Short Stories audiobooks
The Moth
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Moth' is the strange tale of two rivalling entomologists, each determined to demolish the other's life's work. When one of them dies, the other struggles to cope in the... Read more
The Red Room
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
"The Red Room" is the account of the terrifying nocturnal experiences of a young man who volunteers to spend a night in the haunted red room at Lorraine Castle. Read more
Compelling Short Stories
By: H. G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard & Hugh Walpole
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 17 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
A rich and varied anthology of inventive classic tales by some of the world's top storytellers.
'A Deal in Ostriches' by H. G. Wells
'The Scarecrow' by G. Ranger Wormser
'Only a Dream' by H. Rider Haggard
'The Magic Shop' by H. G. Wells
'The Business of Madame Jahn' by Vincent O'Sullivan
'The Old Portrait' by Hume Nisbet
... Read more
The Sea-Raiders
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
"The Sea-Raiders" is a gruesome tale of a rapacious shoal of cephalopods which attack the coast of southern England. Read more
The Argonauts of the Air
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
"The Argonauts of the Air" is the tale of Monson, an eccentric millionnaire with a passion for engineering, who is determined to invent the world's first flying machine. As his... Read more
The Door in the Wall
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
"The Door in the Wall" is the strange supernatural tale of a young boy who finds a door in a wall which leads to a beautiful magical garden full of wonderful people, animals and... Read more
The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes' is the strange tale of an inexplicable case of a scientist who, after an accident with a magnet and a flash of lightning, finds that his... Read more
The Hammerpond Park Burglary
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Hammerpond Park Burglary' is a tongue in cheek story about a burglary which initially goes badly wrong...but then unexpectedly goes extraordinarily right. Read more
The Treasure in the Forest
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Treasure in the Forest' is the tale of two treasure hunters, Evans and Hooker, who have murdered a Chinese man to steal his map, which locates a buried stash of gold ingots.... Read more
The Empire of the Ants
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
"The Empire of the Ants" is a disturbing tale about a new species of giant ants in South America which have evolved to use tools and weapons, wear clothes, communicate and... Read more
The Valley of Spiders
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels and often credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Valley of Spiders' is the creepy tale of three men who ride into a remote and deserted valley in pursuit of a fleeing woman they are tracking. Before long they discover... Read more
A Catastrophe
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
"A Catastrophe" is a poignant tale of a shopkeeper whose business is on the verge of bankruptcy, when a dreadful catastrophe strikes the family, just in time to save him from total ruin. Read more
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 4 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents is a superb and varied collection of 15 of Wells' best stories, first published in 1894.
'The Stolen Bacillus'
'The Flowering of the... Read more
The Lost Inheritance
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Lost Inheritance' is the story of a young man whose sole purpose in life is to persuade his wealthy and eccentric uncle to leave him his fortune. He is delighted when the old... Read more
The Magic Shop
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Magic Shop' is the story of a small boy and his father who go into a shop which appears to sell magic tricks. But the proprietor insists that all the tricks are really genuine... Read more
The Lord of the Dynamos
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
'The Lord of the Dynamos' is the story of an immigrant worker who becomes captivated by the huge electric dynamo in the shed where he works. He begins to see it as a great... Read more
Als die Kaffeemรผhle streikte - Abridged
By: Ulrike Strรคtling
Narrated by: Birgit Buckan
Length: 1 hour 16 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Ulrike Strรคtlings Vorlese- und Rategeschichten fรผr Demenzkranke unterhalten nicht nur, sie wecken zugleich auch Erinnerungen. Daher drehen sich alle Geschichten um Dinge und Begriffe aus dem alltรคglichen Leben. In einfachen Sรคtzen sind Uhrzeiten, Jahreszeiten, Farben, Wochentage und vieles mehr in ein lustiges Erlebnis gepackt. Manchmal gibt es... Read more
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Paare, Paarungen
By: Norbert Kron
Narrated by: Peter Wachsmann
Length: 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Geschichten รผber Liebe, Begierde und Betrug "Paare, Paarungen" sind provokative Erzรคhlungen รผber die Verfรผhrungen, die sich Frauen und Mรคnnern bei der Liebessuche stellen: Das erste Hรถrbuch von Norbert Kron, gelesen von RBB-Moderator Peter Wachsmann. "Norbert Kron erzรคhlt extrem elegant, durchaus verfรผhrerisch und weitgehend untheoretisch:... Read more
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Christmas Al Dente
By: Jennifer L. Hart
Narrated by: Suzanne Cerreta
Length: 1 hour 35 minutes
Abridged: No
'Tis the season for pasta and mayhem.Andy Buckland is determined that nothing will interrupt her first Christmas with Malcolm Jones and her last holiday spent in her childhood home. When the family recipe book disappears from the Bowtie Angel, and Aunt Cecily threatens to put "The Eye" on the entire population of Beaverton if it isn't returned,... Read more
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The Stolen Bacillus
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866 โ 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited as being the father of science fiction.
"The Stolen Bacillus" is the tale of an eminent bacteriologist whose test-tube of live cholera bacteria is stolen by an anarchist who plans to release it into London's water supply. Read more
Through a Window
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866 โ 1946) was a prolific English writer of stories and novels, and is credited as the father of science fiction.
"Through a Window" is the story of an invalid whose entire entertainment consists of watching the events outside his window, which looks out onto a river. He watches all the boats as they pass and longs for... Read more
The Flying Man
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866 โ 1946) was a prolific English writer of short stories and novels, who is best remembered as the father of science fiction.
"The Flying Man" is a strange adventure story. A young lieutenant explains how it is that a remote tribe of natives believe him to have supernatural powers - including the ability to fly. And a... Read more
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866 โ 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.
"The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" is a creepy horror story about an orchid collector who buys an unknown species from the Andaman Islands. The botanist who collected it had... Read more
The Triumphs of a Taxidermist
By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Herbert George Wells (1866 โ 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is often credited as the father of science fiction.
"The Triumphs of the Taxidermist" is a tongue in cheek macabre tale of a taxidermist's anecdotes of strange creatures he has stuffed, ranging from fraudulent birds to human beings. Read more
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