Poetry
Sonnet 130
LibriVox volunteers bring you seventeen different readings of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130. This sonnet offers a look into the Elizabethan ideal…
Relativity
This is an introduction to Einstein’s space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and Genera…
Parting
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Parting by Charlotte Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 25th, 2009.
Lullaby
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Lullaby by Louisa May Alcott. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 4th, 2009.
A Word Is Dead
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 different recordings of A Word Is Dead, by Emily Dickinson. This was the weekly poetry for the week of July…
Blottentots and How to Make Them
This is very short, but it is a book with lots of pictures, and it will be even better if you can look at the pictures in the book at http:/…
Don Quixote
Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating from high school, Cawein worked in a pool hall in Louisville as a c…
Lara, A Tale
This powerful poem narrates the fateful return of Count Lara to the British Isles after spending years abroad traveling the orient.Returning…
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
In 1895, Oscar Wilde was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor for acts of ‘gross indecency’. During his time at Reading Gaol, he witnessed a r…
Grimm Tales Made Gay
Grimm Tales Made Gay offers a whimsical twist on the classic fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, reimagined through the lens of humor and ver…
A Dream within a Dream
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of A Dream within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe. This was the weekly poetry project for t…
To the Old Pagan Religion
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of To the Old Pagan Religion by H. P. Lovecraft. This was the fortnightly poetry project for Feb…
Jabberwocky
LibriVox volunteers bring you 34 different recordings of Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of J…
Aspects Of Love
Aspects Of Love is an anthology of poetic explorations on the theme of erotic love - though one of the "poets" represented here is…
Life
Poem XXI: "A Book", read by the wonderful podcasters at the Podcasters Across Borders 2006 conference, in Kingston, Ontario, June …
Erotica Romana
Also known as the "Roman Elegies," Erotica Romana is von Goethe's literary tribute to human sexuality and eroticism. Written in 24…
Edgar Allan Poe Poems
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) is widely famed as one of the greatest writers of all time. He is best known for his works of horror, such as …
Where the Bee Sucks
Where the Bee Sucks is a lyrical song from William Shakespeare's enchanting play, The Tempest, performed by the spirit Ariel. This piece cap…
The Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to V…
The Ramayan
The Ramayan(a) is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti…