Classics audiobooks

Alfred Lord Tennyson: In Memoriam, Idylls of the King, Maud & more

By: Alfred Tennyson

Narrated by: Andrew Sachs, John Gielgud, Hallam Tennyson, Ti...

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A definitive collection of Tennyson’s finest worksAlfred Lord Tennyson is one of Britain’s greatest and most popular poets. Even during his lifetime, he was considered a national institution: Queen Victoria appointed him Poet Laureate in 1850, a position he held for 42 years, and in 1884 he became the first writer to be granted a baronetcy. In a... Read more

An Actor's End

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"The noble father and simpleton Shchiptsov, a tall, stocky old man, famous not so much for his stage talents as for his extraordinary physical strength, had a huge fight with the manager during the performance and in the midst of the swearing suddenly felt that something had snapped in his chest ... Read more

Vanka

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Trevor O'Hare

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The story relates the plight of a nine-year-old orphan boy, Vanka, who has been apprenticed to a cobbler in Moscow. He writes a letter to his grandfather in the countryside, begging to be rescued from his cruel master. "Vanka" was published in 1886. Read more

A Troublesome Visitor

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A Troublesome Visitor is a story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Written in 1886, first published in 1886 in the Petersburg Newspaper No. 190 dated July 14, signed by A. Chekhonte. Read more

The Well of Loneliness & The Trial that Gripped a Nation

By: Radclyffe Hall & Shelley Silas

Narrated by: Valerie Edmond, Shelley Silas, Kate Fleetwood, ...

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The pioneering novel of lesbian love and attraction brought to life by a full cast. Includes exclusive content. A baby girl named Stephen Gordon, is born to well-to-do parents. She grows from a young tomboy into a thoughtful woman who feels 'different'. Stephen is understood by her father but alienated from her mother. Bucking against the... Read more

A Happy Man

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"A Happy Man" is a very funny and satiric story that tells us that happiness is easy and everything is in our hands. The action happens in the passenger train. One man tries to find his carriage, opening doors and saying "No, wrong again!" every time he misses. But suddenly he hears his name "Ivan Alexyevitch! What brings you here? Is it you?"... Read more

An Enigmatic Nature

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In a train compartment, Voldemar, a provincial secretary of Special Commissions, who is also a budding young author, talks to an agitated young lady, reclining on a seat opposite to him. He is fascinated with the great enigma of her apparently wonderful inner world, eager to unravel its mysteries, and she, a self-proclaimed 'sufferer in... Read more

A Story Without a Title

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"A Story Without a Title"  is an 1888 humorous story by Anton Chekhov. In a remote 5th century monastery the monks live and toil, led by an elderly abbot. The old man likes to play the organ, write music and compose Latin verses but is famous most of all for his eloquence and fiery, inspirational monologues which leave everybody around him... Read more

A Nervous Breakdown

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In A Nervous Breakdown, Vasilyev feeling distressed after his visit to few brothels for the first time. Guilt, disgust and shame and of that little voices debating inside his mind that lead him to a symptom of a nervous breakdown. A quirky storytelling, quite distressing but entertaining. Read more

The Lady with the Dog

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Lady with the Dog"  is a short story by Anton Chekhov. First published in 1899, it describes an adulterous affair between an unhappily married Moscow banker and a young married woman that begins while both are vacationing alone in Yalta. Read more

The Lottery

By: Shirley Jackson

Narrated by: Jorge Hartman

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience the spine-chilling suspense and gripping storytelling of "The Lottery" with this captivating audiobook by Shirley Jackson. Immerse yourself in this literary masterpiece as you listen to the haunting tale unfold, brought to life by skilled narrators who will leave you on the edge of your seat."The Lottery" audiobook takes you on a... Read more

Экранизации

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов & Дмитрий Шабров

Length: 48 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

В настоящую аудиокнигу «Экранизации» включены наиболее знаковые произведения Михаила Булгакова. Попадая в удивительный мир писателя, читатель остается покоренным его талантом, мастерством и фантазией с первых до последних строк. Богато и разнообразно творческое наследие выдающегося писателя Михаила Булгакова. Наиболее знаменитые публикации... Read more

Darkness

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A young peasant finds himself confronting a doctor at a hospital with the hopes of convincing him to release his brother. The doctor is not pleased and refuses to release him saying the peasant needs to go to the authorities. He is disappointed by his statement and unsure of where to go. On his way out he comes to meet an old man just outside... Read more

The Beggar

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The Beggar is a short story written by Anton Chekhov. The story revolves around the life of a blind beggar named Lushkov, who is trying to earn a living by begging on the streets. The story highlights the struggles of the poor and the difficulties they face in their daily lives. . Read more

In Trouble

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

When several employees of the bank are arrested for corruption, the merchant Avdeyev doesn't give the ordeal much thought, figuring the men going to jail deserve it. His opinion changes however when he returns home to find his wife and son very upset - his house had just been searched by officials in connection to the bank corruption. Avdeyev... Read more

Frost

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A"POPULAR" fête with a philanthropic object had been arranged on the Feast of Epiphany in the provincial town of N——. They had selected a broad part of the river between the market and the bishop's palace, fenced it round with a rope, with fir-trees and with flags, and provided everything necessary for skating, sledging, and tobogganing. The... Read more

A Defenceless Creature

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Defenceless Creature - a story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Written in 1887, first published on February 28, 1887 in the magazine Oskolki. The story describes with irony a stubborn man who achieves his goals by relying on the pity of those around him. . Read more

The Jeune Premier

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"The First Lover" is a famous story by Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The main character, Evgeny Alekseevich Podzharov, tells the guests a story about his love adventure. However, the story causes slight bewilderment and makes one of the listeners blush... Read more

An Avenger

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In the story, "An Avenger", Anton Chekhov, explores the themes of infidelity, trust, revenge, shame and pride. Fyodor Sigaev catches his wife being unfaithful to him red-handed. He finds himself angry and outraged at a gun shop where he has thoughts of killing his wife, her lover and himself. Read more

Под судом (Процесс)

By: Франц Кафка

Narrated by: Илья Акинтьев

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Франц Кафка – австрийский писатель, основоположник литературного «абсурдизма». В романе «Под судом», известным также как «Процесс», (Кафка работал над ним в 1915-1918 годах и не завершил) действие происходит в Праге, хотя город и не назван. Там по делу Йозефа К., прокуриста крупного банка, ведет следствие некий неофициальный, но всесильный суд:... Read more

Gone Astray

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"Gone Astray" is one of Chekhov's earlier comedic short stories that is a light-hearted romp about two drunken lawyers trying to find their way home at night. Chekhov's masterful use of irony is present here as one of the lawyers, Kozyavkin, accidentally violates the law by breaking into a house he believes to be his own. Read more

Minds in Ferment

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Belinda Hillman

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The story takes place during the day in the market square. Two ordinary people walking along it, the treasurer Pocheshikhin and the correspondent of "Son of the Fatherland" Optimov, drew attention to a flock of starlings flying past. The flock sat down in the garden of the archpriest's father. During the discussion about where the flock finally... Read more

A Story Without An End

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Andrey Repin

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Soon after two o'clock one night, long ago, the cook, pale and agitated, rushed unexpectedly into my study and informed me that Madame Mimotih, the old woman who owned the house next door, was sitting in her kitchen."She begs you to go in to her, sir…" said the cook, panting. "Something bad has happened about her lodger… He has shot himself or... Read more

O Enterro Prematuro - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Em "O enterro prematuro", de Edgar Allan Poe, um homem obcecado pelo medo de ser enterrado vivo relata casos conhecidos de enterro prematuro. Sua fixação o leva a extremos para evitar seu destino, até que ele confronta a realidade de sua maior fobia de uma forma chocante. Read more