Art audiobooks

Phormio; or, The Scheming Parasite (Unabridged)

By: author

Narrated by: Keith Evans, Steven Lamm, Verdie Rylee & Dana H...

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Chremes and Demipho are two aged Athenians, brothers. Nausistrata, the wife of Chremes, is a wealthy woman, possessed of large estates in the island of Lemnos. Chremes, who goes thither yearly to receive the rents, meets with a poor woman there, whom he secretly marries, and has by her a daughter called Phanium: while engaged in this intrigue,... Read more

One-Act Play Collection 013 (Unabridged)

By: et al. Gregorio Martínez Sierra

Narrated by: Delores Shani, Ruth Preston, Carlos Tardiff & D...

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Here, in our 13th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from tales of ancient Greek sailors to a story about early 1900 moonshiners; many short gems to make you laugh, cry, think, or all three. NOTE: Although the plays here were all published before 1923 and hence are in the Public Domain in the U.S., Alice Gerstenberg,... Read more

The Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret (Unabridged)

By: Susanna Centlivre

Narrated by: Dale Cottrill, Beulah Snow, Scott Miller & John...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Donna Isabella does not want to marry Don Guzman, her father's choice. Donna Violante's father wants her to become a nun. Isabella is attacked on the street and carried insensible into Violante's house. What will happen next? Confidential letters, secret identities, conniving servants, disguises and other fallderoll await! Supposedly Jane Austen... Read more

Essays on Art (Unabridged)

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Narrated by: William Bone, Paul Gullickson, Sandra Shults & ...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the mind of a titan. Goethe, the literary giant behind Faust, turns his keen gaze to the world of art. In these captivating essays, listen as he dissects masterpieces like the Laocoön sculpture, ponders the essence of Gothic architecture, and explores the nature of artistic genius. Goethe doesn't just analyze art, he... Read more

Hay Fever (Unabridged)

By: Noël Coward

Narrated by: Roy Hostetler, Amparo Peterson, Earl Nockels & ...

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Ah, spring! A time of renewal, blooming flowers, and... itchy eyes? Welcome to the world of "Hay Fever," a hilarious comedy by Noël Coward. Prepare to meet the blissfully eccentric Bliss family as they descend upon their unsuspecting guest, the ever-so-serious diplomat, Simon Harwood. Chaos erupts as the family's theatrical personalities clash,... Read more

One-Act Play Collection 014 (Unabridged)

By: et al. Gregorio Martínez Sierra

Narrated by: Sue Whaley, Yvonne Mccartney, Helen Artis & Ant...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Here, in our 14th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from the farm to the courtroom to the palace throne room; from the time of suffragettes to the (at the time) far distant future of 1999; and two of them have the word "sweet" in their titles. Short gems to make you laugh, cry, think, or all three. NOTE: Although... Read more

Civilian Clothes (Unabridged)

By: Thompson Buchanan

Narrated by: Allen Rector, Samuel Mcknight, Edward Blanchard...

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

They say putting on a uniform transforms you. But what happens when you take it off? Civilian Clothes, a witty comedy in three acts by Thompson Buchanan, follows a group of characters whose lives are upended when they shed their professional garb. Will a decorated general find peace in retirement? Can a stern headmistress navigate the... Read more

Tom Cobb (Unabridged)

By: W. S. GILBERT

Narrated by: Sally Hoskins, Christie Delgado, Stella Hernand...

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Tom Cobb: "Why, there's a squalid old pauper idiot, a patient of his, who's got no name of his own, and Whipple [Doctor] christened him "Tom Cobb", because he says he's the ugliest old lunatic he ever saw and reminds him of me. And all the boys in the neighborhood have taken it up, and he's been known as Tom Cobb for the last two years. That's... Read more

The Double Dealer (Unabridged)

By: William Congreve

Narrated by: Martin Cooper, Karen Gray, Kenneth Boren & Judi...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In the glittering, gossipy world of London high society, love is a game played with sharp wit and even sharper tongues. Mellefont, a charming young gentleman, is about to marry the beautiful Cynthia. But lurking in the shadows is Maskwell, the ultimate double-dealer. Fueled by hidden desire and a thirst for power, Maskwell will weave a web of... Read more

The Blues Brothers

By: Daniel De Visé

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage. But Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the... Read more

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 7 (Unabridged)

By: Giorgio Vasari

Narrated by: Francisco Richard, Jackie Butler, Delma Sanderf...

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri) is a collection of biographies of Italian artists written by the 16th-century Italian painter and architect Giorgio... Read more

Understanding English Cathedrals (Unabridged)

By: Helen Marshall Pratt

Narrated by: Ernest Romero, Anthony Fisher, Sara Gilbert & D...

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This recording comprises chapters from two different works: How To Visit The English Cathedrals (1912) by Esther Singleton, and The Cathedral Churches Of England (1911) by Helen Marshall Pratt. Each book devotes a chapter to each cathedral, but this recording includes only the introductory chapters of general information. Read more

Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain (Unabridged)

By: Titus Maccius Plautus

Narrated by: Bernice Jackson, Doris Harper, Nora Perkins & L...

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Pleusicles loves Philocomasium, but she is kidnapped by Pyrgopolinices. Palaestrio, faithful servant to Pleusicles, witnesses this and goes to tell his master, but is captured by Pirates and ends up a servant to Pyrgopolinices as well. Palaestrio still gets word to Pleusicles, who arrives on scene. Palaestrio then invents a complex and daring... Read more

Madame Pepita (Unabridged)

By: Gregorio Martínez Sierra

Narrated by: Wilford Goodrich, Louis Marvin, Jill Farrell & ...

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of 1920s Madrid with "Madame Pepita," a captivating audiobook by Gregorio Martínez Sierra. Meet the enigmatic Madame Pepita, a successful dressmaker with a hidden past and a fortune to protect. Suitors flock to her door, vying for the hand of her beautiful daughter, Catalina. But Madame Pepita harbors a... Read more

Truckload of Art

By: Brendan Greaves

Narrated by: Jason Culp & Brendan Greaves

Length: 21 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive, authorized, and first-ever biography of Terry Allen, the internationally acclaimed visual artist and iconoclastic songwriter who occupies an utterly unique position straddling the disparate, and usually distant, worlds of conceptual art and country music.    “People tell me it’s country music,” Terry Allen has joked, “and I ask,... Read more

Miss Buzbys Boarders (Unabridged)

By: Arthur Lewis Tubbs

Narrated by: Betty Lu, Jolene Sears, Chris Huff & Wilson Mar...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Crave a bit of theatrical chaos? Then check into Miss Buzby's Boarding House! Here, amidst quirky rooms and landlady Miss Buzby's watchful eye, resides a menagerie of aspiring actors, flamboyant songstresses, and a mysterious Mr. Smith. Tensions rise as leading lady Lillian Wendale dodges a villainous pursuer, while newcomer Jerome Townsend... Read more

Cloverfield

By: Steffen Hantke

Narrated by: Phil Thron

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Upon its release in 2008, Matt Reeves's Cloverfield revitalized the giant creature, a cinematic trope that had languished for over a decade. The film addressed the attacks of September 11, 2001, trading the jingoistic rhetoric of retributive military aggression for serious engagement with personal and collective trauma. It applied the horror... Read more

Two Pastorals (Unabridged)

By: author

Narrated by: Ronnie Marconis, Frank Ripper, Luisa Ruic & Bre...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Enter a world of shepherds and shepherdesses, where love takes center stage. Molière's "Two Pastorals" is a delightful collection of tales set in idyllic landscapes. Immerse yourself in the unfinished "Mélicerte," a heroic romance with a twist of fate. Will the star-crossed lovers find happiness, or will their path be fraught with challenges?... Read more

Love for Love (Unabridged)

By: William Congreve

Narrated by: Ricky Mick, Steven Powell, Betty Smith & Jeff H...

Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Plunge into a world of wit, romance, and outrageous schemes in William Congreve's sparkling comedy, Love for Love. Valentine, a penniless gentleman, is banished by his wealthy father for his extravagant lifestyle. But Valentine won't be deterred! With the help of his cunning friends and a healthy dose of deception, he hatches a hilarious plan to... Read more

Difficult Men

By: Brett Martin

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A riveting and revealing look at the shows that helped cable television drama emerge as the signature art form of the twenty-first century.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium... Read more

John James Audubon

By: Richard Rhodes

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 21 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Richard Rhodes comes the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world.Rhodes shows us young Audubon arriving in New York from France in 1803, his illegitimacy a painful secret,... Read more

The Belles Stratagem (Unabridged)

By: Hannah Cowley

Narrated by: Holly Garcia, Teresa Ocampo, Darlene Beall & Ju...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Dive into a world of witty banter and romantic intrigue with Hannah Cowley's "The Belle's Stratagem." This captivating comedy of manners whisks you away to 18th century London, where the strong-willed Letitia Hardy finds herself engaged to the charming but indifferent Mr. Doricourt. Determined to win his true affections, Letitia hatches a... Read more

It Pays To Advertise (Unabridged)

By: Roi Cooper Megrue

Narrated by: Debra Rose, Charlie Busch, Leroy Chilson & Debo...

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Tired of being coddled by his soap tycoon father? Enter Walter Jr., a playboy with a plan. To prove his business sense (and win a hefty wager), he hatches a hilarious scheme: create a fake soap company to rival his Dad's empire. But can Walter Jr. navigate the cutthroat world of advertising without real suds or a clue? Join the farcical fun in... Read more

The Sorcerer (Unabridged)

By: W. S. GILBERT

Narrated by: Donya Torres, Julienne Boucher, Debra Nobles & ...

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In the quaint village of Ploverleigh, love is anything but ordinary. Enter Alexis, a young man with a radical idea: what if love ignored social standing? To test his theory, he enlists a bumbling sorcerer to create a life-changing potion. One sip, and chaos erupts! Butlers fall for baronesses, ladies swoon for tradesmen, and the very fabric of... Read more