Literary Criticism

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

by Laurence Sterne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a groundbreaking novel that defies conventional storytelling. Through the eyes of its…

Essays and Literary Studies

by Stephen Leacock Read by TriciaG 3.9
Essays and Literary Studies presents a collection of insightful and humorous reflections from Stephen Leacock, a prominent Canadian humorist…

Bertram Cope's Year

by Henry Blake Fuller Read by James K. White 4.2
This novel was perhaps the most daring and affirmative LGBT literature of the first two decades of the 20th century in America. In this stor…

A Long Way from Disney

by Seth Harwood Read by Seth Harwood 3.9
It's the 1980s in Boston: the Celtics are rolling, the Patriots got crushed by the Bears, and the Sox are the Sox. Adam Berkman is learning …

The Sacred Fount

by Henry James Read by skoval 3
Published in 1901, The Sacred Fount delves into the interior observations and obsessions of one Englishman during a weekend gathering in the…

Howards End

by E. M. Forster Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
The Schlegels frequently encounter the Wilcoxes. The youngest, Helen, is rejected by the younger Wilcox brother, Paul. The eldest, Margaret,…

Must Not Sleep

by Michael Brownstein Read by Michael Brownstein 3
By turns hilarious and chilling, poet and novelist Michael Brownstein's latest novel MUST NOT SLEEP is a shamanic initiation into personal f…

The Rainbow

by D. H. Lawrence Read by Debra Lynn 3.9
The Rainbow explores the intricate lives of the Brangwen family over three generations, set against the backdrop of the English countryside.…

Monday or Tuesday

by Virginia Woolf Read by LizMourant 3.7
Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English author, essayist, publisher, and writer of short stories, regarded as one of the foremost modernist li…

Iracema, the Honey-Lips

by Jose de Alencar and José De Alencar Read by Leni 3.8
Iracema (translated as Iracema, the Honey Lips: a legend of Brazil) is considered one of the most important books of Brazilian romanticism, …

Poor Folk

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Known as Fyodor Dostoyevski's first novel, Poor Folk portrays the life of poor people and poverty in a general sense. This novel is short i…

Middlemarch

by George Eliot Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
The book examines the role of education in the lives of the characters and how such education and study has affected the characters. Rosamon…

Demos

by George Gissing Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
"Richard Mutimer is delighted to inherit a large fortune. As a socialist, he means to use it well: he will open a factory in which work…

The Dream of the Red Chamber

by Xueqin Cao and Xueqin Cao 曹雪芹 Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
The Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, and considered the g…

The Hero

by W. Somerset Maugham Read by OCTL7 3.8
James Parsons comes home to Little Primpton after serving in the Boer War. The whole town is proud of their new hero, who was awarded the Vi…

The Trembling of a Leaf

by W. Somerset Maugham Read by OCTL7 2.8
A collection of short stories on the South Sea Islands, among which are the famous "Red," "Rain," and "The Fall of …

David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
David Copperfield is a rich and intricate tale that chronicles the life of its titular character from childhood to adulthood. Through a seri…

Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Don Quixote is an early novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in …

The Innerglow Effect

by Craig Robertson Read by Craig Robertson 4.1
Drug companies continue to come out with powerful new medicines. Some produce wondrous responses while others have unforeseen side effects.…

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens Read by Cori Samuel 4.6
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a timeless tale that explores the transformative power of compassion and redemption. Follow the jour…

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