Short Stories audiobooks

The Dorothy Parker Audio Collection - Abridged

By: Dorothy Parker

Narrated by: Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Alfre Woodar...

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A variety of work from one of the most quotable of all twentieth-century authors—the inimitable Dorothy ParkerAuthor, poet, screenwriter and outstanding member of the legendary Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was known for her quick wit, keen observations, and remarkable insight into the human condition. Regarded as brilliant, but known to... Read more

Berenstain Bears' Stories - Abridged

By: Stan Berenstain

Narrated by: Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

A special audio containing 11 favorite Berenstain Bears stories!One day, Stan and Jan Berenstain were captured by a family of bears.It was a family of three—an overenthusiastic Papa whose high opinion of himself was exceeded only by his ability to do silly things (often placing himself in jeopardy from bees, skunks, low-hanging branches, whales,... Read more

Raggedy Andy Stories

By: Johnny Gruelle

Narrated by: Swoosie Kurtz

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This unabridged recording contains all the original Raggedy Andy stories as Andy is reunited with his sister, Raggedy Ann, and brings a dance, a pillow fight, and a taffy pull into the lives of the other dolls.Andy bravely ventures into the gutter to find the penny dolls, ""cures"" the French doll, and encounters the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus,... Read more

Ireland

By: Frank Delaney

Narrated by: Frank Delaney

Length: 19 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

“Dramatic, adventurous, heroic, romantic. . . these historical chronicles, legends, myths, tall tales and fables, featuring warriors, kings, monks, explorers and clever common folk, imaginatively tell the history of Ireland.”  — Philadelphia InquirerThis New York Times bestselling epic is an unforgettable tour de force that marries the intimate,... Read more

Ruiseñor Y La Rosa, El Cumpleaños De La Infanta

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Carlos Zambrano

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Una fábula alegórica del amor, el sacrificio y el egoísmo. Al igual que con todos los cuentos de Wilde encarna fuertes valores morales y se cuenta con una efervescencia semejante a la de las 1001 noches.

Es la historia de un estudiante lovestruck que debe proporcionar su amada con una rosa roja con el fin de ganar su corazón. Un ruiseñor oír su... Read more

Bad Dirt

By: Annie Proulx

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Annie Proulx follows the success of Close Range with another remarkable collection of stories. Bad Dirt is filled with the vivid characters for which Proulx has become known. In "The Contest," the male population of Elk Tooth, Wyoming, vows to put aside their razors for two seasons, ante up ten dollars each, and wait to see who has the longest... Read more

Hans Christian Andersen Classic Stories - Abridged

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrated by: Diane Wolkstein

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Newly re-mastered for digital formats, this is the definitive recording of Hans Christian Andersen's six best-loved stories. Included are "Hans Clodhopper", "The Goblin and the Grocer", "The Ugly Duckling", The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Nightingale", and "Dance, Dance, Dolly Mine". Narrator Diane Wolkstein, the artistic director of the Hans... Read more

The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios

By: Yann Martel

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso, Jeff Woodman, David Ledoux, Joh...

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Here are four unforgettable stories by the author of Life of Pi. In the exquisite title novella, a very young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the twentieth century whose horrors and miracles their story echoes. In "The Time I Heard the Private Donald... Read more

Men and Cartoons

By: Jonathan Lethem

Narrated by: Jonathan Lethem, David Aaron Baker, Sandra Bern...

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Jonathan Lethem's new collection of stories is a feast for his fans and the perfect introduction for new listeners-- a smorgasbord of fantastic, amusing, poignant tales written in a dizzying variety of styles. Lethem is a trailblazer fo a new kind of literary fiction, sampling high and low culture to create fictional worlds that are utterly... Read more

Raggedy Ann Stories

By: Johnny Gruelle

Narrated by: Cicely Tyson

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

On this unabridged recording, listeners will hear all the original Raggedy Ann stories, as they follow Raggedy Ann to Marcella's nursery and watch her quickly become the leader of the dolls -- and the world. After learning a lesson from a naughty raid on the pantry, Raggedy Ann strives to be good -- and succeeds. She and her friends rescue Fido,... Read more

I, Richard

By: Elizabeth George

Narrated by: Derek Jacobi

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Hailed by The New York Times as ""a master of the British Mystery,"" award-winning author Elizabeth George is cherished by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the lengths to which people will go to get what they want most ... In these five original tales,... Read more

Hit List - Abridged

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Lawrence Block

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

Keller is a regular guy, a solid citizen. He goes to the movies, watches the tube, browses the art galleries, and works diligently on his stamp collection. But every now and then a call from the breezily efficient Dot sends him off to kill a total stranger. He takes a plane, rents a car, finds a hotel room, and gets back before the body is... Read more

I, Robot

By: Isaac Asimov

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian

I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever... Read more

First Meetings

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki & Amanda Karr

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to the Enderverse.

When Orson Scott Card first published "Ender's Game" as a novella in 1977, few would have predicted that it would become one of the most successful ventures in publishing history. Expanded into a novel in 1985, Ender's Game won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novel. Never out of print and translated... Read more

The John Cheever Audio Collection

By: John Cheever

Narrated by: Meryl Streep, Ben Cheever & Peter Gallagher

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Here are twelve magnificent stories in which John Cheever celebrates—with unequaled grace and tenderness—the deepest feelings we have.As Cheever writes in his preface, ""These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a... Read more

When the Women Come Out to Dance

By: Elmore Leonard

Narrated by: Taye Diggs

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The unrivaled master of crime’s first collection of noir stories. . . . “If you thought you knew all the places Elmore Leonard could take you, think again.”—Mike LupicaIn more than 30 books spanning half a century, Elmore Leonard has captured the imagination of millions as few writers can. A literary icon praised by the New York Times Book... Read more

Great Authors – Mark Twain: Collected Stories

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Thomas Becker

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Seventeen of Twain's best-loved and funniest shorter works, including "The Jumping Frog of Calavarous County", "The Story of Old Ram", "Buck Fanshaw's Funeral", "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses", "Tom Quartz", and "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut".Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835... Read more

Medvehistória (teljes)

By: Sándor Majoros

Narrated by: József Gyabronka

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Majoros Sándor Magyar Arany Érdemkereszttel kitüntetett József Attila-díjas író, a KMI 12 szerzője Medvehistória című novellájának hangoskönyv-változata. Elbeszélő: Gyabronka József Rendezte: Hegyi Árpád Jutocsa Read more

The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Vincent Price & Basil Rathbone

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Universally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe’s dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre.Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe’s most terrifying tales performed by two of the most brilliant interpreters of his work, Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone. Between... Read more

The Minority Report and Other Stories

By: Philip K. Dick

Narrated by: Keir Dullea

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Viewed by many as the greatest science fiction writer on any planet, Philip K. Dick has written some of the most intriguing, original and thought-provoking fiction of our time. This collection includes stories that will make you lough, cringe...and stop and think. The Minority Report: a special unit that employs those with the power of... Read more

Twisted

By: Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines, Michele Pawk & Frederick Weller

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver delivers an electrifying collection of sixteen award-winning stories that will widen your eyes and stretch your imagination.

Diverse, provocative, and eerie, Twisted showcases Deaver's amazing range and signature plot twists: a beautiful woman goes to extremes to rid herself of her stalker; a... Read more

The Short Stories Gift Edition

By: Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by: Stacy Keach

Length: 14 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this definitive audio collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style -- from the plain bald... Read more

It's a Wonderful Christmas

By: Philip Van Doren Stern

Narrated by: Andy Williams

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In this unique compilation of song and narration, legendary entertainer Andy Williams offers a charming retelling of Philip Van Doren Stern's "The Greatest Gift"— the short story which inspired the 1946 film classic It' s a Wonderful Life. This very special recording also features Williams' performance of the... Read more

The Practical Heart

By: Allan Gurganus

Narrated by: Dan Cashman

Length: 15 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

In his fictional Falls, North Carolina–a watchful zone of stifling mores–Allan Gurganus’s fond and comical characters risk everything to protect their improbable hopes from prejudice, poverty, betrayal. Seeking warmth and true connection, they shield themselves and loved ones while creating a rarely-glimpsed world of valor, minor grandeur,... Read more