Poe; short stories; horror; mystery |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The British Barbarians - Grant Allen LibriVox recording of The British Barbarians, by Grant Allen. Read by Ruth Golding. After Civil Servant Philip Christy crosses paths with the mysterious Bertram Ingledew in the respectable suburb of Brackenhurst, Philip and his sister Frida, married to the wealthy Scot Robert Monteith, become friends with the stranger. Bertram has some unconventional concepts about society, and as the story unfolds, his beliefs and actions cause much disruption in the family and the neighbourhood... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; romance; time; taboo; convention; society; Victorian |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Don Quichot van La Mancha - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra LibriVox recording of Don Quichot van La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Read in Dutch by Bart de Leeuw. Door het lezen van te veel ridderromans is Don Quichot zijn verstand kwijtgeraakt. Denkend dat hij zelf een dolende ridder is, verlaat hij zijn huis en begint een dwaaltocht over de wegen en het platteland van Spanje, op zoek naar avonturen. Als doel heeft hij voor ogen het rechtzetten van alle soorten onrecht, om door deze goede daden beroemd te worden... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; Dutch; Cervantes; Don Quichot |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Street of Seven Stars - Mary Roberts Rinehart LibriVox recording of The Street of Seven Stars, by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Read by MaryAnn. Published in 1914, this novel tells the story of Harmony Wells, an innocent and beautiful American in Austria to study violin. Harmony has talent and she dreams of a career in music. After her friends run out of money and return to the States, Harmony stays on in hopes of earning enough money to continue her lessons... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; fiction; novel Downloads: 9 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Ingoldsby Legends, 1st Series - Richard Harris Barham LibriVox recording of The Ingoldsby Legends, 1st Series, by Richard Harris Barham. Read by Grant Hurlock. The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually a pen-name of Richard Harris Barham. The legends were first printed in 1837 as a regular series in Bentley's Miscellany and later in New Monthly Magazine... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; legends; myths; ghost stories |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Adventures of Johnny Chuck - Thornton W. Burgess LibriVox recording of The Adventures of Johnny Chuck, by Thornton W. Burgess. Read by John Lieder. The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is another in the long list of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, it is spring time and a young chuck's fancy turns to thoughts of … traveling, protecting one's turf, finding a new home, and yes, love. Along the way, we learn little lessons about life such as there are good and bad kinds of pride, the importance of keeping secret... Keywords: Children; animals; Librivox; audiobooks Downloads: 25 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Good Soldier - Ford Madox Ford LibriVox recording of The Good Soldier, by Ford Madox Ford. Read by various volunteer readers. The Good Soldier (1915) "... is set just before World War I and chronicles the tragedies of the lives of two seemingly perfect couples. The novel is told using a series of flashbacks in non-chronological order, a literary technique pioneered by Ford. It also makes use of the device of the unreliable narrator, as the main character gradually reveals a version of events that is quite different from what ... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; soldier; unreliable narrator; adultery; suicide Downloads: 42 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Sketches New and Old - Mark Twain LibriVox recording of Sketches New and Old, by Mark Twain. Read by John Greenman. This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1875. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the original English, followed by a French translation (read here by Caroline Mittler) which Twain re-translated into English, showing how the French translation of his work was "badly flawed." In many of these sketches, Twain shows his talent for outrageous and hilarious inventiveness, often ... Keywords: Humor; short stories; literature; Samuel Clemens; Librivox; audiobook Downloads: 123 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Cat of Bubastes - G. A. Henty LibriVox recording of The Cat of Bubastes, by G. A. Henty. Read by David Leeson. G.A. Henty’s “tale of ancient Egypt” tells the story of Amuba, prince of the Rebu, who is taken captive when his people are conquered by the Egyptians, and then becomes the servant and companion of Chebron, son of the high priest of Osiris. A mystery unfolds as the lads find evidence of a murderous conspiracy within the ranks of the priesthood; but they must then flee for their lives when they unintentionally ... Keywords: librivox; literature; G. A. Henty; Cat of Bubastes Downloads: 29 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Arizona Sketches - Joseph Munk LibriVox recording of Arizona Sketches, by Joseph Munk. Read by Bellona Times. An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: History; American West; librivox; audiobook Downloads: 46 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando, La - Lewis Carroll LibriVox recording of La aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando, by Lewis Carroll.(Tradukita de E. L. Kearney) Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater. La aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando (angle Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) estas verko de porinfana literaturo de la brita matematikisto kaj verkisto, pastro Charles Lutwidge Dodgson sub plumnomo Lewis Carroll. Ĝi rakontas la historion de knabino nomata Alice [elis] (en esperantlingvaj tradukoj aŭ Alicio, aŭ Alico) kiu falas tra kuniklotruon en fantazian... Keywords: LibriVox; Audiobook; Esperanto; children; Lewis Carroll Downloads: 41 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tanglewood Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne Librivox recording of Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. All mythology and/or Hawthorne lovers unite! Here is a delightful collection of charming stories from Greek Mythology. This collection features some very popular characters like our beloved Jason, Ulysses, King Pluto and Theseus (and of course, our favorite, Mr. Minotaur, too). Written in Hawthorne's interesting and beautiful style, these stories will be a great delight to read AND listen to... Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; myths; Hawthorne; Greek mythology; children's literature Downloads: 344 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Mattinate Napoletane - Salvatore Di Giacomo LibriVox recording of Mattinate Napoletane, by Salvatore Di Giacomo. Read by Davide Lequile. Lasciati gli studi di medicina per dedicarsi al lavoro di redattore di giornale il giovane SDG seppe scrivere in quegli anni alcune tra le più belle rappresentazioni di uno spaccato di vita napoletana. La Napoli dei vicoli, delle sue donne, delle mille botteghe e della miseria fu dipinta in ogni sua più impercettibile sfumatura come solo la mano d’un ‘verista sentimentale’, come egli si definiva,... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; Napoli; storie brevi; Salvatore Di Giacomo Downloads: 36 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Beverly Of Graustark - George Barr McCutcheon LibriVox recording of Beverly Of Graustark By George Barr McCutcheon Beverly Of Graustark is the second book in the Graustark series. Lorry and his wife, the princess, made their home in Washington, but spent a few months of each year in Edelweiss. During the periods spent in Washington and in travel, her affairs in Graustark were in the hands of a capable, austere old diplomat--her uncle, Count Caspar Halfont... Keywords: fiction: intrigue; mccutcheon; graustark; audiobooks; librivox Downloads: 96 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Eros and Psyche - Robert Bridges LibriVox recording of Eros and Psyche by Robert Bridges, read by Nathan Bridges' Eros and Psyche retells the Eros (= Cupid) and Psyche myth first recorded by Lucius Apuleius in his book The Golden Ass. The poem is divided into twelve cantos - one for each of the twelve months of the year - which gives the poem a certain, almost "pastoral" feel. The number of stanzas in each canto equals the number of days in that month: so the first canto March has 31 stanzas, the second canto April has 30 stanz... Keywords: eros; psyche; cantos; poems; bridges; audiobooks; librivox Downloads: 128 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Lazarillo de Tormes - Anonymous LibriVox recording of Lazarillo de Tormes. Read by Tux. La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades (más conocida como Lazarillo de Tormes) es una novela española anónima, escrita en primera persona y en estilo epistolar (como una sola y larga carta), cuya edición conocida más antigua data de 1554. En ella se cuenta de forma autobiográfica la vida de un niño, Lázaro de Tormes, en el siglo XVI, desde su nacimiento y mísera infancia hasta su matrimonio, ya en la edad a... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; fiction; spanish; lazarillo; tormes Downloads: 92 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | De Delftsche Wonderdokter - A.L.G. Bosboom-Toussaint LibriVox luisterboek van De Delftsche Wonderdokter, door A.L.G. Bosboom-Toussaint. Gelezen door Anna Simon. De Delftsche Wonderdokter, geschreven in 1870, is een historische avonturenroman die zich afspeelt in 1595. Het verhaal ontrolt zich tegen de achtergrond van de Tachtigjarige Oorlog en de reformatie, met als hoofdrolspelers een mysterieuze vreemdeling, een Delftse dokter en diens nichtje. Juliaan is een "kale jonker" - een jongeman van goede huize, die aan lager wal is geraakt... Keywords: Librivox; audioboek; Dutch; Nederlands; Bosboom-Toussaint; Delftsche Wonderdokter; 80-jarige oorlog; Van Egmond Downloads: 37 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | A Visit From Saint Nicholas - Clement Clarke Moore LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 recordings of A Visit From Saint Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore. More commonly known today as 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 13th, 2009. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: Children; Comedy; Fantasy; Holiday; poetry; librivox; audiobook Downloads: 156 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Cinco Minutos - José de Alencar LibriVox recording of Cinco Minutos, by José de Alencar. Read by Vicente Costa Filho. Cinco minutos é o primeiro romance do escritor brasileiro José de Alencar, nome proeminente do romantismo no país. Foi publicada em 1856 em forma de folhetins pelo jornal Diário do Rio de Janeiro. Ao final de alguns meses, com todos os capítulos já publicados, esses foram juntados em uma única edição que foi oferecida como brinde para os assinantes do jornal... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literatura brasileira; romantismo; José de Alencar Downloads: 37 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Snow-Flakes - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Snow-Flakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 20th, 2009. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; audiobook; poetry; poem; nature; winter; snow Downloads: 162 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Red Planet - William John Locke LibriVox recording of The Red Planet, by William John Locke. Set during WWI in England, The Red Planet is a rich tale about the life in a little English town from the point of view of Major Duncan Meredyth, a disabled veteran of the Boer Wars. As he struggles to keep his life and the lives of those he cares for in harmony, he must also shelter a dark secret regarding one of the village's favorite sons... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; WWI; World War; Boer; adventure; romance Downloads: 620 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson - Robert Louis Stevenson LibriVox recording of Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read by Martin Geeson “Extreme busyness…is a symptom of deficient vitality; and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.” What comforting words for the idle among us! Like many of the best essayists, Stevenson is very much the genial fireside companion: opinionated, but never malicious; a marvellous practitioner of the inclusive monologue... Keywords: essays; stevenson; audiobooks; librivox Downloads: 352 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 019 - Various LibriVox recording of Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 019, by Various. Read in German by LibriVox volunteers. Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; Hörbuch; deutsch; German Downloads: 87 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Anna of the Five Towns - Arnold Bennett LibriVox recording of Anna of the Five Towns, by Arnold Bennett. The plot centres on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the Potteries area of Staffordshire, England. Her activities are strictly controlled by the Methodist church. Having escaped her father by marrying the respectable and attractive Henry, she attempts in vain to help Willy, son of a drunken and bankrupt business associate of her father's... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; romance; satire Downloads: 232 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | A Pair of Blue Eyes - Thomas Hardy LibriVox recording of A Pair of Blue Eyes, by Thomas Hardy. Read by Tadhg. The book describes the love triangle between a young woman, Elfride Swancourt, and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Stephen Smith is a socially inferior but ambitious young man who adores her and with whom she shares a country background. Henry Knight is the respectable, established, older man who represents London society.(Summary by Wikipedia) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, vi... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; fiction; novel; Thomas Hardy Downloads: 643 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Duchess of Malfi - John Webster LibriVox recording of The Duchess of Malfi, by John Webster. John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett). For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; audiobook; play; tragedy; drama Downloads: 343 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Bushido: The Soul of Japan - Inazo Nitobe LibriVox recording of Bushido: The Soul of Japan, by Inazo Nitobe. Read by Availle. Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe was one of the first books on samurai ethics that was originally written in English for a Western audience, and has been subsequently translated into many other languages (also Japanese). Nitobe found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty an... Keywords: Librivox; audiobook; non-fiction; Bushido; Nitobe; Japan; samurai Downloads: 684 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Nature Near Home and Other Papers - John Burroughs Librivox recording of Nature Near Home and Other Papers by John Burroughs. Read by Edith Phern. Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charming stories about animals, plants, and even people! Burroughs loves the creatures around him and derives great pleasure from his walks and studies in nature’s scenes... Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; nature; nonfiction; essays; natural history; animals; plants Downloads: 262 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Romance of an Old Fool - Roswell Field Downloads: 298 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | De Negerhut - Harriet Beecher Stowe LibriVox luisterboek van De Negerhut, door Harriet Beecher Stowe. Nederlandse vertaling door C.M. Mensing. Gelezen door Marcel Coenders. Het boek vertelt over de lotgevallen van een aantal slaven in en om een plantage in de Amerikaanse staat Kentucky. Onder hen zijn Eliza en vooral Oom Tom, slaven van de vriendelijke plantagebezitter Shelbey. Het verhaal begint op het moment dat hun leven ruw verstoord wordt door de financiële situatie van Shelbey, die zich gedwongen ziet Oom Tom en Eliza's zoo... Keywords: Librivox; audioboek; Dutch; Nederlands; Stowe; Negerhut van Oom Tom; vertaling; Uncle Tom's cabin Downloads: 64 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Europe and the Faith - Hilaire Belloc LibriVox recording of Europe and the Faith, by Hilaire Belloc. Read by Ray Clare. The Catholic brings to history (when I say "history" in these pages I mean the history of Christendom) self-knowledge. As a man in the confessional accuses himself of what he knows to be true and what other people cannot judge, so a Catholic, talking of the united European civilization, when he blames it, blames it for motives and for acts which are his own... Keywords: Audiobook; LibriVox; Roman Catholic Church; history; Europe; Christianity Downloads: 226 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Über den Zorn - Lucius Annaeus Seneca LibriVox recording of Über der Zorn, by Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Read by redaer. Über den Zorn (De Ira, by Lucius Annaeus Seneca (etwa 4 v. Chr. - 65 n. Chr.), übersetzt von J. Moser (1782 -1871), veröffentlicht 1828. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, genannt Seneca der Jüngere, war ein römischer Philosoph, Dramatiker, Naturforscher, Staatsmann und als Stoiker einer der meistgelesenen Schriftsteller seiner Zeit... Keywords: LibriVox; audio book; Hörbuch; philosophy; Philosophie; German; Deutsch; Lucius Annaeus Seneca; übersetzt durch J. Moser Downloads: 96 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | In Galilee - Thornton Chase LibriVox recording of In Galilee, by Thornton Chase. Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater. Thornton Chase (1847 – 1912) is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá'í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he organized many Bahá'í activities in Chicago and Los Angeles and was considered a prominent Bahá'í. In 1907 Chase was able to go on pilgrimage. Though Chase was able to be with `Abdu'l Bahá in Akka for only three days, the experience transformed him... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; non fiction; religion; faith; Bahá'í Downloads: 154 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Os Escravos - Antonio Frederico de Castro Alves LibriVox recording of Os Escravos, by Castro Alves. Read by Leni. Os Escravos é uma coleção de poemas do escritor brasileiro Castro Alves com temática centrada no drama da exploração dos escravos. Em função de sua renhida luta contra pelo fim da escravidão no Brasil, este poeta ficou conhecido como "Poeta dos Escravos". Este volume, publicado postumamente em 1883, recolhe muitos dos poemas que tornaram Castro Alves um símbolo da luta dos que não tem voz, como lembra Pablo Neruda em po... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; Castro Alves; literatura brasileira; poesia brasileira; romantismo; abolição; escravatura; escravos Downloads: 51 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Coleção de Autoras em Português - Vários LibriVox recording of Coleção de Autoras em Português, by Various. Nesta coleção, os voluntários do Librivox reuniram várias obras de autoras que escreveram em Língua Portuguesa. A literatura lusófona, do século XVII ao século XX, vem aqui representada por algumas de suas maiores escritoras. (Sumário por Leni) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literatura portuguesa; literatura brasileira; poema; feminino; escritoras Downloads: 54 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Contos para Velhos - Olavo Bilac LibriVox recording of Contos para Velhos, by Olavo Bilac. Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac (Rio de Janeiro, 16 de dezembro de 1865 — Rio de Janeiro, 28 de dezembro de 1918) foi um jornalista e poeta brasileiro, membro fundador da Academia Brasileira de Letras. Criou a cadeira 15, cujo patrono é Gonçalves Dias. Sua obra compreende além de poemas, textos publicitários, crônicas, livros escolares e poesias satíricas... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; contos; poemas; literatura brasileira; tema adulto Downloads: 51 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Space Prison - Tom Godwin LibriVox recording of Space Prison, by Tom Godwin. Read by Mark Nelson. AFTER TWO CENTURIES....The sound came swiftly nearer, rising in pitch and swelling in volume. Then it broke through the clouds, tall and black and beautifully deadly — the Gern battle cruiser, come to seek them out and destroy them. Humbolt dropped inside the stockade, exulting. For two hundred years his people had been waiting for the chance to fight the mighty Gern Empire ..... Keywords: Science fiction; sci-fi; literature; Librivox; audiobook Downloads: 1,120 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Christmas Short Works Collection 2009 - Various Librivox volunteers from around the world bring you Christmas stories, carols and poems in English, German, Hungarian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. A merry Christmas to you all! The collection comprises: English: 03 The Sweet Miracle by Eça de Queiroz Trans. Edgar Prestage, read by Leni. 05 Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land by Ellis Towne, Sophie May and Ella Farman, read by Jan MacGillivray... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; christmas; stories; carol; poem; poetry; Russian; German; Hungarian; Portuguese; Spanish; Latin Downloads: 561 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Lines - Percy Bysshe Shelley LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Lines by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 13th, 2009. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; poetry; nature; romance Downloads: 112 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Die Leute auf Hemsö - August Strindberg LibriVox recording of Die Leute auf Hemsö, by August Strindberg. Read in German by Claudia. Erstes Kapitel: Carlsson tritt seinen Dienst an und wird als Gauner charakterisiert. Zweites Kapitel: Sonntagsruhe und Sonntagsarbeit; der gute Hirte und die verlorenen Schafe; die Waldschnepfen, die erhielten, was ihnen zukam, und der Knecht, der die Kammer bekam. Drittes Kapitel: Der Knecht spielt seinen Trumpf aus, wird Herr im Hause und lehrt die jungen Hähne sich beugen... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; Hörbuch; German; deutsch Downloads: 118 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | A Vampire - Luigi Capuana LibriVox recording of A Vampire, by Luigi Capuana. Read by Erin O'Rourke. A suspenseful vampire tale. Translated by Erin O'Rourke. (Summary by Erin O'Rourke) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; vampire Downloads: 534 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | War and Peace, Book 13: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy (transl. Aylmer and Louise Maude) Librivox public domain recording of War and Peace, Book 13, by Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the world's greatest novels... Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; literature Downloads: 511 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Christmas Carol Collection 2009 - Various LibriVox Christmas Carol Collection 2009! The LibriVox community wants to bring you a special treat for the 2009 Holiday Season. Here is a collection of 30 traditional Christmas carols performed in a variety of styles by our wonderful volunteers. Enjoy! For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; christmas; holiday; carols; songs Downloads: 2,361 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Blockade Runners - Jules Verne LibriVox recording of The Blockade Runners, by Jules Verne. Translated by Mrs. Arthur Bell. Read by Mark F. Smith. Writing at the end of the American Civil War, Verne weaves this story of a Scottish merchant who, in desperation at the interruption of the flow of Southern cotton due to the Union blockade, determines to build his own fast ship and run guns to the Confederates in exchange for the cotton piling up unsold on their wharves... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; civil war; cotton; blockade; rescue; sea; north; south Downloads: 740 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | All the Brothers Were Valiant - Ben Ames Williams LibriVox recording of All the Brothers Were Valiant by Ben Ames Williams. Read by Roger Melin Joel Shore, newly appointed captain of the whaling ship Nathan Ross following his brother's apparent demise as captain of the same ship, elects to make his first cruise as captain to the very location where his brother had last been seen - the Gilbert Islands, in order to try to learn more about what happened to his brother... Keywords: brothers; valiant; fiction; adventure; williams; audio books; librivox Downloads: 427 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Der Gruene Heinrich (zweite Fassung) - Gottfried Keller Librivox recording of Der grüne Heinrich, von Gottfried Keller. Read in German by Hans Hafen. Der grüne Heinrich von Gottfried Keller ist ein teilweise autobiographischer Roman, der neben Goethes Wilhelm Meister und Stifters Nachsommer als einer der bedeutendsten Bildungsromane der deutschen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts gilt. (Zusammenfassung von Wikipedia) For more free audiobooks, or to find out how you can volunteer, please visit librivox.org. Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; german; literatur; hörbuch; autobiographie Downloads: 228 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Judges - American Standard Version LibriVox recording of the Book of Judges, American Standard Version. Read by Sam Stinson. "The Book of Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. It appears in the Tanakh and in the Christian Old Testament. Its title refers to its contents; it contains the history of Biblical judges (not to be confused with modern judges), who helped rule and guide the ancient Israelites, and of their times... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; Bible; judges; Israel; ASV; American Standard Version; Samson; Deborah; Barak; Gideon Downloads: 94 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces - Thomas W. Hanshew LibriVox recording of Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces, by Thomas W. Hanshew (1857–1914). Read by Ruth Golding. Meet Hamilton Cleek - man of mystery, and master of disguise and derring-do. Cleek's exploits are, to say the least, highly improbable, but the book is enormous fun. The goodies are good and the baddies are very bad indeed, but beware - things are not always what they seem. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy a rattling good yarn! Cleek is the central figure in dozens of short stories ... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; mystery; detective story; jewel thief; Scotland Yard; Narkom Downloads: 744 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Librivox Cocoa Break Collection 001 - Various LibriVox recording of Librivox Cocoa Break Collection 001, by Various. Read by Bellona Times Following in the vein of my Coffee-Break collections, this is a collection of short (all under 15 minutes) stories for kids. Focus is on fables and fairy tales published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: Audiobooks; Librivox; Children; Fairy Tales; Short Stories Downloads: 310 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The History of England, from the Accession of James II,Vol 3, Ch 15 - Thomas Babbington Macauley LibriVox recording of The History of England, from the Accession of James II,Vol 3, Ch 15, by Thomas Babbington Macauley This is volume 3 chapter 15 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1959 in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to delve into a little more detail. Macaulay is primarily fascinated by ending of any claim to divine right of kings and the growing role of Parliament in the governing o... Keywords: Audiobooks; LibriVox; History; England Downloads: 202 |
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