Classics audiobooks

Notes from the Underground

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Narrated by: Chase Foster

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the profound depths of human psychology with the audiobook "Notes from the Underground," narrated with gripping intensity. This classic by Fyodor Dostoyevsky unveils the inner life of a man in self-imposed exile from society, delving into his conflicted mind and turbulent emotions. The narrator, an unnamed retired civil... Read more

The Shadow over Innsmouth

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Ian Gordon

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the crumbling town of Innsmouth—leads to a number of shocking and personal revelations…This is HorrorBabble's 2024 recording of the story, featuring immersive sound design intended... Read more

Art Of War

By: Sun Tzu

Narrated by: Robert Noel & The Force

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu is a timeless and influential treatise on military strategy and tactics. Dating back to ancient China, this classic work is attributed to the legendary military strategist Sun Tzu, providing profound insights into the art of warfare and leadership. Divided into thirteen chapters, each encapsulating a specific aspect... Read more

Swiss Family Robinson

By: Johan David Wyss

Narrated by: Robert Noel & The Force

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Johann David Wyss's "Swiss Family Robinson" is an adventurous and heartwarming tale of survival, resilience, and family bonds. The story unfolds when a Swiss family—comprising the resourceful Robinson parents, their four sons, and a plethora of domesticated animals—finds themselves shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. Forced to rely on... Read more

Around The World In 80 Days

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Robert Noel & The Force

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" is a thrilling adventure novel that takes readers on a captivating journey across continents, capturing the imagination with its race against time. The story revolves around the eccentric and punctilious Englishman, Phileas Fogg, who wagers his fortune on the audacious claim that he can... Read more

Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts

By: Joseph von Eichendorff

Narrated by: Florian Stetter

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Leichtigkeit des Seins. Lesung mit musikalischem Feature. Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts. Novelle von JOSEPH VON EICHENDORFF. Die märchenhafte Geschichte von der ›Leichtigkeit des Seins‹ erzählt von einfältiger und unbekümmerter Jugend, von den Lockungen und Enttäuschungen der schönen Ferne, vom Reiz des Zufälligen, von Liebe und... Read more

Weiße Nächte

By: Fjodor Dostojewskij

Narrated by: Matthias Grundig

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Tief bewegende Begegnung. Lesung mit musikalischem Feature. Weiße Nächte. Roman von FJODOR M. DOSTOJEWSKI. Die verlassenen Uferpromenaden der Petersburger Kanäle sind Schauplatz der Begegnung mit einer jungen Frau. Vier helle Frühlingsnächte lang trifft er sich mit Nastjenka, die bei ihm, dem Träumer, Trost sucht, weil sie sich von ihrem... Read more

Schloß Kostenitz

By: Ferdinand von Saar

Narrated by: Anna Barbara Kurek

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Sensibles Zeitkolorit. Lesung mit musikalischem Feature. Schloß Kostenitz. Novelle von FERDINAND VON SAAR. 1849 zieht sich der liberale Freiherr von Günthersheim aus der Politik zurück und läßt sich mit seiner jungen Frau Klothilde im Schloß Kostenitz nieder. Das Paar steht beispielhaft für die gesellschaftlichen Gegensätzlichkeiten seiner... Read more

Candide

By: Voltaire

Narrated by: Martyn Swain

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Pangloss would have been right at home in a post-truth, social media world. You can imagine the tweets, “I was hanged and survived #soggyrope,” or, “#nosyphilisnochocolate.” Candide, written in 1759, was never more relevant than today. Blind obeisance and denial, barbarous villainy, greed, and rapacity, are all in a day’s toil for the young... Read more

Behind a Mask

By: Louisa May Alcott

Narrated by: Michael Ward

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Jean Muir is young, charming, and talented. As she diligently works as the Governess of young Bella Coventry, the men of the house seem to fall about her, won over by her charm and mysterious air. But is she really all that she seems...?
Writted by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women in 1866, and considered a masterpiece in the... Read more

The Cat That Walked by Himself

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

'The Cat that Walked by Himself' is one of the most well-loved of Kipling's Just So Stories. This is a story about a cat who liked to walk wherever he wanted. Everything happened at those times when the animals were wild. They lived separately from people. The man was also wild. But he met the woman. She found a nice dry cave and made it their... Read more

The Best of Oscar Wilde

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Paul Gibson, Richard Williams & Abigail Reno

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

"The ones who are able to see the high meaning of beauty are cultural people. However, the chosen one is the one who sees only one thing in beauty: the Beauty itself" said one of the most famous English poets, writers, playwrights, a bright and inimitable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900).  Oscar Wilde is the author of not only the world famous novel... Read more

Ivan Bunin. Anthology of short stories. Novel Prize 1933

By: Ivan Bunin

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: No

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable... Read more

The Gentleman from San Francisco. Nobel Prize 1933

By: Ivan Bunin

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable... Read more

Gentle Breathing. Nobel Prize 1933

By: Ivan Bunin

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable... Read more

An Unknown Friend. Nobel Prize 1933

By: Ivan Bunin

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable... Read more

The Grammar of Love. Nobel Prize 1933

By: Ivan Bunin

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable... Read more

Son. Nobel Prize 1933

By: Ivan Bunin

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable... Read more

The Outrage

By: Aleksandr Kuprin

Narrated by: Anthony Bottoms

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Ivan Alekseevich Kuprin, a Russian writer of the early 20th century, was renowned for his short stories and novellas imbued with deep psychological insight and attention to detail. His works often depict the lives of ordinary people, their dreams, sufferings, and joys. Kuprin crafted vivid characters that continue to captivate readers with their... Read more

Pride and Prejudice Special Edition

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The one thing Mrs. Bennett most dearly wants is to see her five daughters settled. When wealthy bachelor Mr. Bingley moves in to nearby Netherfield Hall and takes an interest in her eldest daughter, Jane, her dream is almost within her grasp. Yet problems arise when Bingley’s friend, the prideful Mr. Darcy, meddles in their relationship, earning... Read more

I Beati Paoli

By: Luigi Natoli

Narrated by: Oliviero Cappellini

Length: 42 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

«Ricordo ancora il senso di vuoto alla fine della prima lettura dei Beati Paoli. Sapevo che forse sarebbe stato impossibile trovare un romanzo altrettanto coinvolgente.» – Stefania Auci (autrice de "I leoni di Sicilia") Ascolta il capolavoro di Luigi Natoli, l'Alexandre Dumas italiano, che trae spunto dalle gesta della leggendaria setta segreta... Read more

Die Marquise von O...

By: Heinrich von Kleist

Narrated by: Jan Terstiege

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In Heinrich von Kleists bewegender Novelle 'Die Marquise von O...' wird der Prozess der Emanzipation der gleichnamigen Marquise auf faszinierende Weise dargestellt. Als sie unerwartet schwanger wird und sich in einer Gesellschaft befindet, die von strengen moralischen Normen und patriarchalischen Strukturen geprägt ist, wird die Marquise... Read more

Beauty and the Beast - The Dramatized Version

By: Anonymous

Narrated by: Jason Damron

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Once upon a time in a far-off country, there lived a father and his daughter Beauty, along with his five other daughters and six sons. One day their house burned down, along with all their possessions. The same day he also found out all his ships had been looted and he lost all his wealth. The family fell into great poverty. One night Beauty... Read more

A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

This recording of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is presented by AudioWhale Classics, an imprint of DeepZen Limited. This audiobook is digitally narrated using the voice of Edward Herrmann which was created using DeepZen’s ground breaking AI voice technology. We’re delighted to share this copy with you and hope you enjoy listening to this... Read more