Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks An outbreak of plague in London forces a gentleman, Lovewit, to flee temporarily to the country, leaving his house under the sole charge of his butler, Jeremy. Jeremy uses the opportunity given to him to use the house as the headquarters for fraudulent acts. He transforms himself into 'Captain Face', and enlists the aid of Subtle, a fellow conman and Dol Common, a prostitute. In The Alchemist, Jonson unashamedly satirizes the follies, vanitie...
Nov 16, 2025•3 hr 6 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Alcestis is the earliest surviving play by Euripides. Alcestis, the devoted wife of King Admetus, has agreed to die in his place, and at the beginning of the play she is close to death. In the first scene, Apollo argues with Thanatos (Death), asking to prolong Alcestis' life, but Thanatos refuses. Apollo leaves, but suggests that a man will come to Pherae who will save Alcestis. Euripides' play is perhaps the most unusual Greek drama ever wri...
Nov 15, 2025•1 hr 17 min
Support Us: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56 - 117) Translated by Alfred John Church (1829 - 1912) and William Jackson Brodribb (1829 - 1905) The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman historian Tacitus, written c 98, which recounts the life of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, an eminent Roman general. It also covers, briefly, the geography and ethnography of anc...
Nov 14, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Support Us: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks The novel tells the story of Agnes Grey, the daughter of a minister, whose family comes to financial ruin. Desperate to earn the money to care for herself, she takes one of the few jobs allowed to respectable women in the early Victorian era – the role of governess to the children of the wealthy. In working with two different families (the Bloomfields and the Murrays), she comes to learn about the troubles that face a young woman who must try ...
Nov 13, 2025•6 hr 41 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Translated by William H. Rambaut ( - 1911) and Alexander Roberts (1826 - 1901) St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, describes several schools of Gnosticism which were prevalent among pre-Nicene Christianity. He then refutes these beliefs as heresies by contrasting them with what he describes as catholic, orthodox Christianity. Against Heresies demonstrates that earliest Christianity was a fascinating and diverse plethora of beliefs, debates, and ...
Nov 12, 2025•4 hr 42 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks This Part 2 of "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80" discusses the 1878-80 war, which was one of the major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region after the consolidation of British Raj by the East India Company. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins and Phil Griffith G...
Nov 11, 2025•4 hr 42 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginning of Croce's elaboration of his highly influential ideas of aesthetics. Croce defines art in terms of intuition and expression, thus replacing beauty as the primary criterion for aesthetic evaluation. - Summary by Mary JSupport Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks...
Nov 10, 2025•3 hr 53 min
Support Us at : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginning of Croce's elaboration of his highly influential ideas of aesthetics. Croce defines art in terms of intuition and expression, thus replacing beauty as the primary criterion for aesthetic evaluation. - Summary by Mary JSupport Us at : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks...
Nov 09, 2025•4 hr 11 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Benedetto Croce (1866 - 1952) Translated by Douglas Ainslie (1865 - 1948) One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginning of Croce's elaboration of his highly influential ideas of aesthetics. Croce defines art in terms of intuition and expression, thus replacing beauty as the primary criterion for aesthetic evaluation. - Summary by Mary J ...
Nov 08, 2025•3 hr 47 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 12 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Satire Languag...
Nov 07, 2025•11 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Aesop (c. 620 BCE - 564) Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones (1875 - 1955) Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 11 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(...
Nov 06, 2025•36 min
Support Us: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 10 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Satire Language...
Nov 05, 2025•33 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Aesop (c. 620 BCE - 564) Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones (1875 - 1955) Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 9 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s...
Nov 04, 2025•31 min
Support Us : Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 8 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Satire Language...
Nov 03, 2025•10 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 7 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Satire Langua...
Nov 02, 2025•34 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Aesop (c. 620 BCE - 564) Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones (1875 - 1955) Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 6 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre...
Nov 01, 2025•31 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 5 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Satire Langua...
Oct 31, 2025•32 min
Support Us: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 4 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Satire Language:...
Oct 30, 2025•28 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones (1875 - 1955) Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 3 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, ...
Oct 29, 2025•30 min
Support Us: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Aesop (c. 620 BCE - 564) Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones (1875 - 1955) Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 2 of 12. (Summary by ChipDoc) Genre...
Oct 29, 2025•33 min
Support Us: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 1 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Satire Language:...
Oct 27, 2025•46 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas’ wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem’s second half treats the Trojans’ ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be sub...
Oct 26, 2025•4 hr 53 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas’ wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem’s second half treats the Trojans’ ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be sub...
Oct 25, 2025•4 hr 36 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas’ wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem’s second half treats the Trojans’ ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be sub...
Oct 24, 2025•4 hr 8 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi (here transl. by Carol della Chiesa). The first half was published in serial form between 1881 and 1883, and then completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father, a woodcarver named Geppetto. It is considered a classic of children’s literature and has spawned ...
Oct 23, 2025•4 hr 35 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks This is volume 20 of The Chronicles of Canada series . This volume describes the explorers who braved the Canadian Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage, focusing on Samuel Hearne, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, and Sir John Franklin. (Summary by TriciaG) Genre(s): Modern (19th C), Exploration Language: English Keyword(s): history (891), Canada (184), exploration (91), Canadian History (20), Alexander Mackenzie (2), Arctic region (1), Samuel ...
Oct 22, 2025•3 hr 19 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which many claim sparked off the Civil War that put an end to legalized slavery in America, there was a great outcry that Stowe had blown her fictional story out of all proportion to the facts. She was viewed by some as an irresponsible monster. Stowe defended herself by painstakingly publishing this Key, describing the actual people, incidents, statutes, court cases, news articles, advertisements...
Oct 21, 2025•5 hr 3 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which many claim sparked off the Civil War that put an end to legalized slavery in America, there was a great outcry that Stowe had blown her fictional story out of all proportion to the facts. She was viewed by some as an irresponsible monster. Stowe defended herself by painstakingly publishing this Key, describing the actual people, incidents, statutes, court cases, news articles, advertisements...
Oct 20, 2025•3 hr 57 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which many claim sparked off the Civil War that put an end to legalized slavery in America, there was a great outcry that Stowe had blown her fictional story out of all proportion to the facts. She was viewed by some as an irresponsible monster. Stowe defended herself by painstakingly publishing this Key, describing the actual people, incidents, statutes, court cases, news articles, advertisements...
Oct 19, 2025•4 hr 29 min
Support Us at: Donation Page – LibriVox Free Audiobooks After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which many claim sparked off the Civil War that put an end to legalized slavery in America, there was a great outcry that Stowe had blown her fictional story out of all proportion to the facts. She was viewed by some as an irresponsible monster. Stowe defended herself by painstakingly publishing this Key, describing the actual people, incidents, statutes, court cases, news articles, advertisements...
Oct 18, 2025•4 hr 14 min
