Art audiobooks

Civilian Clothes (Unabridged)

By: Thompson Buchanan

Narrated by: Allen Rector, Samuel Mcknight, Edward Blanchard...

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

They say putting on a uniform transforms you. But what happens when you take it off? Civilian Clothes, a witty comedy in three acts by Thompson Buchanan, follows a group of characters whose lives are upended when they shed their professional garb. Will a decorated general find peace in retirement? Can a stern headmistress navigate the... Read more

The Double Dealer (Unabridged)

By: William Congreve

Narrated by: Martin Cooper, Karen Gray, Kenneth Boren & Judi...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In the glittering, gossipy world of London high society, love is a game played with sharp wit and even sharper tongues. Mellefont, a charming young gentleman, is about to marry the beautiful Cynthia. But lurking in the shadows is Maskwell, the ultimate double-dealer. Fueled by hidden desire and a thirst for power, Maskwell will weave a web of... Read more

In Chancery (Unabridged)

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

Narrated by: Maurice Hart, Betty Fears, Charles Fouse & Cora...

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Subtitled "An Original Fantastic Comedy in Three Acts", this should be another enjoyable farce by Pinero, including memory loss, mistaken identity, crime and detection, romance, and many other of life's various complications. "Your husband?" "My husband!" "Begorra! It's not bigamy, but trigonometry, he's been attempting". Read more

Amphitryon (Unabridged)

By: author

Narrated by: Geraldine Heath, Tessa Schrock, Lisa Beckler & ...

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The history of Amphitryon and Alcmene, or rather the myth of the birth of Hercules, is certainly very old, and is to be found in the literature of different nations." Under Moliere's touch, it becomes "One of the most charming and natural comedies composed in French verse.... Sprightliness and vivacity abound in this comedy.... Read more

The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman (Unabridged)

By: F. Scott FITZGERALD

Narrated by: Regina Carswell, Ronald Waller, Patricia Legere...

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"Any man who doesn’t want to get on in the world, to make a million dollars, and maybe even park his toothbrush in the White House, hasn’t got as much to him as a good dog has—he’s nothing more or less than a vegetable." Such is the preface of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s only outing as a playwright. The action begins when 35-year-old railway clerk... Read more

Four Masters of Etching (UNABRIDGED)

By: Frederick Wedmore

Narrated by: George Sousa, Robin Burback, Linda Parker & Mar...

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Frederick Wedmore presents short vignettes of influential artists of the 19th century who were noted for their mastery of etching: Seymour Haden, Jules Jacquemart, J. A. M. Whistler, and Alphonse Legros. Read more

Art Works

By: Ken Grossinger

Narrated by: Ken Grossinger & Micheline Klagsbrun

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Named one of The Progressive magazine's Favorite Books of the YearAn inside look at the organizers and artists on the front lines of political mobilization and social change“Ken [Grossinger] is one of the smartest strategists I know.” —John Sweeney, AFL-CIO president, 1995–2009An artist’s mural of George Floyd becomes an emblem of a renewed... Read more

Learn, Improve, Master

By: Nick Velasquez

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Develop the power to learn and master any skillDo you dream of excelling at a sport, music, art, cooking, writing, public speaking, or anything else? Learn, Improve, Master will help you make that dream a reality.Through a combination of learning science and strategies used by world-class performers, this guide will teach you what it really... Read more

Gloves Past and Present (UNABRIDGED)

By: Willard M. Smith

Narrated by: Consuelo Rossbach, Jane Rodriguez, Gloria Mcdow...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From the preface: "For thirty years I have devoted myself to the practical problems of the glove industry, and my connection with one of the substantial firms of master-merchant-glovers in the world has taught me how little gloves are known or appreciated by the millions of persons who buy them and wear them. The pursuit of glove lore--the... Read more

The waning of the middle ages (UNABRIDGED)

By: Johan Huizinga

Narrated by: Judy Allison, Mario Harvey, Frances Phillip & F...

Length: 13 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The Waning of the Middle Ages (also known as The Autumn of the Middle Ages, or Autumntide of the Middle Ages), subtitled A study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, is Johan Huizinga's most famous work. It was published in 1919 as Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen and first... Read more

The Squire (UNABRIDGED)

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

Narrated by: Jeremiah Smith, Richard Sanzotta, Matthew Meete...

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

"Then take a word of advice—cut yourself adrift from Squire Kate's apron strings. (Gilbert turns away) When my father, John Verity, died, and left his girl alone in the world, you helped me out of debt and difficulty; but all the skill on earth can never squeeze more than bread and butter out of this dear broken-down old place. (she rises) So go... Read more

The Wonder-Working Magician (UNABRIDGED)

By: Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Narrated by: Margaret Mccollum, Bradley Lamb, Nadia Jackson ...

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Wonderful Magician" is perhaps better known to poetical students in England from the spirited fragment Shelley has left us in his "Scenes from Calderon." The preoccupation of a subject by a great master throws immense difficulties in the way of any one who ventures to follow in the same path: but as Shelley allowed himself great licence in... Read more

The Medici, Volume 1 (UNABRIDGED)

By: G. F. Young

Narrated by: Rosa Moritz, Lisa Ellis, Janice Thompson & Chri...

Length: 14 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zenith of power and influence, to its eventual decay and ruin. It outlines their history in conjunction with the major events of Europe and dwells much on the artists and artworks patronized by the Medici - the... Read more

Don Garcia of Navarre, or the Jealous Prince (UNABRIDGED)

By: author

Narrated by: Eugene Burns, Cristobal Fuller, Daniel Farrell ...

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Nothing can be more unlike The Pretentious Young Ladies or Sganarelle than Molière's Don Garcia of Navarre. The Théâtre du Palais-Royal had opened on the 20th January, 1661, with The Love-Tiff and Sganarelle, but as the young wife of Louis XIV., Maria Theresa, daughter of Philip IV., King of Spain, had only lately arrived, and as a taste for the... Read more

Trelawny of the Wells (UNABRIDGED)

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

Narrated by: Christopher Winebarger, Mary Gray, Joshua Potee...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A theater, various actors and actresses, their admirers, financial backers, etc. The star Rose Trelawny wants to leave the stage for love, but it is not an easy thing to fit into conventional society after a life onstage. And not easy to go back to the stage either. Read more

Quality Street (UNABRIDGED)

By: J. M. BARRIE

Narrated by: Ashley Faulk, Mary Carson, Thomas Dodge & Jody ...

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Two sisters living on Quality Street set up and run a school for children after the local doctor heads off to fight Napoleon. Ten years later he returns, thinking that all the adventures have been his, and that the old life in Quality Street has waited, as in a sleep, to be resumed on the day of his return. Katharine Hepburn starred in a movie... Read more

The Magistrate (UNABRIDGED)

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

Narrated by: Robert Rosenthal, Dorothy Sayman, Maria Tomlins...

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The success of “The Magistrate” was immediate, and the Court Theatre was crowded night after night for more than a year, the play being presented over 300 times. So prosperous was the run that there was no cessation during the Summer holiday season. This success, however, was not confined to London, for three companies were soon carrying the... Read more

Thoughts on Art and Life (UNABRIDGED)

By: Leonardo da Vinci

Narrated by: Walter Benford, May Drye, Diane Walker & Wanda ...

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a compilation of the thoughts on art, science and life of Leonardo da Vinci, translated by Maurice Baring and edited by Lewis Einstein. Read more

A Kiss for Cinderella (UNABRIDGED)

By: J. M. BARRIE

Narrated by: Steve Carpenter, James Fletcher, Phillip Griffi...

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This play does have Cinderella and a Godmother, Royalty, and glass slippers, but it takes place in WW1 and is certainly not your typical fairy tale! Produced on Broadway in 1916, it was made into a silent movie in 1925. Read more

Stamp Collecting as a Pastime (UNABRIDGED)

By: Edward J. Nankivell

Narrated by: Leah Spangler, Tom Gall, Brad Wedeking & Debra ...

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Edward J. Nankivell was an early stamp collector in England. In this book he describes the hobby of stamp collecting. He was the editor of the Philatelic Record and Stamp News. Read more

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (UNABRIDGED)

By: author

Narrated by: Keith Detrolio, Darrell Arcangel, Rose Gregorio...

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This publication of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of the Black Hills presents the history and description of one of the most iconic colossal sculptures of the world. Originally conceived by Doane Robinson of South Dakota, the memorial was designed by renowned sculptor, Gutzon Borglum who also gave oversight of the construction... Read more

The Theory of the Theatre, and Other Principles of Dramatic Criticism (UNABRIDGED)

By: Clayton Hamilton

Narrated by: Lois Sweeney, Ardelle Whiteside, Nancy Hurley &...

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton concerning theatre & dramatic practices, and the criticism thereof, from an early 20th century perspective. Read more

Herrmann's Book of Magic (Unabridged)

By: Alexander Herrmann

Narrated by: Julie Glendening, Lisa Gilder, Patti Fitts & Ca...

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Black Art Fully Exposed. A complete and practical guide to drawing-room and stage magic for professionals and amateurs, including a complete exposure of the black art. Read more

Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves (Unabridged)

By: Lillian Shearon

Narrated by: Kristi Hargett, John Ramirez, Dane Salem & Bria...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Reading the Cup is essentially a domestic form of Fortune-telling to be practiced at home, and with success by anyone who will take the trouble to master the simple rules laid down in these pages: and it is in the hope that it will provide a basis for much innocent and inexpensive amusement and recreation round the tea-table at home, as well as... Read more