Short Stories audiobooks

Twelve Short Stories by O. Henry

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), an American writer of outstanding short stories, known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.

This collection contains twelve of his best loved tales:

1. 'The Cactus'
2. 'The Gift of the Magi'
3. 'One Thousand Dollars'
4. 'The Marionettes'
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The Staircase

By: Hugh Walpole

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) was a New Zealand-born English novelist, famous for his skill at scene setting and vivid plots. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s and remains popular to this day.

The Staircase tells the story of a house. An old house, which has seen much and knows many things about the ways of humans. In... Read more

The Mind-Readers

By: Edgar Wallace

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognized as one of the most prolific writers of his age.

The Mind-Readers is a classic detective story of a Scotland Yard detective determined to trap the master criminal who has just executed a remarkable and ingenious emerald... Read more

The Whistle

By: Hugh Walpole

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) was a New Zealand-born English novelist and short-story writer.

When Charlie Penwin arrives home with a dog, his wife is horrified. Mrs. Penwin agrees to keep the dog only if it is looked after by Blake, the wonderful, talented chauffeur whom she dislikes intensely.

Blake and the dog take to each other... Read more

The Adventure of the Three Garridebs

By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was the preeminent figure in late 19th-century detective fiction. A physician by profession, he soon found such popularity as a writer of detective stories that his writing was far more profitable than his medical practice.

In The Adventure of the Three Garridebs, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are faced with a... Read more

The Lake

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres, in which many of his works are recognized as masterpieces.

The Lake is an intriguing mystery story. "There is something terribly wrong with the lake" are the dying words of the rich, elderly invalid Mrs. Carstairs, spoken to her... Read more

A Thread of Scarlet

By: J. J. Bell

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

John Joy Bell (1871-1934), known professionally as J. J. Bell, was a Scottish journalist and author, popular for his vibrant short stories.

A Thread of Scarlet is a mystery story. In an inn in a remote village, three locals are drinking and discussing the extraordinary events of the day. They all attended a hanging that morning.

One of their... Read more

The Paradise of Thieves

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer best known for his fictional priest-detective, Father Brown.

In The Paradise of Thieves, Father Brown is travelling in Italy when he comes across a strange situation. An English family on vacation is in the guidance of a local courier, and the daughter is also flirting with an Italian... Read more

The Silver Mask

By: Hugh Walpole

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) was a New Zealand-born English novelist famous for his skill at scene setting and vivid plots. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s and remains popular to this day.

The Silver Mask is a multilayered tale of an elderly lady who falls victim to an insidious but dreadfully attractive confidence... Read more

Daft Wee Stories

By: Limmy

Narrated by: Limmy

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

DAFT WEE STORIES is Limmy’s first book.

It is a collection of stories.

There are short stories.

There are longer stories.

There are stupid stories.

There are thoughtful stories.

There are upside-down stories.

There are normal-way-up stories.

There are weird stories.

There are less weird stories.

There are really weird stories.

There is nothing else... Read more

Love on a Deadline

By: Kathryn Springer

Narrated by: Crestina Hardie

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

They’ve helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.MacKenzie thought writing wedding stories was beneath her journalistic abilities. Until one love story rekindled an old flame and opened her heart to love once... Read more

Burning the Rule Book

By: Dana Cameron

Narrated by: Deric McNish

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

To protect humans from evil yet remain undetected, the Fangborn follow strict rules—but werewolf Jack Parker just keeps breaking them. Failing to disclose his relationship with a Normal could cost him his powers, yet there’s something irresistible about waitress Emily Vargas. For one thing, she seems to have no past—at least not one she’ll talk... Read more

Pale Kings and Princes

By: Cassandra Clare & Robin Wasserman

Narrated by: Ki Hong Lee

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

As a former vampire, Simon gets along with Downworlders. The Clave does not. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

As a former vampire, Simon’s always been sympathetic to Downworlders. But after a training exercise goes wrong, he gets a glimpse into the Shadowhunters’ prejudice as he learns about the origin of Helen and... Read more

Four Stories

By: Matthew Wayne Selznick

Narrated by: Matthew Wayne Selznick

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The first short story collection from Matthew Wayne Selznick focuses on revelations of clarity and epiphanies of character in the face of emotional challenges.
Also included are brief essays exploring the formative experiences and memories that inspired each short story, making this collection Matthew Wayne Selznick's most personal creative... Read more

Recherche

By: Nora Gomringer

Narrated by: Nora Gomringer

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Bewohner der Gönnerstraße 18! Mein Name ist Nora Bossong, ich bin Schriftstellerin und arbeite an einem neuen Roman. Gerne würde ich Sie zu den tragischen Vorfällen am 23.2. dieses Jahres befragen. Ich erlaube mir, bei Ihnen zu klingeln und danke Ihnen schon im Voraus für Ihre Zeit. N. B. Die... Read more

The Snow Queen

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrated by: Erin Yuen

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This classic story by Hans Christian Andersen follows two young children who are best friends and neighbors. When a troll wants to mirror the uglieness in all things, he creates a mirror to do so. But when it breaks, the boy named Kai gets flecks of glass in his eyes and heart, which harden his heart. He leaves his friend Gerda and his family,... Read more

The Evil We Love

By: Cassandra Clare & Robin Wasserman

Narrated by: Chris Wood

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

All evil starts somewhere, and Simon Lewis learns how The Circle—led by Valentine Morgenstern—began. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

The Shadowhunter Academy has only just reopened following the disastrous rise of the Circle. Now the faculty can finally admit to what happened when Valentine was a student.

This... Read more

Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories

By: Nadine Gordimer

Narrated by: David Colacci & Susan Ericksen

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

In this collection of new stories, Nadine Gordimer crosses the frontiers of politics, memory, sexuality, and love with the fearless insight that is the hallmark of her writing. In the title story, a middle-aged academic who had been an anti-apartheid activist embarks on an unadmitted pursuit of the possibilities for his own racial identity in... Read more

A Paris Affair

By: Tatiana de Rosnay

Narrated by: Polly Stone & Simon Vance

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From the internationally best-selling author of SARAH'S KEY comes an irreverent yet heartfelt collection that examines our most intimate and forbidden desires

Late nights at the office... Hotel rooms and secret rendezvous... Lingering perfume... Sizzling texts...

What takes place in Paris when husbands and wives tangle with infidelity?

In this... Read more

The Man who Hated Aspidistras

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres.

"Tha Man who hated Aspidistras" is an eerie tale of a man whose life, from boyhood onward, as been blighted by the sinister houseplants favoured by Victorian ladies. His dislike turns almost to a mania... and then things take... Read more

The Heart of the Fire

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres.

Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Yorkshire, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and took a degree in medicine at Leeds. Ill health dogged him, however, and he devoted much of his recuperation to writing short stories.

"The... Read more

The Horror Stories of H. P. Lovecraft

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Thirteen terrifying horror stories from the master of the macabre....
1. Pickman’s Model
2. The Terrible Old Man
3. Dagon
4. From Beyond
5. The Cats of Ulthar
6. Nyarlathotep
7. Imprisoned with the Pharaohs
8. The Book
9. Memory
10. The Beast in the Cave
11. The Evil Clergyman
12. In the Vault
13. Cool Air Read more

The Mystery of the Steel Room

By: Thomas W. Hanshew

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas W. Hanshew (1857 – 1914) was an American writer from New York. His best-loved creation was the private detective Hamilton Cleek, known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard.

In "The Mystery of... Read more

Double Demon

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres.

Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Yorkshire, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and took a degree in medicine at Leeds. Ill health dogged him, however, and he devoted much of his recuperation to writing short stories.

Double... Read more