Drama

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

by Stephen Crane Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Stephen Crane's first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets has been called "the first dark flower of American Naturalism" for its …

The Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
The Decameron is a rich tapestry of 100 novellas woven by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, crafted during the mid-14th century. Set ag…

Perry Mason

3.5
Perry Mason was a captivating 15-minute radio show that aired five times a week, captivating audiences from October 1943 to December 1955. T…

Antigone

by Sophocles Read by Expatriate 4.3
A powerful artistic protest against tyranny, "Antigone" has been translated and adapted dozens of times, applied over and over thr…

The Oresteia

by Aeschylus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
The Oresteia is a trilogy by Aeschylus, one of the foremost playwrights of ancient Greece. It encompasses three plays: Agamemnon, The Libati…

The Pilgrim's Progress

by John Bunyan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Probably the most famous allegory ever written of the Christian life, The Pilgrim's Progress follows the journey of Christian from his first…

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare Read by Sam Stinson 4.6
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge…

David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens Read by Michael Armenta 4.6
"This short collection of 6 selected scenes from "David Copperfield" were abridged and performed by Dickens himself during hi…

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

by William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
In 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labor. This account of his two trials was compiled fro…

Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This is book 1 of 5. An ex-convict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. Along the w…

Hippolytus

by Euripides Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Eurpides' tragedy tells of Theseus' chaste son Hippolytus, who refuses to worship Aphrodite in favor of Artemis. Aphrodite gets revenge by c…

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until …

The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka Read by Phil Chenevert 4.6
This story, about a man who wakes up transformed into a bug and the repercussions it has on his life and the people around him, has intrigue…

Young Junius

by Seth Harwood Read by Seth Harwood 4.8
Before Jack Palms ever shook 'em down, Junius Ponds came up on tough streets of Cambridge, MA in 1987. In the middle of drugs, gang violence…

Major Barbara

by George Bernard Shaw Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara focuses on the family of aristocratic Lady Britomart Undershaft and her estranged husband Andrew, a mill…

Mary Tudor

by Victor Hugo Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
If Queen Mary I of England wants something, you'd better not try and stop her, or else you might soon find yourself without a head! When thi…

The Persians

by Aeschylus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This is one of the few Greek tragedies that deals with historical events rather than mythological ones. The elders of the Persian court awa…

Bleak House

by Charles Dickens Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 4.2
Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. It is widely held to…

The Last Day of a Condemned

by Victor Hugo Read by Alisson Veldhuis 4
A man who has been condemned to death writes down his cogitations, feelings and fears while he is waiting for his execution. He does not bet…

Ghosts

by Henrik Ibsen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts was first published in 1881 and staged in 1882, and like his earlier play A Doll's House, profoundly shocked his conte…

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