Steampunk: Favorites

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Please note: This page is being transferred from the old Wiki and has not been updated since May 2009, so will not include recent recordings.

Introduction

Librivox accepts and appreciates everybody who volunteers in any capacity. We love accents; we love variety; we love books and voices. We embrace American Southerners who read Jane Austen and Scot Highlanders who read Zane Grey equally. All are welcome. There are no auditions. There are standards, but no barriers. All this and more has made Librivox one of the (or, THE, according to some) most prolific producer of audio books in the world. This is a direct result of the Librivox philosophy of openness and inclusiveness.

That being said, variety inevitably leads to variability, and there can be little argument that some recordings stand out for their excellence. While quality and enjoyment are subjective, even casual listening to the works in the Librivox catalog will reveal a recording or two that, for what ever reason, especially appeals to you. Maybe it’s just the story itself. Maybe it’s the voice, style, and characterizations of the reader that lets you close your eyes and transports you to the settings of the tale (hopefully you’re not driving when this happens). Or maybe--just maybe--it’s the background whine of the reader’s computer, or the hum of his air conditioner, or the timely barking of her neighbor’s dog that sets just that right tone you needed to really bring the story home for you. That experience, surely, should be shared. Well, here’s your chance.

The idea here is to provide and way for those in the Librivox community to recognize outstanding works created by our volunteers. To accentuate the positive. To say, simply, “I liked this.”

This wiki page is for the compilation of these favorites. Selections are divided into categories: Solos, Short Works, and Collaborative Works.

Selections with !!! have received multiple suggestions as "favorites."

Enjoy! Please post any suggestions to the What are your favourite recordings?" thread in the forum.

- Jim Christopher

Solo Works

Short Works

  • Ashiepattle and his Goodly Crew by P.C. Asbjörnsen Recorded by: Cori Samuel
  • The Brazilian Cat by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Recorded By: Justin Brett
  • German Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffman Recorded By: Kara Shallenberg
  • Englishwoman in America, The by Isabella Lucy Bird Recorded By: Sibella Denton
  • Open Window, The by Saki Recorded By: Marc Short
  • Parenticide Club, The by Ambrose Bierce Recorded By: Peter Yearsley

Collaborative Works

  • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Chapter 5 by Lewis Carroll Recorded by: Mark Bradford
  • Anne of Green Gables Chapters 9 and 10 by Lucy Maud Montgomery Recorded by: Mark Bradford
  • Barchester Towers by by Anthony Trollope Recorded by: Various
-) Call of the Wild by Jack London Recorded By: Various
  • German Die Elixiere des Teufels by E.T.A. Hoffmann Recorded By: Various
  • Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland Recorded By: Various
  • Golden Road, The - Chapter 6 by Lucy Maud Montgomery Recorded By: Karen Savage
  • Grimms’ Fairy Tales Chapter 18 by The Brothers Grimm Recorded by: Mark Bradford
  • Importance of Being Earnest, The by Oscar Wilde Recorded By: Various
  • Journey to the Interior of the Earth, A by Jules Verne Recorded By: Various
  • The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster Recorded By: Jenilee and E. Tavano
-) Moonstone, The by Wilkie Collins Recorded By: Various
  • Prince, The by Niccolò Machiavelli Recorded By: Various
  • Tale of Two Cities, A by Charles Dickens Recorded by: Various
  • Three Men in a Boat Chapter 13 by Jerome K. Jerome Recorded by: Peter Yearsley
  • Three Musketeers, The by Alexandre Dumas Recorded by: Various
  • Ulysses by James Joyce Recorded by Various
  • Varney, the Vampyre Volume 1 by Thomas Preskett Prest Recorded by: Various
  • Woman in White, The by Wilkie Collins Recorded by: Various
  • War of the Worlds, The by H.G. Wells Recorded by Various