Short Stories audiobooks

The Perfect Passion Company

By: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrated by: Amy Alexander

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

As the new manager of the Perfect Passion Company, Katie’s mission is to help the lonely hearts of Edinburgh. With the assistance of her amiable and handsome office neighbor, William, she finds herself using a personal touch to find matches for the city’s lovelorn citizens. When an airline pilot comes to her looking for a woman to take care of... Read more

Bugsy & Other Stories

By: Rafael Frumkin

Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Lindsey Dorcus, Graham Halstead...

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Confidence and The Comedown comes a wildly imaginative story collection about queerness, neurodivergence, sexuality, and self-discovery.

Frumkin’s latest book is a deliciously entertaining collection of five genre-defying stories that range from downright hilarious to brilliantly unhinged. Taken together, they celebrate a wide... Read more

The Garden Party and Other Stories

By: Katherine Mansfield

Narrated by: Susannah Fullerton, Naomi Barton, Kylie Elliott...

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The Garden Party and Other Stories was published in 1922. A collection of fifteen short stories, it explores themes including life and death, gender and family roles, relationships and duty. CONTENTS:Introduction to Katherine Mansfield, written and read by Susannah Fullerton“At the Bay”“The Garden Party”“The Daughters of the Late Colonel”“Mr.... Read more

No One Will Come Back For Us

By: Premee Mohamed

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Here there be gods and monsters—forged from flesh and stone and vengeance—emerging from the icy abyss of deep space, ascending from dark oceans, and prowling strange cities to enter worlds of chaos and wonder, where scientific rigor and human endeavor is tested to the limits. These are cosmic realms and watery domains where old offerings no... Read more

عنقود العنب

By: كامل كيلاني

Narrated by: كريم بلوقية

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

نضج عنقود عنب مبكرا، واختلف أربعة أفراد عائلة حوله، فمن سيحظى به يا ترى؟ Read more

Frédéric Boutet: Klassische Kriminalgeschichten

By: Frédéric Boutet

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Geschichten Frédéric Boutets sind so packend, weil sie sich der Einordnung in Genres beharrlich verweigern. Kriminalgeschichten? Schauergeschichten? Grotesken? Wie auch immer, es sind meisterhaft erzählte Werke. Mit dabei: Das Ohr Joshua Flints, Die Dame in Grün, Der Mord des Amerikaners, Das Gespenst Herrn Imbergers. Read more

Fábulas

By: Félix María de Samaniego

Narrated by: Ricardo de Alvarado

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The "Fábulas" by Félix María de Samaniego are a "Spanish Classic". These 156 short stories are an anthology done by Samaniego himself who was inspired by Esopo as well as his own creativity and imagination original ones. Those beautiful poetic moral advise stories can be read by children and adults. We have animals taking, and also some... Read more

My Valentine Mate

By: Hannah Altagracia

Narrated by: Aracelis Gotay

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

We were in the middle of a sidewalk, and somehow I didn't care if he made out with me right here and now. In fact, that is precisely what I wanted him to do.When Martina finds her mate on none other than Valentine's Day, there is more than just love in the air. Soon, clothes are dropping, and lives are changing. This is an insta-love, public sex... Read more

BrainGymJr : Listen and Learn ( 8-9 years) - IV

By: BrainGymJr

Narrated by: BrainGymJr

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

BrainGymJr is a child development platform that teaches children ‘how’ to think, not ‘what’ to think. We orient children to think independently, creatively and adopt a solution-oriented approach. This is done through reinforcement of age-appropriate content in the form of puzzles, challenges and conversational learning through interactive... Read more

Noche de bodas

By: Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Narrated by: Rafael Baena Zapatero

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Un joven cura de pueblo sufre una verdadera crisis vital cuando, al salir del seminario, despierta el deseo en él y debe enfrentarse a la fuerza de sus sentimientos y al peso de las decisiones que tomó para salir de la miseria. Un retrato humano acerca de la fuerza de la pasión, y una aproximación muy naturalista al mundo rural del que proviene... Read more

Wieder dreizehn sein

By: Sebastian Lenzen

Narrated by: Sebastian Lenzen

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Eine Kurzgeschichte über das 13 werden am Geburtstag der eigenen Tochter. Die Eltern geschieden, die Situation um den Geburtstag als Patchwork-Familie und Gedanken an die eigene Jugend mit all den Unsicherheiten in diesem Alter ... Read more

Rudolf von Rüts: Der Schatz des Maharadscha

By: Rudolf von Rüts

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Der Schatz des Maharadscha ist eine wunderbar skurrile Kriminalgeschichte, die am Fuße des Himalaja spielt. Der Erzähler lernt Mr. Fulton kennen, eine sonderbar hagere Gestalt, die den Umgang mit Menschen scheut. Er gewinnt Fultons Vertrauen und stellt bald fest, dass dieser ein ganz besonderes Interesse für Edelsteine zu haben scheint. Doch... Read more

Paris

By: Sebastian Lenzen

Narrated by: Sebastian Lenzen

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Kurzgeschichte erzählt die eigenen Erlebnisse in dieser besonderen Stadt. Aus Sicht des Jugendlichen, des Heranwachsenden, als Vater und als Tourist. Ein humorvoller Rückblick auf die Besuche und die besonderen Geschichten, die sich dort ereigent haben. Read more

Fernbeziehung Part 1

By: Sebastian Lenzen

Narrated by: Sebastian Lenzen

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Kurzgeschichte beschreibt die emotionale Sicht einer Fernbeziehung aus Männersicht. Das Ankommen, gemeinsame Zeit, die Abschiede und besonders die Zeit, die man(n) alleine verbringt. Die Gedanken an das Für und Wider, Fragen und wenig Antworte inklusive. Read more

A Christmas Love Redeemed

By: Alison Stuart

Narrated by: Catherine Bilson

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Once, on Christmas Day, she sacrificed her heart to save his life. Now, after nine years, will a single glance spark the fire of redemption?London February 1816Fabien, Comte de Mont Clair, once a highly decorated officer of the exiled Napoleon, cuts a dashing swathe through a London society ball, his eyes only for the glittering ladies of the... Read more

A Bedtime Story and a Lullaby: Why the Sea is Salt & Fragile

By: Andrew Lang & Andrew David Moore Johnson

Narrated by: Nicki White, Bella Element & Holly Kyrre

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Grab your teddy and join us as we settle down for one of Andrew Lang's magical stories from the The Blue Fairy Book, "Why the Sea is Salt". Then fall asleep to the soothing classical lullaby "Fragile" by Bella Element. Read more

Nachbarn - Storys (Ungekürzt)

By: Diane Oliver

Narrated by: Maya Alban-Zapata

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein Buch, auf das die Welt 60 Jahre warten musste: große Literatur, in der Aktivismus und Poesie in explosiver Weise aufeinandertreffen "Nachbarn" ist eines jener seltenen Werke in der Literatur, die ihre Zeit einfangen und ihr doch weit voraus sind. Diane Oliver erkundet darin die sich wandelnden sozialen Umstände: Beäugt von den Nachbarn,... Read more

Anarşist Banker

By: Fernando Pessoa

Narrated by: Yiğit Vatansever

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Fernando Pessoa'nın kaleminden çıkan "Anarşist Banker", beklenmedik bir kahramanın sıra dışı hikayesini anlatıyor. Kendisi bir banker olan bu kahraman, toplumun katı kurallarına ve normlarına meydan okuyan bir anarşisttir. "Anarşist Banker", bizi, toplumun yüzeyinde var olan çelişkilerin altını kazıyarak, bireysel özgürlük arayışının ve sistemle... Read more

The Abandoned Property

By: Vincent Proteau

Narrated by: ElevenLabs

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the extraordinary world of Still Waters, where the boundaries of reality blur, and alternate timelines converge. Embark on a mind-bending journey with Still Waters in The Abandoned Property, the latest installment in The Chronicles of Still Waters series. Still Waters, an Experiencer of The Phenomenon, takes you through the intricate... Read more

We Aim to Live

By: John Budden

Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

We Aim to Live is a collection of fourteen powerful, dark and funny short stories, about ordinary people – mostly men – at moments of crisis, crossroads or revelation. The stories look unflinchingly at men's behaviour and the moments when masculinity is on the edge of turning dangerous. Some stories portray the toxic world of professional... Read more

Owning Up

By: George Pelecanos

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity, from esteemed crime fiction writer George Pelecanos; "Like his hero Elmore Leonard, Pelecanos finds the humanity in the lowest of lowlifes."(Chicago Tribune)

When the son of the Carusos is involved in a hold up, the family home comes under siege in the form of... Read more

Float Up, Sing Down

By: Laird Hunt

Narrated by: Holly Palance

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt, read by Holly Palance.

Laird Hunt’s masterful story collection capturing one summer’s day in the Indiana community where the beloved National Book Award Finalist Zorrie bloomed.

Candy Wilson has forgotten to buy the paprika. Turner Davis needs to get his zinnias in. Della Dorner told her... Read more

BrainGymJr - Listen and Learn ( 7-8 years) - Part 4

By: BrainGymJr

Narrated by: BrainGymJr

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

BrainGymJr is a child development platform that teaches children ‘how’ to think, not ‘what’ to think. We orient children to think independently, creatively and adopt a solution-oriented approach. This is done through reinforcement of age-appropriate content in the form of puzzles, challenges and conversational learning through interactive... Read more

Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince and Other Tales

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: philip chenevert

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of five stories by Oscar Wilde, all incorporating his inimitable style and wit. Sometimes sweet and uplifting, sometimes caustic and pointed, they all are well worth listening to. The Happy Prince is a beautiful tale about a statue of a prince, but one who can now see his city and kingdom and the sadness of his people. With the help... Read more