Dramatic Readings
The Phoenix and the Carpet
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E. Nesbit and Honoré de Balzac
Cyril, Robert, Anthea and Jane need a new carpet for the nursery, but it turns out to be a magic carpet containing a phoenix egg! They disco…
Twelfth Night
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William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night, or What You Wil is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's enterta…
Little Men
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Louisa May Alcott
Little Men is the sequel to Louisa May Alcott's bestselling book Little Women. It opens as Jo March and her husband Fritz Bhaer begin a scho…
Jessica's First Prayer
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Hesba Stretton
Jessica is a little girl who used to be an actress till she grew too big. Now she lives on the streets, mostly starving until she meets Mr. …
Esther
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King James Version
The seventeenth book of the King James Bible, Esther recounts a tale of two queens. Queen Vashti is the loveliest woman in the land, but whe…
Don Juan
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Lorenzo Da Ponte
Don Juan (Spanish), Don Giovanni (Italian) is a legendary, fictional libertine. Although the various iterations of the Don Juan myth show s…
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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Hugh Lofting
Doctor John Dolittle is an animal doctor and famous naturalist whose success hinges on his ability to speak the languages of many different …
Dear Brutus
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J. M. Barrie
At a house in the country 8 guests are invited to enter a magical wood to see what might have happened had they made a different choice in l…
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A collection of short Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dedicated to Beth Thomas. Summary by kathrinee.Cast List:CastSherlo…
For Christ and the Church
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Charles Monroe Sheldon
Rev. Mark Spencer is about to give up on writing his sermon one Saturday night when the Devil comes to him and tries to discourage him by re…
Imaginary Conversations
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Walter Savage Landor
This is a group of Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor. It is a series of dialogues of historical and mythical characters. Marce…
Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
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Hugh Lofting
While working in Africa, the eminent naturalist John Dolittle sets out to create the best post office on earth, using his bird friends to ca…
A Study in Scarlet
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel A Study in Scarlet marked the first appearance of fictional private detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, …
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
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Robert Smith Surtees
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour is a delightful comic satire of the fox-hunting fraternity of the mid 19th Century. Surtees takes great pleasure …
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection
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Various
LibriVox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…
The Shadow of a Sin
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Charlotte M. Brame and Charlotte M Brame
A story of a young woman in love and the sacrifices she makes in order to save a man's life when he is accused of murder. Has she gone too f…
The Story Girl
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Carlisle on St. Edwards Island may appear to the outside world to be a quiet, rural farming town, but to a group of 8 teens and tweens, its …
Electra
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Benito Pérez Galdós
Originally staged in the Teatro Español in 1901, Electra is a controversial Spanish drama that documents the trials and tribulations …
Selected Interviews with Robert G. Ingersoll
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Robert G. Ingersoll
A controversial lecturer, brilliant lawyer, and arguably the most famous orator of the mid to late 1800's, Ingersoll railed against the absu…
What Katy Did at School
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Susan Coolidge
Following Katy's recovery in What Katy Did, Katy and Clover go to Hillsover, a boarding school. Together with their new friend Rosamond Redd…