Short Stories audiobooks
The Mystery of the Octagon Room
By: Eimar O'Duffy
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Eimar Ultan O'Duffy (1893 – 1935) was an Irish writer, economist and satirist. "The Mystery of the Octagon Room" is a story about a man who is invited to a remote country house, recently inherited by friends of his. Many of the rooms in the house are rumoured to be haunted. But an unassuming octagonal room in the tower hides a particularly... Read more
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The Red Mark
By: Israel Zangwill
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was born within the sound of Bow Bells in London, and the life of the Jewish community in the East End provided the subject matter for his books and plays. His vibrant writing contributes richly to social history as well as to the opus of Victorian literature.
'The Red Mark' tells the tale of Bloomah Beckenstein, whose... Read more
Why Herbert Killed His Mother
By: Winifred Holtby
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) was an English novelist, short story writer and journalist. 'Why Herbert Killed His Mother' is the story of a perfect baby who wins a beautiful baby contest and becomes a tiny celebrity, bringing fame and fortune to his family. When Herbert grows up, he spends most of his life trying to leave 'Baby Herbert' behind... Read more
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The Vengeance of La Maraye
By: J. S. Fletcher
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian "Golden Age" of the short story. 'The Vengeance of La Maraye' is the terrible tale of a cruel feudal lord, the... Read more
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Konungens älskarinna och andra lustiga historier
By: Honoré de Balzac
Narrated by: Anders Mossling
Length: 3 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
"Och om ni nu frågar mig vari denna historias moral består, har jag rättighet att svara damerna: de hundra lustiga historierna är mer avsedda att predika nöjets moral än att förskaffa en det nöjet att idka moral.Men om det vore en gammal utlevad gubbe som gjorde mig den skulle jag svara honom med den artighet man är skyldig en grå peruk: att Gud... Read more
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The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead
By: Chanelle Benz
Narrated by: Johanna Parker, Cassandra Campbell, Tristan Mor...
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A stunningly original debut collection about lives across history marked by violence and longing.A brother and sister turn outlaw in a wild and brutal landscape. The daughter of a diplomat disappears and resurfaces across the world as a deadly woman of many names. A young Philadelphia boy struggles with the contradictions of privilege, violence,... Read more
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Homesick for Another World
By: Ottessa Moshfegh
Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan & Richard Poe
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017An electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers of our timeOttessa Moshfegh’s debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015. Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle,... Read more
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The Murder of Crows
By: Isaac Thorne
Narrated by: Isaac Thorne
Length: 48 minutes
Abridged: No
In a near future of zero tolerance, Big Brother is not entirely born of the government. He is also your local news, your social media friends and followers, your neighbors. Everything you say and do is monitored—and judged. Almost overnight, the fabric of society has dissolved into a culture of carrions: a murder of crows. It was only a matter... Read more
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Nobody Was Here
By: Isaac Thorne
Narrated by: Isaac Thorne
Length: 35 minutes
Abridged: No
There are monsters of this world. They look like us. They behave like us. They even have dreams and ambitions like us. But they are not us. At least, we do not like to think so.Sometimes, as is the case with traveling family man Reed Reese, we are confronted by these monsters. Usually when we are most vulnerable. They might not even view it as a... Read more
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Doctorow: Collected Stories
By: E.L. Doctorow
Narrated by: John Rubinstein, Jesse Bernstein & Joshua Swanson
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
A superb collection of fifteen stories by an American master, E. L. Doctorow—the author of Ragtime, The March, The Book of Daniel, and Billy Bathgate
He has been called “a national treasure” by George Saunders. Doctorow’s great topic, said Don DeLillo, is “the reach of American possibility, in which plain lives take on the cadences of... Read more
5 Minute Stories for Children
By: Beatrix Potter, Johnny Gruelle, E. Nesbit, Rudy...
Narrated by: Nicki White & Matt Stewart
Length: 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A collection of favourite short stories for young listeners brought to life by Nicki White and Matt Stewart. Read more
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10 Bedtime Stories for Children
By: Flora Annie Steel, Beatrix Potter, Johnny Gruel...
Narrated by: Nicki White & Matt Stewart
Length: 1 hour 1 minute
Abridged: No
A collection of ten classic children’s stories to delight and entertain. Read more
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10 Minute Stories for Children
By: Andrew Lang, E. Nesbit, Flora Annie Steel, Geor...
Narrated by: Nicki White & Matt Stewart
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Six 10-minute stories that are a delight to listen to. Read more
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Children's Stories for Bedtime
By: Beatrix Potter, Flora Annie Steel, Johnny Gruel...
Narrated by: Nicki White & Matt Stewart
Length: 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A collection of short stories for children. Read more
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A House of Pomegranates
By: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Alex Lau
Length: 3 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Oscar Wilde supposedly said that these fables were "intended neither for the British child nor the British public". A follow-up to his first popular fairy-tale collection ('The Happy Prince and Other Tales'), 'A House of Pomegranates' (1891) is indeed decidedly darker and more adult. The collection includes "The Young King", "The Birthday of the... Read more
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The Canterville Ghost
By: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: David Barnes
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: No
The first thing the American family see when they step into their new British mansion is the bloodstain in the sitting room. As it turns out, they have moved into an already occupied house, and their new roommate is a proud ghost determined to terrify them to death. But things do not go as planned for the poor ghost. The more he tries to scare... Read more
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Flappers and Philosophers
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Maurice Bean
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Bernice is turned into a proper society girl by her more desirable cousin, who feels Bernice is a drag on her social life. But when Bernice starts to win over all the boys in town, the girls turn viciously against each other. Based on letters F. Scott Fitzgerald originally sent to his little sister advising her on how to be more attractive to... Read more
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories
By: Ellen Oh
Narrated by: Ellen Oh, Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Dion Gra...
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology—written by the best children’s authors—celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg... Read more
The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories
By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Length: 3 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times BestsellerDo you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West?The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett,... Read more
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Scenes from Village Life
By: Amos Oz
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
Length: 5 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Strange things are happening in Tel Ilan, a century-old pioneer village. A disgruntled retired politician complains to his daughter that he hears the sound of digging at night. Could it be their tenant, that young Arab? But then the young Arab hears the digging sounds too. Where has the mayor’s wife gone, vanished without a trace, her note... Read more
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Szamártemetés (teljes)
By: Sándor Majoros
Narrated by: Ferenc Bobriczky, József Tóth & Tamás Lengyel
Length: 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Majoros Sándor Magyar Arany Érdemkereszttel kitüntetett József Attila-díjas író, a KMI 12 szerzője Szamártemetés című novellájának hangoskönyv-változata. Szereplők: Elbeszélő: Borbiczki Ferenc Zekics: Tóth József Müller: Lengyel Tamás Rendezte: Hegyi Árpád Jutocsa Read more
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The Great Adventure
By: Geo Mihalache
Narrated by: Geo Mihalache
Length: 24 minutes
Abridged: No
From the series "Stories for Vlad":The Great Adventure - the tomcats go to the forest and return hungry and scared at home after a series of adventures; Read more
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