Classics audiobooks

Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde – neu erzählt - Abridged

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Friedhelm Ptok

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Otto Lidenbrock ist ein ebenso angesehener wie eigenbrötlerischer Professor. In Hamburg lehrt er am Johanneum Mineralogie und Geologie. Als er ein in Runen verfasstes Manuskript aus dem 12. Jahrhundert erwirbt, entdeckt er eine verschlüsselte Botschaft des isländischen Alchemisten Arne Saknussemm. Lidenbrock weiht seinen Neffen Axel ein, mit... Read more

In 80 Tagen um die Welt – neu erzählt - Abridged

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Jürgen Thormann

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Im Herbst 1872 erschien in der Tageszeitung "Le Temps" in immer neuen Lieferungen die erste Fassung von Jules Vernes Roman "In 80 Tagen um die Welt". Das Erscheinungsdatum der einzelnen Kapitel entsprach dabei in etwa den Etappen der fiktiven Reisegruppe um Phileas Fogg. Der exzentrische Gentleman und sein französischer Diener Passepartout... Read more

Ali Baba und die 40 Räuber - neu erzählt - Abridged

By: author

Narrated by: Judy Winter

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Erzählungssammlung aus dem Morgenland gehört heute zu den Klassikern der Weltliteratur und ist zugleich zum Inbegriff des exotischen Orients geworden. Dieses Orientbild aber geht nicht etwa auf Tausendundeine Nacht selbst zurück, sondern ist vielmehr das Ergebnis verschiedener Übersetzungen und Interpretationen. In Europa prägte der... Read more

Dona Jucunda - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Tiago Torres

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No conto "Dona Jucunda", Machado de Assis trata de um tema pouco comum em sua obra: o efeito da maternidade sobre as mulheres. Dona Jucunda é uma bela mulher, que mora com a madrinha. Depois de casar-se, dá à luz um filho e tem uma boa vida, em oposição à de seu pai e à da irmã gêmea, que enfrentam muitas adversidades. Read more

Es schlug mein Herz. Geschwind, zu Pferde! - Abridged

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Narrated by: Donata Höffer & Peter Franke

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Neben Goethes schönsten Gedichten und Balladen werden Auszüge aus bekannten Werken wie dem "Faust" zu Gehör gebracht. Die Texte handeln von der Natur, den Elementen und der menschlichen Seele. Sie spiegeln Goethes Werk in all seinen Facetten wider. Meisterhaft interpretieren Donata Höffer und Peter Franke Goethes Texte, schaffen einen Zugang... Read more

Entre duas datas - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Tiago Torres

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Que duas pessoas se amem e se separem é, na verdade, coisa triste, desde que não há entre elas nenhum impedimento moral ou social. Mas o destino ou o acaso, ou o complexo das circunstâncias da vida determina muita vez o contrário." A abertura do conto "Entre duas datas" diz muito do seu enredo, que apresenta a história de Duarte e Malvina,... Read more

Conecte-se com o amor que habita em você - Abridged

By: Monja Coen

Narrated by: Monja Coen

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Este minilivro faz parte da coleção de ensaios "Sobre o amor", publicado pela Editora Vozes. Convidamos você a refletir junto com Monja Coen o exercício do amor na sua plenitude. Conecte-se com o amor que habita em você. Read more

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Abridged

By: Lewis Carroll

Narrated by: Sally Field

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In an enchanting performance, two-time Academy Award® winner Sally Field takes us on a topsy-turvy adventure through Wonderland. Irresistibly delightful, fascinating and funny, Ms. Field's stunning interpretation brings Alice, the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and all of Lewis Carroll's remarkable characters to life.

Produced in... Read more

Nunca deixe de amar - Abridged

By: Monja Coen

Narrated by: Monja Coen

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Este minilivro faz parte da coleção de ensaios "Sobre o amor", publicado pela Editora Vozes. Convidamos você a refletir junto com Monja Coen o exercício do amor na sua plenitude. Amar por amar apenas, sem expectativa e sem esperança. Read more

O amor é o caminho que se faz ao caminhar - Abridged

By: Pastor Henrique Vieira

Narrated by: Pastor Henrique Vieira

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Este minilivro faz parte da coleção de ensaios "Sobre o amor", publicado pela Editora Vozes. Convidamos você a refletir junto com o Pastor Henrique Vieira o exercício do amor na sua plenitude. O amor é muito mais que sentimento, pois é decisão e atitude, consciência e modo de conduzir a vida. O amor é o caminho que se faz ao caminhar. Read more

O amor que cuida - Abridged

By: Padre Júlio Lancellotti

Narrated by: Padre Júlio Lancellotti

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Este minilivro faz parte da coleção de ensaios "Sobre o amor", publicado pela Editora Vozes. Convidamos você a refletir junto com o Padre Júlio Lancelotti o exercício do amor na sua plenitude. O amor, como diz o Padre Júlio, é essa força que faz fazer o melhor para o outro. Read more

Hoffmanns Erzählungen für Kinder - Abridged

By: Jacques Offenbach

Narrated by: Ursula Wüsthof

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Muse Nicola erinnert sich an all die Abenteuer, die sie mit ihrem Schützling E.T.A. Hoffmann erlebte: An den Abend, als er sich unsterblich in die Spielzeugpuppe Olympia verliebte. An die Begegnung mit der hübschen Antonia und ihren teuflischen Wunderdoktor, der sich "Dr Miracle" nannte. Und an Giulietta, die Hoffmann sein Spiegelbild... Read more

O fetiche e Viagens de Gulliver - dois ensaios - Abridged

By: Araripe Jr.

Narrated by: A definir

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Dois ensaios em que Tristão de Alencar de Araripe Júnior explora personagens públicas de seu tempo. Em "O fetiche", a Rainha Vitória está no centro de seus comentários (críticos), ao tempo em que ela celebrava seu jubileu de ouro. "Viagens de Gulliver", por sua vez, nada fala da obra de Johnattan Swift, mas a obra clássica que empresta seu... Read more

Oliver Twist - Abridged

By: Dickens Charles

Narrated by: Alex Jennings

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, read by Alex Jennings.

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a... Read more

Win Some - Abridged

By: Brian Slipka

Narrated by: Jeff Gould

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Meet Sam Masterson, an aging professional baseball player who feels he can't catch a break. In most conversations, Sam strikes out, causing strained relationships wherever he is. Self-absorbed and distracted, Sam tries to rehab his aching body so no one will notice his diminishing prowess. Then a public debacle threatens to end his... Read more

Madeline in London - Abridged

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

Narrated by: Guy Chase

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

"Madeline in London" is a charming addition to Ludwig Bemelmans' beloved Madeline series, first published in 1961. This delightful story follows the spirited and fearless Madeline and her classmates as they embark on an exciting journey from their Parisian boarding school to the bustling city of London. The girls are visiting their friend... Read more

Eco da voz portuguesa por Terras de Santa Cruz - Abridged

By: António Feliciano de Castilho

Narrated by: Léo Stefanini

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Escrita pelo ícone do Romantismo português António Feliciano de Castilho, esta prosa poética chora as dores do povo lusitano ao tempo de dona Maria I, a Louca. As investidas do narrador contra a rainha insensível têm um tom patriótico. Castilho, contudo, mantém o respeito à nobreza, figurado no uso de iniciais maiúsculas, na edição original, nos... Read more

Persuasion - Abridged

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Geraldine McEwan

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Classics presents Jane Austen's Persuasion, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Geraldine McEwan.

'Her attachment and regrets had, for a long time, clouded every enjoyment of youth; and an early loss of bloom and spirits had been their lasting... Read more

Far From the Madding Crowd - Abridged

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Julie Christie

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Classics presents Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Julie Christie.

Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is... Read more

Moby-Dick - Abridged

By: Herman Melville

Narrated by: William Hootkins

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Classics presents Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actor William Hootkins.

'The frail gunwales bent in, collapsed, and snapped, as both jaws, like an enormous shears, sliding further aft, bit the craft completely in... Read more

Dracula - Abridged

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: Richard E Grant

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Classics presents Bram Stoker's Dracula, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actor Richard E. Grant.

'Alone with the dead! I dare not go out, for I can hear the low howl of the wolf through the broken window'

A chilling masterpiece of the horror genre, Dracula... Read more

Emma - Abridged

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Fiona Shaw

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Classics presents Jane Austen's Emma, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Fiona Shaw.

'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall'

Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly... Read more

Where Angels Fear to Tread - Abridged

By: E. M. Forster

Narrated by: Stephen Fry

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Audio presents E.M. Forster's Where Angels Fear to Tread, adapted for listening and now available as a digital audiobook as part of the Penguin English Library series. This abridged version is read by Stephen Fry.

'I had got an idea that everyone here spent their lives in making little sacrifices for objects they didn't care for, to... Read more

Joseph Andrews - Abridged

By: Henry Fielding

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Classics presents Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actor Sean Barrett.

'Kissing, Joseph, is but a prologue to a Play. Can I believe a young fellow of your Age and Complexion will be content with Kissing?'

Henry Fielding's... Read more