Short Stories audiobooks

The Adventure of the ‘Western Star’

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Movie star Mary Marvell consults with Hercule Poirot after receiving threatening letters that warn her to return her diamond, the famous ""Western Star,"" to its rightful owner. But who does own the diamond, and is it even the genuine article? Read more

The Complete Stories

By: Evelyn Waugh

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 17 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A "lavishly entertaining" (Publishers Weekly) distillation of Waugh's genius--abundant evidence that one of the twentieth century's most admired and enjoyed English novelists was also a master of the short form.
Evelyn Waugh's short fiction reveals in miniaturized perfection the elements that made him the greatest satirist of the twentieth... Read more

Aborigines

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Dave Courvoisier

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Ivan Lyashkevsky, a Polish lieutenant who suffered a head injury, spends a large amount of time grumbling about the native people of the town he's living in. He thinks them to be lazy and useless and is quick to express his views. On this particular day, he is visiting with his friend Franz Finks and studying his native landlord out the window.... Read more

A Possible Life

By: Sebastian Faulks

Narrated by: Sian Thomas

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In Second World War Poland, a prisoner closes his eyes and pictures a sunlit cricket ground. Across the yard of a Victorian poorhouse, a man is too ashamed to acknowledge the son he gave away. In a 19th-century French village, an old servant understands the meaning of the Bible story her master is reading. In the Catskills, 1971, a girl steps... Read more

Lies And Lillies

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Young Claribel was a girl taught goodness by her parents and lived a happy life, especially when she went to school. Claribel loved her teacher, a kindly woman who taught her students the importance of honesty above all else. Her teacher taught them of the Beautiful City where the Good and Honest children would go one day, and Claribel wanted... Read more

The Castle of the King

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

An old poet finds himself separated by many miles from his dying wife and is reflecting over their life together in his sadness and misery. Theirs was a story of two people from different stations of life - he, poor and she, rich. He worked hard to make a name for himself and, having done so, he returns to her to find out that she had loved him... Read more

A Star Trap

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

An old man recounts the story of a death he witnessed as a young boy working in the theater: His boss, Mr. Haliday, had married a pretty young lady from the theater, much to the chagrin of the other women working in the company. It was a marriage of convenience, but in the beginning they got along well enough. After a handsome younger man, Henry... Read more

The Burial of the Rats

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A young man who was exiled from his love for one year due to the wishes of her parents, finds himself in Paris. With not much else to do to pass his time, having seen most of the city and its suburbs, he begins exploring further away from Paris itself. His wanderings lead him to a strange, dusty village and into the dangerous house of an even... Read more

A Father

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Dave Courvoisier

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A tragic father, Old Musatov, finds himself lucky to have very dedicated children. Musatov is a drunkard and is constantly seeking out money from his sons, which they routinely give to him over and over again. Musatov is drunkenly relating the pride and appreciation he feels for all of his sons to one of his sons, Boris, while also admitting his... Read more

A Nervous Breakdown

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Dave Courvoisier

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Three friends, Mayer (a medical student), Rybnikov (a student of the arts), and Vassilyev (a law student), decide to go out one night to get some girls. Mayer and Rybnikov had to spend some time convincing Vassilyev to come along, as he was far more fastidious and cautious than his friends. Vassilyev himself is envious of his friends, who live... Read more

Darkness

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Dave Courvoisier

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A young peasant finds himself confronting a doctor at a hospital with the hopes of convincing him to release his brother. The doctor is not pleased and refuses to release him saying the peasant needs to go to the authorities. He is disappointed by his statement and unsure of where to go. On his way out he comes to meet an old man just outside... Read more

In The Coach House

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Dave Courvoisier

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Three men, Mihailo the porter, Nikandr the fish merchant, and Stepan the coachman, sit around a table in the coach-house playing a game of “kings” with Stepan’s eight-year old grandson, Alyoshka. While each card player competitively tries to win the coveted position of “king” in the game, a more serious atmosphere casts a sad shadow over the... Read more

The Night and the Music

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Lawrence Block

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lawrence Block’s seventeen Matthew Scudder novels have won the hearts of readers throughout the world—along with a bevy of awards including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Philip Marlowe (Germany), and the Maltese Falcon (Japan). But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well, and it’s all here, from a pair of late-70’s novelettes (Out the Window... Read more

10 Scary Nightmares

By: Steven Havelock

Narrated by: Steven Havelock

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Steven Havelock, the author of 10 Short Horror Stories Vol, has a knack for weaving spine-chilling tales. If you enjoy stories reminiscent of “The Twilight Zone,” “Outer Limits,” “Black Mirror,” or “Tales from the Crypt,” you’re in for a treat. These ten tales delve into the deepest recesses of the psyche, leaving you wondering about the eerie... Read more

Short Stories by G. K. Chesterton

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A Collection of Chesteton's vintages tales including The Invisible Man and The Three Tools of Death. Read more

The Night and the Music

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Lawrence Block

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder novels have won the hearts of readers throughout the world—along with a bevy of awards including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Philip Marlowe (Germany), and the Maltese Falcon (Japan). But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well, and here's one example! Read more

Short Stories by Anton Chekhov

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Michael Redgrave

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Three short stories by the masterful Chekhov, a pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing. A vintage recording by renowned actor Michael Redgrave. Read more

Short Stories by Kate Chopin

By: Kate Chopin

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe, Emma Topping & Emma Hignett

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of seven short stories by Kate Chopin including "A Pair of Silk Stockings' and 'The Kiss'. Read more

One Last Night at Grogan’s

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Lawrence Block

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Lawrence Block’s seventeen Matthew Scudder novels have won the hearts of readers throughout the world—along with a bevy of awards including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Philip Marlowe, and the Maltese Falcon. But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well. “One Last Night at Grogan’s” was the final nightcap story that Block penned for the... Read more

Mick Ballou Looks at the Blank Screen

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Lawrence Block

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Lawrence Block's seventeen Matthew Scudder novels have won fans throughout the world—along with a bevy of awards, including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Philip Marlowe (Germany), and the Maltese Falcon (Japan). But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well, and in this one, Matthew Scudder and his wife Elaine visit their good friend, Mick... Read more

Looking for David

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Lawrence Block

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Lawrence Block's seventeen Matthew Scudder novels have won the hearts of readers throughout the world—along with a bevy of awards including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Philip Marlowe (Germany), and the Maltese Falcon (Japan). But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well, and here's one example! A twenty-five-year-old cold case of art theft... Read more

Let’s Get Lost

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Lawrence Block

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Lawrence Block's seventeen Matthew Scudder novels have won the hearts of readers throughout the world—along with a bevy of awards including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Philip Marlowe, and the Maltese Falcon. But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well, and here's one example.Matthew Scudder reminisces of his uniformed days and of the night... Read more

Friday Firsts ( Complete Series)

By: Various

Narrated by: Evie Wyld, Full Cast & Tom Rachman

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Four acclaimed novelists write their first stories for radio. The Coup by Tom Rachman describes how a protest threatens to turn into a coup, in London' s genteel Kensington, which is next door to where the two Geralds have just moved in. Steak by Evie Wyld, describes how a group of male barflies in small town Australia are unsettled by the... Read more

She Loves Me Not

By: Ron Hansen

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Ron Hansen has long been a master of the short form. His stories have been called 'beautifully crafted' (The New York Times), 'unforgettable' (San Francisco Chronicle), and 'diverse and expansive' (The Washington Post). Ranging over subjects as diverse as Oscar Wilde, murder, dementia, and romance, this collection shows Ron Hansen at his... Read more