Short Stories audiobooks

The Best of Bova, Vol. 1

By: Ben Bova

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Vikas Adam, Paul Boehmer, Orso...

Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The first volume in a sterling collection of stories from legendary hard science fiction master Ben BovaThese are selected stories from Bova’s amazing career at the center of science fiction and space advocacy. He is the creator of the New York Times bestselling Grand Tour series, a six-time Hugo Award winner, and past president of the National... Read more

Beasts and Children

By: Amy Parker

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Lorrie Moore, Claire Vaye Watkins, and Rebecca Lee, this debut story collection cuts into the sometimes dark heart of the American family From the tense territory of a sagging, grand porch in Texas to a gated community in steamy Thailand to a lonely apartment in nondescript suburbia, these linked stories unwind the lives of... Read more

Bill the Bloodhound

By: P.G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Henry Pifield Rice is a detective, technically. He prides himself in his disguises, which are, in truth, pretty deplorable. So when he’s detailed to follow a touring theatrical romantic comedy, his life is absolutely transformed. P.G. Wodehouse had the rare gift of writing humor that stands the test of time. Most famous for his Jeeves and... Read more

The Odd Man

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Odd Man,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. With very little information to go on, he must correctly answer to his confreres which of their three imagined... Read more

The Three Students

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Three Students,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. He must decide which of the titular trio (handily named Adams, Barnes, and Carver) stole a valuable ring... Read more

The Honest Swindler

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Honest Swindler,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. He must explain how an old prospector could have spent five years on a fruitless uranium hunt and still... Read more

Proto Zoa

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A delightful collection of Lois McMaster Bujold’s early stories and a comprehensive introduction by this New York Times bestselling author“Protozoa” is a word from biology via the Greek meaning “first animals.” These short stories were indeed among the first life spontaneously generated in Lois McMaster Bujold’s nascent writing career. Along... Read more

The Dak Bungalow at Dakor

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories, most of which concern life and society in British India.

'The Dâk Bungalow at Dakor' is the story of Mrs Goodchild and Mrs Lloyd, who are travelling from Karwassa to Chanda to see their husbands for Christmas. After some local bullock trouble, the two... Read more

Over the Border

By: Morgan Robertson

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Morgan Andrew Robertson (1861-1915) was a popular American author of short stories and novels and claimed to be the inventor of the periscope.

'Over the Border' is a fascinating tale about hypnosis and mesmerism. The narrator lost much of his memory for many years after leaving his former life as a sailor. One night he visits a theatre where a... Read more

The Loosened Cord

By: Alexander W. Drake

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexander W. Drake (1843-1916) was a successful American wood engraver and art collector and director of the art department for Scribner’s and Century magazines. The weird tales he wrote were collected by friends to memorialize him following his death.

'The Loosened Cord' (1894) describes an elaborate dinner party which includes an unusual... Read more

The Yellow Globe

By: Alexander W. Drake

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexander W. Drake (1843-1916) was a successful American wood engraver and art collector and director of the art department for Scribner’s and Century magazines. His weird tales were collected and published by his friends in 1916 to commemorate his death.

'The Yellow Globe' (1893) tells the story of a man who notices another gentleman staring at... Read more

The Khitmatgar

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and notable writer of ghost stories, most of whose work concerns life and society in British India.

'The Khitmatgar' tells the story of the Jacksons, whose finances are at a very low ebb. They have come to Panipore in search of employment. The only lodgings they can find are at the... Read more

Six Ghost Stories by B. M. Croker

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories; most of her work concerns life and society in British India.

This collection contains six of B. M. Croker's best ghost stories, including four of her iconic tales set in British India:

'Number Ninety'
'To Let'
'The Former Passengers'
'If... Read more

The Curious Vehicle

By: Alexander W. Drake

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexander W. Drake (1843-1916) was an American wood engraver and art collector and director of the art department for Scribner’s and Century magazine. His weird tales were collected by friends to memorialize him following his death in 1916.

'The Curious Vehicle' (1893) is the story of a man who is intrigued by a strange carriage on the street and... Read more

If You See Her Face

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and writer of ghost stories; most of her work concerned life and society in British India.

'If You See Her Face' tells the story of Daniel Gregson, political agent to a rajah, and his assistant, Percy Goring, who are travelling to the Delhi durbar when their train is prevented from going... Read more

Number Ninety

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

B. M. Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories.

'Number Ninety' is one of Croker's best-known ghost tales and was first published in the Christmas Number of Chapman's Magazine of Fiction in 1895.

At a rowdy dinner party, the discussion turns to ghosts, and John Hollyoak, the most outspoken and derisive of... Read more

Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand

By: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the 19th century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era.

'Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand' is a strange story about a haunted house in Ireland. The only part of the sinister... Read more

The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number

By: Gertrude Atherton

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1946) was a prominent and prolific American author of novels, short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics and war.

'The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number' (1905) tells the story of a doctor wrestling with the dilemma of allowing the drug-addicted... Read more

The Former Passengers

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories; much of her work concerned life and society in British India.

'The Former Passengers' (1893) tells the story of Mr. Lawrence, who is on his way to Singapore to give his sister away at her wedding. As he finds he has missed the steamer he intended to... Read more

The Chamber of Doom

By: William J. Wintle

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

William James Wintle (1861-1920) was already a recognised writer before he became an Oblate for the Abbey of Caldey Island in Wales. It was there that he wrote a series of horror stories for the entertainment of eight boys who attended the abbey. In the foreword of this collection, Wintle explains that the stories were originally told on Sunday... Read more

Six Humorous Stories by F. Anstey

By: F. Anstey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 4 hours

Abridged: No

Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934) was an English novelist and journalist who wrote his comic novels and humorous short stories under the pseudonym F. Anstey.

This collection presents six of his most popular and well-known tales:

'The Talking Horse'
'The Black Poodle'
'An Undergraduate's Aunt'
'The Gull'
'Caveat Emptor'
'Mrs.... Read more

The Bed by the Window

By: E. F. Benson

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 26 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 and horror stories.

'The Bed by the Window' is the story of a man who takes himself off to a remote guest house so as to be free of distractions while he finishes a... Read more

The Striding Place

By: Gertrude Atherton

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1946) was a prominent and prolific American author of novels, short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers. Her horror stories are particularly popular.

'The Striding Place' (1895) tells the story of a man who is searching for his best friend, who's gone missing. The search takes him to a... Read more

To Let

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories; most of her work concerned life and society in British India.

'To Let' is a ghost story set in the Raj. Having left very late in the season to travel into the hills from Lucknor to escape the fierce summer heat, Aggie Shandon asks for a friend's help... Read more