Classics audiobooks

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By: William Clark Russell

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

William Clark Russell (24 February 1844 - 8 November 1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. At the age of 13 Russell joined the United Kingdom's Merchant Navy, serving for eight years. The hardships of life at sea damaged his health permanently, but provided him with material for a career as a writer. He wrote short... Read more

Les Misérables (Unabridged)

By: Victor Hugo

Narrated by: Peter Silverleaf

Length: 58 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. However, several alternatives have been used, including The Miserables, The Wretched, The Miserable... Read more

The Capture of the Cotton Ship (Unabridged)

By: Michael Scott

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Scott (30 October 1789 - 7 November 1835) was a Scottish author and autobiographer who wrote under the pseudonym Tom Cringle. Scott was born in Scotland at Cowlairs, near Glasgow, the son of a Glasgow merchant. In 1806 he went to Jamaica, first managing some estates, and afterwards joining a business firm in Kingston. The latter post... Read more

The Cruise of the Coracle (Unabridged)

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from... Read more

Effi Briest (Unabridged)

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Terence Vincent

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Telling the tragic tale of a socially advantageous but emotionally ruinous match, Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest is translated from the German by Hugh Rorrison with an introduction by Helen Chambers in Penguin Classics. Unworldly young Effi Briest is married off to Baron von Innstetten, an austere and ambitious civil servant twice her age, who... Read more

Landing on the Island (Unabridged)

By: Jean Rudolf Wyss

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

LANDING ON THE ISLAND: For many days we had been tempest-tossed. Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost. We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed... Read more

Yarns of the Forecastle (Unabridged)

By: Cyrus Townsend Brady

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Brady was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1883. In 1889, he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal church, and was ordained a priest in 1890. His first wife was Clarissa Guthrie, who died in 1890. His second wife was Mary Barrett. Brady's first major book, For Love of Country, whilst telling the... Read more

Narrative of the Mutiny of the Bounty (Unabridged)

By: Cyrus Townsend Brady

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Brady was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1883. In 1889, he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal church, and was ordained a priest in 1890. His first wife was Clarissa Guthrie, who died in 1890. His second wife was Mary Barrett. Brady's first major book, For Love of Country, whilst telling the... Read more

Steve Costigan - Seemann und Boxer - KULT-Romane, Band 6 (Ungekürzt)

By: Robert E. Howard

Narrated by: Natascha Husar

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Seemann Steve Costigan ist in allen Häfen dieser Welt heimisch und erlebt zahlreiche Abenteuer. Immer wieder muss er sich in harten Kämpfen beweisen. Treu zur Seite steht ihm dabei seine Bulldogge Mike, die ebenso angriffslustig ist wie er selbst. Read more

Fate of the Castaways (Unabridged)

By: Cyrus Townsend Brady

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Brady was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1883. In 1889, he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal church, and was ordained a priest in 1890. His first wife was Clarissa Guthrie, who died in 1890. His second wife was Mary Barrett. Brady's first major book, For Love of Country, whilst telling the... Read more

Fate of the Mutineers-Colony of Pitcairn's Island (Unabridged)

By: Cyrus Townsend Brady

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Brady was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1883. In 1889, he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal church, and was ordained a priest in 1890. His first wife was Clarissa Guthrie, who died in 1890. His second wife was Mary Barrett. Brady's first major book, For Love of Country, whilst telling the... Read more

Our First Whale (Unabridged)

By: Frank Thomas Bullen

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Frank Thomas Bullen (April 5 1857 - March 1 1915), British author and novelist, was born of poor parents in Paddington, London, on 5 April 1857, and was educated for a few years at a dame school and Westbourne school, Paddington. At the age of 9, his aunt, who was his guardian, died. He then left school and took up work as an errand boy. In 1869... Read more

A Christmas Carol [A Softly Spoken Story]

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Miles Palmer

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Revisit Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with the serenity of this Softly Spoken Story. Miles Palmer's calming narration takes you on a tranquil journey through this classic tale, creating a soothing and nostalgic experience that's perfect for cozy evenings during the holiday season or any quiet moment of reflection. Immerse yourself in the... Read more

La fedeltà del cane

By: Luigi Pirandello

Narrated by: Gianluca Testa

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"Mentre donna Giannetta, ancora in sottana, e con le spalle e le braccia scoperte e un po' anche il seno (piú d'un po', veramente) si racconciava i bei capelli corvini seduta innanzi alla specchiera, il marchese don Giulio del Carpine finiva di fumarsi una sigaretta, sdrajato sulla poltrona a piè del letto disfatto, ma con tale cipiglio, che in... Read more

Orthodoxy (Unabridged)

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Ray Ritchie

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is meant to be a companion to "Heretics," and to put the positive side in addition to the negative. Many critics complained of the book because it merely criticised current philosophies without offering any alternative philosophy. This book is an attempt to answer the challenge. It is the purpose of the writer to attempt an... Read more

Sparks from the Fire - And Other Strange Tales (Unabridged)

By: Rosalie Parker

Narrated by: Carl Mason

Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

"There are many ways to tell a story . . . It is a question of choosing the right one." - "Sparks from the Fire" The stories in Sparks from the Fire explore a wide variety of familiar characters and settings, yet there is always something else a shadow world that haunts, disturbs, and threatens. Sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, recluses... Read more

Going to Sea a Hundred Years Ago (Unabridged)

By: R. J. Cleveland

Narrated by: Ant Richards

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

In the ordinary course of a commercial education, in New England, boys are transferred from school to the merchant's desk at the age of fourteen or fifteen. When I had reached my fourteenth year it was my good fortune to be received into the counting-house of Elias Hasket Derby, Esq., of Salem; a merchant, who may justly be termed the father of... Read more

The Nightingale & the Rose

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Susie Emmett

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The Nightingale & The Rose is one of Oscar Wilde's most poignant short stories. A nightingale overhears a student lamenting that he hasn't a red rose to give to his true love, so she sets out to find a rose, but must sacrifice a great deal to get it. The Nightingale & The Rose was first published in The Happy Prince and Other Tales in 1888. Read more

Anthem

By: Ayn Rand

Narrated by: Jennifer March

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Though written in the 1930s, Anthem addresses controversial subjects in society that are still relevant today: equality, environment, sexism, mental health, the role of government. In revisiting this book and its many subjects, one keeps catching glimpses of understandings, and connections with our society today. The use of “we”—could it have a... Read more

Less Than Kin

By: Alice Duer Miller

Narrated by: April Richwine

Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Lewis Vickers, a young American languishing in South America because he is “wanted” for a crime that was the result of an accident, comes across another American—Hobart Lee who greatly resembles him. That man dies and Vickers, to get back to the United States, decides to impersonate him. He is taken to the family group upon his arrival in New... Read more

Just Patty and When Patty Went to College: Two Audiobook Box Set

By: Jean Webster

Narrated by: Rebecca H. Lee

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Patty Wyatt is a fun-loving, headstrong, and intelligent girl who gets herself into mischief and learns valuable lessons, both in and out of the classroom. Now you can hear the complete story in this box set, from Patty’s boarding school days to her college life. Just Patty was masterfully crafted by Jean Webster as a prequel to her classic... Read more

Horace

By: Llewelyn Morgan

Narrated by: Michael Langan

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Horace was one of the greatest poets during the reign of Augustus and is seen as mark of cultural sophistication since this time. This Very Short Introduction examines how Horace's poetry has exerted enormous influence but argues that it is best understood within the traditions of ancient literature.



Llewellyn Morgan guides the listener through... Read more

Romeo And Juliet

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Arc

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The characters of Romeo and Juliet have been depicted in literature, music, dance, and theatre. The appeal of the young hero and heroine—whose families, the Montagues and the Capulets, respectively, are implacable enemies—is such that they have become, in the popular imagination, the representative type of star-crossed lovers. Shakespeare sets... Read more

A midsummer's Night Dream

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Arc

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

One of William Shakespeare's most beloved and whimsical comedies. This enchanting play weaves together the stories of several groups of characters as they navigate the magical and mischievous world of the fairy kingdom and the Athenian woods. The play opens in the court of Athens, where Duke Theseus is preparing for his upcoming marriage to... Read more