LibriVox Audio Books
First Chapter Collection 014
Various
The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realise it isn't for you. Here we off…
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Hidden Staircase
Mildred A. Wirt Benson
In the second book of the series, Nancy Drew comes to the aid of elderly sisters Rosemary and Floretta Turnbull to uncover the cause of str…
Diamond Necklace
Thomas Carlyle
In the years preceding the French Revolution, the reputation of Queen Marie Antoinette was severely harmed by the publication of details rel…
As a Matter of Course
Annie Payson Call
The aim of this book is to assist towards the removal of nervous irritants, which are not only the cause of much physical disease, but mater…
penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 9
Charles Knight
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
Diary of a Provincial Lady
E. M. Delafield
“Notice, and am gratified by, large clump of crocuses near the front gate. Should like to make whimsical and charming reference to these and…
Multilingual Short Works Collection 040 - Poetry & Prose
Various
This is our 40th collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard Engli…
Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Beatrix Potter
“Poor Pig Robinson Crusoe!Oh, how in the world could they do so?They have set him afloat, in a horrible boat,Oh, poor pig Robinson Crusoe!” …
Short Poetry Collection 271
Various
This is a collection of 31 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during December 2025.
Selected Poems
Mae Cowdery
Mae Cowdery was a poet from Philadelphia. These poems were published from 1927 to 1929. - Summary by Newgatenovelist
Beyond the Stars
Ray Cummings
Is the entire universe just one of the atoms of some even greater cosmos? Such was the conception of one scientist — and his effort to prove…
Fairy Babies
Laura Rountree Smith
The Fairy Babies are a family of Ink-Bottle Babies, whose cute adventures often include a fairy tale or two and adorable rhyming! Relax and …
Mexican Twins
Lucy Fitch Perkins
Join Tonio (short for Antonio), and Tita (short for Margarita) as they celebrate Mexican Fiestas, play bullfight, and get lost! (Summary by …
penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 13
Charles Knight
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
White Aster - A Japanese Epic
Karl Adolf Florenz, Ochiai Naobumi and Inoue Tetsujirō
White Aster is the daughter of a samuri warrior who goes in seach of her missing father. Originaly written by Inoue Tetsujirō, it was trans…
This Section is a Christmas Tree
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Vachel Lindsay
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of This Section is a Christmas Tree by Vachel Lindsay.This was the Weekly Poetry project for Dec…
The Shadowy Thing
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
H. B. Drake
A tale of spiritualism cannot easily win a willing suspension of disbelief in the world of a country squire, in which Dick Bellew has grown …
Leyendas Puertorriqueñas
Read by MiltonFMH
Cayetano Coll Y Toste
Las Leyendas Puertorriqueñas del Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste, se publicaron en 1924 y se basan en hechos históricos registrados …
The Purple Flame, Version 2
Read by Keith Salis
Roy J. Snell
Book 4 of the Adventures for Girls series. Imagine two young women, one fresh from Kentucky, handling a herd of reindeer with a few Eskimo …
Fugitive Pieces
Read by Alan Mapstone
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an English poet, playwright and literary critic best known for his satires like The Dunciad and The Rape of the Lock. Thi…