Tragedy

Uncle Vanya

by Anton Chekhov Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Uncle Vanya (subtitled “Scenes From Country Life”) is a tragicomedy by Anton Chekhov. It is set on the failing country estate of a retired p…

The Tragedy of Macbeth

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Murder and madness, witches and war: Librivox presents a recording of Macbeth, perhaps Shakespeare's best known tragedy. Macbeth, a genera…

Oedipus Rex

by Sophocles Read by Expatriate 4.7
"Oedipus Rex" (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, Oidipous Tyrannos), also known as "Oedipus the King" or "Oedipus t…

The Bacchae

by Euripides Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Bacchae is a powerful tragedy by Euripides that delves into the conflict between reason and instinct, order and chaos. Set in Thebes, th…

The Tragedy of Macbeth

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play…

A Dog of Flanders

by Ouida Read by Roger Melin 4.6
"Nello and Patrasche were left all alone in the world." So begins the poignant story of the two orphans who were to become insepar…

The Life and Death of King John

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son…

L'Assommoir

by Émile Zola Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Émile François Zola (French pronunciation: [emil zɔˈla]) (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was an influential French writer, …

Coriolanus

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Shakespeare was passionately interested in the history of Rome, as is evident from plays like Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar, and Antony an…

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

by Christopher Marlowe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is a powerful exploration of ambition, knowledge, and the human condition, penned by Christopher Marl…

Richard II

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Richard II is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare that delves into the complexities of power, kingship, and the nature of authority.…

The Return of the Native

by Thomas Hardy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Like all of Hardy's work, The Return of the Native (1878) is passionate and controversial, with themes and sympathies beyond what a good Vic…

Agamemnon

by Aeschylus Read by Expatriate 4.3
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus concerning the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. The name derives f…

Antony and Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first printed…

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's famous tragedy of two "star-crossed lovers" from rival houses. Romeo and Juliet meet at a party …

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination i…

The Libation-Bearers

by Aeschylus Read by Expatriate 4.8
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus concerning the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. The name derives f…

An American Tragedy

by Theodore Dreiser Read by Tatiana Chichilla 4.7
Loosely based on a true story, this is the tale of Clyde Griffiths. At a young age, Clyde realizes that money and influence can get him the …

The Dead Alive

by Wilkie Collins Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Ill feelings exist between the Meadowcroft sons and John Jago, the foreman of the Meadowcroft estate. Then, John Jago disappears, and a body…

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The story centers on the all-encompassing, passionate, but ultimately doomed love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, and how this un…

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