Literature

The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great

by Henry Fielding Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 4.7
This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph A…

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

by George Gordon, Lord Byron Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is de…

Devotions upon Emergent Occasions

by John Donne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English writer John Donne. It is a series of reflections that were written as …

Kriloff's Fables

by Ivan Krylov Read by Kevin W. Davidson 4.9
Kriloff's Fables presents a rich collection of 86 fables by the renowned Russian fabulist Ivan Krylov, translated into English for modern au…

The Ontario Readers

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…

The Dream

by John Donne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Dream by John Donne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 17, 2011.John Donne…

The Siege of Corinth

by George Gordon, Lord Byron Read by Nathan 4.5
In this moving poem, Byron recounts the final, desperate resistance of the Venetians on the day the Ottoman army stormed Acrocorinth: reveal…

Two Sides To Every Question

by Maud Jean Franc Read by Kirsty Leishman 3.6
'Two Sides to Every Question’: From a South Australian Standpoint is a meditation on poverty, wealth, and social aspiration set in the free …

Vairagya Shatakam

by Bhartṛhari Read by Uday Sagar 4.8
Vairagya Shatakam is one of the best books that gives the true picture of Renunciation. The book talks on how a common man gets lured by the…

1 Corinthians

by Weymouth New Testament, Weymouth New Testamenttranslated Byrichard Francis Weymouth and Weymouth New Testamenttranslated By Richard Francis Weymouth Read by Mark Penfold 5
This is the Apostle Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth, Greece, a seaport filled with a diversity of not only people but religions…

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…

Past Days

by Anne Brontë Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Past Days by Emily Brontë . This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 28th, 2010An…

The Spirit of American Literature

by John Albert Macy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN LITERATURE is a collection of essays reviewing contemporary authors on the literary scene at the turn of the century …

The River Duddon

by William Wordsworth Read by Phil Benson 3.8
Located in a part of Cumbria that was once part of Lancashire, the River Duddon rises in the high fells of the Lake District and flows for 2…

An International Episode

by Henry James Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…

Almayer's Folly

by Joseph Conrad Read by Kristel Tretter 3.6
A European businessman and his Malayan wife have a daughter, Nina. A Malayan prince comes to do trade with the businessman and falls in love…

Paul and Virginia

by Jacques-Henri Bernardin De Saint-Pierre Read by Ellis Christoff 4.9
Paul and Virginia was first published in 1787. The novel's title characters are very good friends since birth who fall in love, but sadly di…

2 Chronicles

by Young's Literal Translation, Young'S Literal Translationtranslated Byrobert Young and Young'S Literal Translationtranslated By Robert Young Read by Mark Penfold 5
2 Chronicles offers a detailed account of the reigns of the kings of Judah, beginning with Solomon and concluding with Zedekiah. This ancien…

Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher

by Walter Savage Landor Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher by Walter Savage Landor. This was the Weekly Poetry projec…

Passionate Shepherd to His Love

by Christopher Marlowe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry p…

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