TOP-100 audiobooks

The Road to Oz takes Dorothy and her friends to Oz for a big party to celebrate Ozma's birthday. It all starts near her Uncle Henry's Kansas farm home as she tries to help a scruffy stranger find the path he's looking for. Along the way, they find a young boy, Button-Bright, and they get lost...

Alternative title 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' Translation of ' Dangerous Liasons'. Everyone probably thinks of Glenn Close and John Malkovich, but for those who haven't seen the movie, this epistolary novel follows a young girl named Cecil de Vohan How the heat fell to the road of perdition, just a...

When you stumble upon an elixir that can give you eternal life, youth, and health, it's a pretty bad idea to spoil this great gift by making a deal with the devil for great wealth. Our story's protagonist, Auriol Darcy, makes this mistake but quickly realizes it's too costly. Getting out of a deal...

The best-selling novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho is now available as an audiobook. The Alchemist has been translated into 67 languages ​​and published in over 117 countries; over 300 million books have been sold worldwide. One of the most important Portuguese-language scientific journals...

This self-contained eight-chapter storyline is taken from the pages of Steele Rudd's book, Back At Our Selection. Synopsis: Dave (Luther's dad's second son) finally marries after several years of being a shy bachelor. To a "small-town girl" named "Lily White." When she first...

Daniel Boone was a great hunter , explorer , surveyor and archer . He knew the Indians and fought them skilfully. His life was full of adventures , and in this biography , Reuben Gold Thwaites walks us through some of them . A gripping read about one of America's true historical heroes . ( Summary...

Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella by Henry James. It depicts the eponymous American girl being seduced and wooed by her country woman , Winterbourne, in a more sophisticated way . His search for her is thwarted by her own flirtations, which are dismissed by other immigrants they meet in Switzerl and...

The personal history, adventures, experiences, and observations of David Copperfield, or David Copperfield, Jr., first published in 1850. Like his five works, it first appeared as a serial. Many elements of the novel are drawn from Dickens' life, making it perhaps the most autobiographical of all...

Jeremy Bentham's Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, a classic of modern philosophy and jurisprudence, first published in 1789, focuses on the principle of utility and this The relationship between moral values ​​and legislative practice. Bentham's ambition was to create a...

Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella by Henry James, first published in Cornhill Magazine in June-July 1879 and in book form the following year publishing . It shows the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller being wooed by her cultured compatriot Frederick Winterbourne. His search for her is thwarted by...

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities is a novel that examines the 18th-century French Revolution through the lens of 19th-century Victorian romance. Dickens tells the story of characters in London and Paris whose lives intertwine in the turmoil of the Revolution. Unusually among his novels, A...

The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine publishing original short stories, often on sinister or fantastical themes. Many authors are largely unknown, but some well-known authors have also written original material for the magazine. The third edition of Volume 3 includes the...

David knew climbing was to be prepared for anything, but he never imagined what he'd find on the rock that June morning. There stood a huge bird with the head of an eagle, a neck like a swan, and a crest of scarlet feathers. The most amazing thing is that the bird has an open book on the ground and...

The British colonies occupying most of the Atlantic coast increased in number and power. New France also grew more assertive. The ongoing animosity between the rivals never faltered. There is little open war as long as the two crowns are at peace. From 1660 to 1688, the Stuart rulers of England...

Independent Kate Bates resents being the youngest child in an extended family, where she is expected to stay home and help her parents while her siblings can do whatever they want. When she defies her family and runs away from home, she finds the path to independence fraught with hardships....

John Avery Lomax was a prominent figure in early American musicology and folklore . Through intensive fieldwork, Lomax builds the core work of the Library of Congress Archives . Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, his collection , propelled him to the top of his field and sparked renewed...

The Book of Job (American Standard Edition) has forty-two chapters and is one of the books of wisdom in the Old Testament. The narrative documents Job being pulled from a comfortable and exalted position in the church to face the loss of his wealth, children, and health. Along with the three...

Sarah Scott's utopian novel, published in 1762, describes women living in perfect harmony. Catherine concludes...

It tells the story of Western civilization from its origins to the early 20th century, focusing on the people and events that changed the course of history. In vivid prose, he describes human achievement in art and discovery and the political forces that led to the birth of the modern...

There has never been a brighter young pilot than Dave Dashaway, and surely all modern youth want to hear from him. In the final installment of the Dave Dashaway Adventures series, Dave embarks on several daring journeys with the help of his loyal sidekick, Hiram Dobbs, before entering a Grand...

The Secret Service is Conrad's dark and darkly funny story about a gang of spies, anarchists, and operative provocateurs living in the early 20th century. The novel centers on Verloc, a shopkeeper, fake anarchist, and double agent involved in an ambitious terrorist plan to bomb the Greenwich...

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His achievements are overlooked and not given the credit they deserve in history lessons today. This biography clearly portrays Daniel Boone's benevolent character and his achievements in promoting European settlement in...

Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until fate brings the brother within the range of Prospero's powers. Will he seek revenge, or reconcilement? (Summary by Karen Savage)...

The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is Jewett's finest work, and Henry James described it as her "little achievement." Despite James' diminutive stature, the novel remains a classic. Due to its loose structure, many critics considered the book less a novel than a series of sketches;...

The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine publishing original short stories, often on sinister or fantastical themes. Many authors are mainly unknown, but some well-known authors have written original material for the magazine. The third edition includes the following six stories:...

A compilation of 33 folktales and legends from France collected by Jacques Albin Simon Collin de Plancy (1793-1881) under the pseudonym JSC de Saint-Albin. Demons, demons, magicians, werewolves, ghosts, and many other wondrous inhabitants await you, thus proclaiming through the series' explanatory...

A Short History of the World is a historical non-fiction book by British author H.G. Wells, largely inspired by Welles' early 1919 work A Brief History. This book is a compilation of scientific knowledge about the Earth and the life history of that time. It begins with its origins, explains the...

"Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Won't Grow Up, Peter and Wendy are play and novel respectively, telling the famous story of Peter Pan, a naughty little boy who spent his indefinite childhood on the streets. Neverland and His adventures with ordinary girl Wendy Darling and her brothers. The story...

Clarissa, or The Story of a Young Lady, is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the harrowing story of a heroine's quest for virtue, her family constantly thwarting it, and is the longest true novel in English. (from Wikipedia)...

This is the ninth installment in our "Coffee Break" series, which includes public domain works ranging in length from 3 to 15 minutes. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or anytime you want to hear the whole story but only need a few minutes to listen. This...

In this early example of the modern fantasy genre, Hallblithe, a warrior of the Crow family, goes in search of the pirates who have taken his unfaithful virgin hostage. Hallblithe is kidnapped and sails to Ransom Island accompanied by the giant Puny Fox. To continue his search for his beloved, he...

2007 Christmas Short Works Public domain collection of short stories, essays, poems, and scriptures, recorded by the broad LibriVox membership. Session 09: The Cornish Christmas Play, a mummy play, read by members of the UK chapter (Sarah O'Connor, Graham Redman, Corey Samuel, and Peter Yesley)....

17 Short Stories from 25 Ghost Storybooks and 13 Short Stories from Indian Ghost Storybooks - Summary by Kirk Ziegler SECTION CHAPTER AUTHOR TIME 01 The Flayed Hand Guy de Maupassant 00:13:36 02 The Parlor-Car Ghost W. Bob Holland 00:11:17 03 The Ghost of Buckstown Inn Arnold M. Anderson 00:10:49...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first published in 1887. It was developed by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was a brilliant London detective, known for his ability to solve cases with logic and keen...

At the Back of the North Wind is a children's book by George MacDonald. It was published in the children's magazine Good Words for the Young in 1868 and in book form in 1871. It's a fantasy about a boy named Diamond and his adventures in the North Wind. Diamond travels through the night with the...

This LibriVox edition was chosen by eight readers for its very personal content, which focuses on female sexuality. The modern library edition of The Awakening includes an introduction by Kay Gibbons, who writes: "The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its blunt treatment of...

A collection of 2019 Christmas-themed articles, including traditional stories, Christmas customs, and Christmas cakes. We hope you will enjoy it....

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential representative of Romantic philosophy. Many consider him the last great polymath. After he died in 1859, the scientific community began to fragment into different disciplines, each...

This is a collection of short stories (15 minutes or less reading time) in English, perfect for a coffee break at work or a short commute to work. The theme of this series is multi-faith in different genres. (Summary by BellonaTimes)...

George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans - an ironic "hoax" considering her first novel, Adam Bede, was written from an overtly feminist point of view. The story revolves around an idyllic love triangle. Two young men, Adam Bede, a carpenter, and Captain Arthur Donny Thorne, a...

Even in literature, few things can truly be called unique -- but Moby Dick is truly unlike anything written before or since. The novel is nominally about the maddened Captain Ahab's obsession with the book's eponymous Moby Dick. But interspersed with the story are digressions, paradoxes,...

Two stories intertwine in this enduring Victorian classic from 1876: The first is about Gwendolyn, one of Eliot's finest creations, as she rises from a self-absorbed. The young beauty grows into a brooding adult with a wider view of the world around her. The second is about Daniel Deronda, the...

Citizens, Colonists, Pioneers! These three words trace America's history back to the earliest forms of "the New World was called America." But who paved the way for the pioneers of the Old World, and what kept them safe in the New? The book's title, Elizabeth Sea Dog, provides the only...

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This is a whimsical poem that takes the reader on a voyage in search of the mythical snake. The bellboy, butcher, baker, beaver, and other nameless and unknown individuals go on a fast-paced, almost frenzy, in search of the elusive snake. As you read, you start to doubt Dr. Seuss might be inspired...

Beasts, Men, and Gods chronicle an epic journey full of danger and near misses in the name of The Lord of the Rings. Here's the difference: it's all true. Ferdinand Ossendowski was a Pole who found himself on the losing side of the Siberian and Bolshevik revolutions. To avoid being rounded up and...

Set in the 15th century, The Cloister and the Hearth tells the story of a young scribe and illustrator, Gerald Eliassoen, as he travels through seven different countries. Fearing being hunted by the mayor, Gerald flees Rome for the Netherlands in search of a place to raise his family. His parents...

The work is subtitled "A Chronicle of American Life During the Reign of George." It describes countries, places, houses, habits, pastimes, studies, religion, work, and travel....

Henry Gray's classic textbook on anatomy was first released in 1858 and has been updated and expanded multiple times. The revisions and additions have been continuous. This recording is considered public domain in the United States. It was recorded in 1918 (some information may be inaccurate). For...

The story of Richard Mahony, a doctor trained in Edinburgh who came to Ballarat during the gold rush of the 1850s. He went into business, married, and returned to the doctor's office. His story is intertwined with those of his wife's siblings. Even after the success of his practice, he remained...

"The smallest and most insignificant pleasures within my reach attract me more than all the pleasures in heaven." It's the young, hero-worshiping Jean-Jacques again -- his display of emotional immaturity leads to his mischievous antics in the company of passers-by and outsiders, always...

On June 8, 1765, James Otis, with the support of the Massachusetts state legislature, sent a letter to each colony calling for a convention. The conference was originally scheduled to take place in New York City in October. Representatives from the nine colonies met in New York. Although New...

The next volume in the American Chronicles series examines Washington's development in day-to-day life and every aspect of a reimagined federal government, including the presidency, Congress, Supreme Court, cabinet (which he created himself), and the State Department. Washington, a very influential...

Bring you seven different readings of John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields , a weekly poetry project...

When local alcoholic Christopher Sly walks into a tavern, he certainly doesn't expect to see a sophisticated ruse convincing him he's a nobleman, much to the amusement of many! Thus began The Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeare's early comedies. In order to please the "lord," a group...

Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, Lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book written by the Roman historian Tacitus around 98 about the life of his father-in-law, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, who was important Roman general. It also provides a brief introduction to...

This is the second of five short stories about the fictional detective of G.K. Chesterton, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a diminutive, unassuming Catholic priest who wears invisible clothes and a large umbrella with an uncanny insight into human evil. Unlike his contemporaries Sherlock...

John Newton is famous for his national anthem, "Amazing Grace," because of his early life as a slave trader and his later opposition to the British slave trade. These 14 short letters cover his early life until about 1755, filled with his Christian reflections on the events of his life....

As expected, the sixth installment of the series deals with the events of the northern settlement concurrently with the southern territory. The opening explains: "The migration to the New World of the Pilgrims and Puritans marked the beginning of permanent settlement in New England, children...

"The Waste Land" is an influential 433-line modernist poem by T. S. Eliot. It is probably the most famous and best written long poem of the 20th century, about the decline of civilization and the impossibility of re-understanding life. Although the poem is called obscure—its transitions...

Henry Gray's classic textbook on anatomy was first released in 1858 and has been published continuously since, with revisions and expansions occurring through multiple editions. This recording is from the public domain of 1918 US editions (some information may be outdated). The pictures are...

Child Harold's Pilgrimage is a four-part narrative poem written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818. The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man, disappointed in a life of joy and joy, seeking diversion in a foreign land. More broadly, it expresses...

In his writings, Martin Luther attempted to explain Galatians verse by verse. The original, written in Latin around 1516, is much longer. Theodore Graebner's translation attempts to produce a copy of the work in a format and phrasing more suitable for the general English-speaking American public....

Bring you six different readings of The Voice of the Ancient Bard , by William Blake. This is a weekly poetry project....

A good introduction to the bee, including its physical and behavioral characteristics. Bees, Shown to the Children. - Summary by KevinS...

"100%: The Story of a Patriot" follows the adventures of a poor, uneducated young man who relies on his wits to become embroiled in the sometimes bitter struggle between America's "Patriots" and "Reds" and earns a living by trickery. "Anything socially significant...

The Kneetime Animal Stories are adorable children's stories about animals. The friends have their own stories, but they appear in different books. In this story, clever Tinker gets into trouble before being taken to the circus and meeting other animals. - Synopsis by Lynne Thompson...

This dramatic retelling of Aladdin's lines begins in the humble home of a tailor whose son does nothing but cause his parents nothing but sorrow. Soon, however, the son was taken to a magical cave where he found a treasure that would bring him riches. The story will have some twists and will almost...

Philosophical Studies in La Comedie Humaine (La Comedie Humaine) is a series of works that aim in part to reflect on history through the use of fiction. "Catherine de' Medici" is one such "study" that contains fictional "story" elements as well as detailed historical...

Published in serial form in 1846, La Cousine Bette was one of Balzac's last and most significant works. This is part of his novel collection, "Human Comedy." Set in mid-19th-century France, it tells the story of a woman who loathes her status as a "poor relative." If we follow...

Children's Short Works Collection 041: A collection of 15 children's short works that are available in the public domain...

Children's short story collection 003: contains 10 children's short story collections in the public domain...

This booklet attempts to explain what each soul must discover for itself: that it stands in the eternal creative power surrounding its mind and that everything it thinks gives back to its beautification. It may greatly simplify and reveal some of life's more profound mysteries and meanings. When it...

Anarchy is one of Errico Malatesta's most significant writings. The book describes the fundamental principles of anarchism. Beyond declaring the fundamental principles of Anarchism, he also presented counterarguments to Socialism and Capitalism. Malatesta concisely illustrates the goal, employing...

Volunteers bring you nine different Christmas bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow....

Mike's dreams of studying and playing cricket at Cambridge were dashed when his father faced financial difficulties. Instead, Mike worked as a clerk at New Asia Bank. Fortunately, school friend Psmith, with boundless optimism and original insight, soon joined his department as they worked together...

One of Richard Barnum's Kneetime Animal Stories series of children's books, which is the pseudonym of several Stratemeyer Syndicate authors. In this story, we follow the adventures of Shaggo the buffalo and his friends....

Forced to serve in the British Navy in the 1790s, young and naive sailor Billy Budd was accused of conspiracy to mutiny, court-martialed, and hanged. Billy Budd is the last work in Herman Melville's papers 30 years after his death. (Scientific Methodist Summary)...

~First Book~ The Commentaries on the Laws of England is an influential 18th-century treatise on English common law by Sir William Blackstone, originally published by Clarendon Press, Oxford. Press of Oxford) posted 1765-1769. The Commentary has long been considered the leading work in the...

The book focuses on sculptures depicting picturesque locations in 19th-century America, but a brief description of the place and location accompanies each sculpture. These vignettes offer a glimpse of the picturesque location as it emerged in 1840. All locations are in the eastern United States,...

Beccaria's Treatise on Crimes and Punishments, which denounced disproportionate and unreasonable punishment in general, as well as torture and the death penalty, commemorates the high point of the Milanese Enlightenment. Politicians and policy makers widely read his translations in the UK, US and...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous detectives. They were originally published in Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The title character is named after the famous American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr....

Despite warnings from an elderly desert nomad at the souk, Conan remains in Zambula, a cheap tavern by Aram Baksh. As night fell, a black cannibal from Darfari came in and dragged him away, and ate him. All Darfari enslaved people in the city are cannibals who roam the streets at night. City...

GK Chesterton admired Charles Dickens, writing famous reviews of Dickens' work and expressing his views in his style. (Summary by Karen Merline)...

Blewett was a regular contributor to the Toronto newspaper The Globe, and in 1898 became editor of the housewife's edition. In 1919, supported by the Queen's Order of the Empire, she published Stories from the Heart booklet to benefit War Organizations. During this time, she spoke regularly on...

In Book 7, Clarissa's degradation and humiliation at the hands of all the forces of society and the personal evil of the diabolical lecherous Lovelace continue, while her moral greatness and superiority over Lovelace Shining with undiminished brilliance. One of the earliest and longest-running...

An 1888 collection of children's stories, mostly about love and selfishness. The stories are often sad, with a message of moralism. The collection includes: The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Godly Friend and The Extraordinary Rocket....

Edith Wharton was a late 19th-century society novelist who spent most of her life in France. In this novel, she tells the story of Undine Sprague, three (or more) married, aspiring "Apex City" beauties who are transplanted to New York and eventually France, leaving dead and wounded. The...

The community would like to send you a special 2009 Christmas gift. This is a collection of 30 traditional Christmas carols performed in different styles by our wonderful volunteers. Enjoy!...

John L. Ransom, the quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, was a Confederate prisoner at the notorious Confederate prison in Andersonville, Georgia, during the American Civil War. Here is his diary, published a few years after the end of the Civil War. Pages 193 to 301 contain...

Discuss the adventures of Spanish explorers from Columbus to Pizarro. - Summary by Jim Locke...

From Anne Bradstreet to Dorothy Parker's lone PD, here are 37 unique American poems from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century. (Bellona Times summary) SECTION CHAPTER AUTHOR TIME 01 Contemplations Anne Bradstreet 00:02:50 02 To a LADY on her remarkable Preservation in an Hurricane in...

Ben-Hur is the story of two very different heroes. Judah Ben-Hur, a prince of Jerusalem, was involved in an accident with Roman prosecutors that was believed to be premeditated. He was captured and sent to the fleet as a galley slave while his family was imprisoned and the family estate...

These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the year in Literature; most of the works are to be found on Project Gutenberg. - Summary by Matt Pierard...

Carmilla is a Gothic novella written in 1872 by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, published initially as a series in the London literary journal The Dark Blue. It is one of the earliest works of vampire literature, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. The story is told by a young...

James is a book of the Christian New Testament. The author identifies himself as James (James 1:1), traditionally understood as James the Righteous, the brother of Jesus, the first of the Septuagint, and the first bishop of Jerusalem. Without an overarching theme, the text condemns various sins and...

Cranford is a market town mainly populated by respectable ladies. It tells of their secrets and weaknesses, gossip, and romance as they face the challenges of dealing with society's new inhabitants and the innovations of their sedentary lifestyles. It was first published a in Charles Dickens's...

The American poet Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is a collection of poetry known for its sincere pleasure and sensual glorification at a time when such displays of sincerity were considered immoral. While many early poems, especially in English, draw on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on...

The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades and duels....

Phineas Finn is the fourth in Trollope's series of six Paris novels. At the end of the second novel in the series, Phineas Finn, Phineas returns to Ireland after leaving the House of Commons and marries his childhood sweetheart. Phineas was working as a workhouse inspector in Ireland when Phineas...