While working in Africa, the eminent naturalist John Dolittle sets out to create the best post office on earth, using his bird friends to carry messages and…… Read more “‘Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office’ by Hugh Lofting”

When Jack and Jill tumble off their sled on the first good snow of the season, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months, putting…… Read more “‘Jack and Jill’ by Louisa May Alcott”

In typical Gilbert and Sullivan “Topsy Turvy” style, the King of Barataria has gone missing! He was stolen as a baby and raised in secrecy as one…… Read more “‘The Gondoliers’ by W. S. Gilbert”

In Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, young Emma Watson returns to her father’s house after being raised by her wealthy and refined uncle.  As she gets to know her…… Read more “‘The Younger Sister’ by Catherine Anne Hubback and Jane Austen”

In January 1817, Jane Austen began work on Sanditon, but died a few months later, leaving it unfinished. The surviving fragment begins the story of Charlotte Heywood, a…… Read more “‘Sanditon’ by Jane Austen”

Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life with different reader voices for each…… Read more “‘Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection: Volume 2’ by Various”

“The Wonderful Magician” is perhaps better known to poetical students in England from the spirited fragment Shelley has left us in his “Scenes from Calderon.” The preoccupation…… Read more “‘The Wonder-Working Magician’ by Pedro Calderón de la Barca”

This is a compendium of eight poems on the loving pair of legend, Hero and Leander, featuring works by Marlowe, Tennyson, Landon, Schiller, and others.Hero and Leander…… Read more “‘Hero and Leander: A Tragedy in Verse’ by Various”

Having a friend or family member come out to you as polyamorous can be confusing and stressful. Chances are, you have a lot of questions: Is this…… Read more “‘When Someone You Love is Polyamorous’ by Elisabeth Scheff”

The story of a Princess named Irene, and her adventure with a boy named Curdie Peterson. Princess Irene meets her grandmother, and Irene wants her nurse, Lootie,…… Read more “‘The Princess and the Goblin’ by George Macdonald”