Classics bestsellers

The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection

Chronicles of Narnia

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, Lynn Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam & Patrick Stewart
Length: 33 hours 44 minutes

For over sixty years, readers of all ages have been enchanted by the magical realms, the epic battles between good and evil, and the unforgettable creatures of Narnia.
This box set includes all seven titles in The Chronicles of Narnia—The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of... Read more

Circe

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

“This sweeping tale of the gods and heroes of Greek mythology as seen through the eyes of a minor goddess had me from the first chapter. I listened to this as an audiobook from our audio vendor, Libro.fm. The brilliant narrator was the 29-year-old Welsh film actress, Perdita Weeks. Read more

Odyssey

The Greek Myths Reimagined

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

The legendary Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series.

Odysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a tale of... Read more

Heroes

The Greek Myths Reimagined

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 15 hours 1 minute

In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes.

Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly... Read more

The Silmarillion

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 19 hours 23 minutes

The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an... Read more

A Thousand Ships

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

“An absolutely riveting performance! I found myself at times holding my breath as Natalie Haynes brought to life the women, the unheard, the other half of the epic tales of the Trojan War. Their names are familiar from the classics, but now we meet them as fully realized women, with stories of their own, dreams, brutal disappointments and fierce... Read more

East of Eden

Penguin Audio Classics

By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Length: 25 hours 18 minutes

“Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, East of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. If books can be described as amusement park rides, this one would be a roller coaster ('I'm on a roller coaster of emotion!') as it often had me laughing, crying,... Read more

Troy

The Greek Myths Reimagined

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 11 hours

“A perfect conclusion to an endlessly entertaining series. Fry’s take on the Trojan War is hilarious, harrowing, and everything in-between—and it’s only improved by his expert audiobook narration. Read more

Jane Austen Collection: The Complete Novels (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion...)

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Karen Savage & Elizabeth Klett
Length: 69 hours 28 minutes

This audiobook contains the complete novels of Jane Austen in the chronological order of their original publication. - Lady Susan (starts at Chapter 1) - Sense and Sensibility (starts at Chapter 44) - Pride and Prejudice (starts at Chapter 96) - Mansfield Park (starts at Chapter 159) - Emma (starts at Chapter 209) - Persuasion (starts at... Read more

Their Eyes Were Watching God

By: Zora Neale Hurston
Narrated by: Ruby Dee
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

“This book is a masterpiece. Zora Neale Hurston explores stages in a woman’s life so powerfully. Ruby Dee’s audiobook narration is the best audiobook narration I’ve ever heard. She expresses so much emotion and personality. She brings the characters to life and she savors every perfectly chosen word of the text. Read more

Brideshead Revisited

By: Evelyn Waugh
Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

“Brideshead Revisited is perfect for those who enjoyed the recently released movie Saltburn. Set in the period between the two world wars, this novel highlights class tensions, religious trauma, and obsession with privilege. This witty and devastating comedy of manners made me think about familial and romantic love and the lengths we’ll go to to... Read more

Fahrenheit 451

A Novel

By: Ray Bradbury
Narrated by: Penn Badgley
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

A new recording of Ray Bradbury’s timeless classic Fahrenheit 451 narrated by Penn Badgley!

Nearly seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.

Guy... Read more

The Bell Jar

By: Sylvia Plath
Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

“You cannot deny that Sylvia Plath is one of the greatest writers to have lived. Ester Greenwood is the characterization of the writer. The fact that this book leaves us hanging at the end is very unsettling. Here is a woman who is less mentally/emotionally ill and more spiraling mentally because she is disenfranchised as a woman - this... Read more

The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho
Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Length: 4 hours

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • OVER 120 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE • PUBLISHED IN 89 LANGUAGES “Teaches us about dreams, destiny, and the reason we are all here.”—Oprah Daily, “Best Self-Help Books of a Generation”A spellbinding audio presentation of the extraordinary bestseller, narrated by Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons–Discover the true... Read more

Don Quixote

Translated by Edith Grossman

By: Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 39 hours 40 minutes

Don Quixote is the classic story. Called the first modern novel, this marvelous book has stood the test of time to become irrevocably intertwined with the fabric of society. Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures. But his quest leads to more... Read more

1984

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Theo Solomon
Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

One of the most celebrated classics of the twentieth century, this cautionary tale of a man trapped under the gaze of an authoritarian state is more relevant now than ever before.“Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed for ever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get... Read more

The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Sean Astin
Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

“Sean Astin's narration of one of the greatest American novels is perfect! He accurately captures exactly how I think the voice of Nick's storytelling sounds like. Even if you've read this book a hundred times before you will not be sorry that you experienced this audiobook. Read more

To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee
Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

Look for The Land of Sweet Forever, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces by Harper Lee, coming October 21, 2025.Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the... Read more

Stone Blind

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

“This is not just a book about Medusa, it's about the gods who use her, her gorgon sisters, her killer Perseus...and her head. Haynes grounds these characters in the original mythology so well that that each voice is distinct, every action and mistake preceded by its motivating circumstance, and each monster shown with respect and humanity. It is... Read more

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By: Betty Smith
Narrated by: Kate Burton
Length: 15 hours 1 minute

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 PickThe beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the twentieth century.From the moment she entered the world, Francie Nolan needed to be made of stern stuff, for growing up in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn, New York demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit.... Read more

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection

60 Full-Cast Dramatisations

By: Arthur Conan Doyle & Bert Coules
Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Andrew Sachs, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter & Full Cast
Length: 48 hours 33 minutes

Fully-dramatised adaptations of all 60 Sherlock Holmes stories, brought to life with a full cast of actors, sound effects and music

'A remarkable undertaking... applauding them, and particularly Clive Merrison's Holmes, made my hands sore' The Times

Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend Dr... Read more

The Children of Jocasta

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

“Reinterprets two of Sophocles’ Theban plays, Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone. . . . the alternating structure proves powerful.”—The New Yorker“A passionate and gripping account of a famously dysfunctional family. Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep love for her sources, wearing her scholarship with grace, and giving new voice... Read more

Collected Fictions

By: Jorge Luis Borges
Narrated by: Castulo Guerra
Length: 27 hours 23 minutes

“One of the 20th century's most influential storytellers, Borges spins out elaborate dreams, literary mysteries, and self-referential fairy tales. A primary wellspring of the Magical Realist tradition. Read more

The Last Unicorn

By: Peter S. Beagle
Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy & Joshua Kane
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

“If ever there was a book that lived up to the hype, it’s this magical tale about a unicorn and her quest to find the rest of her kind. It’s thoughtful and measured, slyly funny and satirical, and movingly beautiful and heartfelt at just the right moments. It felt like this book has belonged in my heart even before I read it, and was just waiting... Read more

Rebecca

By: Daphne du Maurier
Narrated by: Anna Massey
Length: 14 hours 48 minutes

“Reading Rebecca for the first time, I was frequently rendered speechless by aesthetic appreciation of the prose. I'm a sucker for lush, atmospheric descriptions of nature and architecture, and there's plenty to be found here. Though it's not quite horror, this is a gorgeously written, nebulously spooky gothic tale that leaves you constantly... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by: Richard Matthews
Length: 43 hours 13 minutes

“Arguably the greatest novel ever written. You'll cheer, you'll cry, you'll laugh, you'll feel just about every emotion possible as you follow this epic odyssey of a wrongfully imprisoned man's journey for revenge and redemption. If you have enjoyed a revenge story before, it's likely inspired by this one. Read more

Atlas Shrugged

By: Ayn Rand
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 62 hours 59 minutes

Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.Atlas Shrugged is the "second most influential book for... Read more

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Following the events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn is under the watchful stewardship of the Widow Douglas. However, when he is forced back into his drunken father's custody, Huck fakes his own death and runs off down river. In the process, he meets up with Jim, a runaway slave, and the two become friends as well as travel... Read more

Orlando

A Biography

By: Virginia Woolf
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki & Gabrielle de Cuir
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

“Orlando is one of my favorite Virginia Woolf books. The titular character is inspired by Woolf's lover, Vita Sackville-West, and at the start of the novel, he is a sixteen-year-old boy living in Queen Elizabeth I's court. This epic spans three centuries, and by its end, Orlando is a thirty-six-year-old woman. Strange, funny, and ahead of its... Read more

The Secret Garden

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

“This book has a vivid atmosphere (a rainy Yorkshire moor, beautiful language, and one of my favorite characters in classic literature (Dickon!). And, provided you can ignore the imperialist bits, this story still has a meaningful message for children and adults today. Read more

The Odyssey

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Homer
Narrated by: Ian McKellen
Length: 13 hours 2 minutes

“Homer's Odyssey was always meant to be heard, not read. This is the best translation with the best reader. Accept no substitutes. Read more

The Grapes of Wrath

Penguin Audio Classics

By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Dylan Baker
Length: 21 hours

John Steinbeck's powerful evocation of the suffering and hardship caused by the Great Depression, and a panoramic vision of the struggle for the American Dream, The Grapes of Wrath includes a critical introduction by Robert DeMott in Penguin Modern Classics. 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'... Read more

Anna Karenina

By: Leo Tolstoy
Narrated by: Miranda Pleasence
Length: 36 hours 57 minutes

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Miranda Pleasence, the stage and television actress best known for her roles in Notes on a Scandal, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and The Affair of the Necklace. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Richard Pevear.

Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and... Read more

Stoner

By: John Williams
Narrated by: Robin Field
Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar’s life, far different from the hardscrabble existence he has known.Yet as the years pass, William Stoner encounters a... Read more

Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix

Remixed Classics: Book #9

By: Gabe Cole Novoa
Narrated by: Harrison Knights
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

“I've read a fair few Pride and Prejudice retellings — some in contemporary settings, some with murder mysteries (take that Wickham!), some with dragons, etc. The hardest bit always seems to be keeping enough of the classic beats and characterizations while allowing room for new directions and developments. Most Ardently walked the line nearly... Read more

Of Mice and Men

Penguin Audio Classics

By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Gary Sinise
Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. Here is Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which received the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1937-1938 and has featured a number of actors who have played the iconic roles of... Read more

Northanger Abbey

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

During an eventful season at Bath, young, naïve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted to make new acquaintances, including flirtatious Isabella, who shares her love of Gothic romance and horror, and the sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney. When the Tilneys invite her to their... Read more

CATCH-22

By: Joseph Heller
Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
Length: 19 hours 58 minutes

“This timeless classic about an American bombardier in WWII fighting a system in which everything is against him is perfect for those of us who have felt trapped in an endless cycle of defeat this past year. Confusing and frustrating in the most coherent way possible, CATCH-22 excellently embodies the absurdity of trying to navigate between... Read more

Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)

Foundation: Book #1

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

The first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
 
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator... Read more

Gravity's Rainbow

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Thomas Pynchon
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 37 hours 18 minutes

Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the twentieth century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative and penetrating analysis of the impact of technology on society make it an intellectual tour de force.

For more... Read more

Mythology

By: Edith Hamilton
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious readers and academics alike. Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture-the... Read more

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By: Stephen Chbosky
Narrated by: Noah Galvin
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

“This is one of my favorite books. I read it at a time when adolescence, finding your tribe and discovering who you are were all starting to take shape for me. And then I went and grew up and named my bookstore after it! Read more

The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection - Abridged

Six BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: David Tennant, Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, Eve Best, Jenny Agutter, Toby Jones & Full Cast
Length: 14 hours 26 minutes

A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels.

Mansfield Park: On a quest to find a position in society, Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle.

Northanger Abbey: Young,... Read more

Anne of Green Gables

By: L.M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Sandra Churchill
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

A favorite and a classic for all ages, Anne of Green Gables, has warmed hearts and brought joy to generations of readers. This nostalgic coming of age story tells the timeless tale of a spunky, lovable, adventurous young girl who desires greatly to find a place she can call home. Sent away from her family and unwanted by the relatives who... Read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray

By: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Paul Lincoln
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray created an uproar in Victorian England due to its elements of homoeroticism and its unconventional morality. Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length painting by Basil Hallward. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, whose view is that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only... Read more

The Anne of Green Gables Collection

Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories

Anne of Green Gables

By: L. M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Susie Berneis, Tara Ward, Barbara Barnes & Kate Handford
Length: 73 hours 17 minutes

Fans of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne Shirley rejoice! Collected here are all eight of the original Anne Shirley books in the order they were published. This collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, Chronicles of Avonlea, and Further Chronicles of Avonlea.... Read more

I, Robot

The Robot Series: Book #1

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.

“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian

I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever... Read more

The Screwtape Letters

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Joss Ackland
Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable AnswerC.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the unique vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to “Our Father Below.” At once wildly comic,... Read more

Flowers in the Attic

40th Anniversary Edition

Dollanganger

By: V.C. Andrews
Narrated by: Mena Suvari
Length: 15 hours

Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece Flowers in the Attic—the unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic.

At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden—blond, innocent, and fighting for their lives…

They were a perfect... Read more

As I Lay Dying

By: William Faulkner
Narrated by: Marc Cashman, Robertson Dean, Lina Patel, Lorna Raver & Jesmyn Ward
Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

“I will try to express just how much I love this book. Growing up in Missouri, with relatives from the Midwest/South, I can say that without a doubt my elders spoke similarly to the characters in this book. Faulkner does such a great job of overlapping time between different character viewpoints in this book. The moment I started reading it I... Read more