Short Stories audiobooks

Around the World with Auntie Mame

By: Patrick Dennis

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Encore, Encore! The brilliant sequel to the smash bestseller Auntie Mame is back and the reviews are in.…Praise:
“As extravagantly full of gags, slapstick comedy and general hilarious confusion as its predecessor.” —The New York Herald Tribune“Indescribably funny.” —Chicago Tribune“Funnier than the first book.” —New York Post Read more

Deine Geschichte vom Adler, der glaubte, er sei ein Huhn

By: Matthias Schwehm

Narrated by: Kai Below

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Spannende Geschichte für tiefgreifende Persönlichkeitsentwicklung bei Jung & Alt Ein Adlerei gelangte in ein Hühnergelege, wo es von der Glucke ausgebrütet wurde. Das seltsame Hühnerküken zog die Besorgnis seiner vermeintlichen Eltern auf sich, denn es gab diverse Probleme, wie zum Beispiel beim Körnerpicken. Später freundete sich das... Read more

A Manual for Cleaning Women

By: Lucia Berlin

Narrated by: Thom Rivera, Dawn Harvey, Carol Monda, Hillary ...

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

“I have always had faith that the best writers will rise to the top, like cream, sooner or later, and will become exactly as well-known as they should be—their work talked about, quoted, taught, performed, filmed, set to music, anthologized. Perhaps, with the present collection, Lucia Berlin will begin to gain the attention she deserves.”—Lydia... Read more

Passing of a God

By: Henry S. Whitehead

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Henry St. Clair Whitehead (1882-1932) was an American clergyman, teacher and a writer of horror fiction and fantasy, best known for his creepy tales of magic and voodoo.

'Passing of a God' is a voodoo story set in the West Indies which tells of an American who presents himself at the hospital in Port au Prince with a huge tumour in his... Read more

The Permanent Stiletto

By: W. C. Morrow

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

William Chambers Morrow (1854-1923) was an American author famed for his short stories of horror and suspense.

'The Permanent Stiletto' is the story of a young man who has been stabbed close to the heart with a stiletto. The blade has pierced the aorta and come out the other side.

To withdraw the blade would mean the man would bleed to death...but... Read more

The Shadows

By: Henry S. Whitehead

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr Henry St Clair Whitehead ( 1882-1932) was an American clergyman and teacher who became famous for his creepy tales of magic and voodoo published in the magazine Weird Tales in the 1920s.

'The Shadows' is a tale from the West Indies about Mr. Stewart, an American who moves into an old house, locally known as Morris' House. Morris has been dead... Read more

Partners in Crime: Two Logan and Steel Short Stories (Bad Heir Day and Stramash)

By: Stuart MacBride

Narrated by: Steve Worsley

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Two bloody brilliant short stories from No. 1 bestselling crime writer Stuart MacBride, featuring DS Logan McRae and his boss DI Steel STRAMASH:Something fishy is happening on the isle of Jura. DS Logan McRae gets a phone call from DI Steel ordering him to come to the island at once. One freezing night’s sleep in a... Read more

Stories for Feelings for Children

By: Hilary Hawkes

Narrated by: LouiseRobinsonBrouze

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

 A collection of seven short stories that can help children explore different feelings, thoughts and emotions in themselves or others. Thought-provoking positive and nurturing messages are contained in the stories which can be talked about and explored after listening. Themes include dealing with loss, feeling excluded, worries and anxieties,... Read more

Children's Bedtime Stories

By: E. Nesbit, Johnny Gruelle, Brothers Grimm, Geor...

Narrated by: Nicki White & Matt Stewart

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A selection of classic children’s stories by a selection of favourite classic authors beautifully retold by Nicki White and Matt Stewart. Read more

A Necklace of Raindrops

By: Joan Aiken

Narrated by: Lizza Aiken

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime reading. There’s a flying apple pie, a cat that’s bigger than an elephant, a house that lays an egg, storybook animals that leap out of their books at night, and a wealth of other wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the... Read more

HMEROLOGIA AIGAIOY

By: Dimitris V. Maninis

Narrated by: Dimitris V. Maninis

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Eight short stories regarding Aegean sea and the life of the Aegean  island’s inhabitants, with their sorrows and joys, as seen by seamen before tourist crowds and technology’s  invasion. Read more

Skeleton Crew

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King, Frances Sternhagen, Matthew Brode...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestseller—a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King, including “The Monkey” and “The Mist”!

From one of the greatest storytellers in modern times comes this classic collection of twenty-two works of fright and wonder…unforgettable tales that will take you to the edge of imagination, where your darkest fears... Read more

Four Past Midnight

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: James Woods, Tim Sample, Willem Dafoe & Ken Howard

Length: 29 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes the story “The Sun Dog”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine

The Bram Stoker Prize-winner for Best Fiction Collection—four chilling novellas from Stephen King that will “grab you and not let go” (The Washington Post).

With the success of the Hulu series 11/22/63 starring James Franco and the highly anticipated The Dark Tower... Read more

The Tragedy of Errors, and Others

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The Tragedy of Errors is the lengthy and detailed plot outline for the final but never published Ellery Queen novel, containing all the hallmarks of the greatest Queen mysteries—the dying message, the succession of false solutions before the astonishing truth is revealed, and scrupulous fair play to the listener. And the theme is one that Queen... Read more

9 french short stories by Guy de Maupassant

By: Guy de Maupassant

Narrated by: Paul Edwards

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Little children need tales and stories, for they play an essential part in their development by awakening their imagination, introducing them to symbolic imagery, and bringing forth emotions in a healthy, constructive way. Our audiobook collection means to bring together the fairy tales, stories, myths and legends which have fed the children of... Read more

Én és a besúgók (regényrészlet)

By: György Miklós Száraz

Narrated by: Zsolt László & Gábor Reviczky

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Száraz Miklós György, a Magyar Érdemrend Lovagkeresztjével kitüntetett Babérkoszorú- és József Attila-díjas író, a KMI 12 szerzője Én és a besúgók című írásának (az Apám darabokban című regény részletének) hangoskönyv-változata. Szereplők: Elbeszélő: László Zsolt Apa: Reviczky Gábor Rendezte: Hegyi Árpád Jutocsa Read more

Terror Town

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “Terror Town,” the small New England town of Northfield is deftly sketched as the background for a series of violent deaths, all on the exact same spot: the muddy gravesite where the first body, that of a farmer’s son,... Read more

Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave

By: Julia Donaldson

Narrated by: Sophie Thompson

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference.

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at... Read more

Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse

By: Julia Donaldson

Narrated by: Sophie Thompson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference.

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that.... Read more

Don’t Cry

By: Mary Gaitskill

Narrated by: Mary Gaitskill

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Gaitskill returns with a luminous new collection of stories—her first in more than ten years.In “College Town 1980,” young people adrift in Ann Arbor, Michigan, debate the meaning of personal strength at the start of the Reagan era; in the urban fairy tale “Mirror Ball,” a young man steals a girl’s soul during a one-night stand; and in “The... Read more

Dead in Her Tracks

By: Kendra Elliot

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

On Christmas morning, Solitude, Oregon, unwraps murder…This wasn’t how Police Chief Zane Duncan expected to spend his first Christmas with fellow officer and girlfriend Stevie Taylor. But when a local motel calls in the discovery of a dead body, the couple’s holiday takes a grim turn. This is the second murder in Solitude within the week,... Read more

There Was an Old Woman (Who Lived in a Shoe); & There Was a Crooked Man

By: Melissa Everett

Narrated by: Erin Yuen

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

There Was an Old Woman (Who Lived in a Shoe): What do you do when you live in a shoe? Save up some loot and move to a boot! There Was a Crooked Man: Everything is a little crooked in this silly rhyme everyone loves to recite. Read more

Blutmond

By: J.R. Kron

Narrated by: Matthias Ernst Holzmann

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Minikrimi im alten Rom Die junge Archäologiestudentin Hanna macht bei einer Ausgrabung am Odenwaldlimes eine schaurige Entdeckung. 2000 Jahre vorher flieht Manius aus Rom, um der Gerechtigkeit zu entgehen. Als plötzlich ein Fremder in dem kleinen Feldlager auftaucht und anfängt Fragen zu stellen, holt ihn seine dunkle Vergangenheit wieder... Read more

For the Blood is the Life

By: F. Marion Crawford

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer noted for his classic weird and fantastic stories, especially those set in Italy. One of the most famous of these is 'For the Blood Is the Life' - a strange and uncanny vampire story set on the coast of Calabria. Read more