Literary Fiction
A Man Could Stand Up
Read by Peter Dann
Ford Madox Ford
'A Man Could Stand Up' is the third, and culminating, part of Ford Madox Ford's 'Parade's End' tetralogy of novels, which begins with 'Some …
Tales of Hearsay
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
In the time of Napoleon, a thoughtful and romantic young Russian officer finds himself asked to do something unthinkable. In 1868, a Polish …
Oliver Twist
Read by josvanaken
Charles Dickens
Titelheld Oliver Twist startet in dem zweiten Roman von Charles Dickens, damals seinen Leserinnen und Lesern auch unter seinem Pseudonym „Bo…
De Kermis der IJdelheid
Read by Marcel Coenders
William Makepeace Thackeray
"Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero" is een in de jaren 1847-1848 gepubliceerde roman van William Makepeace Thackeray, een satire…
The Huguenot
Read by Lynne T
George Payne Rainsford James
The time of French king Louis XIV was a time of religious conflict. His father, Louis XIII had tried to suppress the teachings and followers…
Kleine Dorrit
Read by Marcel Coenders
Charles Dickens
De familie Dorrit verblijft door schulden belast meer dan 20 jaar in de schuldengevangenis de Marshalsea in Londen. Zullen zij ontlast worde…
Small Souls
Read by Phil Benson
Louis Couperus
Constance van der Welcke returns to the Hague and the bosom of her family after a twenty year exile caused by a marital indiscretion and div…
An Outcast of the Islands
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
This, Conrad's second, novel serves as an illuminating prequel of his first, 'Almayer's Folly', teasing out the origins of the factional ten…
The Ball at Sceaux
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
The novella “The Ball at Sceaux” is part of Balzac’s great life work — the expansive fiction series titled “The Human Comedy.” The central c…
שכול וכשלון
Read by Omri Lernau
יוסף חיים ברנר Yosef Haim Brenner
Breakdown and Bereavement, first published in 1920, is the story of a young Jewish immigrant in Palestine in the early 20th century. Like ma…
La Lecture
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
La Lecture était une revue littéraire bi-mensuelle française de la fin du 19e siècle, publiant surtout des nouve…
El rey de las montañas
Read by Lu
Edmond About
Con aire satírico e incluso irónico, el autor francés relata en esta novela los lances y aventuras por las que pasa un …
The House on the Marsh
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Florence Warden
Violet Christie is just 18 years old as she heads towards her first position as a governess. She tries to be enthusiastic about the Norfolk …
Within The Tides
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
A self-important English philosopher and his haughty, beautiful daughter sail to the South Pacific in hope of locating the daughter's wrongl…
César Birotteau
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
“Rise and Fall of César Birotteau” (1837) is part of Balzac’s great novel series titled “The Human Comedy.”The story is set in Paris,…
The Black Candle
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy wrote about the Vancouver, BC Downtown Eastside and its various residents. This is one of her quotes from the book - "It …
The Two Brothers
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
“The Two Brothers” (1842) is part of Balzac’s great life work, the novel series known as “The Human Comedy.” Balzac’s French title was “La R…
Groote Verwachtingen
Read by Marcel Coenders
Charles Dickens
De arme wees Pip komt in goede doen, wordt een vreselijke snob, maar na financiële tegenslagen komt hij toch weer op het rechte pad. Sa…
Under Western Eyes
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
"But it is a vain enterprise for sophisticated Europe to try and understand these doings." Set in St Petersburg and Geneva, this a…
In a German Pension
Read by Peter Dann
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield was only 22 years old when these stories were first published in book form. Mansfield was later reluctant to see them re…