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Penelope
Read by chocmuse
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
In Phantom Fortune, A Novel
Lady Maulevrier was once a beautiful socialite, beloved and welcomed in London high society. But her life took a turn for the worse when her…
Chapter XIII In which Bertha loses her Situation, after Master Charley has made…
Read by Scarlett Martin
William Taylor Adams and Oliver Optic
In Rich and Humble; The Mission of Bertha Grant
This is the first story in the Woodville collection of tales about the interesting people in Woodville. As the characters grow, they learn …
Shirley and Caroline Part 2
Read by Jacquerie
Charlotte Brontë
In Shirley
Shirley is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Brontë. It was Brontë's second published novel after Jane Eyre (…
Book 3, Chapter 2, Part 1
Read by Leena Emsley
Catherine Carswell
In Open The Door
This award-winning book tells the coming of age story of Joanna Bannerman. Considered largely autobiographical, it shows Joanna with all her…
Tessa
Read by John Biebel
Margaret Winslow
In Katie Robertson
Katie Robertson is a tale of a girl who takes on factory work as a means of assisting her widowed mother. The novel introduces the reader to…
Anna Karenina, Book 1
Read by Kirsten Ferreri
Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfol…
Frau Fischer
Read by VfkaBT
Katherine Mansfield
In Short Story Collection Vol. 064
This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Contributions include works from Guy de Maupassant, Rud…
Anna Karenina, Book 2
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Leo Tolstoy
In Part 2, Kitty’s health deteriorates from regret and heartbreak, while Levin retreats to his country estate. Anna and Vronsky continue to …
To A Child (Rosamund)
Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
The Novelette Reader
Read by Newgatenovelist
Tom Maguire
In Machine-Room Chants
Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…
Chapter 2
Read by Natalie
Ann Radcliffe
In The Italian
The love story between a nobleman and a beautiful lady whom he meets in church leads both of them to unexpected places, as many people would…
Life of Ma Parker
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Katherine Mansfield
In The Garden Party
A collection of short stories on a variety of subjects, by one of New Zealand's premiere female writers.
03 - Rebecca's Thought Book
Read by Mary Anderson
Kate Douglas Wiggin
In New Chronicles of Rebecca
This book tells further stories from the period of Rebecca's sojourn in Riverboro.
Anna Karenina (Dole translation)
Read by MaryAnn
Leo Tolstoy
Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in Tsarist Russia. Anna awakes from a loveless marriage to find herself drawn …
Sophia
Read by Teel McClanahan III
Teel McClanahan III
At age 7, Sophia was struck down with a life-threatening disease. Faced with a choice between an unending life in the body of a child and he…
Chapter III - "Who is Sylvia?"
Read by Anna Simon
R. Austin Freeman
In A Silent Witness
In this detective novel, the young doctor Humphrey Jardine stumbles upon a corpse during a walk near Hampstead Heath in the middle of the ni…
Madeleine in Church
Read by MichaelMaggs
Charlotte Mew
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
The Pencil
Read by Laura Victoria
Anna Katharine Green
In One of My Sons
A young girl frantically summons a gentleman walking by on the street to come in and help her grandfather. Arthur Outhwaite answers her cry …
Caroline's Christmas
Read by Louise J. Belle
Stephen Leacock
In Nonsense Novels (Version 2)
Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) was a Canadian writer, teacher, and political scientist. A prolific and popular humorist, he published dozens of…
15 THE PICTURE
Read by Wendy Almeida
Anna Katharine Green
In Dark Hollow
The small town of Shelby is shaken by a brutal murder. A man by the name of Etheridge was found beaten to death. A local inn-keeper, is conv…