Short Stories audiobooks

The Harlequin Tea Set

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Waiting for his car to be fixed, Mr. Satterthwaite sits in a tea shop called the Harlequin café, thinking of his friend Harley Quin, whom he hasn’t seen in many years. Then, in a burst of sunshine, the very same Mr. Quin walks through the door, along with his diligent dog, Hermes. Satterthwaite is telling him the very long history of the family... 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

The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Mr. Davenheim, a wealthy financier, leaves his home to mail a letter, then fails to return. The story fills the newspapers and intrigues Hercule Poirot, who challenges Inspector Japp with the claim that he can solve the case before the police, and without leaving his flat. Read more

The House of Lurking Death

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Throwing on an almost convincing French accent, Tommy is determined to act the Great Detective Hanaud to his and Tuppence’s latest, lovely client. Miss Hargreaves has recently received a box of chocolates from nobody knows who, and, due to her dislike of chocolates, was the only one to not fall afoul of the arsenic-spiked treats. But, Miss... Read more

Triangle at Rhodes

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Nigel Hawthorne

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

October on the island of Rhodes is a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty, and calm—or so Hercule Poirot has imagined. The reality is quite different, as the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry causes a ripple of malice to be felt across the island. She captivates at least one married man with her wiles and good looks, as her... Read more

The House at Shiraz

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Mr. Parker Pyne is having trouble trying to get to Beirut, what with his rusty linguistic skills and the less-than-comfortable travelling arrangements. But, with the help of a German pilot, Herr Schlagel, he is soon able to get his bearings. Herr Schlagel confesses that his thoughts are dominated by the mysterious and sudden death of one of his... Read more

The Rose Prince

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Young Prince Zaphir, son of King Mago, was a kind young man much beloved by his people and all the animals around the kingdom. He is also quite taken with a young princess, the Princess Bluebell, who feels the same way for him. When a giant descends on the land and the army and other brave men who volunteer to fight him are defeated, Zaphir... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Night and the Music: A Matthew Scudder Story

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. But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well, and here’s one example! This Matthew Scudder vignette was originally written for a New York City jazz festival program. 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