Drama

Phaedrus

by Plato Read by Martin Geeson 4.3
“For there is no light of justice or temperance, or any of the higher ideas which are precious to souls, in the earthly copies of them: they…

Uncle Vanya

by Anton Chekhov Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Uncle Vanya (subtitled “Scenes From Country Life”) is a tragicomedy by Anton Chekhov. It is set on the failing country estate of a retired p…

The Dead

by James Joyce Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.4
This novella is the final story in Joyce's collection Dubliners. It describes a Christmas party given by Kate and Julia Morkan, two elderly …

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The story tells of the inner turmoil of Rodion Raskolnikov, a student in St. Petersburg who commits murder. His psychological and moral agit…

Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady

by Samuel Richardson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Clarissa Harlowe, the tragic heroine of Clarissa, is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become very wealthy only in recent…

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge…

Don Juan

by George Gordon, Lord Byron Read by Peter Gallagher 4.5
Don Juan is a long narrative poem by Byron, based very loosely on the legend of the evil seducer, Don Juan. The first and second of (eventua…

Oedipus Rex

by Sophocles Read by Expatriate 4.7
"Oedipus Rex" (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, Oidipous Tyrannos), also known as "Oedipus the King" or "Oedipus t…

King Lear

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Tragedy of King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his est…

All's Well That Ends Well

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Despite its optimistic title, Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well has often been considered a "problem play." Ostensibly a com…

The First Violin

by Jessie Fothergill Read by Sandra G 4.5
May Wedderburn is a quiet provincial girl, living in small and seemingly boring Skernford. Underneath the dull exterior, there is mystery, s…

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы) is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered …

The Sea Wolf

by Jack London Read by Tom Crawford 4.4
The Sea Wolf is a gripping tale of survival and transformation set against the unforgiving backdrop of the Pacific Ocean. When literary crit…

The Jew of Malta

by Christopher Marlowe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. T…

Daisy Miller

by Henry James Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella by Henry James first appearing in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1879, and in book form the following year. …

The Proposal

by Anton Chekhov Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Proposal is a one act comic farce by Anton Chekhov. In Chekhov's Russia, marriage was a means of economic stability for most people. The…

King Henry IV

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeare’s eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II. …

Henry VI

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Henry VI, Part 1 or The First Part of Henry the Sixth (often written as 1 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to ha…

Fortunata y Jacinta

by Benito Pérez Galdós Read by Epachuko 4.8
"Fortunata y Jacinta" esta considerada la mejor obra de su autor: Benito Pérez Galdós, y junto con "La Regenta&…

Women in Love

by D. H. Lawrence Read by Ruth Golding 4.2
Women in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and fol…

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