Drama

Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady

by Samuel Richardson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Clarissa Harlowe, the tragic heroine of Clarissa, is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become very wealthy only in recent…

The First Violin

by Jessie Fothergill Read by Sandra G 4.5
May Wedderburn is a quiet provincial girl, living in small and seemingly boring Skernford. Underneath the dull exterior, there is mystery, s…

The Seagull

by Anton Chekhov Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Seagull (Russian: Чайка, Chayka) is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton…

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

by John Ford Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
One of the most shocking plays produced in England during the reign of Charles I, 'Tis Pity She's A Whore chronicles the disastrous results …

All's Well That Ends Well

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Despite its optimistic title, Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well has often been considered a "problem play." Ostensibly a com…

King Lear

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Tragedy of King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his est…

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы) is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered …

The Princess Casamassima

by Henry James Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) 4.4
Princess Casamassima can be read on several levels: first, as a political and social novel, exploring the anarchistic and revolutionary unde…

The Paying Guest

by George Gissing Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Clarence and Emmeline Mumford are in for a real treat when they take in the young, outspoken Miss Louise Derrick as their guest. Shedding a …

King Arthur

by Joseph Comyns Carr Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Step into the legendary world of King Arthur, where chivalry, love, and betrayal intertwine in a timeless tale. This retelling by Joseph Com…

Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman

by Mary Wollstonecraft Read by BumbleVee 4.7
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft's unfinished novelistic sequel to her revolutionary political treatise A Vindication o…

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's famous tragedy of two "star-crossed lovers" from rival houses. Romeo and Juliet meet at a party …

Magic: A Fantastic Comedy

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
George Bernard Shaw goaded the already successful essayist and novelist Chesterton into trying his hand at a play, with this 1913 result. T…

R.U.R.

by Karel Čapek Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Helena Glory, as the daughter of a major industrial power's president, is a woman on a mission. She faces the island factory of Rossum's Uni…

Women in Love

by D. H. Lawrence Read by Ruth Golding 4.2
Women in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and fol…

Mrs. Warren's Profession

by George Bernard Shaw Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The story centers on the relationship between Mrs Kitty Warren, a rich woman, described by the author as "on the whole, a genial and fa…

The Way of the World

by William Congreve Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Way of the World is a play written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields i…

Henry VI

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Henry VI, Part 3 or The Third Part of Henry the Sixt (often written as 3 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have…

The Life and Death of King John

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son…

Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The story is about Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older …

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