LibriVox Audio Books
The Science of Being Great
Read by Diana Majlinger
Wallace D. Wattles
The Science of Being Great is the second book of Wattles' trilogy. In this volume he argues that the power of thought and positive self-este…
The Art of Controversy
Read by Carl Manchester
Arthur Schopenhauer
The Art of Controversy (or The Art of Being Right) (Die Kunst, Recht zu Behalten) is a short treatise written in 1831 by the German philosop…
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Read by Bob Neufeld
Henry David Thoreau
Civil Disobedience (Resistance to Civil Government) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published i…
Common Sense
Read by Bob Neufeld
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine has a claim to the title The Father of the American Revolution because of Common Sense, the pro-independence monograph pamphlet…
The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith
Read by MaryAnn
Reuben Archer Torrey
We were having a great many accessions to our church. While many of these came by letter form other churches, many of them were new convert…
The Beautiful Mrs. Davenant
Read by Anne Fletcher
Violet Tweedale
Romantic entanglements and scandals of friends and families come to light when two women arrive to start new lives in the countryside. - Su…
Discourses of Epictetus
Read by Christine Rottger
Epictetus
Philosophical discourses of Epictetus as recorded by his affectionate student, Arrian. One main precept expounded is that we do not fear eve…
Double Share
Read by Nathan Lowell
Nathan Lowell
When he graduates from the Academy at Port Newmar, Ishmael Horatio Wang reports for duty in his first assignment as an officer. When he gets…
The Art of Cross-Examination
Read by Joanne Turner
Francis Wellman
A classic text on cross-examination of witnesses, including many examples of techniques used in celebrated cases by such notable attorneys a…
The Directory of the Devout Life
Read by MaryAnn
Frederick Brotherton Meyer
We can never allow the great objective facts of Christianity, and their attendant doctrines, to sink low on our horizon; but we must give eq…
The Constitution of the United States of America
Read by Kristen McQuillin
United States Government and Unit
This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America.
Stories from the Faerie Queen
Read by Bill Boerst
Edmund Spenser
A major work by Spenser, The Faerie Queen, was published between 1590 and 1596. As an allegorical work, it can be read on many levels. Accor…
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Thornton W. Burgess
Peter Rabbit goes to school, with Mother Nature as his teacher. In this zoology book for children, Thornton W. Burgess describes the mammals…
Frankenstein
Read by John Van Stan
Mary Shelley
This is a classic (gothic) horror story, and one of the earliest examples of science fiction. The main characters are Dr. Frankenstein and h…
Märchen
Read by Hokuspokus
Wilhelm Hauff
Hauffs Märchen entstanden in der Spätromantik. Der erste Band mit der Rahmenerzählung “Die Karawane” zeichnet sich durch hohe…
Cases of Conscience Resolved
Read by InTheDesert
John Owen
Questions and answers delivered at church meetings on various subjects, particularly relating to personal holiness, grace and sin, belonging…
The ABC of Relativity
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Bertrand Russell
The ABC of Relativity clearly and engagingly explains Einstein's Theory of Relativity to the layperson. It is considered to be a significant…
A Christmas Carol
Read by Orson Welles
Charles Dickens
The classic Campbell Playhouse dramatization of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens brings the beloved holiday tale to life. Th…
The Great Gildersleeve
Leonard Lewis Levinson
The Great Gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy that aired from August 31, 1941, to March 21, 1957. It was one of the earliest spin-off …