Classics audiobooks

The Well of Loneliness

By: Radclyffe Hall

Narrated by: Laura Kirman

Length: 17 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephen Gordon is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions.

A classic that... Read more

Odour of Chrysanthemums

By: D.H. Lawrence

Narrated by: Julia Franklin

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

'Was this what it all meant - utter, intact separateness, obscured by heat of living?'
In Odour of Chrysanthemums D.H. Lawrence explores the concept of human isolation and the nature of love and relationships. This is the story of Elizabeth, a young wife and mother waiting for her alcoholic husband to return home from what she assumes is another... Read more

The Waves

By: Virginia Woolf

Narrated by: Julia Franklin

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Six children - Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny and Louis - meet in a garden close to the sea, their voices sounding over the constant echo of the waves that roll back and forth from the shore. The book follows them as they develop from childhood to maturity and follow different passions and ambitions; their voices are interspersed with... Read more

Roxana

By: Daniel Defoe

Narrated by: Juanita McMahon

Length: 15 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whore. Embarking on a career as a courtesan and kept woman, Roxana passes from man to man in order to maintain her lavish, glamorous lifestyle. But this life comes at a cost; she... Read more

Ann Veronica

By: H.G. Wells

Narrated by: Melody Grove

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

When it was first published in 1909, Ann Veronica caused a sensation, due to Wells' groundbreaking treatment of female sexuality

Twenty-one, passionate and headstrong, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to live her own life. When her father forbids her from attending a fashionable ball, she leaves her family home and make a fresh start in... Read more

The Last Man

By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Narrated by: Anna Bentinck, Matt Bates & Multiple Narrators

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Last Man is Mary Shelley's apocalyptic fantasy of the end of human civilisation. Set in the late twenty-first century, the novel unfolds a sombre and pessimistic vision of mankind confronting inevitable destruction. Interwoven with her futuristic theme, Mary Shelley incorporates idealised portraits of Shelley and Byron, yet rejects... Read more

Desperate Remedies

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Melody Grove

Length: 15 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward Manston. Desperate Remedies contains sensational ingredients of blackmail, murder and romance, but with its... Read more

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Professor Aronnax, a French naturalist, begins an extremely hazardous voyage to pursue a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the ‘monster’ turns out to be a giant submarine, the Nautilus, which is commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. They explore underwater marvels, and find the ruins of Atlantis but Nemo has a hidden desire... Read more

The Monk

By: Matthew Lewis

Narrated by: Nigel Carrington

Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads the monk Ambrosio, into temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder in order to conceal his guilt.

Written when Matthew Lewis was only 19,... Read more

With the Night Mail

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: Patrick Stacey

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

This thrilling Kipling Dirigible adventure is enhanced with original music and sound effects. An hour long classic tale that takes you across the Atlantic, through a massive electrical storm, and back again. Perfect for Steampunk fans as well as Anglophiles and early Science Fiction buffs. Come with us as we soar through the skies in a mighty... Read more

The Prisoner of Zenda

By: Anthony Hope

Narrated by: Simon Hester

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Rudolf Rassendyll, a carefree young man, doing all he can to avoid settling down in life, suddenly finds himself in the centre of royal intrigue in which he must play a role that will test all of his bravery and resolve. However his biggest test comes when the choice is between true love and duty.The classic romantic adventure, much imitated but... Read more

Dzieci szatana

By: Stanisław Przybyszewski

Narrated by: Marcin Popczynski

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Gordon przewodzi anarchistom, którzy sieją postrach w małym miasteczku. Ich grupa przyciąga zakompleksionych nieudaczników, głównie w młodym wieku, którzy stracili wiarę w sens życia. Przywódca niczym guru sekty obezwładnia młode umysły, by tworzyć nowy porządek świata, oparty na demonicznych ideałach. Treść utworu koreluje z zainteresowaniami... Read more

Tylko grajek

By: H.C. Andersen

Narrated by: Joanna Domańska

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Krystyan wychowuje się w biednej rodzinie. Jego najlepszą przyjaciółką jest żydowska dziewczynka – Naomi, którą opiekuje się dziadek. Para spędza ze sobą dużo czasu, aż kiełkuje między nimi dziecięce uczucie. Wszystko zmienia się, gdy niespodziewanie umiera dziadek dziewczynki. Niedługo potem Naomi wyjeżdża z obcymi ludźmi. Krystyan... Read more

Obłęd: powieść fantastyczna

By: Mieczysław Schreiber-Łuczyński

Narrated by: Stanislaw Heropolitanski

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Hawrick jest ekscentrycznym mężczyzną o zagadkowym trybie życia. Niegdyś przeżył zawód miłosny, teraz dystansuje się od ludzi. Jego pasją jest praca, uwielbia rozmyślać, co skutecznie zastępuje mu towarzystwo. Pewnego dnia zjawia się na Oksfordzie, gdzie trafia na wykład, który wygłasza profesor Browning. Hawrick zaczepia Browninga pytaniem, czy... Read more

Magnesy serc

By: Helena Mniszkówna

Narrated by: Emilia Strzelecka

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Główna bohaterka to ambitna Kasia Zahojska, która po studiach na politechnice wychodzi za mąż za hrabiego i rozpoczyna karierę architekta. Jednak mężowi nie podoba się charakter pracy żony i wkrótce ją porzuca, aby podróżować po świecie. Coraz bardziej samotna Kasia zaczyna rozmyślać o swoim bliskim koledze ze studiów. Read more

Powojenni

By: Helena Mniszkówna

Narrated by: Anna Paliga

Length: 15 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Powieść o przedstawicielach polskiego ziemiaństwa, którzy po I wojnie światowej oraz rewolucji bolszewickiej utracili swoje majątki i próbują ułożyć sobie życie na nowo w powojennej rzeczywistości. Głównym bohaterem jest Edward Zebrzydowski, młody arystokrata, który postanawia się bogato wżenić w celu ratowania swojego statusu społecznego. Read more

Tajny Agent

By: Joseph Conrad

Narrated by: Robert Michalak

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Wiktoriański Londyn przełomu XIX i XX wieku. Serce europejskiego przemysłu i rozwoju. Verloc, czyli tytułowy tajny agent, pod namową sekretarza ambasady wrogiego mocarstwa planuje krwawy zamach na Królewskie Obserwatorium w Greenwich. Jego celem jest podburzenie posad Imperium Brytyjskiego i demonstracja anarchistycznych poglądów. "Tajny agent"... Read more

Adventures of Odysseus & The Tale of Troy

By: Padraic Colum

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The Iliad are retold in a glorious saga of courage and magical adventure. Written in a manner that will delight both young and old, this is a great way to learn the immortal epics of Homer. Read more

A Room With a View

By: E.M. Forster

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Published in 1908, A Room with a View was one of Forster's earliest novels and it has become one of his most famous and popular. The story is set in Florence, Italy, and Surrey, England and centers on young Lucy Honeychurch's choice between propriety and love. It is an accomplished and beautiful love story, full of generous insights.
Edward... 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

The Iliad

By: Homer

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 16 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The first of Homer's epic poems tells of the counsel of Nestor, Achilles' slaying of Hector, and the defeat of the Trojans by the Greeks.Little is known about the Ancient Greek oral poet, Homer, the supposed 8th century BC author of the world-read Iliad and his later masterpiece, The Odyssey. These classic epics provided the basis for Greek... Read more

The Odyssey

By: Homer

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 12 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In his perilous journey home after the Trojan War, Odysseus must pass through the land of the Cyclopes, encounter Circe the Enchantress, and face the terrible Charybdis and the six headed serpent Scylla.Little is known about the Ancient Greek oral poet, Homer, the supposed 8th Century BC author of the world-read Iliad and his later masterpiece... Read more

Collected Stories and Poems

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Hundreds of books and articles have been written about Edgar Allan Poe. Even so, no one is really sure who Poe was. Many people say that he was as crazy as the characters he wrote about. Others say that Poe was a driven man with a simple wish. He wanted to write and to make a living by his writing. Even though Poe lived a miserable life, he... Read more

Candide

By: Voltaire

Narrated by: Kevin Thies

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle,... Read more