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by fmela 2343 days ago
See also https://librivox.org for free public domain audiobooks.
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These kinds of sites really could use a "Top 100" or "Most Popular" feature for when you just want to see what's on tap and don't necessarily have a specific book in mind.

Amazing resource, though. After recording a short story I wrote, I have even more respect for people who volunteer their time to librivox. I had to do a surprising amount of editing and re-takes just reading my tiny story. Could barely get through a paragraph without some sort of error, even if it was just a weirdly timed breath.

Librivox content is hosted on archive.org and can be sorted and searched more easily there
On iOS, for those of us addicted to convenience, the Oldio app provides free Audible-style listening to Librivox

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oldio-audiobook-classics/id135...

Thank You!
I've been listening to Jane Eyre through librivox while I do the dishes. Excellent service, excellent voice actresses.
Another Librivox treasure is David Clarke's reading of The Count of Monte Cristo:

https://librivox.org/the-count-of-monte-cristo-version-3-by-...

Treasure Island v2 read by Adrian praetzellis is ... Also a treasure
Ah, Adrian Praetzellis! Such a fantastic reader. I also suggest his readings of...

The Wind in the Willows:

https://librivox.org/the-wind-in-the-willows-by-kenneth-grah...

The Thirty-Nine Steps:

https://librivox.org/the-thirty-nine-steps-by-john-buchan/