Language audiobooks

Eight Great American Tales

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

What does a poor young woman do when she loses her boyfriend or wants to find one? What little lies do we tell to make ourselves look better in the eyes of those that we love? How can a friend save someone who is sure that they are going to die? What happens when someone's clever plans all go wrong? These sweetly surprising short stories - about... Read more

Typhoon

By: Joseph Conrad & Tim Herdon

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

'There's some bad weather out there,' Captain MacWhirr said to himself just before he sailed his ship, the Nan-Shan, into the middle of the most terrible storm in the South China Sea. The typhoon brings out the best in some men on the ship, and the worst in others. Can MacWhirr bring the ship through the storm safely? And what will happen to all... Read more

Housemates

By: Alison Watts

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Chris leaves his home in a small town in Australia to go and study at the University of Sydney. He needs to find somewhere to live. But it's not easy to find a house to share in a big city. Every house has its problems, and not all of Chris's housemates are easy to live with. In fact, some of them are very difficult people! Can Chris find the... Read more

Studio Five

By: Anthony Manning

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Fay loves making The Friends' Hour for Studio Five, but her boss – Jason – is always angry with her. One day, a young man – Simon Jones – phones her show. Soon Fay must find Simon, and work hard to keep her job. Then her best friend – Wing – stops helping her. What can Fay do now? Can she and Wing stay friends? Read more

Blackbeard

By: John Escott

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The year is 1717. It is a bad time to be the captain of a ship in the Caribbean because of pirates. The most frightening pirate on the sea is Edward Teach, or 'Blackbeard'. 'The Governor of Virginia wants us all dead!' Blackbeard thinks. 'But can he kill me – the most famous pirate in the Caribbean? No!' This is his story... Read more

The Tempest

By: William Shakespeare & Bill Bowler

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan...Then, one day, Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm - a... Read more

The Happy Prince

By: Oscar Wilde & Bill Bowler

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The Happy Prince is a beautiful golden statue high up on a column in the city. Everyone loves him. He feels sad about the city's poor people, but what can he do? He can't leave his column. Then the swallow arrives, and helps the Happy Prince to do many good things. But what about the swallow's dream of flying to Egypt? And what does the Mayor do... Read more

The Big Story

By: John Escott

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

'Bring me something new and exciting. Bring me a BIG story!' says Rosie's editor at The Record newspaper. And, when she leaves the office, Rosie does find a story. A story that is bigger than she expects. A story that takes her across Europe, into a dangerous world of art and art thieves. Read more

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories

By: Oscar Wilde & Bill Bowler

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me; but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar - but the beggar is not what he seems. And... Read more

From the Heart

By: Alan C. McLean

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Anna is a new student at Oxford University. When she arrives in Oxford, she meets Selim, and they become good friends. But Selim is not English, and living in a different country is not easy for him. Anna tries to help but she knows that her father isn't going to like it. Selim and Anna have each other. But is that enough? And can they find true... Read more

The Teacher's Secret and Other Folk Tales

By: Joyce Hannam

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Are men cleverer than women? Is a poor man cleverer than a rich man? And what about teachers? Are they always cleverer than their students? The people in these six well-known folk tales from around the world all want to be clever. But are some of them just stupid? Read more

The Curse of the Mummy

By: Joyce Hannam

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

For thousands of years the dead body of the young king Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in the autumn of 1922, Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door. These are exciting times, and Carter's young helper Tariq tells the story in his diary. But soon people begin to die. Who or what is the killer? Is Tutankhamun... Read more

Tristan and Isolde

By: Bill Bowler

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Tristan and Isolde are in love, but Isolde must marry King Mark. So a happy love story seems impossible...The lovers meet every day but then, one night, King Mark finds them together. Now Tristan must leave the castle, but he is badly hurt and dying. Only Isolde can help him. Can Isolde find Tristan in time? Can their love survive? Read more

Deep Trouble

By: Lesley Thompson

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Amy and Matt are bored. They don't want to study for their exams. They want to have a good time. So they drive to the marina at West Palm Beach, and Matt jumps onto one of the boats. 'We can go anywhere!' he jokes. But when the owners of the boat come back and find them, Amy and Matt are in deep trouble. Matt is a good swimmer and enjoys... Read more

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

By: Jules Verne & Merinda Wilson

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In Hamburg, Germany, Professor Otto Lidenbrock comes home with an old Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the centre of the Earth. This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most exciting stories. 'Is this message true? We must go to Iceland and see!' says Lidenbrock excitedly. But his nephew, Axel, wants to stay at... Read more

The Faithful Ghost and Other Tall Tales

By: Bill Bowler

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A 'Tall Tale' is a story that's hard to believe, and the five tall tales in this book all tell of ghosts. Some have dark secrets buried in the past, others bring messages for the living. Some are laughable, some are sad, and some are just evil. Sometimes there's a logical explanation for the strangest happenings, but often things cannot be... Read more

Rip Van Winkle & the Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving & Alan Hines

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In the first of these stories, Rip van Winkle sleeps for over twenty years, and then wakes up to a world that he no longer understands. In the other story, Ichabod Crane, the school teacher, meets a headless rider in the middle of a dark night. These two classic tales of the supernatural by Washington Irving have been popular for nearly two... Read more

Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond

By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & Bill Bowler

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

'He's an intelligent man. He was once rich and is now poor. His wife loved him once, but she doesn't love him now. And he's thirty or forty years old.' One look at an old hat, and Sherlock Holmes can tell you a lot about its owner. He sees - and thinks - a lot more than the people around him, and when a beautiful blue diamond disappears,... Read more

Around the World in Eighty Days

By: Jules Verne & Bill Bowler

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

'Today you can go round the world in eighty days,' says Phileas Fogg. 'Do it, and I pay you 20,000 pounds,' says his friend Stuart. This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most exciting stories. Phileas Fogg must get back to London by December 21st or lose all his money. And with the help of his servant, Passepartout, Fogg travels in many... Read more

The Real McCoy & Other Ghost Stories

By: Lesley Thompson

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

'Are you scared, Gordon?' asks Heather. Four friends talk of ghosts in a hotel in Scotland. That night Gordon sees and hears something strange in his room. But is it really the ghost of Lord McCoy? These six stories tell of ghosts – friendly, sad, and bad – from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, America – and Egypt! Read more

Behind the Wheel - Japanese 1

By: Behind the Wheel

Narrated by: Mark Frobose

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Behind the Wheel Japanese Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level Japanese, providing a strong, yet flexible foundation for speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in standard Japanese. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and a native Japanese speaker to aid with your... Read more

Behind the Wheel - German 2

By: Behind the Wheel

Narrated by: Mark Frobose

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Now that you know the basics of German, put your knowledge into practice with the unique stories and dialogue lessons offered in German Level 2. Read a story about a couple in a restaurant and then practice ordering yourself a Berliner. Or read a dialogue set in a bank and then form your own questions, like asking what einhundert Euros would be... Read more

Hercules

By: Janet Hardy-Gould

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Hercules is the strongest man in the world, but one day he does something very bad. The priestess at Delphi tells him: 'The gods are angry with you. For twelve years you must work for King Eurystheus, and do twelve tasks for him. When you finish, the gods can forgive your crime.' Some tasks are easier, and some tasks are more difficult. Can... Read more

Poetry: Medicine For The Soul

By: Kim Rosen, MFA

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn how poetry gives us solace in our darkest hours and lifts our spirits, with Kim Rosen, author of Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words. As you listen to Ms. Rosen recite her own favorite passages, you’ll feel a shamanic power speaking to your unconscious at a level beyond where any mere words can reach. Read more