Classics audiobooks

Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Tim Gregory

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Clear the decks for one of the greatest swashbuckling stories ever told. Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the fiery tropic seas—an unforgettable tale of treachery that embroils a host of legendary swashbucklers, from honest young Jim Hawkins to sinister, two-timing Israel Hands, to evil incarnate, blind Pew.... Read more

Alfred Tennyson - A Collection of Poetry

By: Alfred Tennyson

Narrated by: Jan Hartley & Philip Bird

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language. He was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, a rector's son and fourth of 12 children and reportedly a descendant of King Edward III of England.

This audiobook collects together... Read more

DragonSpell

By: Donita K. Paul

Narrated by: Ellen Grafton

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service. A Desperate Search Begins… A small band of Paladin’s servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling... Read more

Jane Eyre

By: Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 18 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Jane Eyre, the plain yet spirited governess, introduced a new kind of heroine to literature: one whose virtuous integrity, sharp intellect, and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved.Orphaned and subject to a cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit... Read more

A Quartet of Saki

By: Saki

Narrated by: Helen Elizabeth G

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 - November 13, 1916), a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged... Read more

A Quartet of Tennyson

By: Alfred Tennyson

Narrated by: Helen Elizabeth G

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language. He was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, a rector's son and fourth of 12 children and reportedly a descendant of King Edward III of England.

This audiobook collects together... Read more

The Trumpet-Major

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Set against the larger-than-life backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, Hardy’s only historical novel tells of the loves and sorrows of ordinary people caught in extraordinary times.When an anticipated invasion brings several regiments to her small rural community, young country maid Anne Garland is courted by three men in uniform: the loyal... Read more

Wenn ich in deine Augen seh

By: Heinrich Heine

Narrated by: Gerd Baltus, Maren Eggert, Peter Franke, Donata...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Kaum einer hat Deutschland so voller Liebe, Wut und Witz besungen wie Heinrich Heine. Sanfte lyrische Töne wie "Leise zieht durch mein Gemüt" gehören ebenso zur Sprache dieses Dichters wie die bittere Satire "Erinnerung aus Krähwinkels Schreckenstagen" oder der charmante Humor in "Das Fräulein stand am Meere". Und noch immer zieht die... Read more

Diesen Kuss der ganzen Welt

By: Friedrich Schiller

Narrated by: Katharina Thalbach, Gerd Baltus, Donata Höffer,...

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Seit Generationen sind die Worte Friedrich Schillers in aller Munde. Seine Enttäuschung über die blutigen Auswirkungen der Französischen Revolution klingt in den Zeilen "Jedoch der schrecklichste der Schrecken, das ist der Mensch in seinem Wahn" ebenso wieder wie sein Optimismus in der "Ode an die Freude". Durch alle Werke dringt die innigste... Read more

Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen

By: Heinrich Heine

Narrated by: Katharina Thalbach

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

"Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen" ist Heinrich Heines bedeutendste politische Dichtung. Heine verbindet sensible Wahrnehmung sozialer, religiöser und politischer Veränderungen in Deutschland und Europa mit dem für Heine typischen spöttelnden und ironischen Witz. 1844 entstanden jene berühmten Verse, von denen der Dichter selbst sagte, sie seien... Read more

Great Classic Suspense

By: various authors

Narrated by: Geraint Wyn Davies

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself. Savor the best storytelling from the greatest authors of the supernatural. The haunting language and brilliant renditions create an extraordinary atmosphere.This audio recording includes the following suspense-filled classics:“Ethan Brand” by Nathaniel Hawthorne—A lime-burner and his young son encounter the man searching for... Read more

David Copperfield - Abridged

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Walter Richter u.v.a.

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das Hörspiel "David Copperfield" in der Produktion des WDRs von 1957 gehört zu den großen, abendfüllenden Produktionen aus der goldenen Ära des Radios. Die Geschichte um den Waisenjungen David, den edlen aber stets verschuldeten Wilkins Micawber, den zwielichtigen Uriah heep und die Familie Peggotty gehört zu den Meisterwerken der Weltliteratur... Read more

Till We Have Faces

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

C. S. Lewis reworks the timeless myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction in this novel about the struggle between sacred and profane love. Set in the pre-Christian world of Glome on the outskirts of Greek civilization, it is a tale of two princesses: the beautiful Psyche, who is loved by the god of love himself,... Read more

The Pilgrim’s Regress

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book written by C. S. Lewis after his conversion, The Pilgrim's Regress is, in a sense, a record of Lewis' own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction that eventually led him to Christianity. It is the story of John and his odyssey to an enchanting island that has created in him an intense longing, a mysterious, sweet desire.... Read more

King Solomon’s Mines

By: H. Rider Haggard

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A bold elephant hunter journeys to an unknown land in search of fabled lost treasure. But terrible dangers threaten anyone who approaches the wonderful diamond mines of King Solomon.On board a ship bound for Natal, adventurer Allan Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good. His new friends have set out to find Sir Henry’s younger... Read more

The Black Tulip

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexandre Dumas’s novels are notable for their suspense and excitement, their foul deeds, hairsbreadth escapes, and glorious victories. In The Black Tulip, the real hero is no musketeer, but a flower.The novel, a deceptively simple story, is set in Holland in 1672 during the amazing tulipmania of the seventeenth century that brought wealth to... Read more

The Happy Prince and Other Tales

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In "The Model Millionaire", the destiny of a young, ambitious, brilliant pauper changes with an act of his misplaced generosity. "The Happy Prince" is one of Oscar Wilde’s renowned fairy tales. From his vantage point, high above the city, the statue of The Happy Prince gives of himself in a way most astonishing. In "The Sphinx Without a Secret",... Read more

Great Classic Humor

By: various authors

Narrated by: Marni Webb, Marsh McCandless, Richard Russ & ...

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Chuckle along with the best nineteenth-century humorists, who provide you with tall tales, puns, and witty ripostes. Seven of these twenty-seven gems are from Twain himself. No guarantees of political correctness, but they're sure to tickle your twenty-first century funny bone. Beginning with the piece that made Mark Twain famous, "The Notorious... Read more

The Pilgrimage

By: Paulo Coelho

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The Pilgrimage paved the way to Paulo Coehlo's international bestselling novel The Alchemist. In many ways, these two volumes are companions—to truly comprehend one, you must read the other.Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This fascinating parable explores the need to find one's own... Read more

La Giara

By: Luigi Pirandello

Narrated by: Marco Gallico

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Forse la più nota novella di Pirandello. Don Lollò Zirafa trova la sua nuova e bellissima giara...rotta!! Read more

Within the Tides

By: Joseph Conrad

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The four stories contained in Within the Tides are linked by Conrad’s treatment of loyalty and betrayal. They range in setting from the Far East to eighteenth-century Spain to England. The tone shifts from the tragic inevitability of “The Planter of Malata” and the pathos of “Because of the Dollars” to the gothic atmosphere of “The Inn of the... Read more

Native Son

By: Richard Wright

Narrated by: Peter Francis James

Length: 17 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels“If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr.""The most powerful American novel to appear since The Grapes of Wrath."" —The New YorkerWhen it was... Read more

Elsie’s Womanhood

By: Martha Finley

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

It is time for celebration as Elsie prepares to marry her beloved Edward. Following their wedding, the happy couple honeymoons at Viamede, the childhood home of Elsie’s mother in the bayou region of Louisiana. Here Elsie’s faith matures, and she learns to share her belief with others in a meaningful way.Four children—Elsie, Edward, Violet, and... Read more

Betty Zane, with eBook

By: Zane Grey

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Betty Zane is the story of the first settlers in the Ohio Valley and their fight for survival during the Revolutionary War. The British have organized and incited the various eastern tribes to attack American "Rebels" in this lesser-known theater of the war.



Betty is a fiery beauty whose quest for romance with Alfred Clarke is interrupted time... Read more