Amidst the chaos of World War I, a young American's unyielding spirit takes him on a harrowing voyage in "For The Freedom Of The Seas" by Ralph Henry...
What if a young woman was born with the intelligence of a genius, but the instincts of a wild animal?
In Elsie Venner, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. exp...
Dive into the intriguing world of "Sketches of Gotham" by Owen Davis, where the vibrant streets of New York City come to life through vivid storytelli...
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1869 when Twain strode into the office of The Atlantic Monthly...
Published in 1899, just a year before his death, War Is Kind by Stephen Crane evokes again the dark imagery of war which made his fortune in The Red B...
The Peterkins were a lovable but comically inept family that possess ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, and energy--but not common sense. The general...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Miracles, by Walt Whitman. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March 4th, 2007...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of I’m Nobody, by Emily Dickinson. Dickinson’s text of this poem contains two possible versions...
Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, especially his experience...
"Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by Herman Melville. The story first appeared, anonymously, in Putnam's Magazine in t...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 different recordings of One day is there of the series by Emily Dickinson. This was the weekly poetry project for the...
Here are tales of love and war, modesty and frivolity, laughter and tears. Louisa May Alcott wrote many, many short stories. This collection shares bu...
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 06, 2008....
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 different recordings of Robinson Crusoe's Story by Charles Edward Carryl, published in "Modern American Poetry" in 19...
Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in...
The Raven, by Edgar Alan Poe, is one of the most famous poems ever written. First published in 1845, it was soon reprinted, illustrated, emulated, bec...
Emerson's *Essays, Second Series* builds upon the themes explored in his first series, delving deeper into his philosophy of individualism, self-relia...
Published in 1933 under the pseudonym Richard Meeker, *Better Angel* is a groundbreaking novel that explores the journey of a young man grappling with...
Robert Jones Burdette's "Chimes From A Jester's Bells" is a delightful and thought-provoking collection of stories and sketches that explore the compl...
Eugene Field's "Little Homer's Slate" is a whimsical poem collection centered around a young boy's adventures and mishaps. Field&#...
Five O'Clock Tea is a short play set during a tea party hosted by Mrs. Amy Somers, a charming widow. The play revolves around the burgeoning romance b...
Love in a Cottage is a collection of poems by Nathaniel Parker Willis. The poems celebrate the simple joys of domestic life, the beauty of nature, and...
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume 1 is a collection of 53 short stories and poems by 44 different authors. The stories and poems in this volume are...