Short Stories audiobooks

The Old Adam

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

‘The Old Adam’ The story is set in lodgings in Croydon and the incident may again be autobiographical but the story examines for the first time in Lawrence’s writing, the different and conflicting loves between men and women. Read more

Sitha Samatha irukka Maatiyodi

By: Sivasankari

Narrated by: Dharini

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

படைப்பிலக்கியத்தின் நோக்கமே மனிதநேய அடிப்படையையும், வாழ்வில் ஏற்ற இறக்கங்களையும் படிப்பவர் மனங்களில் ஏற்பட செய்வதே. திருமதி சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் இச்சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு அதனை செவ்வனே நிறைவேற்றி உள்ளது. இந்த சிறுக்கதைகள் தொகுப்பில் ஆசிரியர், நம் தற்போதைய வாழ்வின் பல நிலைகளை பிரதிபலிக்கச் செய்து உள்ளார். இப்படைப்புகளின் வாயிலாக தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தை... Read more

Thaaimai

By: Sivasankari

Narrated by: Dharini

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

படைப்பிலக்கியத்தின் நோக்கமே மனிதநேய அடிப்படையையும், வாழ்வில் ஏற்ற இறக்கங்களையும் படிப்பவர் மனங்களில் ஏற்பட செய்வதே. திருமதி சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் இச்சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு அதனை செவ்வனே நிறைவேற்றி உள்ளது. இந்த சிறுக்கதைகள் தொகுப்பில் ஆசிரியர், நம் தற்போதைய வாழ்வின் பல நிலைகளை பிரதிபலிக்கச் செய்து உள்ளார். இப்படைப்புகளின் வாயிலாக தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தை... Read more

The Rocking-Horse Winner

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

'The Rocking Horse Winner' is one of Lawrence's more popular short stories with its mixture of the supernatural and it moral lesson of the corrupting nature of the love of money. But it has nothing new to say on the subject and without the central core of Lawrence's passion for what he is writing, seems somewhat trite. Read more

The Haunting of Black River Forest (A Horror Adventure Short Story)

By: Jaydeep Shah

Narrated by: Liz Krane

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A forest of blood and corpses. The land of a cold-blooded psychopath.
In Black River Forest, it’s best not to wander too far off the beaten track. There’s no telling what you might find.
Mia and Oliver have long wanted to explore the forest, and one cold, rainy October day, a week before their fifth anniversary of the day they met, they finally... Read more

Love Among the Haystacks

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Love Among the Haystacks’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. It was the eighteenth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in audiobook format by the Blackthorn Press. In this story, Lawrence returns to the scenes of his young manhood with farming scenes and life he experienced when courting Jessie... Read more

Sandai

By: Sivasankari

Narrated by: Balaji V & Jayageetha

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

படைப்பிலக்கியத்தின் நோக்கமே மனிதநேய அடிப்படையையும், வாழ்வில் ஏற்ற இறக்கங்களையும் படிப்பவர் மனங்களில் ஏற்பட செய்வதே. திருமதி சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் இச்சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு அதனை செவ்வனே நிறைவேற்றி உள்ளது. இந்த சிறுக்கதைகள் தொகுப்பில் ஆசிரியர், நம் தற்போதைய வாழ்வின் பல நிலைகளை பிரதிபலிக்கச் செய்து உள்ளார். இப்படைப்புகளின் வாயிலாக தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தை... Read more

The Woman Who Rode Away

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

‘The Woman Who Rode Away’ is a dark, troubling story set in the wilderness of South America. What makes this story compelling is that the woman is at the end of her personal tether and the Indians are at the end of their cultural one, They seek one another out for terrible but perhaps predictable uses. Each of them looks to the other for... Read more

Macchia grigia

By: Camillo Boito

Narrated by: Luca Breda

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Un uomo scrive con preoccupazione al proprio medico elencando, con dovizia di dettagli, i sintomi e le caratteristiche della sua strana condizione: una macchia grigia che sembra essere situata sulla parte esterna dell'occhio gli impedisce di vedere con chiarezza, e nel tempo è diventata così fastidiosa da impedirgli di vivere normalmente. La... Read more

Il dottor Nero

By: Daniele Oberto Maramma

Narrated by: Luca Breda

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Il Dottor Nero è probabilmente la storia maggiormente conosciuta dell'intera opera di Marrama, che per questa ambientazione horror trae ispirazione dai vampiri di Bram Stoker e dalle verdi valli irlandesi. La giovane sposa del protagonista è misteriosamente attratta dal ritratto di un uomo pallido ed emaciato, vestito completamente di nero. La... Read more

L'invitata

By: Gaspare Invrea

Narrated by: Luca Breda

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Questo racconto breve, di genere noir, trova la sua ambientazione nell'Italia di fine Ottocento. Il protagonista partecipa insieme ad altri personaggi ad un'inquietante seduta spiritica volta a rivelare le misteriose circostanze che hanno portato alla morte prematura della giovane e bella Alma. L'incontro, condotto da un esperto sensitivo, è... Read more

A Lesson on a Tortoise

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

'A Lesson on a Tortoise' is set in a local school and shows how Lawrence was ground down by the tiresomeness of teaching and longed to be free. Read more

The Man Who Loved Islands

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

'The Man Who Loved Islands' is a haunting story of a man who tries to control his life by making his world ever smaller by moving to increasingly smaller islands. Each one proves to be beyond his ability to control either other people or his sexual desire and finally the last island conquers him. The story can even be seen as a metaphor of man's... Read more

Visvaasam

By: Sivasankari

Narrated by: Balaji V

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

படைப்பிலக்கியத்தின் நோக்கமே மனிதநேய அடிப்படையையும், வாழ்வில் ஏற்ற இறக்கங்களையும் படிப்பவர் மனங்களில் ஏற்பட செய்வதே. திருமதி சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் இச்சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு அதனை செவ்வனே நிறைவேற்றி உள்ளது. இந்த சிறுக்கதைகள் தொகுப்பில் ஆசிரியர், நம் தற்போதைய வாழ்வின் பல நிலைகளை பிரதிபலிக்கச் செய்து உள்ளார். இப்படைப்புகளின் வாயிலாக தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தை... Read more

La lettera u

By: Iginio Ugo Tarchetti

Narrated by: Luca Breda

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Il protagonista di questo racconto soffre di una devastante ossessione per la lettera U: ne è terrorizzato da quando è ragazzino, e ogni tentativo di superare il trauma ha avuto l'unico effetto di renderlo più forte. La sua avversione per la lettera U diventerà così grave da impedirgli di vivere normalmente: abbandonerà una dopo l'altra tre... Read more

Le due mogli

By: Federigo Verdinois

Narrated by: Luca Breda

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Visitati dal medico di famiglia, moglie e marito ne approfittano per porgli una questione su cui non riescono a trovarsi d'accordo: esiste veramente ciò che tutti comunemente definiscono "anima"? Il medico, se anche è sorpreso da quella strana domanda, non lo dà a vedere. E inizia a raccontare una storia: quella di un fratello e una sorella... Read more

Lupus: Tangkaplah Daku, Kau Kujitak!

By: Hilman

Narrated by: Ian Saybani

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Kenal Lupus? Anak kelas satu SMA Merah Putih yang doyan mengenakan baju lengan panjang itu? Dia lumayan ngetop, lho! Serius. Kalau kebetulan kamu mampir ke rumahnya dan menyebut namanya, pasti orang seisi rumah pada tau semua. Itu kan membuktikan bahwa dia cukup ngetop. Setidaknya, ya… di antara orang seisi rumahnya. Read more

Il vascello maledetto

By: Emilio Salgari

Narrated by: Luca Breda

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

È sera sulla nave e tutti i marinai sono sul ponte ad ascoltare storie di mare.Ascoltano mastro Catrame, il marinaio più anziano, raccontare di quando si era imbarcato sulla Caronte, nave maledetta guidata da un capitano bestemmiatore e destinata a navigare lungo la scia dell'Olandese Volante, il celebre vascello fantasma.- Read more

A Fly in the Ointment

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

‘A Fly in the Ointment’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1908. It was the fourth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in audio book format by the Blackthorn Press. The story is set in lodgings in Croydon and the incident may be autobiographical but the story is full of yearning for the life and loves he... Read more

Le leggende del castello nero

By: Iginio Ugo Tarchetti

Narrated by: Luca Breda

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In questo racconto di ispirazione gotica e noir, ambientato nell'Italia dell'Ottocento, il narratore è un uomo che sostiene di aver vissuto molteplici vite, alcune che ricorda, altre che ignora totalmente. Tutte però lo hanno condotto nello stesso luogo misterioso: un vecchio castello gotico, nel mezzo della campagna, dove vive una dama... Read more

La vía del futuro

By: Edmundo Paz Soldán

Narrated by: Alan Bochm

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Terminará el ser humano adorando a las máquinas? ¿Tendrán las máquinas derechos? ¿Cómo se está transformando el paisaje interior de las personas ante la mutación del paisaje exterior? En "La vía del futuro" Edmundo Paz Soldán, una de las referencias ineludibles de la actual literatura latinoamericana, explora las perturbadoras y laberínticas... Read more

Aarambam Mudivu Aarambam

By: Sivasankari

Narrated by: Dharini

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

படைப்பிலக்கியத்தின் நோக்கமே மனிதநேய அடிப்படையையும், வாழ்வில் ஏற்ற இறக்கங்களையும் படிப்பவர் மனங்களில் ஏற்பட செய்வதே. திருமதி சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் இச்சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு அதனை செவ்வனே நிறைவேற்றி உள்ளது. இந்த சிறுக்கதைகள் தொகுப்பில் ஆசிரியர், நம் தற்போதைய வாழ்வின் பல நிலைகளை பிரதிபலிக்கச் செய்து உள்ளார். இப்படைப்புகளின் வாயிலாக தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தை... Read more

Lessford's Rabbits

By: D H Lawrence

Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

'Lessford's Rabbits' was written by D H Lawrence in 1908. It was the second of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in audio format by the Blackthorn Press. The story is set in a local school and gives an insight into the poverty and spirit of working class children as well as a glimpse of Lawrence's time as... Read more

Karanteenissa isäpuolen kanssa - Eroottinen novelli

By: Vanessa Salt

Narrated by: Marja-Liisa Kumpulainen

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Lukion viimeisenä lukukautena Violan on muutettava äitinsä ja äidin ranskalaisen miehen kanssa Pariisiin. Onneksi Alexandre sattuu olemaan laittoman komea. Kun äidin on käytävä Ruotsissa, COVID-19 leviää ympäri maailman ja pakottaa Violan ja Alexandren karanteeniin toistensa kanssa. Päivien kuluessa Violalle käy yhä hankalammaksi hillitä... Read more