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May 7, 2025 • 3h 18min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 2
One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 2
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 4
Overview: This collection of twelve one-act dramas features plays by James Allen, John Kendrick Bangs, Gordon Bottomley, Charles Dickens, Lord Dunsany, Susan Glaspell, George Bernard Shaw, August Strindberg, Marion Craig Wentworth, and William Butler Yeats. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #8
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 2
Book: 4
Volume: 4
Part: 2 of 3
Episodes Part: 4
Length Part: 3:18:23
Episodes Volume: 12
Length Volume: 7:19:29
Episodes Book: 12
Length Book: 7:19:29
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.

May 4, 2025 • 1h 52min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 1
One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 1
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 4
Overview: This collection of twelve one-act dramas features plays by James Allen, John Kendrick Bangs, Gordon Bottomley, Charles Dickens, Lord Dunsany, Susan Glaspell, George Bernard Shaw, August Strindberg, Marion Craig Wentworth, and William Butler Yeats. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #7
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 1
Book: 4
Volume: 4
Part: 1 of 3
Episodes Part: 4
Length Part: 1:52:09
Episodes Volume: 12
Length Volume: 7:19:29
Episodes Book: 12
Length Book: 7:19:29
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.

Apr 30, 2025 • 3h 27min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 3, Part 2
One-Act Play Collections - Book 3, Part 2
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 3
Overview: This collection of ten one-act dramas features plays by Edward Goodman, Alice Gerstenberg, Arnold Bennett, John Galsworthy, Anton Chekhov, Frank Wedekind, Moliere, Theresa Helburn, John Kendrick Bangs, and Harold Brighouse. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #6
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 3, Part 2
Book: 3
Volume: 3
Part: 2 of 2
Episodes Part: 5
Length Part: 3:27:06
Episodes Volume: 10
Length Volume: 5:45:58
Episodes Book: 10
Length Book: 5:45:58
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Arielle Lipshaw.

Apr 27, 2025 • 2h 19min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 3, Part 1
One-Act Play Collections - Book 3, Part 1
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 3
Overview: This collection of ten one-act dramas features plays by Edward Goodman, Alice Gerstenberg, Arnold Bennett, John Galsworthy, Anton Chekhov, Frank Wedekind, Moliere, Theresa Helburn, John Kendrick Bangs, and Harold Brighouse. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #5
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 3, Part 1
Book: 3
Volume: 3
Part: 1 of 2
Episodes Part: 5
Length Part: 2:18:56
Episodes Volume: 10
Length Volume: 5:45:58
Episodes Book: 10
Length Book: 5:45:58
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Arielle Lipshaw.

Apr 23, 2025 • 2h 4min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 2, Part 2
One-Act Play Collections - Book 2, Part 2
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 2
Overview: This collection of eight one-act dramas features plays by Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, Susan Glaspell, William Dean Howells, and John Millington Synge. It also includes a dramatic reading of a short story by Frank Richard Stockton. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #4
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 2, Part 2
Book: 2
Volume: 2
Part: 2 of 2
Episodes Part: 4
Length Part: 2:03:59
Episodes Volume: 8
Length Volume: 4:22:04
Episodes Book: 8
Length Book: 4:22:04
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.

Apr 20, 2025 • 2h 18min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 2, Part 1
One-Act Play Collections - Book 2, Part 1
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 2
Overview: This collection of eight one-act dramas features plays by Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, Susan Glaspell, William Dean Howells, and John Millington Synge. It also includes a dramatic reading of a short story by Frank Richard Stockton. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #3
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 2, Part 1
Book: 2
Volume: 2
Part: 1 of 2
Episodes Part: 4
Length Part: 2:18:08
Episodes Volume: 8
Length Volume: 4:22:04
Episodes Book: 8
Length Book: 4:22:04
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.

Apr 16, 2025 • 2h 10min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 1, Part 2
One-Act Play Collections - Book 1, Part 2
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 1
Overview: LibriVox’s One-Act Play Collection 1 includes one-act plays in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #2
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 1, Part 2
Book: 1
Volume: 1
Part: 2 of 2
Episodes Part: 3
Length Part: 2:09:55
Episodes Volume: 6
Length Volume: 3:43:24
Episodes Book: 6
Length Book: 3:43:24
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

Apr 13, 2025 • 1h 34min
One-Act Play Collections - Book 1, Part 1
One-Act Play Collections - Book 1, Part 1
Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 1
Overview: LibriVox’s One-Act Play Collection 1 includes one-act plays in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals.
Published: Various
Series: One-Act Play Collections
List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #1
Author: Various
Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama
Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 1, Part 1
Book: 1
Volume: 1
Part: 1 of 2
Episodes Part: 3
Length Part: 1:33:32
Episodes Volume: 6
Length Volume: 3:43:24
Episodes Book: 6
Length Book: 3:43:24
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

Apr 9, 2025 • 53min
Language Learning Collections - Book 5, Part 4
Language Learning Collections - Book 5, Part 4
Title: LibriVox Language Learning Collections - Volume 5
Overview: This collection is part of an initiative to create a language learning resource at LibriVox. The LibriVox Language Learning Collections contain readings from various language learning books, grammars, primers, phrasebooks, dictionaries, readers, and even other works which contain information on various languages, recount experiences of language learning and encountering new languages, or provide guides for correct pronunciation, writing or discourse in a language. These works could describe English or any other language whatsoever, from Latin to Sumerian, Chinese to Wampanoag, Esperanto to Swahili (etc.).
Published: Various
Series: LibriVox Language Learning Collections
List: LibriVox Language Learning Collections, Language #17
Author: Various
Genre: Language Learning, Education, Foreign Language, Culture, Vocabulary, Linguistics
Episode: Language Learning Collections - Book 5, Part 4
Book: 5
Volume: 5
Part: 4 of 4
Episodes Part: 6
Length Part: 52:59
Episodes Volume: 20
Length Volume: 9:58:41
Episodes Book: 20
Length Book: 9:58:41
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: Multilingual
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: Language, Linguistics, Education, Language Learning, Foreign Language, Culture, English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Latin
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #Language #Linguistics #Education #LanguageLearning #ForeignLanguage #Culture #English #Spanish #French #Chinese #Arabic #Russian #Japanese #Portuguese #German #Latin
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Nicholas James Bridgewater.

Apr 6, 2025 • 3h 38min
Language Learning Collections - Book 5, Part 3
Language Learning Collections - Book 5, Part 3
Title: LibriVox Language Learning Collections - Volume 5
Overview: This collection is part of an initiative to create a language learning resource at LibriVox. The LibriVox Language Learning Collections contain readings from various language learning books, grammars, primers, phrasebooks, dictionaries, readers, and even other works which contain information on various languages, recount experiences of language learning and encountering new languages, or provide guides for correct pronunciation, writing or discourse in a language. These works could describe English or any other language whatsoever, from Latin to Sumerian, Chinese to Wampanoag, Esperanto to Swahili (etc.).
Published: Various
Series: LibriVox Language Learning Collections
List: LibriVox Language Learning Collections, Language #16
Author: Various
Genre: Language Learning, Education, Foreign Language, Culture, Vocabulary, Linguistics
Episode: Language Learning Collections - Book 5, Part 3
Book: 5
Volume: 5
Part: 3 of 4
Episodes Part: 7
Length Part: 3:38:15
Episodes Volume: 20
Length Volume: 9:58:41
Episodes Book: 20
Length Book: 9:58:41
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: Multilingual
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: Language, Linguistics, Education, Language Learning, Foreign Language, Culture, English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Latin
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #Language #Linguistics #Education #LanguageLearning #ForeignLanguage #Culture #English #Spanish #French #Chinese #Arabic #Russian #Japanese #Portuguese #German #Latin
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Nicholas James Bridgewater.
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