Classics audiobooks

Cranford

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

Narrated by: Elizabeth Grace

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the quaint world of "Cranford" by Elizabeth Gaskell, narrated by the soothing voice of Elizabeth Grace and produced by Slumber Studios.If you’re struggling with sleepless nights or a restless mind, this audiobook is crafted to gently guide you into a deep, peaceful slumber.Close your eyes, relax, and let Elizabeth Grace’s... Read more

O Espelho - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Vinícius Léscio & Public Play Editora

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"O Espelho" é um conto filosófico de Machado de Assis que explora a complexidade da identidade humana. A história é narrada por Jacobina, um homem que, em uma conversa com amigos, relata uma experiência extraordinária que vivenciou. Após receber um uniforme militar, Jacobina se isola em uma casa de campo onde, ao se olhar em um espelho, começa a... Read more

The Gods of Pegana

By: Lord Dunsany

Narrated by: Arthur Lane

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the fascinating world of the Pegana pantheon, created by fantasy master Lord Dunsany. This groundbreaking book will take you on a journey to a realm where gods rule by whim and reality intertwines with myth.
"The Gods of Pegana" is a collection of tales about the creation of the world, powerful deities, and their influence on the fates... Read more

1984

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Antoine Dubois

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"1984" de George Orwell est un roman dystopique publié en 1949. L'histoire se déroule dans un futur totalitaire où un régime politique oppressif, dirigé par le mystérieux Big Brother, contrôle tous les aspects de la vie des citoyens. Le protagoniste, Winston Smith, est un employé du gouvernement qui travaille pour le Ministère de la Vérité, où... Read more

Carta al padre

By: Franz Kafka

Narrated by: Max Garzón

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Gratis por lanzamiento!-En español neutro, narrado por un humano-Es el nombre dado comúnmente a la carta que Franz Kafka escribió a su padre Hermann en noviembre de 1919, criticándolo por su conducta emocionalmente abusiva e hipócrita hacia él. El texto resulta de vital importancia para comprender la relación de Kafka con su padre, aspecto... Read more

A Study in Scarlet

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Chase Foster

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Uncover the origins of Sherlock Holmes with "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle, the thrilling audiobook that introduces the world to the iconic detective and his loyal friend, Dr. John Watson. In this captivating first installment of the Sherlock Holmes series, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a complex murder investigation involving a... Read more

Tess of the D'Urbevilles

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Olivia Dowd

Length: 16 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D’Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her ‘cousin’ Alec proves to be her downfall.
A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope... Read more

Letters of Two Brides

By: Honoré de Balzac & R. S. Scott

Narrated by: Melanie Carey, Stacey Lind & André Santana

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Two girls emerge from a convent in order to marry and assume their places in post-Revolutionary French society. Louise is ruled by passion, Renée by pragmatism, and the intimate details of their trials and triumphs are revealed through their correspondence. Letters of Two Brides follows two strong women across the years as they navigate love,... Read more

The Dancing Floor

By: John Buchan

Narrated by: Graham Scott

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A third adventure for Sir Edward Leithen, in which Leithen befriends young Vernon Milburne, a man haunted by an annually recurring dream in which some dark and mysterious challenge moves year by year closer. After the war, as the culmination of Vernon’s dream approaches, both men meet—and take an instant dislike to—Miss Koré Arabin, a young... Read more

The Sign of the Four

By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

London, 1888. A Ms. Mary Morstan arrives at 221B Baker Street with a case for Sherlock Holmes and his companion, Dr. John Watson. Some ten years prior, her father, Captain Arthur Morstan, returned to London while on leave from his post in India—only to go missing. Adding another layer to the mystery are six pearls in her possession, having... Read more

Lady Susan

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Linda Barrans, Denis Daly & Catherine Bilson

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This epistolary novel was probably written in 1794, but was not published until 1871.Lady Susan Vernon, middle-aged and recently widowed, has retained her looks and appealing vivacity. She makes use of her bereavement and her loss of wealth by imposing herself on the hospitality of relatives, and by amusing herself in flirtation with the various... Read more

Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt

Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.
One of the world’s favourite books, Pride and Prejudice has long been regarded as a classic romance. In Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jane Austen created the greatest pair of sparring lovers since Shakespeare’s... Read more

Emma

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Rachel Atkins

Length: 17 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

‘I am going to take a heroine whom nobody but myself will much like,’ wrote Jane Austen when beginning Emma in January 1814.
In this she was proved wrong. Pride and Prejudice may be her most famous novel, Persuasion her most deeply affecting, but for many, Emma is Austen’s best novel; the most perfectly balanced between comedy and insight,... Read more

Moby Dick

By: Herman Melville

Narrated by: Chris Ciulla

Length: 24 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, was first published in 1851. Known for its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," and for its epic narrative, complex characters, and rich symbolism, it is considered one of the greatest works of American literature. The novel tells the story of a sailor named Ishmael who joins a whaling ship, the Pequod, under... Read more

The American Claimant

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Todd Kramer

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The American Claimant is a comedy of mistaken identities and multiple role switches - fertile and familiar Mark Twain territory. Its cast of characters include an American enamored of British hereditary aristocracy and a British earl entranced by American democracy.
The central character, Colonel Mulberry Sellers, is an irrepressible, buoyant mad... Read more

The Lion of the North

By: G. A. Henty

Narrated by: Jim Hodges

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

Malcolm Greene is a Scotsman, recruited to fight for Sweden under the greatest soldier of the century, Gustavus Adolphus. Malcolm throws himself into the fray in the great battles of the first half of the Thirty Years War. In the ranks of the Scotch Brigade, we meet Mackay, Hepburn, and Munro—heroes all and destined for greatness. He confronts... Read more

Mansfield Park

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar

Length: 17 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

At just ten years old, Fanny Price is sent from her poor Portsmouth home to live with the family of her wealthy uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, in the vast grandeur of Mansfield Park.
Timid and fragile, Fanny is neglected by the indolent Lady Bertram, belittled by her conceited cousins Maria and Julia, and constantly reminded of her lowly status by... Read more

Far From the Madding Crowd

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Olivia Dowd

Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The tale of spirited farmer Bathsheba Everdene and the three suitors who vie for her attention is the first of Hardy’s Wessex novels.
Passion and tragedy abound against the backdrop of a 19th-century rural idyll, as Hardy sets the tone for his subsequent forays into the life and love stories of this fictional county.  Read more

Ruth

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

Narrated by: Laura Sears

Length: 16 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Ruth is a heartwarming biblical story about loyalty, love, and redemption. Ruth, a Moabite widow, remains devoted to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and accompanies her back to Bethlehem. Despite facing hardships and discrimination, Ruth's kindness and perseverance lead to her marriage to Boaz, a wealthy landowner. Their union results in the birth of... Read more

The Battle of Life

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Book #4 in Dickens' Christmas Books series.
Sisters Grace and Marion are driven apart, only to be reunited over the festive season. Dickens's Christmas stories perfectly enraptured the spirit of the Victorian Christmas and came to inspire many traditional aspects of the seasno today, including what we know think of as Christmas dinner, family... Read more

The Eternal Moment and Other Stories

By: E.M. Forster

Narrated by: Emma Gregory & Barnaby Edwards

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This collection of short stories from E. M. Forster contains six tales that were initially written between 1903 and 1912.
Many of these stories, including the modern classic The Machine Stops - which is set in a world where humanity lives underground and relies on a giant machine to provide its needs - deal with science fiction and supernatural... Read more

The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Robert G. Slade

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Arguably the greatest American novel of the 20th century, Fitzgerald’s simple story of lost love has captivated readers, filmmakers and fellow writers for generations. Narrator Nick Carraway tells the story of his neighbour Jay Gatsby, whose parties at his Long Island mansion are as lavish as his past is mysterious. Yet Gatsby cares only for one... Read more

Jane Eyre

By: Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by: Rachel Atkins

Length: 20 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Orphaned Jane emerges from a cold, hostile upbringing at Lowood Institution to take her place as governess at Thornfield, home of Mr Rochester. Her petulant but loving charge, Adele, and the housekeeper, Mrs Fairfax, are her sole company, while Rochester remains a distant, mysterious and yet imposing presence.
As time goes by, however, Jane's;... Read more

Poirot and Holmes: The Detective Collection

By: Arthur Conan Doyle & Agatha Christie

Narrated by: David Rintoul & Jonathan Keeble

Length: 102 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The two greatest detectives of the twentieth century come together in this incredible collection.
This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of Agatha Christie's first 6 titles featuring Hercule Poirot novels, as-well as the complete collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels and stories, all read by the award-winning David... Read more