Short Stories audiobooks

Wife-Wooing

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story "Snowing in Greenwich Village," about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

Snowing in Greenwich Village

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story "Snowing in Greenwich Village," about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

Waiting Up

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story "Snowing in Greenwich Village," about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

The Taste of Metal

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story "Snowing in Greenwich Village," about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

Eros Rampant

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike’s career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story “Snowing in Greenwich Village,” about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

Separating

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story "Snowing in Greenwich Village," about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

Here Come the Maples

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story "Snowing in Greenwich Village," about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

Pauline’s Passion and Punishment, and Other Escapades

By: Louisa May Alcott

Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Janis Ian, Susan Hanfield & ...

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A fiery and passionate tale by the beloved author of Little WomenWriting under the pseudonym A. M. Barnard, Louisa May Alcott wrote a series of what she termed "blood and thunder" thrillers for a weekly pulp magazine. Pauline's Passion and Punishment, and Other Escapades brings together five of these wicked tales.In "Pauline's Passion and... Read more

Your Lover Just Called

By: John Updike

Narrated by: Peter Van Norden

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career, forming a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956, Updike published the story "Snowing in Greenwich Village," about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage.... Read more

In the Reign of Terror

By: Anatole France

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Anatole France (1844 - 1924) was a leading French poet and writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921. "In the Reign of Terror" is a short story describing a daring spur of the moment escape by an aristocratic woman, when the mob appears at her door, seeking a neighbour who they wish to drag off to the guillotine. Read more

Immensee

By: Theodor Storm

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888) was a North German writer, widely recognized as one of the most important authors of 19th-century German Literary realism. His semi-autobiographical novella, Immensee, is the work that made him famous and remains to this day one of his most widely read. Its rich and multi-layered symbolism along with its deep... Read more

The Mines of Falun

By: E. T. A. Hoffmann

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776 – 1822), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror as well as a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.

His stories were highly influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement."The Mines of Falun" tells the story of Elis Fröbom, a sailor, who... Read more

The Criminal from Lost Honour

By: Friedrich von Schiller

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was arguably Germany's most famous poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.

The Criminal from Lost Honour is written in the form of a crime report, and is notable as an early attempt at psychological analysis of the criminal Christian Wolf. In particular, Schiller delves into the impact of early experiences,... Read more

Story

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) is widely recognized as Germany's greatest poet and writer. His early works are rooted in the German Sturm und Drang movement, which was also the early phase of German Romanticism.

Entitled simply Story, this short novella belongs firmly in this early period and is characteristic of Goethe's early work. His... Read more

The Mad Veteran of Fort Ratonneau

By: Ludwig Achim von Arnim

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781-1831) was a German poet and novelist from a Prussian noble family, and one of the most notable writers in German Romanticism.

The Mad Veteran of Fort Ratonneau, written in 1881, is an engaging story which combines humour, sentiment, the eternal struggle between good and evil, and a rattling good storyline all in... Read more

The Story of Brave Kasper and Fair Annie

By: Clemens Brentano

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) was one of the giants of German Literary Romanticism. The Story of Brave Kasper and Fair Annie (published in 1817) is a novella outlining the sad tale of two star-crossed lovers, whose fates are determined by their determination to retain their own honour against all odds.

Their story is mainly recounted by Kasper's... Read more

The Scholar

By: Ludwig Tieck

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853) was a German poet and writer and one of the founding fathers of the German Romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Scholar tells the tale of a reclusive old academic with an obsession for orderliness and absolute quiet, who also suffers from acute hypochondria. His doctor suggests that a... Read more

A July Bride

By: Beth Wiseman

Narrated by: Kristy Ragland

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In a moment of total panic, Brendan left Alyssa at the altar. What will it take for him to win her back?When Brendan Meyers became a “runaway groom,” Alyssa Pennington’s heart broke. But she’s returned the unopened gifts, exchanged the dress, and is ready to get on with her life…and forget Brendan.   The problem is, Brendan can’t forget. He... Read more

Un rostro en la multitud

By: Stephen King & Stewart O'Nan

Narrated by: Roger Pera

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Escucha este escalofriante relato del maestro de la literatura de terror. Desde la muerte de su mujer, Dean Evers se pasa las tardes apoltronado en el sofá viendo partidos de béisbol. Durante una de estas tardes solitarias, mientras mira un partido de los Devil Rays contra los Mariners, la visión de una figura entre las gradas lo saca de su... Read more

25 cuentos para escuchar en 5 minutos

By: Esther Burgueño & Martín Roca

Narrated by: Ariadna Giménez

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Quieres escuchar un cuento? Estos 25 cuentos duran 5 minutos, que es lo que tú tardas en quedarte dormido. Érase una vez... Cuentos mágicos, divertidos, fantásticos, emocionantes, sorprendentes y únicos.Relatos de princesas y leones; cerditos y ratones; hadas, duendes, brujas y ogros; huevos saltarines y gnomos respondones... ¿Por cuál quieres... Read more

The Death Factory

By: Greg Iles

Narrated by: David Ledoux

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Don’t miss the latest Natchez Burning novel, SOUTHERN MANDeath is the end, and if a man doesn't speak before it silences him, then his deepest secrets go with him.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes an e-original novella featuring former prosecutor Penn Cage, a story of family secrets and justice denied, plus an excerpt... Read more

The Churn: An Expanse Novella

By: James S. A. Corey

Narrated by: Erik Davies

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. Corey...
Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante, Amos Burton was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Unless the authorities got to you first.

Set in the hard-scrabble solar system of Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abaddon's Gate and the upcoming Cibola Burn,... Read more

So Much a Part of You

By: Polly Dugan

Narrated by: Sandy Rustin

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Two young women who've dated the same man navigate love, destiny, loss, and choice in this powerful debut.
Anna Riley and Anne Cavanaugh have had a lover in common, but it's not until a pivotal moment in one of their lives that their paths unforgettably converge. "Beautiful and connected in unexpected ways...." (Jodi Angel), the linked stories in... Read more

Mons. Cassecruche's Inspiration

By: George Walter Thornbury

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

M. Cassecruche is a French actor, left behind by his theatre troupe in St. Petersburg. It is October, the Russian winter is approaching and he is deep in debt. He wants nothing more than to escape his creditors and flee back to France, but he has only three sous to his name, and the Russian authorities are watching him.

Suddenly inspiration... Read more