Classics audiobooks
Podnájemnice v závoji
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Vaclav Knop
Length: 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Nájemnice paní Merrilowové, paní Ronderová, je velmi tichá dáma. Protože má znetvořený obličej, chodí se zahalenou tváří. Paní Merrilowová ji bez závoje viděla jen jednou. Poslední dobou ale paní Ronderová křičí ze spaní a také její zdraví se velmi zhoršilo. Odmítá veškerou pomoc, ale požádá svoji bytnou, aby přivedla Sherlocka Holmese a řekla... Read more
View audiobookŠplhající muž
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Vaclav Knop
Length: 1 hour
Abridged: No
Trevor Bennett je zasnoubený s Edith Presburyovou a pracuje pro jejího otce, proslulého vědátora a profesora. Ten je zasnoubený s dcerou svého kolegy, Alicí Morphyovou. Od svého zasnoubení se profesor Presbury chová podivně. Nikomu nic neřekl, odjel na dva týdny do Prahy a od té doby mu chodí dopisy, které má Bennett přísně zakázáno otevřít.... Read more
View audiobookZáhada na Thorském mostě
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Vaclav Knop
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Politik Neil Gibson požádá Sherlocka Holmese o nalezení pachatele vraždy jeho ženy. Mariino tělo se našlo na mostě na jejich pozemku a Gibson doufá, že se mu podaří zrušit obvinění vychovatelky slečny Dunbarové. Záhada na Thorském mostě je povídka z knihy Z archivu Sherlocka Holmese. Read more
View audiobookTři Garridebové
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Vaclav Knop
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Požadavek Nathana Garrideba je trochu zvláštní: najít někoho se stejným příjmením. Pokud se to Sherlocku Holmesovi podaří, Nathan získá dědictví pět milionů dolarů. Jeho už kontaktoval Američan stejného příjmení. Podle něj musí být tři, aby společně získali jmění ve výši 15 milionů dolarů. Holmese případ zaujme a rozhodne se mu pomoci. Tři... Read more
View audiobookUpír v Sussexu
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Vaclav Knop
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Pan Robert Ferguson se obává, že je jeho manželka upír. Nachytal ji, jak kouše do krku jejich děťátko, a ona se před ním od té doby zamyká ve svém pokoji. Může za ní jen její služka, která jí nosí jídlo. Už předtím se chovala podivně a dvakrát uhodila Fergusonova patnáctiletého syna z předchozího manželství. Ten je po nehodě v dětství... Read more
View audiobookOhyzdný žebrák
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Vaclav Knop
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Dr. Watson se ve snaze najít manžela rodinné známé vydá do opiového doupěte. Koho tam najde? Narazí na Sherlocka Holmese, který také někoho hledá. Kam se poděl Neville St. Clair a proč není jeho dopis pro manželku napsaný jeho písmem? Jakou roli v případu hraje žebrák Boone?Ohyzdný žebrák je povídka z knihy Donrodružství Sherlocka Holmese. Read more
View audiobookThe Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
Narrated by: Mark Meadows
Length: 7 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
General Fentiman is found dead on the afternoon of November 11 in his armchair at the Bellona Club—just hours after the passing of his wealthy estranged sister. At ninety years old, his physician certifies death by natural causes. The important question, then, is not how he died, but when, as the answer determines the fate of an inheritance... Read more
View audiobookThe Mystery of the Blue Train
By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Heading for the French Rivieria, recently retired detective Hercule Poirot boards Le Train Bleu in London. This luxury trip, however, quickly turns south—in more ways than one. When the train arrives in Nice, France, American heiress Ruth Kettering is found murdered, and the Heart of Fire ruby that just came into her possession from her father... Read more
View audiobookLví hříva
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Václav Knop
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Detektiv Sherlock Holmes odešel na odpočinek. Žije na venkově a při jedné ze svých příjemných vycházek potká starého přítele, Harolda Stackhursta, ředitele místní školy. Oba muži se zapovídají a pak narazí na jednoho z učitelů, Fitzroye McPhersona. Vypadá, že má bolesti, nemůže mluvit a než mrtvý padne k zemi, zamumlá něco o lví hřívě. Na zádech... Read more
View audiobookToday a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket
By: Hilma Wolitzer
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Bloomsbury presents Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket by Hilma Wolitzer, read by Hilary Huber.
An NPR Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice * An Electric Literature Best Short Story Collection of the Year * Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize
The "often hilarious and always compassionate" (New York Times Book... Read more
O.Henry - Short Stories
By: O.Henry
Narrated by: Various
Length: 2 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Dive into the timeless world of O. Henry's captivating short stories with our digital audiobook collection! Immerse yourself in the wit, humor, and clever twists that have made O. Henry an iconic literary figure.
This collection features some of his most beloved tales, including:
"A Retrieved Reformation" - Join the journey of a reformed criminal... Read more
H.E. Bates: A BBC Radio Collection
By: HE Bates
Narrated by: David Jason, Pam Ferris, David Neal, Rory Kinne...
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Selected Dramatisations and readings of the genre-spanning work of HE Bates
'A great treasure trove to dive into' Entertainment Focus
HE Bates is probably best known for his comic novel The Darling Buds of May, which introduced the lovable Larkins to the world and sparked three hugely popular TV adaptations. In his 68 years, Bates wrote over 20... Read more
Laurie Lee: A BBC Radio Collection
By: Laurie Lee
Narrated by: Laurie Lee, Tim McInnerny, Niamh Cusack, Jonath...
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A collection of full-cast dramatisations plus interviews with Laurie Lee
Laurie Lee was a poet, novelist and screenwriter renowned for his bestselling autobiographical trilogy Cider With Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and A Moment of War. Among the best loved memoirs in the English language, the books chart Lee’s life from his... Read more
Honoré De Balzac: Pere Goriot, The Black Sheep & more
By: Honoré De Balzac
Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Douglas Hodge, David Ross, Geoffre...
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Stunning all-star adaptations of Balzac’s finest worksThis brilliant collection of France’s foremost nineteenth-century novelist and playwright delivers four of his most fascinating works - stories of love, rivalry, horror and adventure - all brought to life by a stellar cast including Stephen Fry and Alex Kingston. A huge influence on many of... Read more
View audiobookNa starém zámku v Shoscombe
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Václav Knop
Length: 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Na starém zámku v Shoscombe je poslední povídka o případech Sherlocka Holmese. Sherlock se tentokrát vydává na zámek Shoscombe. Pozval ho správce John Mason, který ale neví, co přesně by měl detektiv vyšetřovat. Ví jen to, že se v okolí dějí zvláštní věci. Majitelka stájí, lady Beatrice Falderová, náhle ztratila zájem o svého oblíbeného koně a... Read more
View audiobook36 Stunden - Die Geschichte vom Fräullein Pollinger (Ungekürzt)
By: Ödön von Horváth
Narrated by: Ulrich Tukur
Length: 1 hour 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Sie hatte halt so ihre Geschichten, das Fräulein Pollinger aus der Schellingstraße in München. Sie fiel bei den besseren Herren nirgends besonders auf, denn sie hatte nur eine Durchschnittsfigur und ein Durchschnittsgesicht, nicht unangenehm, aber auch nicht hübsch, nur nett. Aber an jenem schwülen Augustabend des Jahres 1928 fällt Agnes... Read more
View audiobookThe Letters of Jane Austen
By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”Jane Austen at her witty, observant, intelligent, and sympathetic best, in this collection of her letters written to family and friends.Compiled by her niece Fanny Knight’s son Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen (the first Baron Brabourne), and... Read more
View audiobookAn Old-Fashioned Girl
By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: Cecily White
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Country girl Polly Milton plies her sweet demeanor and practical ways to teach the citified Shaw family that time-tested, old-fashioned values are the surest way to a happy life. Sprinkled with wry commentary from the author, Louisa May Alcott’s classic is bursting with enduring charm. Read more
View audiobookThe Great Gatsby
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 5 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Regarded as one of the most important works in American literature and among the greatest American novels of the twentieth century, The Great Gatsby is the quintessential portrait of Jazz Age America, depicting not only the wild parties, romance, love, and the intense and often unfulfilled desire for wealth and status, but also the immorality,... Read more
View audiobookThe War of the Worlds
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Shooting stars tear across the night sky and from the planet of war they’ve come to conquer Earth.When a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common, inquisitive locals are fascinated and excited. They approach with caution and a white flag only to be struck down by alien creatures with heat-rays that destroy everything in their path. It soon... Read more
View audiobookThe Adventures of Miss Anne de Bourgh of Rosings
By: Summer Hanford
Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Please Note: This is a short story.Miss Anne de Bourgh is the son her father always wanted, except for one rather large detail. Still, her being a girl doesn't stop her from hunting, shooting, riding, and fencing as well as her cousins, and when her older cousin Henry wrongs her, Anne ropes Darcy and Richard into a scheme to exact revenge. But... Read more
View audiobookПьесы
By: Антон Чехов
Narrated by: Вячеслав Герасимов
Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Тонкий психолог, мастер подтекста, своеобразно сочетавший юмор и лиризм, Антон Павлович Чехов в пьесах «Дядя Ваня» (1897), «Три сестры» (1901), «Вишневый сад» (1904) создал особую, тревожную эмоциональную атмосферу предчувствия грядущего. Read more
View audiobookKing Solomon's Mines
By: H. Rider Haggard
Narrated by: Simon Hester
Length: 10 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Written in 1885, “King Solomon’s Mines” by Henry Rider Haggard is at first glance, very much a book of its time. Its narrator, Alan Quartermain, is the archetype Colonial white hunter and adventurer. He thinks nothing of bagging an elephant or two for its tusks or a giraffe for its meat, and his attitude towards the natives of South Africa is... Read more
View audiobookLa isla y los demonios
By: Carmen Laforet
Narrated by: Neus Sendra & Francesc Góngora
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
La segunda novela de Carmen Laforet después de Nada en el año de su Centenario. Marta Camino es una adolescente que vive con su hermano José y su cuñada Pino en una casa situada a las afueras de Las Palmas en 1938, hacia el final de la guerra civil. Con ellos, encerrada en una habitación, se consume su madre, Teresa, que enloqueció tras un... Read more
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