Drama

Jude the Obscure

by Thomas Hardy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Jude the Obscure is the last of Thomas Hardy's novels, begun as a magazine serial and first published in book form in 1895. Its hero Jude Fa…

Oedipus Rex

by Sophocles Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Oedipus Rex, a cornerstone of ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles, explores the harrowing journey of its titular character, Oedipus, as he se…

The Secret Sharer

by Joseph Conrad Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 4.3
A young untested ship captain finds a man named Leggatt clinging to the side of his ship. The Captain makes the unusual decision to hide Leg…

The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy Read by Debra Lynn 4.6
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy subtitled, "The Life and Death of a Man of Character&…

The Bostonians

by Henry James Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This bittersweet tragicomedy centers on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chance…

The Jew of Malta

by Christopher Marlowe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. T…

The Portrait of a Lady

by Henry James Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-1881 …

Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady

by Samuel Richardson Read by Nicole Lee 4.4
Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady is a profound exploration of virtue and the struggles of a young woman in 18th-century Engl…

Henry VIII

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This is Shakespeare's dutiful trubute to one of the most imposing and terrifying rulers in European history. The kingdom trembles as the gia…

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde Read by John Gonzalez 4.5
Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basi…

The Trojan Women

by Euripides Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Euripides' play follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and as their remaining famil…

Ben Hur

by Lew Wallace Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
In this dramatic reading of the classic epic Ben Hur, rediscover the wonder of three wise men who travel through the wilderness together. Th…

Farewell

by Honoré de Balzac Read by Martin Geeson 4.4
In his startling and tragic novella Farewell (‘Adieu’), Balzac adds to the 19th century’s literature of the hysterical woman: sequestered, c…

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals w…

Oedipus at Colonus

by Sophocles Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This is the second installment in Sophocles's Theban Plays that chronicles the tragic fates of Oedipus and his family. After fulfilling the…

Titus Andronicus

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Titus Andronicus may be Shakespeare's earliest tragedy; it is believed to have been written in the early 1590s. It depicts a Roman general w…

The Titan

by Theodore Dreiser Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.5
Cowperwood moves to Chicago with his new wife Aileen. He decides to take over the street-railway system. He bankrupts several opponents with…

Chance

by Joseph Conrad Read by James E. Carson 4.5
Apparently a two part story about a Damsel and a Knight, perhaps a damsel who depends upon the kindness of strangers. It was originally enti…

King Henry IV

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
King Henry IV, Part 2 continues the epic tale of Prince Hal as he navigates the tumultuous path to kingship. Set against the backdrop of a d…

Comic Tragedies

by Louisa May Alcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will remember the elaborate plays which the March sisters loved to perform. This volume, published …

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