Fiction - Literary audiobooks

No More Parades

By: Ford Madox Ford

Narrated by: Rupert Degas

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. — W. H. Auden No More Parades is the second of four in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, a work that Ford hoped would contribute to the obviating of all future wars. The novel follows Christopher Tietjens, a wealthy British landowner and the... Read more

Mr. Icky

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Kenneth Elliot

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Mr. Icky - one of the stories, which entered in a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald "Tales of the Jazz Age" (1922).  Mr. Icky is a whimsical and lighthearted play written by F. Scott Fitzgerald centered around a man named Mr. Icky. In a quick and droll manner, interactions between the cast summarize several pivotal... Read more

Malas

By: Marcela Fuentes

Narrated by: Christine Avila & Victoria Villarreal

Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

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“A vivacious, page-turning novel of rebellion and rebirth.” —Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita de Monte Laughs Last

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a curse that reverberates across... Read more

Katie, A New Chapter

By: Lisa M Billingham

Narrated by: Lisa M Billingham

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

All mistakes are the author's/narrator's own. She is human, after all.WARNING - Contains scenes which some readers may find distressing & scenes of a sexual nature.NOTE: There is a meditation in the chapter "The Circle - Tuesday, 18th August." Please ensure it is safe for you to listen. The full meditation and disclaimer are available to... Read more

Jemina, The Mountain Girl

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Kenneth Elliot

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Jemina, The Mountain Girl - one of the stories, which entered in a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald "Tales of the Jazz Age" (1922).  In the story of "Jemina, The Mountain Girl", Jemina Tantrum is a teenage girl who lives on a mountain. She takes care of her 'pappy' and 'mappy' and basically runs the family business.... Read more

My Life as a Man

By: Philip Roth

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, internationally acclaimed author of American Pastoral delivers a fierce tragedy of sexual need and blindness.A fiction-within-a-fiction, a labyrinthine edifice of funny, mournful, and harrowing meditations on the fatal impasse between a man and a woman, My Life as a Man is Roth’s most blistering novel.At its heart... Read more

Bitter Water Opera

By: Nicolette Polek

Narrated by: Alex Picard

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1967, the dancer Marta Becket and her husband were traveling through Death Valley Junction when they came across an abandoned theater. Marta decided it was hers. She painted her ideal audience on its walls and danced her own dances until her death five decades later.



In the present day, Gia has ended a relationship and taken a leave from her... Read more

Nice Work, Nora November

By: Julia London

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Now that Nora is not dead, only one question remains: What does she want to do with her life?Nora November is alive—but she wasn’t always. She was once clinically dead, having spent several minutes under water after a terrible surfing accident she doesn’t remember. What she does remember from her time in a coma is her grandfather, who passed... Read more

Wild Ground

By: Emily Usher

Narrated by: Natalie Gavin

Length: 11 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A story of first love that will break your heart, this bittersweet debut novel follows two teenagers whose all-consuming relationship is tested by the forces of class, prejudice, and addiction.

“Reading this book is like holding a heartbeat in your hands.”—Amy Jo Burns, author of Mercury

There were parts that were bliss, there were parts that were... Read more

The Watsons - Abridged

By: L. Oulton & Jane Austen

Narrated by: Graham Scott, Denis Daly, Catherine Bilson, Lin...

Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jane Austen probably commenced writing The Watsons in 1803 and discontinued it after her father’s death in 1805. The original text contains no chapter divisions. It was first published in 1871 as an appendix to A Memoir of Jane Austen, by the novelist’s nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh.The story concerns the young and vivacious Emma Watson, one... Read more

Tales of Mean Streets (Unabridged)

By: Arthur Morrison

Narrated by: Donna Crow, Holly Edens & Sara Sinstack

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In the labyrinthine alleys and squalid tenements of London's East End, Arthur Morrison's "Tales of Mean Streets" unveils a gritty and unforgiving world. Through a series of interconnected stories, we encounter a cast of desperate characters: thieves, prostitutes, and the downtrodden, all struggling to survive amidst poverty, violence, and moral... Read more

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Two (Unabridged)

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Rita Sutherland, Ruby Gutierrez & David Welch

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In this second volume of Mark Twain's writings for the New York Times, we find the great American humorist at the height of his powers. Twain's wit and wisdom are on full display as he skewers everything from politics to religion to the foibles of human nature. Whether he's writing about the Gilded Age or the Spanish-American War, Twain's... Read more

Kõrboja peremees

By: Anton Hansen Tammsaare

Narrated by: Urve Koni

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Anton Hansen Tammsaare romaan "Kõrboja peremees" ilmus 1922.a.Katku Villu (29) naaseb kodutallu vangist, kus ta on istunud ühe aasta kakluse käigus inimese tapmise eest. Villu on salakütt, puskariajaja, mõtlematu purjutaja, kes naiste pärast tihti kaklustesse sattunud. Lisaks on ta teinud vallaslapse Kõrboja talu endisele teenijale Eevile, kes... Read more

Porcelain and Pink

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Kenneth Elliot

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Porcelain and Pink - one of the stories, which entered in a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald "Tales of the Jazz Age" (1922). Originally appearing in the January 1920 issue of The Smart Set, "Porcelain and Pink" was the earliest of the stories Fitzgerald would later reprint in a book-length collection. "Porcelain and... Read more

Die Stimme

By: Rainer Maria Rilke

Narrated by: Bernd Mannhardt

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein Mann interessiert sich für Menschen allgemein, für deren Stimmen im Besonderen. Im Urlaub lernt er eine Frau kennen, in deren Stimme er sich verliebt. Die Geschichte thematisiert die Sehnsucht nach Nähe und Kommunikation, die oft von äußeren Umständen und inneren Konflikten behindert wird. Read more

Vari

By: Juhan Liiv

Narrated by: Aasa Drui

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

2024.a. tähistatakse Juhan Liivi 160. sünniaastapäeva ning möödub 130 aastat jutustuse „Vari“ esmailmumisest. Liiv kirjutas jutustuse vaid kaheksa päevaga. luule kõrval üks väheseid Liivi proosateoseid, mis tänasenigi, ja igati õigustatult, mitmetes koolides käsitlemist leiab. Jutustuse alapealkiri „Lugu lähemast minevikust“ laseb toimuvat näha... Read more

Most Essential Chekhov

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Frank Marcopolos

Length: 23 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is generally considered to be one of the best short-story writers of all time. A physician by trade, Chekhov is also often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism. His artistic approach to the short story form was to present questions to readers, but not to answer them. His... Read more

Fire Horse

By: Pat Olney

Narrated by: Madeline DeCorso

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Exploring themes of love, loss and redemption, Fire Horse is the story of Don and Julia’s quest for peace and meaning in a chaotic and unfair world.Don is a man adrift. Since his separation from Julia, he spends his days puttering around his isolated cabin and his evenings drinking alone on the porch, staring into the woods of western... Read more

Anne da Ilha

By: Lucy Maud Montgomery

Narrated by: Lais Helena

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

No terceiro livro da série, a história da imaginativa e sonhadora Anne Shirley vai sofrer reviravoltas surpreendentes. Agora com 16 anos, Anne vai experimentar a doce convivência com as amigas, ir em busca de novos sonhos e se deparar com a difícil experiência do luto. Enquanto conhece cada vez mais sobre si mesma e as pessoas ao seu redor, a... Read more

A Hundred Words For Butterfly

By: Sophie Masson

Narrated by: Sarah Kennedy

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

It was meant to be the experience of a lifetime, for Australian twin sisters Helen and Alex Dorian, to walk the famous Camino from Saint Jean Pied de Port in the French Basque country, to Santiago del Compostella in Spain. But Helen injures her leg on the very day they arrive in Saint Jean and has to stay behind in the town while Alex goes on... Read more

Dream Come True

By: Sushmitha

Narrated by: Sushmitha

Length: 1 minute

Abridged: No

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Spiegelscherben

By: Iris Leutert

Narrated by: Frauke Jacobi

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein zeitgenössisches Hörspiel, erzählt mit Sprache und Musik. Es erzählt von der Konfrontation mit dem eigenen Spiegelbild und blinden Flecken, Verletzlichkeit, dem Umgang mit schmerzhaften Erlebnissen, von Transformation und Integration: ein Spiegelbild, das zurückwirft, unerbittlich und zerbrechlich zugleich ist, spitze Scherben, die... Read more

30 Minute Romance - Rebuilding Trust

By: Tabatha Rose

Narrated by: Tabatha Rose

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Kylie and Jess as they build their relationship, making it stronger than ever. Read more

The Jelly-Bean

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Kenneth Elliot

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The Jelly-Bean - one of the stories, which entered in a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald "Tales of the Jazz Age" (1922).  This is a Southern story, with the setting laid in the small Lily of Tarleton, Georgia. Fitzgerald wrote that he had "a profound affection for Tarleton, but somehow whenever I write a story about it I... Read more