Literary Criticism audiobooks

Harpers Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 27, May 4, 1880 (Unabridged)

By: et al. Rob Roy

Narrated by: Janet Vail, Lauren Reel, Sabrina Donnally & Bri...

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Harper's Young People is an illustrated weekly publication for children that includes short stories, tales from history, natural history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 27th issue of the serial was published on May 4th, 1880. In this issue, the story of the young sailor on his first voyage continues as his ship makes port on the island of... Read more

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053 (Unabridged)

By: et al. H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Sue Mcnealy, Roselyn Abbott, James Brower & Bre...

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Creak open the dusty spine of Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053. Inside, shadows writhe between tales from masters of the macabre, not just H. P. Lovecraft, but a chorus of chilling voices. Dare you whisper with a disembodied voice in a haunted house? Feel the icy grip of a creature lurking by water's edge? These twenty chilling stories,... Read more

The Human Chord (Unabridged)

By: Algernon Blackwood

Narrated by: Elizabeth Cocola, William Perault, Lorraine Loc...

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"Numbers of strange people advertised in the newspapers, he knew, just as numbers of strange people wrote letters to them; and Spinny—so he was called by those who loved him—was a diligent student of the columns known as "Agony" and "Help wanted." Whereupon it came about that he was aged twenty-eight, and out of a job, when the threads of the... Read more

G.K. Chesterton in The Century Illustrated Magazine (Unabridged)

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Alan Ruiz, Walter Cabrera, Ryan Hartness & Fran...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Dive into the brilliant mind of G.K. Chesterton with this collection of his articles from The Century Illustrated Magazine. Here, the famed writer tackles diverse topics – from the unexpected twists in English Socialism to the sanity (or lack thereof) in the art world. Prepare to be challenged and entertained by Chesterton's wit, sharp... Read more

The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 04 January 1897 (Unabridged)

By: et al. Elizabeth Flint Wade

Narrated by: Jack Palmer, Bobby Mcclusky, Denise Mast & Feli...

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine. This is the fourth issue of volume 2 with the following five short stories: "The purloining of Ruth... Read more

The Secret Garden - Abridged

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrated by: Glenda Jackson

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. ... Read more

Entstellt - Abridged

By: Amanda Leduc

Narrated by: Anna Amalie Blomeyer

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Märchen und Geschichten, die wir als Kinder erzählt bekommen, prägen unsere Wahrnehmung der Welt. Was aber passiert, wenn man sich eher mit dem Biest identifiziert als mit der Schönen? Wenn jede hässliche, entstellte, behinderte Märchenfigur als böse gilt, verhöhnt und bestraft wird – wie kann sich das Biest dann jemals ein Happy End... Read more

Montaigne - Abridged

By: Stefan Zweig

Narrated by: Rojo Córdova

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

La actualidad de los grandes autores, como Montaigne, es permanente y múltiple. Pero Stefan Zweig, en un momento en que se ciernen sobre él el drama de la guerra y una íntima y trágica desesperanza, fija su atención en un elemento que es fundamental en el autor de Los ensayos: el esfuerzo por mantener a salvo la propia independencia en una... Read more

O vício dos livros - Abridged

By: Afonso Cruz

Narrated by: Gustavo Falcão

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nesta coletânea de ensaios, Afonso Cruz revela sua faceta de leitor. Estão aqui relatos históricos, curiosidades literárias, reflexões e memórias pessoais, sempre com a leitura como centro. Kafka, os gregos, Mario Quintana, um leitor presidiário, poetas árabes, o próprio avô — através do diálogo com diversas obras, diferentes escritores e também... Read more

El Príncipe - Abridged

By: Nicolas Maquiavelo

Narrated by: Staff Audiolibros Colección

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

El príncipe constituye un capítulo fundacional del pensamiento y la literatura occidental, y, sin embargo, el lector tiene que sortear la inercia de tópicos seculares al intentar aventurarse por sus páginas. Pero, en última instancia, Maquiavelo fue sobre todo un esforzado patriota florentino, y gran parte de su vida estuvo dedicada al servicio... Read more

Essential Anais Nin - Abridged

By: Anais Nin

Narrated by: Anais Nin

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From her famous diaries, that she began in 1914 at the age of eleven, Anais Nin reads passages which reflect the recurring themes of her work. In a slow, clear, heavily accented, hypnotic voice, Nin draws the listener into her spell–binding stories of a highly personal world as she paints a vivid picture of a woman as artist and self. This is an... Read more

Aussprachetraining Italienisch - Abridged

By: Beatrice Rovere-Fenati

Narrated by: Langenscheidt Redaktion

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Salve! Hallo und willkommen zum Aussprachetraining Italienisch. Die italienische Sprache gilt als sehr wohlklingend. Vom Laut über das Wort zum Satz lernen Sie hier das richtige und flüssige Sprechen und Betonen ganzer Sätze, so dass Sie am Ende dieses Trainings dem schönen Klang des Italienischen schon näher sein werden. Durch... Read more

The Moral Compass - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: William J. Bennett

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Moral Compass is the inspiring and instructive companion volume to William J. Bennett's bestselling work, The Book of Virtues, offering many more examples of good and bad, right and wrong, in great works from literature and in exemplary stories from history.

Organized by the stages along life's journey, these stories and poems serve as... Read more

Aussprachetraining Spanisch - Abridged

By: Hanna Hommes & Langenscheidt Redaktion

Narrated by: Langenscheidt Redaktion

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

¡Hola y bienvenidos! Hallo und Herzlich willkommen zu Ihrem Schritt-für-Schritt-Leitfaden für die richtige Aussprache von Wörtern und Sätzen auf Spanisch. Doch warum ist es überhaupt wichtig, eine gute Aussprache in einer Fremdsprache zu erlernen? Eine klare und akkurate Aussprache ermöglicht nicht nur eine bessere Verständigung mit... Read more

Aussprachetraining Englisch - Abridged

By: Robert Kirstein & Langenscheidt Redaktion

Narrated by: Langenscheidt Redaktion

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hello and welcome! Hallo und herzlich willkommen zum Englisch-Aussprachetraining! In diesem Programm lernen Sie Schritt für Schritt, wie man Wörter und Sätze auf Englisch richtig ausspricht. Doch was genau macht die "richtige" Aussprache im Englischen aus, und warum ist sie wichtig? Haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt, warum Ihr Englisch... Read more

Ein Gespräch über Grimms Märchen - Klassiker der Literaturgeschichte 6 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Ulrike Draesner, John von Düffel, Timo Brunke &...

Narrated by: Ulrike Draesner, John von Düffel, Timo Brunke &...

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Jedes Kind kennt die Märchen der Brüder Grimm, die von Verwandlungen und Glücksfällen, Fröschen, Prinzen oder Wölfen erzählen. Ursprünglich war die Sammlung aber gar nicht für junge Leser*innen gedacht. "Hänsel und Gretel", "Rotkäppchen" und "Schneewittchen" sind längst zu deutschen Exportschlagern geworden. Doch ebenso großartig und oft noch... Read more

Ganorexia - Abridged

By: Iñaki Segurola

Narrated by: Iñaki Beraetxe

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

«Ez dago ondo idazterik. Barkatu: aurreneko pertsonan esango dut: nik ez daukat ondo idazterik. Uneoro sentitzen dut, jasaten dut. Bakarren batek esan izan du nik ondo idazten dudala. Eskertzen diot, baina ez dut uste hola denik. Nik idazten dut era batean. Estilo batekin, estilo jakin batekin. Beste batzuek ez daukate estilorik. Sinetsarazi... Read more

Reading Confederate Monuments - Abridged

By: Maria Seger

Narrated by: Mason Jackson

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Contributions by Danielle Christmas, Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Garrett Bridger Gilmore, Spencer R. Herrera, Cassandra Jackson, Stacie McCormick, Maria Seger, Randi Lynn Tanglen, Brook Thomas, Michael C. Weisenburg, and Lisa Woolfork Reading Confederate Monuments addresses the urgent and vital need for scholars, educators, and the general public... Read more

The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader - Abridged

By: Alison Halsall & Jonathan Warren

Narrated by: Tina Woods

Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Contributions by Michelle Ann Abate, William S. Armour, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Tesla Cariani, Matthew Cheney, Hillary Chute, Edmond (Edo) Ernest dit Alban, Ramzi Fawaz, Margaret Galvan, Justin Hall, Alison Halsall, Lara Hedberg, Susanne Hochreiter, Sheena C. Howard, Rebecca Hutton, remus jackson, Keiko Miyajima, Chinmay Murali, Marina... Read more

Blockheads, Beagles, and Sweet Babboos - Abridged

By: Michelle Ann Abate

Narrated by: Camilla Rivera

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Blockheads, Beagles, and Sweet Babboos: New Perspectives on Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" sheds new light on the past importance, ongoing significance, and future relevance of a comics series that millions adore: Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts. More specifically, it examines a fundamental feature of the series: its core cast of characters. In... Read more

A Lesson Before Dying - Abridged

By: Ernest J. Gaines

Narrated by: Lionel Mark Smith & Roger Guenveur Smith

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This Pulitzer Prize winning book follows the real-life story of the friendship formed between a disheartened schoolteacher and a Black man falsely accused of murder in Jim Crow era Louisiana.

Based on Ernest J. Gaines' National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel, A Lesson Before Dying is set in a small Louisiana Cajun community in the late... Read more

من أين يأتي الأطفال؟ - Abridged

By: تيفوي

Narrated by: أسماء عمارة & ورد اسماعيل

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

كنت ألعب مع نور في حجرتها، ضغطت نور على أزراري، فبكيت قالت نور: هل أنت حزينة يا صغيرتي لولو، هل تريدين صغاراً لتلعبي معهم؟ سوف أجلب لك أطفالاً صغاراً ولكن من أين يأتي الأطفال؟ Read more

Les carnets du Major Thompson - Abridged

By: Pierre Daninos

Narrated by: Pierre Fresnay, Robert Lamoureux & Pauline Carton

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Combien de fois, à l'époque où j'écrivais Les Carnets du Major Thompson, n'ai-je pas vu apparaître dans mes songes Marmaduke ? Nos discussions étaient terribles. Souvent le Major, rouge et bleu, m'assenait de grands coups d'Encyclopaedia Britannica. J'essayais bien de riposter par un direct-Larousse ou un swing-Littré, mais le Major avait... Read more

Sucesso no Wattpad - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Você já sonhou em ver suas histórias ganhando vida e conquistando o coração de milhões de leitores ao redor do mundo? Se a resposta é sim, então "Sucesso no Wattpad" é o livro perfeito para você! Nesta obra envolvente e inspiradora, vamos guiá-lo pelos segredos do Wattpad, a maior plataforma de histórias online do mundo. Descubra como... Read more