Classics audiobooks

After the Theatre

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

After Nadya, a 16 year old girl, returns home from seeing a play, she is happily consumed with its plot of unrequited love. To Nadya, unrequited love is the most interesting type of love, as love is boring if everyone is happy. Quickly, Nadya's thoughts turn to her two suitors, Gorny and Guzdev. Although they have both declared their love for... Read more

A Transgression

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Miguev, a married, intelligent collegiate assessor, is haunted with anxiety and worry. Miguev has a secret that he doesn't want his wife, the town, or his colleagues to discover. His mistress, after becoming pregnant and having his child, has recently tried to extort money from him in exchange for her silence. She threatens to ruin his... Read more

A Tragic Actor

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"A Tragic Actor" by Anton Chekhov follows the story of Masha, a young and impressionable woman who falls in love with the titular character Fenogenov, a struggling actor. Despite her father's disapproval, Masha decides to run away with Fenogenov and marry him. However, her idealized view of her husband quickly crumbles as she discovers his lack... Read more

The Red One

By: Jack London

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

When an unsuspecting scientist and explorer discovers “The Red One,” a totem worshipped by headhunting natives, his fate is sealed. Read more

The Wind in the Rose-Bush

By: Mary Wilkins

Narrated by: John Rayburn

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Ford Village has no railroad station, being on the other side of the river from Porter’s Falls, and accessible only by the ford which gives it its name, and a ferry line.The ferry-boat was waiting when Rebecca Flint got off the train with her bag and lunch basket. When she and her small trunk were safely embarked she sat stiff and straight and... Read more

La camera in attesa

By: Luigi Pirandello

Narrated by: Gianluca Testa

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

 Si dà pur luce ogni mattina a questa camera, quando una delle tre sorelle a turno viene a ripulirla senza guardarsi attorno. L’ombra, tuttavia, appena le persiane e le vetrate della finestra sono richiuse e raccostati gli scuri, si fa subito cruda, come in un sotterraneo; e subito, come se quella finestra non sia stata aperta da anni, il crudo... Read more

The Petchenyeg

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The story was written during Chekhov's stay in Nice.  It was first published on November 2, 1897, in issue No. 303 of Russkikh Vedomosti. Chekhov later included an edited version of the story in the ninth volume of his collection of works, published by Adolf Marx in 1899-1901. Read more

A Dead Body

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Dead Body" is one of the stories by Anton Chekhov, a classic of world literature. The story is about two men serving and protecting a dead man. This story is based on an incident that happened to the author of the story in Zvenigorod. Read more

A Slander

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A Slander is a very short story that reflects the behavior of society concerning public image. Chekhov basically writes that one should be sure before taking action. A Slander is both somber and funny, demonstrating we are our own worst enemy. Read more

The Horse-Stealers

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The Horse-Stealers - a story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Written in 1890, first published in the magazine "New Time" No. 5061, April 1, 1890, signed Anton Chekhov. Read more

A Happy Ending

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Lyubov Grigoryevna, a matchmaker, visits Stytchkin, the head guard, to discuss his desire to find a wife. Stytchkin is a practical and sober man who values inner qualities over external appearance in a woman. He wants a wife who respects him and appreciates the happiness he provides. Stytchkin does not want a wealthy bride, but also cannot marry... Read more

The Looking-Glass

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Looking Glass" is a short story by Anton Chekhov about a young woman named Nellie who is sitting in her room and staring into a mirror. Nellie is dreamy and lost in thoughts of her future and the man she loves. As she stares into the mirror, she sees the reflection of her future husband and begins to imagine her life with him. Suddenly,... Read more

Old Age

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In Old Age by Anton Chekhov we have the theme of change, loss, renewal, memories, guilt and despair. Taken from his The Complete Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and very early on in the story the reader realises that Chekhov may be exploring the theme of change. Since Uzelkov has returned to... Read more

Экранизации

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов & Дмитрий Шабров

Length: 48 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

В настоящую аудиокнигу «Экранизации» включены наиболее знаковые произведения Михаила Булгакова. Попадая в удивительный мир писателя, читатель остается покоренным его талантом, мастерством и фантазией с первых до последних строк. Богато и разнообразно творческое наследие выдающегося писателя Михаила Булгакова. Наиболее знаменитые публикации... Read more

Darkness

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A young peasant finds himself confronting a doctor at a hospital with the hopes of convincing him to release his brother. The doctor is not pleased and refuses to release him saying the peasant needs to go to the authorities. He is disappointed by his statement and unsure of where to go. On his way out he comes to meet an old man just outside... Read more

The Beggar

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The Beggar is a short story written by Anton Chekhov. The story revolves around the life of a blind beggar named Lushkov, who is trying to earn a living by begging on the streets. The story highlights the struggles of the poor and the difficulties they face in their daily lives. . Read more

In Trouble

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

When several employees of the bank are arrested for corruption, the merchant Avdeyev doesn't give the ordeal much thought, figuring the men going to jail deserve it. His opinion changes however when he returns home to find his wife and son very upset - his house had just been searched by officials in connection to the bank corruption. Avdeyev... Read more

Frost

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A"POPULAR" fête with a philanthropic object had been arranged on the Feast of Epiphany in the provincial town of N——. They had selected a broad part of the river between the market and the bishop's palace, fenced it round with a rope, with fir-trees and with flags, and provided everything necessary for skating, sledging, and tobogganing. The... Read more

A Defenceless Creature

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Defenceless Creature - a story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Written in 1887, first published on February 28, 1887 in the magazine Oskolki. The story describes with irony a stubborn man who achieves his goals by relying on the pity of those around him. . Read more

Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Alberto Santillán

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Una obra maestra de la literatura universal que fascina a generaciones de lectores. En Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer Mark Twain recreó una época de cercas enjalbegadas y picnics dominicales en la parroquia, cuando el trasiego de la vida desbordaba el Mississippi y la esclavitud estaba a la orden del día; eran los años del antebellum, antes de que... Read more

The Jeune Premier

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"The First Lover" is a famous story by Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The main character, Evgeny Alekseevich Podzharov, tells the guests a story about his love adventure. However, the story causes slight bewilderment and makes one of the listeners blush... Read more

An Avenger

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In the story, "An Avenger", Anton Chekhov, explores the themes of infidelity, trust, revenge, shame and pride. Fyodor Sigaev catches his wife being unfaithful to him red-handed. He finds himself angry and outraged at a gun shop where he has thoughts of killing his wife, her lover and himself. Read more

Под судом (Процесс)

By: Франц Кафка

Narrated by: Илья Акинтьев

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Франц Кафка – австрийский писатель, основоположник литературного «абсурдизма». В романе «Под судом», известным также как «Процесс», (Кафка работал над ним в 1915-1918 годах и не завершил) действие происходит в Праге, хотя город и не назван. Там по делу Йозефа К., прокуриста крупного банка, ведет следствие некий неофициальный, но всесильный суд:... Read more

Die Marquise von O...

By: Heinrich von Kleist

Narrated by: Anna Barbara Kurek

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Eine starke Frau. Die Marquise von O... Novelle von HEINRICH VON KLEIST. ›...eine Dame von vortrefflichem Ruf, und Mutter von mehreren wohlerzogenen Kindern, läßt bekanntmachen: dass sie, ohne ihr Wissen, in andere Umstände gekommen sei, dass der Vater zu dem Kinde, das sie gebären würde, sich melden solle, und dass sie, aus... Read more