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The Fate of the Beagle
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 104
"Grandmother and Stockhausen are of the opinion that Wagner will one day totally disappear. His music, they argue, is too unhealthy.&qu…
State's Attorney Fallas
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
The Criminal's Betrothed
In Poems
Poems by Marietta Holley, also known as Josiah Allen's Wife, presents a rich tapestry of verse that reflects the author's keen observations …
Model of a Judge
In Short Science Fiction Collection 051
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Crime Wave
In Short Story Collection Vol. 113
Here we present the 113th edition of the Librivox Short Story Collection. Once again, readers selected their own texts, and, as always, have…
The Cop and the Anthem
In The Four Million (Version 3)
Considered one of his finest works, The Four Million (1906) is a collection of short stories by American writer O. Henry (1862-1910). Despit…
An Episode of Criminal Justice by Andrew Forrester
In Short Story Collection Vol. 075
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Carolyn Wells,…
18 - Spiritism in the Police Court
In Satires and Profanities
Satires and Profanities is a collection of sharp-witted essays and stories by George William Foote, a prominent figure in the realm of Freet…
Judge Not by Adelaide Anne Procter
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 2)
The fourth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, inc…
The Crime: Chapter II
In The Maker of Moons, and Other Short Stories
An eclectic collection of 8 stories by one of the early masters of the weird tale, Robert W. Chambers. The stories include a range of topics…
The Crafty Lover; or, the Lawyer Outwitted
In Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England
This traditional, and, for the most part, unprinted literature,—cherished in remote villages, resisting everywhere the invasion of modern na…
A Plea for Legislative Protection
In Birds and Nature, Vol. VIII, No 5, December 1900
"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems, stories a…
The Lost Jurisdiction, by Ellis Meredith
In The Black Cat Vol. 04 No. 01 October 1898
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
The Defenders
In Short Science Fiction Collection 024
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Way of a Rebel
In Short Science Fiction Collection 040
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
The Lawyer's Story of a Stolen Letter, part 2
In After Dark
William Kerby is in danger of losing his sight, which would hit him especially hard as he is a painter. Only rest can preserve it, but a man…
Quiet, Please
In Short Science Fiction Collection 005
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…
The Supreme Court - Tristam Burges
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 2
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…
The Guilty Man: A Study in Tragedy
In Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 008
This is the eighth Librivox Mystery and Suspense Collection, and the first in eight years. Similar to our Short Story Collections, this anth…
The Lawyer's Invocation to Spring by Henry Howard Brownell
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 2)
The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…