Audio Books

A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, including short stories by Melville, Blackwood, Hawthorne, Dostoyevsky, Wilde and Thomas Hood.

A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Revenge, fear, petrifying stress, mystery, and a small dose of humor to let your guard down… Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, the sound of a monstrous howl, and the occasional touch of wonder. You may also feel more jumpy tonight than usual.

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the seventh volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)

Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 043: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

This is the 91st short story collection, with stories selected and read by Librivox readers. We brush with science fiction in The Marching Morons by Cyril M. Kornbluth and on the ghostly with Guy de Maupassant’s An Uncomfortable Bed, in addition to stories by the ever-popular Lord Dunsany, Leo Tolstoy and Edgar Allan Poe.

Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, covering all kinds of experiences involving romantic or other kinds of love resulting in heartbreak or happiness — where the heart overflows with passion, pride, emotion or wonder. ( ~ Michele Fry)

A collection of Christmas-themed short stories, intended to warm the heart and share with the family. Each story or poem in this collection is unique: some make us pause to consider the meaning of Christmas, others entertain and make us smile. So curl up in front of a blazing fire and be transported back to Christmases past. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

LibriVox?s Short Poetry Collection 034: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

This is a collection of 37 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2022.

This is a collection of 22 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2016.

This is the 33rd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read Public Domain stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less, suitable for short commutes and coffee breaks. The subject for this collection is “GARDENING”.

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author?s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires thought and plants seeds that have led to advances in science. The genre can spark an interest in the science and is cited as the impetus for the career choice of many scientists. It is a playing field to explore social perspectives, predictions of the future, and engage in adventures unbound into the richness of the human mind. – Summary by Amy Gramour

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2012.

Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. The human condition is variously explored in Chesterton’s essay “The Contented Man,” Sh?toku Taishi’s “Laws” outlining the proper relationships between rulers and governed in 7th century Japan, the Egyptian “Story of Sinuhe” composed circa 1800 B.C. with its theme of divine providence and mercy, “The Four Minute Men of Chicago” invoking patriotism during World War I, and in Arthur Moss’ secularist essay “Natural Man.” Contributing to this exploration are selections from Locke’s “Essay Concerning Humane Understanding,” an exchange between Johann Fichte and Immanuel Kant on the subject of censorship, and an excerpt from medieval theologian Peter Lombard’s “Books of Sentences.” The Natural World is the subject of several readings: Anna Brassey’s thrilling account of her ascent of the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea, Leopold Claremont’s essay on mining jewel stones in Ceylon, an entomologist’s praise of toads, and a history of the cochineal trade in Mexico and the Canary islands. “Harriet Hosmer” profiles the career of an eminent 19th century woman sculptor. Foibles and fables round out the collection. In “A Tight Squeeze for Uncle George,” a small boy is smitten with the theater after an outing with his uncle but gets in trouble at home when he tries to duplicate the bright lights and magic of the stage in his basement. Lastly, a charlatan in Alaska hawks doctored photographs of Muir’s glacier with a “Silent City” rising out of the ice. (summary by Sue Anderson) The Story of Sinuhe was translated by Sir Alan H. Gardiner “Johann Fichte and Immanuel Kant on Censorship” is a set of two letters, the first written by Fichte, and the reply by Kant. The letters were translated by William Smith (1816-1896).

Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what’s tedium incarnate to one person will be another person’s passion and delight. However, it is hoped that at least one from the range of topics here presented will lull the busy mind to a state of sweet sleep. Introduction by Cori Samuel.

“Are you wishing sometimes that you had a good book which you don’t know, that you might just read and enjoy? The goal of this collection is to introduce you to as many books as possible. Some are well known, some are not.” Summary by Stav Nisser.