Classics audiobooks

Misery

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Misery" by Anton Chekhov is a short story that explores the working-class, human despair, and suffering in Tsarist Russia. Chekhov's brief portrait of working-class life follows a sledge driver named Iona as he attempts to process his grief about his son's untimely death. Read more

Ecos de Redención

By: Sarah Doudney

Narrated by: Harry Romero

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Ecos de Redención: Un Encuentro con Cristo es más que un audiolibro; es una invitación a embarcarse en un viaje trascendental hacia la profundidad del alma humana. A través de las ondas sonoras, este relato envuelve al oyente en una experiencia espiritual inolvidable, donde cada eco de redención resuena con la promesa de esperanza, amor y... Read more

Small Fry

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Small Fry" is a short story by Anton Chekhov originally published in Oskolki magazine on March 1885 and signed A. Chekhonte . The petty clerk Nevyrazimov, sitting in his office on the Easter Eve in the company of a cockroach scurrying the table, muses upon what he might do to make it in the world (steal big money or perhaps report on somebody... Read more

On Official Duty

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Doctor Starchenko and Lyzhin, a young deputy examining magistrate, arrive at Syrnya to attend to the case of Lesnitsky, an insurance agent, who, upon arrival to the village three days before, entered the local zemstvo house, ordered himself a samovar, unpacked his food packets, and then all of as sudden shot himself. The suicide was so bizarre,... Read more

The First-Class Passenger

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Anton Chekhov was a Russian writer who wrote short stories and plays.His short stories are still read by many people around the world.The short story, The First Class Passenger by Anton Chekov, was first published in 1886 and reflects the social background of the Russian society of that time. Read more

El retrato de Dorian Gray

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Horacio Lanci

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

No deja de ser curioso que “El retrato de Dorian Gray” (1890), única novela de Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) haya contribuido para condenarlo por infringir la “ley de sodomía” inglesa, cuando claramente en ella tanto la conducta homosexual entre el pintor (Basil Hallward) y su modelo (Dorian Gray), así como el culto al hedonismo del cínico Henry... Read more

The Cattle-Dealers

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The old man Malakhin, accompanied by his rather useless son Yasha, makes a journey to Saint Petersburg in a freight train with the view of selling his cattle. Everybody around is bent on extorting the money from him. The train driver simply refuses to move the train without being paid, and the uber-conductor has to have his reward too. Malakhin... Read more

The Requiem

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Requiem"  is an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov. Andrey Andreyitch, a shopkeeper, comes to the local village church to ask for prayers for his recently deceased daughter Maria, and is chided by the priest for the wrong kind of language that he'd used in his written request. The shopkeeper's daughter was an actress, and quite a well known... Read more

The Schoolmistress

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The short story focuses on a schoolmistress who is returning home after collecting her salary from the town. The weather is terrible, and makes the journey far longer than it should be. She meets a man named Hanov, an aging man who is joyful and seemingly ignorant of the misery of life. On this journey, Marya Vassilyevna ponders her life, her... Read more

Gusev

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"Gusev"  is an 1890 short story by Anton Chekhov. Several discharged soldiers return home from the Far East by ship. Confined to the hospital cabin, they are all apparently dying of consumption and seemingly indifferent to their condition. Among them are Gusev, a mild, racist, slightly dim man, and the mysterious Pavel Ivanovich, an ardent... Read more

Kashtanka

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Kashtanka" — Anton Chekov's short story about a dog with two masters — is a fable about the conundrum of the creative life. The dog Kashtanka belongs to a drunken carpenter who takes her out one day, but on the way home loses her in the confusion of a military parade. The story is told by an omniscient narrator who privileges Kashtanka's point... Read more

The Darling

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Darling"  is a short story by Russian author Anton Chekhov, first published in the No.1, 1899, issue of Semya (Family) magazine, on January 3, in Moscow. Later, Chekhov included it into Volume 9 of his Collected Works, published by Adolf Marks. The story follows the life of a woman who is referred to by others as "darling" for her... Read more

A Lady's Story

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Natalya was once a happy and radiant young woman. Now an older woman, she reflects about her youth. In particular, she thinks about the heavy emphasis she put on her wealth and the relationships and experiences that it cost her. One man, Pyotr, loved her, but they both let their different statuses in society prevent their love from having a... Read more

The Old Bank House

By: Angela Thirkell

Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth

Length: 14 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' - Alexander McCall Smith

Edgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. Caught up in the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector... Read more

Love Among the Ruins

By: Angela Thirkell

Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth

Length: 16 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times

It's the summer of 1947, and peacetime has brought new challenges to Barsetshire. Beliers Priory, once a military hospital during the War, has now become a flourishing preparatory school for boys run by Leslie and Philip... Read more

The Oblong Box - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"The Oblong Box" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores human mysteries and obsessions. The narrative follows a man who, during a sea voyage, becomes intrigued by a strange oblong box brought on board by a friend, triggering a series of enigmatic events and surprising revelations. Read more

La Caja Oblonga - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"La caja oblonga" es un relato corto de Edgar Allan Poe que explora los misterios y las obsesiones humanas. La narración sigue a un hombre que, durante un viaje por mar, se siente intrigado por una extraña caja oblonga traída a bordo por un amigo, desencadenando una serie de acontecimientos enigmáticos y revelaciones sorprendentes. Read more

A Caixa Oblonga - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

"A Caixa Oblonga" é um conto de Edgar Allan Poe que explora os mistérios e as obsessões humanas. A narrativa acompanha um homem que, durante uma viagem marítima, fica intrigado com uma estranha caixa oblonga trazida a bordo por um amigo, desencadeando uma série de eventos enigmáticos e revelações surpreendentes. Read more

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

By: Lewis Carroll

Narrated by: Jorge Hartman

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with this captivating audiobook. Written by Lewis Carroll, this beloved classic transports readers of all ages into a magical journey that will ignite their imagination.Narrated by a talented voice artist, this audiobook brings the characters and settings to life, making... Read more

1984

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Jason Smith

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"1984" is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell and published in 1949. The story is set in a totalitarian society ruled by the Party and its leader, Big Brother. The protagonist, Winston Smith, works for the Party rewriting historical records to fit its propaganda. As he begins to rebel against the oppressive regime, he faces severe... Read more

Dhikkar

By: Munshi Premchand

Narrated by: Nidhi Bisht

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

धिक्कार (Dhikkar by Premchand) मुंशी प्रेमचंद द्वारा लिखित कहानी हैं। मुंशी प्रेमचंद की लेखनी और स्वर दिया है निधि बिष्ट ने, सुनीए अवश्य देश प्रेम और परिवार के प्रति प्रेम के बीच में एक मां की हृदयस्पर्शी कहानी, धिक्कार
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Don Quijote

By: Cervantes

Narrated by: Wolfgang Schrader

Length: 27 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Du suchst einen wirklichen Klassiker? Mit "Don Quijote" hast du ihn gefunden. Dieser erste moderne Roman, dieses berühmteste spanische Erzählwerk aus dem frühen 17. Jahrhundert, ist ein Klassiker der Weltliteratur, der atemberaubend modernste Erzähltechniken vorwegnimmt. Deshalb vermag er auch den heutigen Leser noch in eine so kunstvolle... Read more

Nunca Apuestes tu Cabeza al Diablo - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Nunca apuestes tu cabeza al diablo", de Edgar Allan Poe, es una sátira dirigida a los críticos literarios. Cuenta la historia de Toby Dammit, un hombre que frecuentemente apuesta su cabeza contra el diablo, desafiando al destino. Finalmente, pierde su apuesta de forma macabra, satirizando las convenciones morales y literarias. Read more

Moon-Face and Other Stories

By: Jack London

Narrated by: Peter Lerman

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Jack London—author of The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Sea Wolf—was among the most highly regarded and most successful writers of the early 20th century. This is a collection of eight of his best short stories:“Moon-Face”“The Leopard Man’s Story”“Local Color”“Amateur Night”“The Minions of Midas”“The Shadow and the Flash”“All Gold... Read more