Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateBartleby, the Scrivener (version 2) Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a novella by the American novelist Herman Melville (1819–1891). It first appeared anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 editions of Putnam's Magazine, and was reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. ( Summary by Wikipedia ) Read by Bob Neufeld Genre(s): General Fictio...
Feb 26, 2026•1 hr 55 min
Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 4 Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman he loves. Five years later these characters, and many others who...
Feb 25, 2026•5 hr 56 min•Ep. 4
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate. Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 3 Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman ...
Feb 24, 2026•6 hr 15 min•Ep. 3
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate. Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 2 Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman he l...
Feb 23, 2026•8 hr 16 min•Ep. 2
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateBarnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 1 Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman he loves. F...
Feb 22, 2026•8 hr 31 min•Ep. 1
Barchester Towers (Part 3) Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate. This is the second in Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire’ series of novels. The later novels in the series move away from Barchester itself but 'Barchester Towers' is very much a sequel to the first book ‘The Warden’, which is also available from Librivox.The old bishop dies, the archdeacon, Dr. Grantly fails to succeed him and a new bishop, Dr. Proudie is appointed. Dr. Grantly ...
Feb 22, 2026•8 hr 24 min•Ep. 3
Barchester Towers (Part 2) Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate. This is the second in Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire’ series of novels. The later novels in the series move away from Barchester itself but 'Barchester Towers' is very much a sequel to the first book ‘The Warden’, which is also available from Librivox.The old bishop dies, the archdeacon, Dr. Grantly fails to succeed him and a new bishop, Dr. Proudie is appointed. Dr. Grantly gain...
Feb 21, 2026•7 hr 47 min•Ep. 2
Barchester Towers Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate. This is the second in Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire’ series of novels. The later novels in the series move away from Barchester itself but 'Barchester Towers' is very much a sequel to the first book ‘The Warden’, which is also available from Librivox. The old bishop dies, the archdeacon, Dr. Grantly fails to succeed him and a new bishop, Dr. Proudie is appointed. Dr. Grantly gains a worthy fo...
Feb 21, 2026•6 hr 13 min•Ep. 1
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Autobiography of Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) Anthony Trollope's autobiography will delight you whether or not you've read (or listened to) any of his many works. His honest if self-deprecating tone is at times hilarious and at times piteously moving. His detailed descriptions of his writing process and his philosophy of writing as work rather than art are fascinating. Fans of Trollope will enjoy learning the man's per...
Feb 20, 2026•9 hr 52 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateThe Autobiography of Methuselah John Kendrick Bangs (1862 - 1922) A satirical look at early biblical events from the point of view of someone who was there to witness most of them: the oldest man in recorded history. (Introduction and narrated by Matthew Reece) Genre(s): Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Religious Fiction, Satire Language: English Keyword(s): fiction , bible , satire , autobiography , Methuselah , antedeluvian world Su...
Feb 19, 2026•2 hr 29 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateAustralian Legendary Tales Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs As Told To The Piccaninnies K. Langloh Parker (1856 - 1940) A Collection of Australian Aboriginal Legendary Folk-Lore Tales, legends of the Narran tribe, known among themselves as Noongahburrahs. Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales Language: English Keyword(s): folklore , tales , australian Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate...
Feb 18, 2026•3 hr 24 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateAt the Bay Katherine Mansfield (1888 - 1923) Katherine Mansfield was prominent Modernist writer of short fiction. This a ninety minute story from her collection of The Garden Party. Read by: Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) Genre(s): Short Stories Language: English Keyword(s): literature , short fiction , mansfield , at the bay , garden party Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate...
Feb 17, 2026•1 hr 30 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateThe Aspern Papers Henry James (1843 - 1916) One of James’s favorite short novels, the Aspern Papers tells of the efforts of the nameless narrator to procure the papers of a famous, but now dead, American poet. His attempts to secure them from the poet’s former lover and her niece, now recluses in Venice, are stymied both by them, and by his own mistakes in his quest. Read by : Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) Genre(s): Literary Fiction Langu...
Feb 16, 2026•3 hr 52 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateThe Ascent of Mount Carmel (Part 2) Saint John of the Cross (1542 - 1591) Translated by David Lewis (1814 - 1895) The Ascent of Mount Carmel is one of the timeless classics of Christian contemplation, radical in its time and deeply influential in the world today. St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Avila worked together to reform the Carmelite Order in the Roman Catholic Church, in which he is honored as one of the Doctors of th...
Feb 15, 2026•4 hr 51 min•Ep. 2
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateThe Ascent of Mount Carmel (Part 1) Saint John of the Cross (1542 - 1591) Translated by David Lewis (1814 - 1895) The Ascent of Mount Carmel is one of the timeless classics of Christian contemplation, radical in its time and deeply influential in the world today. St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Avila worked together to reform the Carmelite Order in the Roman Catholic Church, in which he is honored as one of the Doctors of the Church...
Feb 15, 2026•7 hr 1 min•Ep. 1
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateAs a Man Thinketh (version 4) James Allen (1864 - 1912) This book is about our thoughts and how they determine our actions and very being. A few quotes will give a good taste of the riches in this book: "A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts." "Cherish your visions. Cherish your ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that ...
Feb 14, 2026•1 hr 1 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateThe Art of War (Version 4) Sun Tzu 孙武 (554 BCE - 496 BCE) Translated by Lionel Giles (1875 - 1958) The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly considered to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and ...
Feb 13, 2026•1 hr 9 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateThe Art of the Moving Picture Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931) "This 1922 book by poet and sometime cultural critic Vachel Lindsay might have been the first to treat the then-new medium of moving pictures as an art form, one that was potentially as rich, complex, mysterious as far older ones, and whose physical and aesthetic properties were only starting to be understood. The highlight of the book might be “The Motion Picture of Fairy Splendo...
Feb 12, 2026•7 hr 7 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Will Rossiter (1867 - 1954) The Art of Kissing is both a history of and a manual for the probably most widely practised enjoyment on the planet. (Summary by Availle) Genre(s): Family & Relationships Language: English Keyword(s): history , love , relationships , how-to , kiss , couples , kissing...
Feb 11, 2026•2 hr 21 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateThe Art of Fiction Henry James (1843 - 1916) and Walter Besant (1836 - 1901) A lecture on the art of fiction, given by the English critic Walter Besant on April 25, 1884, and an answer to the lecture by American writer Henry James in the same year. (Summary by Julie VW) Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Literary Criticism Language: English Keyword(s): speech , literary criticism lecture , controversy Support Us: http...
Feb 10, 2026•2 hr 24 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donateAround the World in Eighty Days (version 3) Enigmatic Phileas Fogg accepts a wager about whether it's possible to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or under. The book charts his adventures on the way. (Alex Foster) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction Language: English Keyword(s): literature , adventure , science fiction , travel ), balloon Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate...
Feb 09, 2026•6 hr 33 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that...
Feb 08, 2026•2 hr 28 min
Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of "corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel" (24b). "Apology" here has its earlier meaning (now usually expressed by the word "apologia") of speaking in defense of a cause or of one's beliefs or actions (from the Ancien...
Feb 07, 2026•1 hr 19 min
Antología de Cuentos Fantásticos (Parte 2) Apóyanos: https://libri-vox.org/donate El cuento fantástico es la narración de la realidad que mezcla elementos reales e irreales, extraños e inexplicables, con la intención de crear incertidumbre en el lector mediante la intercalación entre una explicación natural y una sobrenatural ( Phileas Fogg) Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Gothic Fiction Language: Spanish Keyword(s): español (32), cuentos fantásticos (2) Apóyanos: https://libri-...
Feb 06, 2026•7 hr 2 min•Ep. 1
Antología de Cuentos Fantásticos (Parte 1) Apóyanos: https://libri-vox.org/donate El cuento fantástico es la narración de la realidad que mezcla elementos reales e irreales, extraños e inexplicables, con la intención de crear incertidumbre en el lector mediante la intercalación entre una explicación natural y una sobrenatural ( Phileas Fogg) Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Gothic Fiction Language: Spanish Keyword(s): español (32), cuentos fantásticos (2) Apóyanos: https://libri-vox....
Feb 06, 2026•7 hr 20 min•Ep. 1
The Antiquities of the Jews, Vol 4(Part 2) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Flavius Josephus (37 - c. 100) Translated by William Whiston (1667 - 1752) Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the Jews is a history of the Jewish people, written in Greek for Josephus' gentile patrons. Beginning with the creation of Adam and Eve, it follows the events of the historical bo...
Feb 05, 2026•5 hr 59 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Antiquities of the Jews, Vol 4(Part 1) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Flavius Josephus (37 - c. 100) Translated by William Whiston (1667 - 1752) Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the Jews is a history of the Jewish people, written in Greek for Josephus' gentile patrons. Beginning with the creation of Adam and Eve, it follows the events of the historical books of t...
Feb 05, 2026•5 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 1
The Antiquities of the Jews, Vol 3(Part 2) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Translated by William Whiston (1667 - 1752) Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the Jews is a history of the Jewish people, written in Greek for Josephus' gentile patrons. Beginning with the creation of Adam and Eve, it follows the events of the historical books of the Hebrew Bible, but somet...
Feb 04, 2026•6 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The Antiquities of the Jews, Vol 3(Part 1) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Translated by William Whiston (1667 - 1752) Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the Jews is a history of the Jewish people, written in Greek for Josephus' gentile patrons. Beginning with the creation of Adam and Eve, it follows the events of the historical books of the Hebrew Bible, but sometimes ...
Feb 04, 2026•7 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The Antiquities of the Jews, Vol 2 (Part2) Support Us: https://libri-vox.org/donate Flavius Josephus (37 - c. 100) Translated by William Whiston (1667 - 1752) Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the Jews is a history of the Jewish people, written in Greek for Josephus' gentile patrons. Beginning with the creation of Adam and Eve, it follows the events of the historical bo...
Feb 03, 2026•5 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 2
