LibriVox Audio Books
Waste: A Tragedy in Four Acts
Set in Edwardian England, Waste is a story of politics, religion and adulterous scandal. First published in 1906-7, the play was refused by …
The Needs of Europe
In October 1920, the International Economic Conference in London gathered invitees to review post-war Europe's ravaged economies. Speakers i…
Masterpieces of Mystery
A selection of detective mysteries by a variety of well known authors. This collection is edited by Joseph Lewis French. - Summary by Miche…
Selected Poems
Mae Cowdery was a poet from Philadelphia. These poems were published from 1927 to 1929. - Summary by Newgatenovelist
Through the Desert
Through the Desert, also translated as In Desert and Wilderness, is a novel set in nineteenth-century Egypt about two children, one Polish a…
The Fairy Babies
The Fairy Babies are a family of Ink-Bottle Babies, whose cute adventures often include a fairy tale or two and adorable rhyming! Relax and …
Beyond the Stars
Is the entire universe just one of the atoms of some even greater cosmos? Such was the conception of one scientist — and his effort to prove…
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark: Essays, Lectures, and Addresses on Physical and Social Vision is a collection of Helen Keller's writings, compiled by the a…
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packe…
The Mexican Twins
Join Tonio (short for Antonio), and Tita (short for Margarita) as they celebrate Mexican Fiestas, play bullfight, and get lost! (Summary by …
The Story of Minot's Light
Minot's Ledge lies off the coast of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts. This ledge and neighboring rock outcrops were the scene of over 40…
White Aster
White Aster is the daughter of a samurai warrior who goes in search of her missing father. Originally written by Inoue Tetsujirō, it was tr…
The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
The Black Cat
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
A Girl's Ride in Iceland
Join Ethel and her four traveling companions as they visit Iceland in 1887. Rough seas, cold temperatures, and difficult riding do not deter…
This Section is a Christmas Tree
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of This Section is a Christmas Tree by Vachel Lindsay.This was the Weekly Poetry project for Dec…
The Shadowy Thing
A tale of spiritualism cannot easily win a willing suspension of disbelief in the world of a country squire, in which Dick Bellew has grown …
Pleasant Jim
Big Jim Pleasant, known for his speed with a gun and his knowledge of horses, is a good, hard working man whose only desire is to raise top …
The Purple Flame
Book 4 of the Adventures for Girls series. Imagine two young women, one fresh from Kentucky, handling a herd of reindeer with a few Eskimo …
Fugitive Pieces
Alexander Pope was an English poet, playwright and literary critic best known for his satires like The Dunciad and The Rape of the Lock. Thi…