Short Stories audiobooks

The Red Room

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

"The Red Room" is the account of the terrifying nocturnal experiences of a young man who volunteers to spend a night in the haunted red room at Lorraine Castle. Read more

The Lord of the Dynamos

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

'The Lord of the Dynamos' is the story of an immigrant worker who becomes captivated by the huge electric dynamo in the shed where he works. He begins to see it as a great... Read more

The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

'The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes' is the strange tale of an inexplicable case of a scientist who, after an accident with a magnet and a flash of lightning, finds that his... Read more

The Lost Inheritance

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

'The Lost Inheritance' is the story of a young man whose sole purpose in life is to persuade his wealthy and eccentric uncle to leave him his fortune. He is delighted when the old... Read more

The Sea-Raiders

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

"The Sea-Raiders" is a gruesome tale of a rapacious shoal of cephalopods which attack the coast of southern England. Read more

The Argonauts of the Air

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

"The Argonauts of the Air" is the tale of Monson, an eccentric millionnaire with a passion for engineering, who is determined to invent the world's first flying machine. As his... Read more

The Door in the Wall

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

"The Door in the Wall" is the strange supernatural tale of a young boy who finds a door in a wall which leads to a beautiful magical garden full of wonderful people, animals and... Read more

Als die Kaffeemühle streikte - Abridged

By: Ulrike Strätling

Narrated by: Birgit Buckan

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ulrike Strätlings Vorlese- und Rategeschichten für Demenzkranke unterhalten nicht nur, sie wecken zugleich auch Erinnerungen. Daher drehen sich alle Geschichten um Dinge und Begriffe aus dem alltäglichen Leben. In einfachen Sätzen sind Uhrzeiten, Jahreszeiten, Farben, Wochentage und vieles mehr in ein lustiges Erlebnis gepackt. Manchmal gibt es... Read more

Paare, Paarungen

By: Norbert Kron

Narrated by: Peter Wachsmann

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Geschichten über Liebe, Begierde und Betrug "Paare, Paarungen" sind provokative Erzählungen über die Verführungen, die sich Frauen und Männern bei der Liebessuche stellen: Das erste Hörbuch von Norbert Kron, gelesen von RBB-Moderator Peter Wachsmann. "Norbert Kron erzählt extrem elegant, durchaus verführerisch und weitgehend untheoretisch:... Read more

Christmas Al Dente

By: Jennifer L. Hart

Narrated by: Suzanne Cerreta

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

'Tis the season for pasta and mayhem.Andy Buckland is determined that nothing will interrupt her first Christmas with Malcolm Jones and her last holiday spent in her childhood home. When the family recipe book disappears from the Bowtie Angel, and Aunt Cecily threatens to put "The Eye" on the entire population of Beaverton if it isn't returned,... Read more

The Flowering of the Strange Orchid

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

"The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" is a creepy horror story about an orchid collector who buys an unknown species from the Andaman Islands. The botanist who collected it had... Read more

The Stolen Bacillus

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited as being the father of science fiction.

"The Stolen Bacillus" is the tale of an eminent bacteriologist whose test-tube of live cholera bacteria is stolen by an anarchist who plans to release it into London's water supply. Read more

The Temptation of Haringay

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer who is best remembered for his science fiction novels.

"The Temptation of Haringay" is the strange tale of an unsuccessful artist who is unexpectedly approached with an offer by the devil - his soul in return for the thing he most yearns for... Read more

The Flying Man

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of short stories and novels, who is best remembered as the father of science fiction.

"The Flying Man" is a strange adventure story. A young lieutenant explains how it is that a remote tribe of natives believe him to have supernatural powers - including the ability to fly. And a... Read more

The Triumphs of a Taxidermist

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is often credited as the father of science fiction.

"The Triumphs of the Taxidermist" is a tongue in cheek macabre tale of a taxidermist's anecdotes of strange creatures he has stuffed, ranging from fraudulent birds to human beings. Read more

A Deal in Ostriches

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited with being the father of science fiction.

""A Deal in Ostriches"" is an amusing tale about a situation on a ship returning from the Indies with several passengers and five ostriches on board. One of the ostriches swallows a... Read more

The Diamond Maker

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels.

"The Diamond Maker" is the story of a self-taught chemistry enthusiast who is obsessed with developing a process for creating artificial diamonds. Read more

The Crystal Egg

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer best known for his outstanding science fiction stories and novels. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.

"The Crystal Egg" is a science fiction short story about an antiquarian dealer, Mr. Cave, who discovers that a crystal egg in his shop has strange... Read more

In the Avu Observatory

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited as being the father of science fiction.

"In the Avu Observatory" is a story about a scientist working at a remote observatory in a remote forest in Borneo. One night, the astronomer's assistant, Woodhouse, is attacked by a huge... Read more

Through a Window

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of stories and novels, and is credited as the father of science fiction.

"Through a Window" is the story of an invalid whose entire entertainment consists of watching the events outside his window, which looks out onto a river. He watches all the boats as they pass and longs for... Read more

Aepyornis Island

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English witer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels, and is often credited as being the father of science fiction.

"Aepyornis Island" is the strange tale of a naturalist who find himself adrift in a canoe in the Indian Ocean, with three mysterious rare giant eggs which he has... Read more

Die Modernisierung meiner Mutter - Geschichten

By: Bov Bjerg

Narrated by: Bov Bjerg

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Best of Bov. Das Beste aus 20 Jahren vom Shootingstar der deutschen Literatur: Geschichten über die schwäbische Heimat, das Berliner Exil und das ferne Amerika. Komisch und melancholisch. Vielschichtig und pointiert. Für den literarischen Genuss und den großen Lesespaß. "Seine Geschichten zu lesen ist ganz einfach immer wieder ein sehr... Read more

East, West

By: Salman Rushdie

Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra & Steven Crossley

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A rickshaw driver dreams of being a Bombay movie star; Indian diplomats, who as childhood friends hatched Star Trek fantasies, must boldly go into a hidden universe of conspiracy and violence; and Hamlet's jester is caught up in murderous intrigues. In Rushdie's hybrid world, an Indian guru can be a redheaded Welshman, while Christopher Columbus... Read more

The Canal Boat Café

By: Cressida McLaughlin

Narrated by: Jessica Ball

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The perfect summer romance from the author of A Christmas Tail. Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Holly Martin. Summer Freeman returns to the waterside village of Willowbeck to rescue the Canal Boat Café, her late mother’s picturesque narrowboat, which has run into choppy waters. A family friend, Valerie, has been trying... Read more