Classics audiobooks

The Removalists - Abridged

By: David Williamson

Narrated by: Patrick Phillips, John Howard, Richard Meikle, ...

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A young policeman’s first day on duty becomes a violent and highly charged initiation into law enforcement, as the rookie cop becomes involved in a case of suspected domestic violence. Through the use of stereotypical characters, realist vernacular, physical brutality and frequent profanity, Williamson investigates ‘ocker culture’ and the... Read more

Der Heilige Krieg - Abridged

By: John Bunyan

Narrated by: Lukas Wurm

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gekürzte Fassung neu bearbeitet Ein Literaturklassiker aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Dieses Buch war nicht nur zu Bunyans Zeit wegweisend, sondern es hat seit seinem ersten Erscheinen 1682 bis heute den Glauben vieler Christen weltweit gestärkt. John Bunyans Leben war stark geprägt von geistlichen Kämpfen und Versuchungen. Martin Luthers... Read more

A Study in Scarlet - Abridged

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Rickard Aniara

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant but eccentric detective, and his loyal companion Dr. Watson solve their first case together. A gruesome murder in London leads them on a trail involving a mysterious cult and a shocking revelation about the victim's past. The investigation unveils a complex web of secrets, deceit, and revenge stretching across... Read more

Main Street - Abridged

By: Sinclair Lewis

Narrated by: Michael Scott

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This book tells the wonderful story of Carol Milford, a city girl in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the beginning of the story she is full of hope and aspirations as she completes her studies at college. Her dreams are those of changing the world in which she lives and making a true contribution to society. She marries a doctor from a small town in the... Read more

Robinson Crusoe - Abridged

By: Daniel Defoe

Narrated by: Martín Quirós (voz digital)

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Robinson Crusoe es una novela clásica escrita por Daniel Defoe que narra la historia de un joven aventurero inglés que decide embarcarse en una travesía marítima en busca de fortuna. Sin embargo, su barco naufraga en una isla desierta y se convierte en el único superviviente.  A lo largo de la historia, Crusoe lucha por sobrevivir en un entorno... Read more

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Abridged

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Rickard Aniara

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A chilling mystery unfolds on the desolate moors of Dartmoor. Sir Henry Baskerville, heir to a cursed estate, fears a legendary hound, said to stalk the family, threatening his life. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate, uncovering a web of secrets, conspiracies, and long-held grudges within the Baskerville family and the local community.... Read more

A Christmas Carol - Abridged

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Rickard Aniara

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. These spirits show him the error of his ways and inspire him to embrace the spirit of Christmas and become a kinder, more generous person. Charles Dickens was a prolific English writer and social... Read more

The Winter's Tale - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud & Full Cast

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Believing his wife, Hermione, to be unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia, orders her new-born child abandoned in the wilderness. But when Hermione’s fidelity is proven by the divinations of the Oracle of Delphi, Leontes is cursed to have no heir until his daughter is found. Sixteen years later, the abandoned child, now the shepherdess Perdita,... Read more

The Chosen: Upon This Rock - Abridged

By: Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: John Sackville

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the fate of John the Baptist to Jesus' profound teaching on inexhaustible forgiveness, in this fourth installment of The Chosen series, we grieve with Jesus' followers at an unspeakable loss, traverse with them "the extra mile," face down the Pharisees, and witness an impossible miracle.   As religious leaders conspire to put an end to... Read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Abridged

By: Oscar Wilde & Gerhard Symons

Narrated by: Gerhard Symons

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This is an abridged audiobook of The Picture of Dorian Gray in English. It is intended for intermediate English-language students (CEFR: level B1/B2).This audiobook is a simplified version of the classic story by nineteenth-century playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde (1854-1900).It is abridged and narrated by Gerhard Symons, a native English... Read more

Накануне (радиопостановка) - Abridged

By: Иван Тургенев

Narrated by: И. Печерникова & Б. Телегин

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Накануне - радиокомпозиция спектакля Малого театра по одноименному роману. В ролях: И. Печерникова, Б. Телегин, А. Жарова и др. Read more

Concerning The Spiritual In Art - Abridged

By: Wassily Kandinsky

Narrated by: Michael Scott

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian-born artist, was one of the first creators of pure abstraction in modern painting. His forms evolved from fluid and organic, to geometric, and finally to pictographic. Kandinsky was also an accomplished musician and believed in the concept that color and musical harmony are linked. He even claimed that when he saw... Read more

Vatermord (Gekürzte Fassung) - Abridged

By: Péter Nádas

Narrated by: Ulrich Matthes

Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Zwanzig Jahre nach seinem international gefeierten Buch der Erinnerung legt Péter Nádas sein Opus maximum vor. Als die Parallelgeschichten 2005 in Ungarn erschienen, wurden sie als ein 'Krieg und Frieden des 21. Jahrhunderts' begrüßt, die deutsche Übersetzung wurde als Jahrhundertroman gefeiert. Die von der renommierten Dramaturgin Brigitte... Read more

The Way Through the Woods - Abridged

By: Colin Dexter

Narrated by: Kevin Whately

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Way Through the Woods is the tenth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.

Quietly, rather movingly, Strange was making his plea: 'Christ knows why, Lewis, but Morse will always put himself out for you.' As he put the phone down, Lewis knew that Strange had been right . . . in the case of the Swedish Maiden, the pair of them were... Read more

Red Badge of Courage - Abridged

By: Stephen Crane

Narrated by: Angel Lightson

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This classic novel of the American Civil War evokes the horrors of battle and the psychology of fear as it recounts the experience of a young, untried Union Army volunteer.Henry Fleming longs to prove himself by winning the red badge beyond all doubt. But when he finally does come under fire, he learns the grim truth about war's "glory" and the... Read more

The Rancher's Gift - Abridged

By: Dennis Worden & Jeff Dunn

Narrated by: George West

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

We are not promised more than today. Thus we need to live our legacy now, with focus and integrity. Ryan Westcott is ready to step into the family business, armed with a fresh MBA degree from a prestigious business school. Yet his father has other ideas. He feels Ryan needs more education—but not the kind one gets from a school. Ryan is sent... Read more

O Lapso - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Vinícius Léscio & Public Play

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"O Lapso" é um conto de Machado de Assis que mergulha nos dilemas morais e nas complexidades da psique humana. A história acompanha Dr. Armando, um médico que comete um erro fatal durante uma cirurgia, resultando na morte de um paciente. Consumido pela culpa, ele passa a questionar sua própria integridade e a enfrentar uma crescente deterioração... Read more

William Wilson - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

"William Wilson" é um conto de Edgar Allan Poe que narra a história de um homem atormentado por seu duplo, que compartilha não apenas seu nome, mas também sua aparência desde a infância. Esse duplo moralista interfere em seus atos degradantes, levando a um conflito fatal. Read more

Collected Fictions - Abridged

By: Jorge Luis Borges

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century. A selection of Borges' dazzling fictions are gathered in this audiobook, brilliantly translated by Andrew Hurley. These enigmatic, elaborate, imaginative inventions display Borges' talent for turning fiction on its head by playing with form and genre and... Read more

William Wilson - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"William Wilson" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that tells the story of a man tormented by his double, who has shared not only his name but also his appearance since childhood. This moralistic double interferes in his degrading acts, leading to a fatal conflict. Read more

William Wilson - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"William Wilson" es un relato corto de Edgar Allan Poe que cuenta la historia de un hombre atormentado por su doble, que comparte no sólo su nombre sino también su apariencia desde la infancia. Este doble moralista interfiere en sus actos degradantes, conduciéndole a un conflicto fatal. Read more

O Espelho - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Vinícius Léscio & Public Play Editora

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"O Espelho" é um conto filosófico de Machado de Assis que explora a complexidade da identidade humana. A história é narrada por Jacobina, um homem que, em uma conversa com amigos, relata uma experiência extraordinária que vivenciou. Após receber um uniforme militar, Jacobina se isola em uma casa de campo onde, ao se olhar em um espelho, começa a... Read more

Mansfield Park and Lovers’ Vows - Abridged

By: Jane Austen & August Kotzebue

Narrated by: a full cast, Sarah Jane Rose, Graham Scott, Den...

Length: 18 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The unlikely heroine of this novel is the bashful and unadventurous Fanny Price, who occupies a Cinderella-like position in the residence of her wealthy cousins, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. Fanny is the butt of ridicule for the young Bertram sisters (Maria and Julia), and is relentlessly bullied by her manipulative and penny-pinching aunt,... Read more

Jane Eyre - Abridged

By: Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by: Robin Siegerman, Blaise Doran, Graham Scott, Ma...

Length: 21 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

First published in 1847, Jane Eyre was the most popular of the novels composed by the Brontë sisters. The narrative bristles with energy and passionate conviction, and was the first English-language novel written from the perspective of a child.Jane is an orphan, raised in the household of an unsympathetic aunt, who shows great favor to her own... Read more