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Tragedy

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William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet (version 2)

Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's famous tragedy of two «star-crossed lovers» from rival houses. Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and fall instantly in love, realizing too late that their families, the Montagues and...

Ancilla 3 hours 3 minutes

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General Fiction

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Virginia Woolf - Night and Day

Night and Day (1919) is a novel by Virginia Woolf. Set in Edwardian London, Night and Day contrasts the daily lives of two friends, Katharine Hilbery and Mary Datchet. The novel examines the relationships between...

J. M. Smallheer 15 hours 53 minutes

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Short Stories

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Short Story Collection Vol. 008

Librivox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Lucy Burgoyne and 15 more 7 hours 47 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Jules Verne - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Captain Nemo, The Nautilus, and the mysterious depths of the ocean. Unforgettable. Come join an adventure that will roam among coral and pearls, sharks and giant squid, with wonders of biology and engineering that...

Marlo Dianne and 26 more 16 hours 11 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Aeschylus - Oresteia

The Oresteia is a trilogy by Aeschylus, one of the foremost playwrights of ancient Greece. It encompasses three plays: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Furies. It tells the tragic tale of the House of Atreus,...

4 hours 19 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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Rudyard Kipling - Jungle Book

This classic children's book by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the...

Meredith Hughes 5 hours

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Romance

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Jane Austen - Persuasion

Anne Elliott, Jane Austen's only aging heroine, has devoted her life to caring for her financially irresponsible family. Just when she is growing content with her uneventful lifestyle, a long-lost flame re-enters the...

Tina Tilney and 8 more 8 hours 31 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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H. G. Wells - Wheels of Chance

The Wheels of Chance — A Bicycling Idyll follows the adventures of a Drapers Assistant who, having brought an ancient bicycle, sets off on a 2 week tour of the countryside. And his world will never be the same...

Nick Gallant and 5 more 6 hours

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Travel & Geography

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Clarence Edgar Edwords - Bohemian San Francisco

While describing his dining experiences throughout «Bohemian San Francisco,» Clarence Edwords paints an historic panorama of California cuisine with all its cosmopolitan influences. Best of all, he offers tantalizing...

Denny Sayers and 8 more 4 hours 36 minutes

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General Fiction

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George Eliot - Daniel Deronda

In this enduring Victorian classic written in 1876, two stories weave in and out of each other: The first is about Gwendolen, one of Eliot's finest creations, who grows from a self-centered young beauty to a...

Becky Miller 31 hours 49 minutes

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Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

Humorous Fiction

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Jerome K. Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) , published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was intended initially to be a...

Geetu Melwani and 13 more 6 hours 38 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Oscar Wilde - Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in «the present», and...

3 hours 18 minutes

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