Classics audiobooks

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

The Yellow Wallpaper

By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Narrated by: Rebecca LaChance

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's powerful and unsettling story of a young woman descending into psychosis. Confined to her attic bedroom by her husband to ensure rest and recuperation after having her baby, and with nothing else to occupy her mind, the woman slowly becomes obsessed with the old yellow wallpaper covering the walls until she looses her... Read more

An Inquiry

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: John Brown

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"An Inquiry" (1883) is a story about a country gentleman, who arrives in a city to obtain an inquiry on a case a party of which he is. However, he faces an almost insuperable obstacle on the way to get what he has come for in the form of an officer, whose job functions are to solve these queries actually. Read more

Fat and Thin

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: John Brown

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Fat and Thin" is a satirical short story by Anton Chekhov, first published in the No. 40, 1 October 1883 issue of Oskolki magazine, signed A. Chekhonte (А. Чехонте). The plot of the short story "Fat and Thin" in its original version was based on an anecdote, and the conflict between the characters arose accidentally, due to the involuntary... Read more

At a Summer Villa

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: John Brown

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

AT A SUMMER VILLA (1886) Pavel Ivanitch has been happily married for eight years when he receives an anonymous love-letter fixing a tryst in a secluded spot that evening. Scornful at first at the very thought, then perplexed and then intrigued, he finally decides to see what it is all about, and gets an unexpected surprise, and a good lesson to... Read more

A Daughter of Albion

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: John Brown

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Albion's Daughter is a story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Written in 1883, first published in 1883 in the magazine "Oskolki" No. 33 for August 13, signed by A. Chekhonte. 'A Daughter of Albion' is a short story hitting out at the free-spirited and broad-minded British of the nineteenth century. The word 'Albion' indicates someone belonging to... Read more

A Country Cottage

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: John Brown

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Anton Chekhov's story "A Country Cottage" is about a young couple, Sasha the husband and Vanya his wife, enjoying their night alone together. The couple walks together, taking in the sights around them, which they find picturesque and charming. First publication of the work: June 15, 1885. Read more

A Pink Stocking

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: John Brown

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Pink Stocking" by Anton Chekhov is a short story that unfolds on a dreary, rainy day with Pavel Petrovitch Somov, feeling bored and restless, pacing in his study. His wife, Madame Somov, is described as a pretty little lady wearing a light blouse and pink stockings, busily writing a letter to her sister Varya. Curious and looking for a... Read more

Persuasion - Abridged

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Catherine Bilson, Sarah Jane Rose, Graham Scott...

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Persuasion was the last novel completed by Jane Austen and was first published posthumously in December, 1817.The story represents an interesting configuration of Austen’s characteristic narrative patterns. The heroine, Anne Eliot, is something of an old maid—she is twenty-seven years old, still single and is considered by family and friends to... Read more

O Mistério de Marie Rogêt - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

"O Mistério de Marie Rogêt", conto de Edgar Allan Poe, é uma narrativa policial que explora a investigação de Dupin sobre o misterioso desaparecimento e a subsequente morte de uma jovem em Paris, com base em um caso real em Nova York, destacando a análise e a dedução lógica. Read more

1984

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Andrew Jackson, Brian Edwards & Eva Jackman

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

"1984" by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that was published in 1949. The story is set in Airstrip One (formerly known as Great Britain), a province of the superstate Oceania in a world of perpetual war, government surveillance, and manipulation of truth. The novel follows the life of Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the Party who... Read more

Бубновая история

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

«Бубновая история» — занимательный рассказ знаменитого русского писателя, драматурга и театрального деятеля Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова (1891–1940). Впервые опубликован в сборнике «Москва краснокаменная». Мохриков работал инкассатором. Однажды, взяв в банке служебных 9 тыс. рублей, и встретив на улице симпатичную девушку, он решил немного... Read more

The Wind in the Willows [A Softly Spoken Story]

By: Kenneth Grahame

Narrated by: Miles Palmer

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a tranquil journey through Kenneth Grahame's beloved classic The Wind in the Willows in a new audiobook edition gently narrated by Miles Palmer.Immerse yourself in the enchanting adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Toad as they navigate the serene landscapes of the English countryside. Palmer's soothing and captivating voice brings... Read more

Rapunzel and Other Stories

By: The Brothers Grimm

Narrated by: Jenny Cullen

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This charming collection of Grimms' Fairy Tales includes Rapunzel, Frederick and Catherine, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop (Snow White), The Pink and Clever Elsie. Grimms' Fairy Tales was first published in Germany in 1812 as Kinder und Hausmärchen. This series of recordings is based on the original 1823 English translation by Edgar Taylor, with... Read more

Копыто инженера

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

«Мастер и Маргарита», роман о дьяволе Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова, работа над которым началась в декабре 1928 года и продолжалась вплоть до смерти писателя в марте 1940 года. Булгаков работал над своим «закатным романом» более 12 лет, неоднократно его переписывал. Многие черновики, к сожалению, безвозвратно утрачены, но оставшийся архив... Read more

Иван Васильевич

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

«Иван Васильевич» — пьеса выдающегося русского писателя и драматурга Михаила Булгакова. В основе сюжета — рокировка во времени, когда из-за сбоя в работе машины, изобретённой инженером Тимофеевым, московский управдом Бунша вместе с жуликом Жоржем Милославским перемещаются в XVI век, а царь Иван Грозный попадает в XX столетие… Комедия послужила... Read more

Зойкина квартира

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

«Зойкина квартира» — трагический фарс в трех актах знаменитого русского писателя, драматурга и театрального деятеля Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова (1891–1940). Действие происходит в Москве, незадолго после большевистской революции. В квартиру Зои Михайловны вламывается председатель домкома товарищ Портупея и сообщает, что ее шестикомнатную... Read more

Дьяволиада

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

«Дьяволиада» — сатирическая повесть знаменитого русского писателя, драматурга и театрального деятеля Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова (1891–1940). Товарищ Коротков служит делопроизводителем на спичечном заводе и вполне уверен в завтрашнем дне. Но в один прекрасный день сотрудникам завода объявляют, что жалованья не будет — денег нет. А еще через... Read more

Багровый остров

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Пьеса Булгакова «Багровый остров» была написана по мотивам одноименного сатирического фельетона. Этот блестящий политический памфлет отражал все события, происходящие в России, начиная с февральской революции. Используя имена героев сочинений Жюля Верна и Киплинга, автор мастерски выписал самые яркие политические фигуры того времени с присущим... Read more

Адам и Ева

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Пьеса Михаила Булгакова, в которой описан техногенный конец света в результате газовой войны. Во время химической войны из-под контроля выходит т. н. Солнечный Газ и человечество гибнет, в живых остаются лишь несколько человек, живущих отныне в коммуне. Пьесу не смогли опубликовать или поставить при жизни Булгакова. Приговор цензуры был суров:... Read more

Жизнь господина де Мольера

By: Михаил Булгаков

Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

«Жизнь господина де Мольера» — одно из своеобразнейших произведений выдающегося писателя Михаила Булгакова. Романизированная биография Мольера, основанная Булгаковым на известных ему документальных свидетельствах, стала, в силу личности главного героя и его чаяний, произведением глубоко личного свойства — писатель повествовал не только о... Read more

El Misterio de Marie Rogêt - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"El misterio de Marie Rogêt", relato corto de Edgar Allan Poe, es una narración detectivesca que explora la investigación de Dupin sobre la misteriosa desaparición y posterior muerte de una joven en París, basada en un caso real en Nueva York, destacando el análisis y la deducción lógica. Read more

The Mystery of Marie Rogêt - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, is a detective narrative that explores Dupin's investigation into the mysterious disappearance and subsequent death of a young woman in Paris, based on a real case in New York, highlighting analysis and logical deduction. Read more