Drama

Seven Against Thebes

by Aeschylus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
In this, the only extant tragedy from Aeschylus' trilogy about the House of Oedipus, Thebes is under siege from Polynices, a former prince o…

Faust II

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal w…

Mary Tudor

by Victor Hugo Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
If Queen Mary I of England wants something, you'd better not try and stop her, or else you might soon find yourself without a head! When thi…

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

by William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
In 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labor. This account of his two trials was compiled fro…

Antigone

by Sophocles Read by Expatriate 4.4
A powerful artistic protest against tyranny, "Antigone" has been translated and adapted dozens of times, applied over and over thr…

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare Read by Sam Stinson 4.6
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge…

The Secret Places of the Heart

by H. G. Wells Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Richard Hardy, a member of the British gentry, tries to resolve problems in his marriage as he travels with a psychiatrist. The book is to a…

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens Read by Jeff Robinson 4.8
Old miser Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a major transformation after being visited by his deceased colleague Jacob Marley, who warns him to cha…

The Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
The Decameron is a rich tapestry of 100 novellas woven by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, crafted during the mid-14th century. Set ag…

The Takeover

by Mur Lafferty Read by Mur Lafferty 3.8
If you've ever worked with corporate zombies, then you've experienced The Takeover. Web designer Maureen and her friends struggle to adapt t…

The Film of Fear

by Frederick Arnold Kummer Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
(Written under the pseudonym, Arnold Fredericks.)Ruth Morton is a world-renowned film actress who seems to have it all: youth, beauty, wealt…

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty …

Pandora's Box

by Frank Wedekind Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Pandora's Box (1904) (Die Büchse der Pandora) is a play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the second part of his pairing…

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare Read by Sam Stinson 4.5
Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose "untimely deaths&qu…

Bleak House

by Charles Dickens Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 4.2
Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. It is widely held to…

The Maid of Maiden Lane

by Amelia E. Barr Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
The Maid of Maiden lane is a wonderful love story in which Mrs. Barr intertwines the hot political and social issues that were occurring in …

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.…

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until …

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…

Othello

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Othello is the story of a cross-cultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who is a general in the Venetian army, and Desdem…

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