Drama

Anna of the Five Towns

by Arnold Bennett Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The plot centers on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the Potteries area of Staffordshire…

In Chancery

by John Galsworthy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
'The Forsyte Saga' is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. In Chancery is…

McTeague

by Frank Norris Read by Jeff Robinson 4.6
McTeague is a simple dentist who becomes infatuated with Trina, the cousin of his friend Marcus. Trina then buys a winning lottery ticket wo…

Youth, a Narrative

by Joseph Conrad Read by Chris Hughes 4.8
Youth, a Narrative is a reflective short story that captures the essence of youthful ambition and the bittersweet nature of growing up. Narr…

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde Read by John Gonzalez 4.5
Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basi…

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

by Jessie Braham White Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The classic story of Snow White and the seven dwarfs, now in play form! The play was adapted by Jessie Braham White (the pen name of Winthro…

Chicot the Jester

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.3
This sequel to Dumas' “Marguerite de Valois” begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry…

Hans of Iceland

by Victor Hugo Read by Sonia 4.7
Hans of Iceland was written in 1821 and is the very first novel written by young Victor, years before he became the great Hugo. It has all t…

Manalive

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
The flying blast struck London just where it scales the northern heights, terrace above terrace, as precipitous as Edinburgh. It was round a…

The Sea Wolf

by Jack London Read by Tom Crawford 4.4
The Sea Wolf is a gripping tale of survival and transformation set against the unforgiving backdrop of the Pacific Ocean. When literary crit…

The Old Curiosity Shop

by Charles Dickens Read by Euthymius 4.6
The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Little Nell, a beautiful and virtuous young girl who lives with her grandfather in his shop of cur…

As You Like It

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy of mistaken identity, wit, and love. Daughter of a banished duk…

The Jew of Malta

by Christopher Marlowe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. T…

The Divine Comedy

by Dante Alighieri Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Divine Comedy (in Italian, Divina Commedia, or just La commedia or Comedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri in the first deca…

King Henry IV

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeare’s eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II. …

Little Dorrit

by Charles Dickens Read by Ellis Christoff 4.6
Born in the Marshalsea Prison for Debtors, Amy—Little Dorrit—the daughter of the ruined, but self-respectful William Dorrit, has put her ent…

The Price of Love

by Arnold Bennett Read by Christine Blachford 4.3
Rachel Louise Fleckring works for the elderly Mrs Maldon, and although with the woman for only a short time, she is taken into the heart of …

Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Written around the middle of his career, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. The men are back from the w…

Daisy Miller

by Henry James Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella by Henry James first appearing in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1879, and in book form the following year. …

The Proposal

by Anton Chekhov Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Proposal is a one act comic farce by Anton Chekhov. In Chekhov's Russia, marriage was a means of economic stability for most people. The…

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