Short Stories audiobooks

Mexico

By: Josh Barkan

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The characters in these stories are everyday citizens—a chef, architect, nurse, high school teacher, painter, beauty queen, classical bass player, plastic surgeon, businessman, mime—simply trying to lead their lives and steer clear of violence. Yet inevitably, violence has a way of intruding on their lives. A surgeon finds himself forced into... Read more

Hoppers

By: Isaac Thorne

Narrated by: Isaac Thorne

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Mike Bragg is a man you can trust. He'll fix your car up right. He might even drive it home himself, just to make sure it's running exactly the way he thinks it should before you get it back.But when he accidentally runs over a small brown rabbit on his way home from work one day, Mike chalks up the incident as just another insignificant rodent... Read more

The Patriots

By: Sana Krasikov

Narrated by: George Guidall & Suzanne Toren

Length: 22 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A debut novel by acclaimed story writer Sana Krasikov that examines the effects of the Cold War on three generations of one Jewish American family, from the 1930s to the present. Florence Fein grows up in Brooklyn in the 1930s, to a family that is gaining a foothold in the middle class. At City College she becomes engaged politically with the... Read more

My Eid Mubarak Storybook

By: Omer Naqi

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

People around the world celebrate different festivals and joyous holidays throughout the year. Whether it is Christmas, Diwali, or Eid, it is wonderful to see everyone come together and celebrate the holidays. The Eid Mubarak Storybook is a fun and exciting book that teaches children about the traditions of Eid. Join Emaan, Inaaya, Noorah, and... Read more

The White Kid Glove

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.

The eminent Doctor Clement Holford has a strange artifact in his study. A... Read more

Mr. Leggatt Leaves His Card

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.

'Mr. Leggatt Leaves His Card' tells the story of a robbery. The famous and invaluable... Read more

Green Ink

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.

'Green Ink' is a classic Victorian detective story. Carsdale the solicitor receives a mysterious visit from Mr.... Read more

Brown Rat's Dock

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863 - 1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian 'Golden Age' of the short story. Brown Rat's Docks is a fast-paced detective story involving murder, double... Read more

Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.

'Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea' is the tale of two enemies abandoned on a deserted... Read more

Against Time

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian 'golden age' of the short story. "Against Time" is the adventure of a young clerk, Ledbitter, who realises, to his... Read more

Six Short Stories by Richard Middleton

By: Richard Middleton

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

"Richard Barham Middleton (1882-1911) was an English poet and author who is remembered mostly for his short ghost stories, of which 'The Ghost Ship', 'On the Brighton Road' and 'The Coffin Merchant' are the most famous.

Middleton suffered from severe depression for much of his life (then known as melancholia) and committed suicide by poisoning... Read more

The Influence Fails

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.

'The Influence Fails' is a mystery story involving a dastardly plot. A young man... Read more

Royal Visitors

By: E. F. Benson

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist, and short story writer, best known for his evocative and beautifully narrated ghost stories.

'Royal Visitors' is a humorous story set at Trinity College, Cambridge, and tells the story of a revenge prank by the undergraduate nicknamed 'The Babe' on... Read more

Tales of Strange Islands and Stranger Monsters

By: H. G. Wells, J. S. Fletcher & Various Authors

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant anthology of weird and fantastic stories about islands and sea monsters.

'The Sea-Raiders' by H. G. Wells
'Alone on a Wide Wide Sea' by J. S. Fletcher
'Dagon' by H. P. Lovecraft
'A Tropical Horror' by William Hope Hodgson
'No Ships Pass' by Eleanor Smith
'Aepyornis Island' by H. G. Wells
'The Vengeance of La... Read more

The Cry of a Century

By: Richard Middleton & Edgar Jepson

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Barham Middleton (1882-1911) was an English poet and author who is remembered mostly for his supernatural tales and ghost stories, in particular The Ghost Ship, The Coffin Merchant and On the Brighton Road. Edgar Alfred Jepson (1863-1938) was an English author best known for his adventure and detective fiction. He also wrote supernatural... Read more

The Last Adventure

By: Richard Middleton

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Barham Middleton (1882-1911) was an English poet and author who is remembered mostly for his supernatural tales and ghost stories, in particular The Ghost Ship, The Coffin Merchant and On the Brighton Road.

The Last Adventure is the bizarre tale of a young rake who regularly suffers from amnesia while out having adventures. He wakes up... Read more

The Registered Packet

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian 'golden age' of the short story.

'The Registered Packet' is the story of Martineau, a young man returning home by... Read more

The Secret of the Strong Room

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.

In 'The Secret of the Strong Room', three young men of unimpeachable character are... Read more

The Malachite Jar

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.

'The Malachite Jar' is a detective story. An eminent magistrate, an antiquarian book... Read more

The Mystery of the Octagon Room

By: Eimar O'Duffy

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Eimar Ultan O'Duffy (1893 – 1935) was an Irish writer, economist and satirist. "The Mystery of the Octagon Room" is a story about a man who is invited to a remote country house, recently inherited by friends of his. Many of the rooms in the house are rumoured to be haunted. But an unassuming octagonal room in the tower hides a particularly... Read more

The Red Mark

By: Israel Zangwill

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was born within the sound of Bow Bells in London, and the life of the Jewish community in the East End provided the subject matter for his books and plays. His vibrant writing contributes richly to social history as well as to the opus of Victorian literature.

'The Red Mark' tells the tale of Bloomah Beckenstein, whose... Read more

Why Herbert Killed His Mother

By: Winifred Holtby

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) was an English novelist, short story writer and journalist. 'Why Herbert Killed His Mother' is the story of a perfect baby who wins a beautiful baby contest and becomes a tiny celebrity, bringing fame and fortune to his family. When Herbert grows up, he spends most of his life trying to leave 'Baby Herbert' behind... Read more

Exemplary Novels

By: Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra & Edith Grossman

Narrated by: Luis Moreno

Length: 21 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Edith Grossman, celebrated for her brilliant translation of Don Quixote, offers a dazzling new version of another Cervantes classic, on the 400th anniversary of his death The twelve novellas gathered together in Exemplary Novels reveal the extraordinary breadth of Cervantes's imagination: his nearly limitless ability to create characters, invent... Read more

The Vengeance of La Maraye

By: J. S. Fletcher

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian "Golden Age" of the short story. 'The Vengeance of La Maraye' is the terrible tale of a cruel feudal lord, the... Read more