Short Stories audiobooks

The Wrong Heaven

By: Amy Bonnaffons

Narrated by: Alex Vaillant

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of George Saunders and Karen Russell, an "amazing, wildly inventive" collection of stories that straddles the line between the real and the fantastical (Kevin Wilson).

In The Wrong Heaven, anything is possible: bodies can transform, inanimate objects come to life, angels appear and disappear.

Bonnaffons draws us into a delightfully... Read more

Alentejo Blue

By: Monica Ali

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Monica Ali's stunning second book is a collection of stories set in the Alentejo province of Portugal, linked by characters and by a vivid sense of place and time.Teresa is a beautiful young girl from the village who is supposed to marry a suitable man from the same community but who wants to see the world. Vasco is a café owner who is losing... Read more

Jack London Boxed Set

By: Jack London

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Jack London’s adventurous nature, intuitive feeling for animal life, and superb storytelling skills give his tales a striking vitality and force. Thrilling action and a sense of justice characterize the classic stories in this collection.White FangIn the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, a lone wolf fights the heroic daily fight for... Read more

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W

By: Gabriel Brownstein

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Scott Brick, John Rubinstein, ...

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

These nine brilliantly inventive stories capture the eccentricities of the residents of Manhattan’s West 89th Street. Five stories are set in one apartment building, where young Davie Birnbaum watches his neighbors’ lives unfold. The title story reworks F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” with the hero fading away toward... Read more

Stories for Haiti

By: various authors

Narrated by: various narrators

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

This special audio collection features twenty unabridged selections from 100 Stories for Haiti. Inspired by the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of talented authors worldwide submitted stories. The result is an anthology that anyone can enjoy.Authors in the collection include Nick Harkaway, Mo Fanning, Rachel Shukert, Fionnula... Read more

The McCone Files

By: Marcia Muller

Narrated by: Susan Boyce

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Marcia Muller is, as Sue Grafton pointed out, the creator of the modern female private eye story, and Sharon McCone is one of the finest and most sensitive of all current sleuths. Sharon came upon the scene in 1977 with Edwin of the Iron Shoes, the first of fifteen novels and fifteen short stories filled with cluing and caring. The McCone Files... Read more

Bad Dirt

By: Annie Proulx

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Annie Proulx follows the success of Close Range with another remarkable collection of stories. Bad Dirt is filled with the vivid characters for which Proulx has become known. In "The Contest," the male population of Elk Tooth, Wyoming, vows to put aside their razors for two seasons, ante up ten dollars each, and wait to see who has the longest... Read more

Great Classic Stories III

By: various authors

Narrated by: various narrators, Bronson Pinchot, Jennifer Br...

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A great new collection of classic short fiction, brilliantly read by a selection of narratorsThis recording includes the following stories:- “The Lightening-Rod Man” by Herman Melville- “One of the Missing” by Ambrose Bierce- “The Leopard Man’s Story” by Jack London- “Tennessee’s Partner” by Bret Harte- “The New Catacomb” by Sir Arthur Conan... Read more

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, and Other Stories

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime” is a masterpiece of polished cynicism in which poison, explosive clocks, and finally murder forerun married bliss. Also included are “The Canterville Ghost,” “The Model Millionaire,” “The Young King,” “The Fisherman and His Soul,” “The Happy Prince,” “The Devoted Friend,” and “The Portrait of Mr. W. H.” These eight... Read more

My World and Welcome to It

By: James Thurber

Narrated by: John Cullum

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The world of James Thurber is splendidly sampled in these thirty stories, sketches, and articles that range from the wildest comedy to the serious business of murder. Animal courtship, maids, Macbeth, baseball, sailing, marriage—all fall within Thurber's scope of wit and humor. Read more

Under the Greenwood Tree

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Robert Hardy

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Under the Greenwood Tree is Hardy’s most charming novel using, as it does, the four seasons of the Wessex year as a backdrop for the delightful romance of the young Dick Dewy and Fancy Day, the local school mistress. The story of the ups and downs of their courtship is set alongside the story of the rustics who form the Mellstock church choir... Read more

Winesburg, Ohio

By: Sherwood Anderson

Narrated by: Terry Bregy

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Winesburg, Ohio, a collection of stories set in a fictitious town in the 1890s, has long been considered Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece. This groundbreaking work set the stage for a new era in writing, greatly influencing Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck, among many others. Anderson wrote simply, brilliantly crafting a... Read more

A Little Brother to the Bear, and Other Animal Stories

By: William J. Long

Narrated by: Bobbie Frohman

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A Little Brother to the Bear is a collection of short stories for children with tales of woodland folk in their forest homes. Written by an American naturalist and minister, the stories are based on objective observations with a sincere respect for instincts and ingenuity of wildlife. His observations help us to understand nature and how all... Read more

Brown Wolf, and Other Short Stories

By: Jack London

Narrated by: various narrators

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Western writer and historian Dale L. Walker writes, "London's true genius lay in the short form, 7,500 words and under, where the flood of images in his teeming brain and the innate power of his narrative gift were at once constrained and freed. His stories that run longer than the magic 7,500 generally—but certainly not always—could have... Read more

Just So Stories

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: David Thorn

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of short stories for children reveals the magic of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. Filled with animals of all shapes and sizes, these enchanting tales explain how the leopard got his spots, the elephant his trunk, and the camel his hump. Following the conventions of... Read more

Selections from Grimm’s Fairy Tales

By: The Brothers Grimm

Narrated by: Susan McCarthy, Bobbie Frohman & Bruce Blau

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Enjoy a timeless collection of children's fairy tales from Germany, compiled by the legendary Brothers Grimm. Stories include:"Ashputtel""Cat and Mouse in Partnership""Cat-Skin""Clever Elsie""Hansel and Gretel""Jorinda and Jorindel""Doctor Knowall""Rapunzel""Little Red Cap, or Little Red Riding Hood""The Elves and the Shoemaker""Old... Read more

Selections from the Flower Fables

By: Louisa May Alcott

Narrated by: Bobbie Frohman

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally written for the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson, a family friend, Louisa May Alcott charms us with the daily events in her fantasy world of flora and fauna. By using the magical fairies as actors in nature's play, Alcott creates delightful morality plays, allowing children to easily learn the lessons of right from wrong. Stories... Read more

Selections from the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrated by: Bobbie Frohman

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Enjoy a timeless collection of children's fairy tales from Denmark, written by the legendary Hans Christian Andersen. Stories include:"The Princess and the Pea""The Ugly Duckling""The Emperor's New Suit""The Fir Tree""The Happy Family""The Little Match-Seller""The Little Mermaid""The Nightingale""The Pea Blossom""The Red Shoes""Thumbelina""The... Read more

Tales of Terror and Mystery

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: David Thorn & Bobbie Frohman

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective is one of the most enduring and popular sleuths of all time. In this thrilling collection of mystery tales, Doyle's gift for creating compelling characters and tightly woven plots are sure to keep you riveted! Stories include "The Horror of Heights""The Leather Funnel""The New Catacomb""The Case of Lady... Read more

The Age of Fable, Part 1

By: Thomas Bulfinch

Narrated by: David Thorn & Bobbie Frohman

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas Bulfinch, as one reviewer put it, "created an anthology of mythology." This audiobook contains the first fourteen chapters of The Age of Fable, the first of three volumes, comprising Bulfinch's complete work. The Age of Fable recounts stories of Greek gods, demigods, and best-known characters in mythology. In our times, many references... Read more

The Diamond Maker and The Door in the Wall

By: H. G. Wells

Narrated by: David Thorn

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

These two short stories by H. G. Wells display his gift for creating thought provoking themes. “The Diamond Maker” is a story about a chance encounter between two men who must then decide whether they can trust each other. “The Door in the Wall” is a fascinating tale about a successful politician who struggles to merge the beauty of his imagined... Read more

The Happy Prince, and Other Tales

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan, Bobbie Frohman & Dav...

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A charming collection of children's stories by Oscar WildeThe Happy Prince This is the tale of an unhappy prince and how he teaches generosity and love to a small sparrow who becomes his friend. The Nightingale and the RoseA nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give... Read more

The Peterkin Papers

By: Lucretia P. Hale

Narrated by: Susan McCarthy

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally appearing as a series of short stories in a children’s magazine, The Peterkin Papers is a collection of tales featuring the hysterically inept Peterkin family. The Peterkins’ unfortunate lack of common sense causes hilarious unintended consequences nearly every time they have an idea. They muddle through life’s challenges with love... Read more

The Yellow Mask

By: Wilkie Collins

Narrated by: Bobbie Frohman

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The Yellow Mask, a gothic romance filled with mystery and suspense, will hold you riveted from beginning to end.A scheming priest, Father Rocco of Pisa, decides the inheritance and great wealth of Count Fabio d'Ascoli was stolen from the church many generations ago and aims to steal it back. In order to do so, the priest manipulates Fabio's true... Read more