Short Stories audiobooks
Peril at End House
By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
In the Agatha Christie classic Peril at End House, a young woman who has recently survived a series of very close calls appears to be the target of a dedicated killer—and it’s up to Hercule Poirot to save her life.On holiday on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed to hear pretty Nick Buckley describe her recent “accidental brushes with... Read more
View audiobookThe Inimitable Jeeves
By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Bertie Wooster is in trouble again as his lovesick pal, Bingo Little, falls in love with every girl he lays eyes on. The real problem starts when Bingo decides to marry one of the girls and he enlists Bertie's help. Luckily for Bertie, Jeeves once again comes to the rescue! With his usual savoir-faire and panache, Jeeves unties the tangles and... Read more
View audiobookHappiness Is a Chemical in the Brain
By: Lucia Perillo
Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
A stunning debut from an award-winning poetPopulating a small town in the Pacific Northwest, the characters in Lucia Perillo's story collection all resist giving the world what it expects of them—and are surprised when the world comes roaring back. An addict trapped in a country house becomes obsessed with vacuum cleaners and the people who... Read more
View audiobookScar Tissue
By: Marcus Sakey
Narrated by: Marcus Sakey
Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
FROM THE FOREWORD BY J.A. KONRATH: "Scar Tissue will make your heart race and your heart ache, often in the same sentence." Marcus Sakey's thrillers have won numerous awards and been translated into twenty languages. Celebrities like Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire have snatched up his film rights. Now from the "modern master of suspense" (Chicago... Read more
View audiobookBeasts On The Lawn
By: Saki
Narrated by: Full Cast & Pippa Haywood
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Beasts on the Lawn is a collection of Edwardian short stories by Saki (H. H. Munro) recycled and restaged in a modern day gated community for the far too wealthy for their own good. The tales are woven together by the character of Clovis, a security guard. She recalls the events of strange days and long nights. The five stories are: Tobermory,... Read more
View audiobookShort Stories by O. Henry - Abridged
By: O. Henry
Narrated by: Emma Hignett & Emma Topping
Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Abridged: Yes
This audiobook contains four short stories by O. Henry, including "A Retrieved Reformation", "The Cop and the Anthem", "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Ransom of Red Chief". Read more
View audiobookBaseball in April and Other Stories
By: Gary Soto
Narrated by: Stephanie Diaz & Miguel Gongora
Length: 2 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Gary Soto, an award-winning poet, is renowned for getting at the heart of a young person’s everyday life. In these eleven stories, performed with spice and energy by young actors Stephanie Diaz and Miguel Gongora, Soto again scores. With a sensitivity and humor born from his own experiences while growing up in California’s Central Valley, the... Read more
View audiobookWinesburg, Ohio
By: Sherwood Anderson
Narrated by: Terry Bregy
Length: 6 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Winesburg, Ohio, a collection of stories set in a fictitious town in the 1890s, has long been considered Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece. This groundbreaking work set the stage for a new era in writing, greatly influencing Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck, among many others. Anderson wrote simply, brilliantly crafting a... Read more
View audiobookCrimes in Southern Indiana
By: Frank Bill
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
With this critically acclaimed debut collection, Frank Bill announces himself as an author of fiercely defined vision. In these vivid tales, Bill's southern Indiana proves a literary destination of immense nuance, even as his mostly working-class characters cry out in voices that cannot be denied. "Blasts off like a frigging rocket ship and hits... Read more
View audiobookMrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger
By: Lee Smith
Narrated by: Debra Monk, Susan Bennett, Cynthia Darlow, Juli...
Length: 12 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Virginia native Lee Smith has won two O. Henry Awards, the Southern Book Critics Circle Award, and the Robert Penn Warren Prize for her engaging works. A collection of 14 tales-both new stories and previously published favorites-Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger is sure to delight listeners with its warm humor and unforgettable characters.... Read more
View audiobookThe Lion Hunter and the Lady
By: Louis L’Amour
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
No one describes the adventures of the lone cowboy better than Louis L’Amour, who portrays the human side of the Old West before the days of law and order. Here is one of Louis L’Amour’s short stories, with text restored according to the state of its initial publication.In “The Lion Hunter and the Lady,” the lion hunter is called Cat Morgan... Read more
View audiobookSuddenly, a Knock on the Door
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Ira Glass & Willem Dafoe
Length: 5 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Keret's new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing... Read more
View audiobookRip Van Winkle
By: Washington Irving
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Rip Van Winkle lived in a quiet colonial town, and had a habit of attending to everyone else's chores. Henpecked and poor, he goes squirrel hunting in the woods one day, only to exit twenty years later. Read more
View audiobookCheesus Christ
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Dave Eggers
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Dave Eggers Read more
View audiobookI Am an Executioner
By: Rajesh Parameswaran
Narrated by: Neil Shah
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
In the unforgettable opener, 'The Infamous Bengal Ming,' a misunderstood tiger's affection for his keeper goes horribly awry. In 'Demons,' a woman tries to celebrate Thanksgiving after the sudden death of her husband, even though his corpse is still sprawled on their living-room floor. In 'The Strange Career of Dr. Raju Gopalarajan,' an... Read more
View audiobookMan Riding West
By: Louis L’Amour
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
No one tells tales of the frontier better than Louis L’Amour, who portrays the human side of westward expansion—the good and the bad—before the days of law and order. Here is one of the stories penned by America’s favorite Western author with its text restored to the state of its initial publication in the magazine West in 1950.It starts out... Read more
View audiobookThe Raven and Selected Short Stories
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki & Bronson Pinchot
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The title work in this collection of twelve short stories and poems is widely regarded as the most famous of Edgar Allan Poe's writings. This unsettling tale in verse tells of a man's slow descent into madness as he mourns the loss of his lover. The mysterious visit of a talking raven that utters only one word sparks the man's steady decline.Now... Read more
View audiobookSealed with a Kiss: Exclusive Short Story
By: Fiona Walker
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Digital download exclusive short story: a wonderfully warm comedy of mistaken identity from the incomparable Fiona Walker, ahead of her new novel The Love Letter.
Allegra North's second thoughts about splitting with childhood sweetheart Francis need a first-class stamp. But with her unfinished letter to him still in her handbag, she can't find... Read more
The Horror Of The Heights
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A rare science fiction story by the ever-masterful Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The tale narrates the mysterious fate of pioneer aviator Joyce-Armstrong, whose attempts to explore a mysterious and perilous "air jungle" just over thirty thousand feet above Wiltshire brings him face to face with hitherto unseen monsters. Read more
View audiobookHealthy Start
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Ben Foster
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Ben Foster Read more
View audiobookTeamwork
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Mathieu Amalric
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Mathieu Amalric. Read more
View audiobookGrab the Cuckoo by the Tail
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Gary Shteyngart
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Gary Shteyngart Read more
View audiobookThe Rocking Horse Winner
By: D. H. Lawrence
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Growing up in a strange dysfunctional family, Paul discovers that he has a unique gift. He is able, with the aid of his rocking horse, to predict the winners of horse races. In order to gain his mother's affection, Paul sets about winning enough money to sate her consuming passion for luxury with one last enormous wager.... Read more
View audiobookMark Twain’s Mystery Tales
By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Robin Field & a full cast
Length: 5 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Mark Twain is a master of adventure, mystery, and wit. This collection, containing three tales of mystery, offers a healthy dose of each—and more! In Tom Sawyer, Detective, a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer Abroad, take a ride down the Mississippi to Uncle Silas’ farm. Mark Twain’s... Read more
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