Short Stories audiobooks

A Haunted House

By: Virginia Woolf

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Adeline Virginia Woolf (January 1882-1941) was an English writer and one of the preeminent modernists of the 20th century. Her stories often seem to take the form of a stream of consciousness.

'A Haunted House' tells the story of a ghostly couple flitting from one room to the next in search of their hidden treasure...but what is it? Read more

The Scarecrow

By: G. Ranger Wormser

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Gwendolyn Ranger Wormser's was a Victorian writer best known for her weird psychological horror stories.

The best known of these is 'The Scarecrow', an eerie tale of a sinister scarecrow beckoning to the young son of the farmer from the moonlit cornfield. Read more

The String Quartet

By: Virginia Woolf

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Adeline Virginia Woolf (January 1882-1941) was an English writer and one of the preeminent modernists of the 20th century.

'The String Quartet' is a beautifully written and evocative stream of semiconscious thought stimulated by listening to a string quartet playing a piece by Mozart. Read more

Only a Dream

By: H. Rider Haggard

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856 – 1925), known as H. Rider Haggard, was an English writer of adventure stories, often set in exotic locations, especially Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.

"Only a Dream" is a ghost story about the strange experience of a widower about to remarry, who is visited on the eve of his wedding by the... Read more

The Effigy

By: G. Ranger Wormser

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Gwendolyn Ranger Wormser was a Victorian writer best known for her weird psychological horror stories.

'The Effigy' is the story of Genevieve Evans, a young woman in an unhappy marriage who is dominated by her unscrupulous, controlling father and belittled by her uncaring husband. Her frustration and rage, particularly at her father, whose... Read more

Four Short Stories by Virginia Woolf

By: Virginia Woolf

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Adeline Virginia Woolf (January 1882-1941) was an English writer and one of the preeminent modernists of the 20th century. Her stories often appear as streams of consciousness as the writer's attention is drawn by things around her, memories and insights which bubble up in her brain and interruptions from the outside world.

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Haunted

By: G. Ranger Wormser

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Gwendolin Ranger Wormser was a Victorian writer of weird psychological horror stories.

'Haunted' is the eerie tale of a man who was once rescued from the sea and who is obsessed with the belief that one day the sea will come and reclaim his soul. But then he meets the fearless fisherman's daughter, Sally.

When Sally's father and brother are caught... Read more

Kosmo & Klax. Gute-Nacht-Geschichten - Abridged

By: Alexandra Helmig

Narrated by: Alexandra Helmig

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das mutige Eichhörnchen und der übermütige Ball erleben spannende Abenteuer mit ihren Freunden. Ob eine Nachtwanderung organisiert, ein Flohmarkt veranstaltet oder die Sonne hergemalt wird – bei den Freunden im verwunschenen Park ist immer etwas los. Die Schauspielerin und Autorin Alexandra Helmig leiht den Figuren ihre Stimme. Auf... Read more

Kosmo & Klax. Freundschaftsgeschichten - Abridged

By: Alexandra Helmig

Narrated by: Alexandra Helmig

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das mutige Eichhörnchen und der übermütige Ball erleben spannende Abenteuer quer durch die Jahreszeiten. Im Frühling messen sie ihre Fähigkeiten, im Sommer planschen sie im See, im Herbst machen sie Bekanntschaft mit einem hungrigen Pferd und im Winter führen sie Gespräche mit einem Schneemann. Egal zu welcher Jahreszeit bei ihnen ist immer was... Read more

Kosmo & Klax. Jahreszeiten-Geschichten - Abridged

By: Alexandra Helmig

Narrated by: Alexandra Helmig

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das mutige Eichhörnchen und der übermütige Ball erleben spannende Abenteuer quer durch die Jahreszeiten. Im Frühling messen sie ihre Fähigkeiten, im Sommer planschen sie im See, im Herbst machen sie Bekanntschaft mit einem hungrigen Pferd und im Winter führen sie Gespräche mit einem Schneemann. Egal zu welcher Jahreszeit bei ihnen ist immer was... Read more

Chance Developments

By: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrated by: Jamie Jackson, John Keating, Robert Ian Mackenz...

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

It is said that a picture may be worth a thousand words but an old photograph can inspire many more. In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs from the era of black-and-white photography and imagines the stories behind them.Who were those people, what were their stories, why are they smiling,... Read more

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

By: Max Shulman

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Including stories first published in Cosmopolitan and theSaturday Evening Post, this bestselling collection follows the romantic escapades of Max Shulman's famed collegiate Don Juan. Like most undergraduates, Dobie Gillis is a bit scattered-sometimes he's as quick as a whip, other times dull as a doorstop, and his major keeps changing from... Read more

Little Bible Stories

By: Various

Narrated by: Elizabeth Cottle

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing youngsters to classic Bible stories, this collection features four beloved tales of courage, friendship and imagination! Kids will love hearing the story of David as he faces Goliath, and following Jonah, as they learn the importance of bravery. The Good Samaritan teaches kindness to all, while Joseph's coat of many colors leads him... Read more

Ninety-Nine Stories of God

By: Joy Williams

Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Joy Williams has a one-of-a-kind gift for capturing both the absurdity and the darkness of everyday life. In Ninety-Nine Stories of God, she takes on one of mankind’s most confounding preoccupations: the Supreme Being.This series of short, fictional vignettes explores our day-to-day interactions... Read more

Bones on the Bayou

By: Carolyn Haines

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Christmas is six days away-and Sarah Booth Delaney has her hands full! To honor a group of international investors, Shaw, Mississippi, resurrects the old custom of drifting miniature, lighted Christmas floats down Silver Bayou. The Italian delegation from Venice may bring much-needed new jobs and commercial opportunities to this small,... Read more

25 cuentos clásicos

By: Marc Donat Balcells & Ricard Zaplana

Narrated by: María Luisa Solá

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Quieres escuchar un cuento? Tus personajes clásicos favoritos -y alguno más que pronto lo será- te invitan a disfrutar de 25 cuentos que duran 5 minutos, que es lo que tú tardas en quedarte dormido. Érase una vez... El patito bonito, Ricitos de oso, la ratita emperifollada... El guisante parlanchín, el hada gamberra, los siete cabritillos y el... Read more

Türen ins Dunkel

By: Normen Behr

Narrated by: Normen Behr

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Hörbuch umfasst zwei Kurzgeschichten von Normen Behr in einer Gesamtlänge von ca. 85 Minuten. "Dabeisein ist alles": Ein seltsamer Wanderzirkus bietet mehr als nur gute Unterhaltung ... "Invasive GKM": Michael weiß nicht, worauf er sich einlässt, als er sich einer Massage der besonderen Art unterzieht ... Read more

The Key Ingredient

By: Susan Wiggs

Narrated by: Christina Traister

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs comes a wonderful short story, and companion tale to her unforgettable novel Family TreeEvery great love story has a beginning. Annie Rush’s started at a food cart in a vibrant city park. Annie, then a film student, came across a ruggedly handsome, charismatic chef serving up gourmet street... Read more

Crazy Night

By: Tennessee Williams

Narrated by: Brian Hatch

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From the renowned American playwright Tennessee Williams, a glimpse of college life on the eve of graduation.

It's the last day of the academic year, and the students of a small, mid-western university are preparing for a bacchanalian celebration called Crazy Night. Our chaperone for the evening is Phil, a freshman on the verge of flunking out,... Read more

The Ship That Died of Shame

By: Nicholas Monsarrat

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Crime, mystery, adventure, thrills—all are to be found in this short-story collection commencing with “The Ship That Died of Shame,” in which a former navy gunboat is used for smuggling by ex-servicemen down on their luck in postwar society. In “The Reconciliation,” a husband employs private detectives but then changes his mind about a divorce... Read more

Stop the Car

By: Mark McNease

Narrated by: Braden Wright

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The year is 1977. Three teenagers are on an Indiana back road, heading home away from the highway, away from prying eyes and traffic cops. One behind the driver's wheel, two in the back seat sampling the merchandise that could get them all jailed. And then, as the car careens along beneath a black sky lit only by a million stars, they see it.... Read more

Hot Little Hands

By: Abigail Ulman

Narrated by: Gemma Whelan

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of HBO’s Girls, Abigail Ulman’s heartbreakingly tender and often darkly funny fiction is a fresh take on the experiences of contemporary young women.

“A familiar yet highly inventive collection of short fiction which hits virtually all my buttons: dark humor, complex female characters, and a strong summer camp storyline.”—Lena Dunham,... Read more

A Study in Scarlet

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. John Watson and Sherlock Holmes meet and set up their lodgings at 221B Baker St. Over the course of several weeks, the good doctor finally persuades his mysterious roommate to reveal what exactly is his occupation. It seems that Sherlock Holmes is a self-proclaimed consulting detective. And as incredible as it sounds, the facts prove it to... Read more

Man with No Name

By: Laird Barron

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A violent tale of horror from award-winning author Laird Barron, the heir apparent to H. P. Lovecraft’s throne.Nanashi was born into a life of violence. Delivered from the mean streets by the Heron Clan, he mastered the way of the gun and knife and swiftly ascended through yakuza ranks to become a dreaded enforcer. His latest task? He and an... Read more