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Part 04
Read by Expatriate
Conrad Aiken
In The House of Dust: A Symphony
The House of Dust is a poem written in the four-movement format of a classical symphony. Hauntingly beautiful despite its bleak post-World …
Chapter 5
Read by Mike O'Brien
Fritz Leiber
In The Green Millennium
From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…
Chapter XI
Read by Scarlett Martin
Grace Livingston Hill
In The Witness
Paul Cortland seems to have it all as a popular, successful athlete and college student. Tragedy leads him to find peace through the faith …
The Letter and the Lie
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Arnold Bennett
In The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
Twenty-two short stories by Arnold Bennett, mainly set in the 'Five Towns', Bennett's name for the pottery manufacturing towns of the Englis…
Chapters 24-26
Read by Alex Foster
H. G. Wells
In The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1897) is one of the most famous science fiction novels of all time. Written by H.G. Wells (1866-1946), it tells the story…
Dialogue
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Countee Cullen
In Color
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…
Liebestod
Read by Winston Tharp
Alan Seeger
In Short Poetry Collection 270
This is a collection of 39 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during November 2025.
Author's Note
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
In Tales of Unrest (version 2)
A brave Malay chieftain suffers from a surprising vulnerability. After giving birth to a series of unfortunate children, a farmer's wife is …
Vanitie
Read by KevinS
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
Ken
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…
Reflections
Read by Ethan
Alfred Castner King
In Mountain Idylls, and Other Poems
"The author of this unpretentious volume has long questioned the advisability of adding a book to our already inflated and overloaded l…
Mavourneen
Read by E.J. Lavery
Victor Daley
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…
Inititation
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
In The Mirror of the Sea (Version 2)
"Here speaks the man of masts and sails, to whom the sea is not a navigable element, but an intimate companion. The length of passages,…
His Soul
Read by mleigh
Victor Daley
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…
The Bishop's Library
Read by Nick Whitley
Anthony Trollope
In Barchester Towers (version 2)
Barchester Towers, published in 1857, is the 2nd novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire". It f…
Minor Detail
Read by Frank Malanga
John Michael Sharkey
In Short Science Fiction Collection 043
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
I Understand
Read by Newgatenovelist
Edythe Mae Gordon
In Selected Poems (Gordon)
Edythe Mae Gordon was a poet and short story author who published in The Saturday Evening Quill. These poems were published in 1929. (Summar…
The Last Letter
Read by Phil Chenevert
Fritz Leiber
In Nice Girl With 5 Husbands
Four quirky short stories by the talented Fritz Leiber: Nice Girl with 5 Husbands, A Pail of Air, The Last Letter and A Bad Day for Sales. …
Chapter I
Read by Mike Golczynski
Edward Bellamy
In Dr. Heidenhoff's Process
Henry Burr's fiance, Madeline, is seduced by another man. The guilt and painful memories she has as a result cause him to refer her to Dr. H…
Preface, by Charles Wells Moulton
Read by Elijah Fisher
Charles Wells Moulton
In The Doctor's Red Lamp
A fictional series of short stories from various authors, each containing stories of doctors. The compiled set of stories has various ranges…