General Fiction
Oblomov
Read by Kevin W. Davidson
Ivan Goncharov
Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the nove…
True Stories from History and Biography
Read by Susan Morin
Nathaniel Hawthorne
In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such…
Raggedy Andy Stories
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young ch…
The Life Of Charlotte Brontë
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Charlotte Bronte was a British author, the eldest of the three famous Bronte sisters who have become standards of English literature. She is…
Fame and Fortune
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Horatio Alger, Jr.
Richard Hunter, formerly Ragged Dick, continues to advance in the world through luck and excellent morals. He, along with his friend Henry, …
Jolanthes Hochzeit
Read by Karlsson
Hermann Sudermann
»Jolanthes Hochzeit« ist eine Novelle des ostpreußischen Schriftstellers und Bühnenautors Hermann Sudermann.Der schon…
Heimatlos
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Johanna Spyri
Ihr erstes Kinderbuch «Heimathlos» enthielt die Erzählungen «Am Silser- und am Gardasee» und «Wie Wiseli’…
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Anthony Trollope
Both Trollope and some of his later critics have considered The Last Chronicle to be his greatest novel. Many of its characters are familiar…
Undine
Read by Pete Williams
Friedrich De La Motte Fouqué
Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué concerning Undine, a water spirit who marries a Knight named Huldbrand in order to …
Ayala's Angel
Read by tabithat
Anthony Trollope
Lucy and Ayala Dormer are left penniless by the death of their parents. Ayala is taken in by their rich aunt Lady Tringle and Lucy by their …
The Marrow of Tradition
Read by James K. White
Charles Waddell Chesnutt
In The Marrow of Tradition, Charles W. Chesnutt--using the 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina massacre as a backdrop--probes and exposes the ra…
Gold
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Stewart Edward White
This is a well written story of the California gold rush of 1849. Four friends decide they are going to go to California and get rich in the…
Love and Friendship
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Emily Brontë
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 17, 201…
Ball of Fat
Read by Bob Neufeld
Guy de Maupassant
Boule de Suif (1880) is a short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story, …
Emma McChesney and Company
Read by Phil Chenevert
Edna Ferber
This is the final volume in the trilogy following the smart, stylish, divorced and independent businesswoman Emma McChesney in her career fr…
The King of Schnorrers
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Israel Zangwill
Manasseh da Costa, protagonist of this hilarious novel, is a schnorrer (beggar) who lives on the charitable contributions of the Jews of lat…
Travel
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is the seventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in le…
The Marble Faun
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical …
L'Assommoir
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola (French pronunciation: [emil zɔˈla]) (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was an influential French writer, …
A Thief in the Night
Read by Cate Barratt
E. W. Hornung
Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story coll…