William Shakespeare
Tragedy of King Lear (version 3)
William Shakespeare
Known for its heartrending emotion and shocking violence, The Tragedy of King Lear is seen as one of Shakespeare's towering masterpieces. It…
Aspects Of Love - An Anthology
John Donne, Plato (Πλάτων), Sappho, William Shakespeare and Walt Whitman
Aspects Of Love is an anthology of poetic explorations on the theme of erotic love - though one of the "poets" represented here is…
Short Poetry Collection 203
Various
This is a collection of 63 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2020.
Birth of Merlin: The Childe Hath Found His Father
William Rowley and William Shakespeare
Merlin. King Arthur. War betwixt British and Saxons. Uther Pendragon. Collapsing castle foundations, Magicians and spirits, and fighting dra…
Short Poetry Collection 206
Various
This is a collection of 80 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2020.
Love's Labour's Lost (version 2)
William Shakespeare
Temptations and infatuations abound in this sparklingly linguistic early comedy from Shakespeare, where cerebral pursuits and ascetic intent…
Othello (Version 2)
William Shakespeare
Othello is a tragedy about the downfall of the titular hero, Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice. His cunning ensign, Iago, …
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 15 (Multilingual)
William Shakespeare
This is the 15th edition of the Shakespeare Monologues Collection, in which Librivox volunteers bring you their favorite characters' monolog…
As You Like It (version 3)
William Shakespeare
Long theorized to be one of Shakespeare's mid-career works, As You Like It remains an evergreen favorite for audiences and scholars alike fo…
LibriVox 15th Anniversary Collection
Various
This year is the 15th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox. The readings in this collection celebrate that "bunch of volunteers" wh…
Winter's Tale (version 2)
William Shakespeare
The Winter's Tale—one of Shakespeare's final plays—tells the story of two neighboring kings, Leontes of Sicilia and Polixenes of Bohemia. Fr…
Venus and Adonis (Version 2)
William Shakespeare
Both Ovid and Spenser also treat this ancient myth, but Spenser alters the ending, converting the tale into an archetype of fulfilled love, …
First Part of King Henry IV (version 2)
William Shakespeare
After the events of Richard II, wherein the conceited King Richard II is dethroned and assassinated, Shakespeare’s Henriad continues apace w…
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 16 (Multilingual)
William Shakespeare
This is the 16th edition of the Shakespeare Monologues Collection, in which Librivox volunteers bring you their favorite characters' monolog…
Tragedy of King Richard II (version 2)
William Shakespeare
Billed by scholars as the first part of the all-encompassing Henriad, Richard II is a richly satisfying probe into the inner workings of mon…
Pleasant Commodie of Faire Em, the Miller's Daughter of Manchester, with the Lo…
William Shakespeare
By Shakespeare? Almost certainly not, but 1) it was found in a volume labeled Shakespeare in the library of Charles II, and 2) C. F. Tucker …
Cymbeline (Version 2)
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
William Shakespeare
Cymbeline is one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote, classified by scholars as a late romance or comedy. It's famous for featuring a highly…
Hundred Best English Poems
Various
This wonderful collection of poems showcases the incredible talent of the some of the greatest poets in the world. These creative masterpiec…
Short Poetry Collection 207
Various
This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 208
Various
This is a collection of 67 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2020.