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Spotlight on History

Faster Audiobook By Neal Bascomb cover art
  • Faster

  • How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best
  • By: Neal Bascomb
  • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
  • Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    217
  • Performance
    192
  • Story
    192

As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, three misfits banded together to challenge Hitler’s dominance at the apex of motorsport: the Grand Prix. Their quest for redemption culminated in a remarkable race that is still talked about in racing circles to this day - but which, soon after it ended, Hitler attempted to completely erase from history.

  • Almost perfect, but lousy sound cuts and splicing

  • By F. on 06-08-20
Heroes Audiobook By Stephen Fry cover art
  • Heroes

  • The Greek Myths Reimagined
  • By: Stephen Fry
  • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
  • Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    7,434
  • Performance
    6,454
  • Story
    6,425

In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a...

  • Fantastical Mr. Fry

  • By kubro on 05-14-20
The Last Negroes at Harvard Audiobook By Kent Garrett, Jeanne Ellsworth cover art
  • The Last Negroes at Harvard

  • The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever
  • By: Kent Garrett, Jeanne Ellsworth
  • Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
  • Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    16
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited 18 "Negro" boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some 50 years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett, began to reconnect with his classmates and explore their vastly different backgrounds, lives, and what their time at Harvard meant.

  • Brilliant first hand account

  • By Pink on 07-24-24
Tombstone Audiobook By Tom Clavin cover art
  • Tombstone

  • The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell
  • By: Tom Clavin
  • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
  • Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    761
  • Performance
    662
  • Story
    655

The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the New York Times best-selling author of Dodge City and Wild Bill. On the afternoon of October 26, 1881, nine men clashed in what would be known as the most famous shootout in American frontier history. Thirty bullets were exchanged in 30 seconds, killing three men and wounding three others. The fight sprang forth from a tense, hot summer.

  • Great fun read, western history.

  • By Dennis on 06-03-20
A Black Women's History of the United States Audiobook By Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross cover art
  • A Black Women's History of the United States

  • By: Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross
  • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
  • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    304
  • Performance
    267
  • Story
    266

The award-winning Revisioning American History series continues with this “groundbreaking new history of Black women in the United States” (Ibram X. Kendi)—the perfect companion to An Indigenous People’s History of the United States and An African American and Latinx History of the...

  • Compelling and rich with many names and events Iwas unaware of until now

  • By Blue Crew Mom on 07-05-20
Broken Glass Audiobook By Alex Beam cover art
  • Broken Glass

  • Mies van der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight Over a Modernist Masterpiece
  • By: Alex Beam
  • Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
  • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    76
  • Performance
    59
  • Story
    59

The true story of the intimate relationship that gave birth to the Farnsworth House, a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture—and disintegrated into a bitter feud over love, money, gender, and the very nature of art. “An intimate portrait . . . alive with architectural intrigue...

  • Tedious and disappointing

  • By Deborah McGarr Hutchins on 02-03-23
Faster Audiobook By Neal Bascomb cover art
  • Faster

  • How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best
  • By: Neal Bascomb
  • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
  • Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    217
  • Performance
    192
  • Story
    192

As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, three misfits banded together to challenge Hitler’s dominance at the apex of motorsport: the Grand Prix. Their quest for redemption culminated in a remarkable race that is still talked about in racing circles to this day - but which, soon after it ended, Hitler attempted to completely erase from history.

  • Almost perfect, but lousy sound cuts and splicing

  • By F. on 06-08-20
Heroes Audiobook By Stephen Fry cover art
  • Heroes

  • The Greek Myths Reimagined
  • By: Stephen Fry
  • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
  • Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    7,434
  • Performance
    6,454
  • Story
    6,425

In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a...

  • Fantastical Mr. Fry

  • By kubro on 05-14-20
The Last Negroes at Harvard Audiobook By Kent Garrett, Jeanne Ellsworth cover art
  • The Last Negroes at Harvard

  • The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever
  • By: Kent Garrett, Jeanne Ellsworth
  • Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
  • Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    16
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited 18 "Negro" boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some 50 years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett, began to reconnect with his classmates and explore their vastly different backgrounds, lives, and what their time at Harvard meant.

  • Brilliant first hand account

  • By Pink on 07-24-24
Tombstone Audiobook By Tom Clavin cover art
  • Tombstone

  • The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell
  • By: Tom Clavin
  • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
  • Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    761
  • Performance
    662
  • Story
    655

The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the New York Times best-selling author of Dodge City and Wild Bill. On the afternoon of October 26, 1881, nine men clashed in what would be known as the most famous shootout in American frontier history. Thirty bullets were exchanged in 30 seconds, killing three men and wounding three others. The fight sprang forth from a tense, hot summer.

  • Great fun read, western history.

  • By Dennis on 06-03-20
A Black Women's History of the United States Audiobook By Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross cover art
  • A Black Women's History of the United States

  • By: Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross
  • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
  • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    304
  • Performance
    267
  • Story
    266

The award-winning Revisioning American History series continues with this “groundbreaking new history of Black women in the United States” (Ibram X. Kendi)—the perfect companion to An Indigenous People’s History of the United States and An African American and Latinx History of the...

  • Compelling and rich with many names and events Iwas unaware of until now

  • By Blue Crew Mom on 07-05-20
Broken Glass Audiobook By Alex Beam cover art
  • Broken Glass

  • Mies van der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight Over a Modernist Masterpiece
  • By: Alex Beam
  • Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
  • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    76
  • Performance
    59
  • Story
    59

The true story of the intimate relationship that gave birth to the Farnsworth House, a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture—and disintegrated into a bitter feud over love, money, gender, and the very nature of art. “An intimate portrait . . . alive with architectural intrigue...

  • Tedious and disappointing

  • By Deborah McGarr Hutchins on 02-03-23
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The Essential George Orwell Collection Audiobook By George Orwell cover art
The Essential George Orwell Collection
  • The Essential George Orwell Collection

  • 1984, Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, Burmese Days, Homage to Catalonia, & x5 Essays
  • By: George Orwell
  • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh, Hugh Kermode, Jonathan Keeble, and others
  • Length: 53 hrs and 19 mins
  • Highlights
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Dive into the incisive mind of George Orwell through his most powerful novels, ground-breaking reportage, and unforgettable essays. This collection brings together Orwell’s sharp political insight, moral clarity, and unmatched storytelling, offering listeners a panoramic view of a writer whose work continues to resonate across generations.

By: George Orwell

The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection Audiobook By Ingersoll Lockwood cover art
The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection
  • The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection

  • By: Ingersoll Lockwood
  • Narrated by: Ian Porter
  • Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
  • Highlights
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    0
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The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection step into a world of adventure, intrigue, and fantastical discoveries. Follow the curious and brave young Baron Trump as he embarks on mind-bending journeys that will take him to places both strange and mysterious. Perfect for lovers of adventure, historical fiction, and timeless storytelling, this collection is an unforgettable journey filled with mystery, excitement, and wonder.

By: Ingersoll Lockwood

The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two - 1844 to 1865 Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art
The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two - 1844 to 1865
  • The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two - 1844 to 1865

  • Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Pictures from Italy, Bleak House, The Uncommercial Traveller, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, Our Mutual Friend, & More
  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Keeble, Stephen Fry, and others
  • Length: 247 hrs and 24 mins
  • Highlights
  • Overall
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  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works from 1844 to 1865. Dickens wrote most of his most influential and beloved novels during these years - introducing us to characters such as Pip, David Copperfield, Little Dorrit, Esther Summerson, and many more who have lived long in the memory for generations. Also included here are a selection of his essays, travelogues, letters, and a short biography of Dickens by his daughter, Mamie.

By: Charles Dickens

The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One - 1836 to 1849 Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art
The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One - 1836 to 1849
  • The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One - 1836 to 1849

  • Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver Twist, American Notes, The Old Curiosity Shop, Sketches by Boz, The Pickwick Papers, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol, Selected Journalism and Essays, & More
  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Jason Isaacs, David Rintoul, and others
  • Length: 249 hrs and 46 mins
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The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works from 1836 to 1849. From the short stories by 'Boz' which began Dickens' journey as an author, to the great works of literature that have inspired generations - including Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, and more - and essays that give us a deeper insight into his life, opinions, and travels, this collection is an essential addition to your library.

By: Charles Dickens

The Murder at the Vicarage Audiobook By Agatha Christie cover art
The Murder at the Vicarage
  • The Murder at the Vicarage

  • Miss Marple, Book 1
  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Set in the charming yet deceptively quiet village of village of St Mary Mead, The Murder at the Vicarage opens with an unexpected and shockingly violent event: Colonel Protheroe, a somewhat pompous and overbearing figure, is found shot in the vicarage study. The locals of the village are left unnerved as the vicar, Leonard Clement, becomes entangled in a web of suspicion while police attempt to determine the murderer. But Protheroe’s enemies are everywhere: a resentful wife, a neglected daughter, a betrayed lover, and various neighbours who had been wronged by his arrogance...

By: Agatha Christie

The Power and the Glory Audiobook By Graham Greene cover art
The Power and the Glory
  • The Power and the Glory

  • By: Graham Greene
  • Narrated by: Johnny Rey Diaz
  • Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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    0
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In a poor, remote section of southern Mexico, the Red Shirts have taken control. God has been outlawed, and the priests have been systematically hunted down and killed. Now, the last priest strives to overcome physical and moral cowardice in order to find redemption. Graham Greene explores corruption and atonement in this penetrating novel set in 1930s Mexico during the era of Communist religious persecutions.

By: Graham Greene

The Essential George Orwell Collection Audiobook By George Orwell cover art
The Essential George Orwell Collection
  • The Essential George Orwell Collection

  • 1984, Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, Burmese Days, Homage to Catalonia, & x5 Essays
  • By: George Orwell
  • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh, Hugh Kermode, Jonathan Keeble, and others
  • Length: 53 hrs and 19 mins
  • Highlights
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Dive into the incisive mind of George Orwell through his most powerful novels, ground-breaking reportage, and unforgettable essays. This collection brings together Orwell’s sharp political insight, moral clarity, and unmatched storytelling, offering listeners a panoramic view of a writer whose work continues to resonate across generations.

By: George Orwell

The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection Audiobook By Ingersoll Lockwood cover art
The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection
  • The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection

  • By: Ingersoll Lockwood
  • Narrated by: Ian Porter
  • Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
  • Highlights
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection step into a world of adventure, intrigue, and fantastical discoveries. Follow the curious and brave young Baron Trump as he embarks on mind-bending journeys that will take him to places both strange and mysterious. Perfect for lovers of adventure, historical fiction, and timeless storytelling, this collection is an unforgettable journey filled with mystery, excitement, and wonder.

By: Ingersoll Lockwood

The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two - 1844 to 1865 Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art
The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two - 1844 to 1865
  • The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two - 1844 to 1865

  • Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Pictures from Italy, Bleak House, The Uncommercial Traveller, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, Our Mutual Friend, & More
  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Keeble, Stephen Fry, and others
  • Length: 247 hrs and 24 mins
  • Highlights
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works from 1844 to 1865. Dickens wrote most of his most influential and beloved novels during these years - introducing us to characters such as Pip, David Copperfield, Little Dorrit, Esther Summerson, and many more who have lived long in the memory for generations. Also included here are a selection of his essays, travelogues, letters, and a short biography of Dickens by his daughter, Mamie.

By: Charles Dickens

The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One - 1836 to 1849 Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art
The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One - 1836 to 1849
  • The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One - 1836 to 1849

  • Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver Twist, American Notes, The Old Curiosity Shop, Sketches by Boz, The Pickwick Papers, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol, Selected Journalism and Essays, & More
  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Jason Isaacs, David Rintoul, and others
  • Length: 249 hrs and 46 mins
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  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part One contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works from 1836 to 1849. From the short stories by 'Boz' which began Dickens' journey as an author, to the great works of literature that have inspired generations - including Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, and more - and essays that give us a deeper insight into his life, opinions, and travels, this collection is an essential addition to your library.

By: Charles Dickens

The Murder at the Vicarage Audiobook By Agatha Christie cover art
The Murder at the Vicarage
  • The Murder at the Vicarage

  • Miss Marple, Book 1
  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Set in the charming yet deceptively quiet village of village of St Mary Mead, The Murder at the Vicarage opens with an unexpected and shockingly violent event: Colonel Protheroe, a somewhat pompous and overbearing figure, is found shot in the vicarage study. The locals of the village are left unnerved as the vicar, Leonard Clement, becomes entangled in a web of suspicion while police attempt to determine the murderer. But Protheroe’s enemies are everywhere: a resentful wife, a neglected daughter, a betrayed lover, and various neighbours who had been wronged by his arrogance...

By: Agatha Christie

The Power and the Glory Audiobook By Graham Greene cover art
The Power and the Glory
  • The Power and the Glory

  • By: Graham Greene
  • Narrated by: Johnny Rey Diaz
  • Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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In a poor, remote section of southern Mexico, the Red Shirts have taken control. God has been outlawed, and the priests have been systematically hunted down and killed. Now, the last priest strives to overcome physical and moral cowardice in order to find redemption. Graham Greene explores corruption and atonement in this penetrating novel set in 1930s Mexico during the era of Communist religious persecutions.

By: Graham Greene

Beyond Good and Evil Audiobook By Friedrich Nietzsche cover art
Beyond Good and Evil
  • Beyond Good and Evil

  • The Originals
  • By: Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Narrated by: Ariel Samson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

First published in 1886, Beyond Good and Evil by renowned German philosopher and thinker, Friedrich Nietzsche, expands on the philosophical ideas of his Thus Spake Zarathustra. The audiobook presents a sharp critique of morality and the tendency to view morality in binaries of good and evil, thus rejecting the concept of universal morality for all humankind.

  • So well thought out

  • By M0ng0l13 on 01-23-26

By: Friedrich Nietzsche

The Agatha Christie Anthology Audiobook By Agatha Christie cover art
The Agatha Christie Anthology
  • The Agatha Christie Anthology

  • One Hundred Novels, Stories, and Poems
  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Peter Coates, Mark Bowen, Shawna Wolf
  • Length: 82 hrs and 37 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

The Agatha Christie Anthology is an immersive audio collection that brings together one hundred novels, stories, and poems by the undisputed Queen of Crime. This anthology moves effortlessly from classic detective novels to tightly crafted short stories and rare poetic works, revealing Agatha Christie's remarkable range. It captures the elegance of Golden Age crime, the pleasure of pure puzzle-solving, and the timeless fascination with human nature.

  • I never started a book at the end…

  • By Carl D on 01-28-26

By: Agatha Christie

The Essential Classics: Volume 4 Audiobook By Ernest Hemingway, Leo Tolstoy, Dashiell Hammett, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain co
The Essential Classics: Volume 4
  • The Essential Classics: Volume 4

  • War and Peace; A Farewell to Arms; Nicholas Nickleby; Red Harvest; & Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • By: Ernest Hemingway, Leo Tolstoy, Dashiell Hammett, and others
  • Narrated by: David Rintoul, Nathan Osgood, Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 120 hrs and 45 mins
  • Unabridged
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The Essential Classics: Volume 4 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Nathan Osgood, David Rintoul, and Jonathan Keeble. Spanning British, Russian, and Irish literature, this collection includes stories of war and brutality in A Farewell to Arms, love and loss on an epic scale in War & Peace, as well as Hammett's devilishly clever detective thriller, Red Harvest, and many more.

By: Ernest Hemingway, and others

The Selected Works of H. P. Lovecraft Audiobook By H. P. Lovecraft cover art
The Selected Works of H. P. Lovecraft
  • The Selected Works of H. P. Lovecraft

  • Cool Air, He, Herbert West Reanimator, Medusa's Coil, Shadow Over Innsmouth, and The Call of Cthulhu
  • By: H. P. Lovecraft
  • Narrated by: Saethon Williams, Rory Young, Alex Freeman
  • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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From decaying New England towns to blasphemous sciences that defy death itself, these tales explore humanity’s insignificance in a vast, indifferent universe. A must-have collection for fans of classic horror, dark fantasy, and timeless speculative fiction, this book brings together some of the most influential stories ever written in the genre.

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Dracula Audiobook By Bram Stoker cover art
Dracula
  • Dracula

  • The Original 1897 Gothic Horror Classic
  • By: Bram Stoker
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
  • Unabridged
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The original 1897 text of Bram Stoker's gothic horror masterpiece—with a critical afterword by philosopher and writer Henry Bugalho. "I am Dracula, and I bid you welcome..." In the shadow of the Carpathian Mountains, a young English solicitor arrives at a crumbling castle to meet his mysterious client. What Jonathan Harker discovers there will shatter everything he believed about the boundaries between life and death, desire and dread, the civilized world and the darkness that hungers at its edges. Bram Stoker's Dracula is the novel that invented the modern vampire and launched over a ...

By: Bram Stoker

The Dud Avocado Audiobook By Elaine Dundy cover art
The Dud Avocado
  • The Dud Avocado

  • By: Elaine Dundy
  • Narrated by: Erin Bennett
  • Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
  • Unabridged
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Sally Jay Gorce is a woman with a mission. It’s the 1950s, she’s young, and she’s in Paris. Having dyed her hair pink, she wears evening dresses in the daytime and vows to go native in a way not even the natives can manage. Embarking on an educational program that includes an affair with a married man (which fizzles out when she realizes he’s single and wants to marry her); nights in cabarets and jazz clubs in the company of assorted “citizens of the world”; an entanglement with a charming psychopath; and a bit part in a film financed by a famous matador.

By: Elaine Dundy

Wuthering Heights Audiobook By Emily Brontë, Alison Larkin, Lord Byron cover art
Wuthering Heights
  • Wuthering Heights

  • With an Introduction and Student Guide (As Told by Emily Bronte) and Bonus Material by Lord Byron and Alison Larkin
  • By: Emily Brontë, Alison Larkin, Lord Byron
  • Narrated by: Alison Larkin, Andrew Wincott
  • Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
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In this thrilling unabridged edition, multi-award-winning narrator Alison Larkin (Jane Eyre; The Complete Novels of Jane Austen) brings the full power of Wuthering Heights to new life, adding an Introduction and a comprehensive Student Guide (as told by Emily Brontë herself), which offer fresh insight into the author's life, influences, and creative intentions.

By: Emily Brontë, and others

Strong Poision Audiobook By Dorothy L. Sayers cover art
Strong Poision
  • Strong Poision

  • Lord Peter Wimsey, Book 6
  • By: Dorothy L. Sayers
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    2
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    2

Talented mystery novelist Harriet Vane is on trial for the murder of her former lover, Philip Boyes, after he dies of arsenic poisoning. Although the evidence appears damning, and the relationship was not a happy one, Harriet reasserts her innocence. It is a case that draws in gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who soon finds himself in a race against time to clear Harriet’s name. As he delves into a world of love, jealousy and misplaced justice, Harriet’s case becomes more personal for Wimsey than he could ever have expected…

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey Audiobook By Ingersoll Lockwood cover art
Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey
  • Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey

  • By: Ingersoll Lockwood
  • Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
  • Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
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Following in the footsteps of other key children's books from the Victorian era, Lockwood's vibrant novel centres on restless aristocratic youth, Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, otherwise known as Baron Trump, as he searches for adventure. Bored of his life of luxury in the Trump family home, Baron stumbles across a magical portal which transports him to the Russian Arctic, where he finds a curious underground world beneath his feet. As he journeys downward, Baron discovers strange new settings, and even stranger inhabitants.

By: Ingersoll Lockwood

The Jeeves Collection: Books 1-4 Audiobook By P. G. Wodehouse cover art
The Jeeves Collection: Books 1-4
  • The Jeeves Collection: Books 1-4

  • My Man, Jeeves; The Inimitable Jeeves; Carry On, Jeeves; Very Good, Jeeves
  • By: P. G. Wodehouse
  • Narrated by: David Rintoul
  • Length: 26 hrs and 42 mins
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The Jeeves Collection, imperiously read by David Rintoul, includes unabridged recordings of the first four Jeeves and Wooster short story collections - P. G. Wodehouse's much-loved comic pair.

By: P. G. Wodehouse

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Audiobook By Robert Louis Stevenson cover art
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

  • B1 Graded Reader: Simplified American English for ESL & EFL Learners
  • By: Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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Improve your English with one of the most thrilling classics of world literature! In simplified American English—specially adapted for intermediate (B1) learners. This edition offers: Modernized, easy-to-read language without Victorian complexity Carefully selected B1-level vocabulary—no archaic or difficult words Informative afterword on the author, historical context, and interpretation Perfect for self-study or classroom use A respected doctor, a monstrous stranger—and a terrible secret. Stevenson's timeless classic about the dark side of human nature.

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

The Count of Monte Cristo Audiobook By Alexandre Dumas cover art
The Count of Monte Cristo
  • The Count of Monte Cristo

  • By: Alexandre Dumas
  • Narrated by: David Rintoul
  • Length: 50 hrs and 48 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor betrayed by those he trusts and condemned to a life he doesn’t deserve. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden treasure, he transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo—and sets out to rewrite his destiny. In a world of hidden motives and shifting loyalties, this story feels strikingly modern: a smart, high-stakes journey of identity, power, and the price of vengeance.

  • Best Narration of this Epic Tale!!!

  • By Rural Mail Carrier on 01-15-26

By: Alexandre Dumas

As I Lay Dying Audiobook By William Faulkner cover art
As I Lay Dying
  • As I Lay Dying

  • By: William Faulkner
  • Narrated by: Joe Barrett, Elisabeth Rodgers, Nick Sullivan, and others
  • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
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    0
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As she nears the end of her life, Addie Bundren wants nothing more than to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. A captivating and stylistically innovative work, the narrative revolves around the grim, yet darkly humorous, pilgrimage as the Bundren family sets out to fulfill her last wish.

By: William Faulkner

The Selected Works of Philip K. Dick Audiobook By Philip K. Dick cover art
The Selected Works of Philip K. Dick
  • The Selected Works of Philip K. Dick

  • The Golden Man, The Gun, The Hanging Stranger, The Last of the Masters, The Skull, The Variable Man, and Tony and the Beetles
  • By: Philip K. Dick
  • Narrated by: Stuart Summers, Alex Freeman, Saethon Williams
  • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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Step into the mind-bending worlds of The Selected Works of Philip K. Dick, a powerful collection of classic science-fiction stories from one of the genre’s most influential visionaries, Philip K. Dick. This expertly curated volume showcases Dick at his sharpest—probing the fragile boundaries between reality and illusion, power and freedom, humanity and the unknown.

By: Philip K. Dick

Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger Audiobook By Ingersoll Lockwood cover art
Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger
  • Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger

  • By: Ingersoll Lockwood
  • Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
  • Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
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Baron Trump – a clever, endlessly inquisitive, albeit rebellious young man – sets off on an extraordinary journey guided by curious artefacts, ancient manuscripts and long-lost legends. With nothing but a thirst for adventure and his loyal dog, Bugler, by his side, Baron ventures into hidden worlds, encounters strange peoples and unravels enchanting mysteries. Packed with daring exploits, magical landscapes and thrilling quests, this Victorian-era romp invites readers of all ages to discover the limitless possibilities that await those brave enough to explore the unknown.

By: Ingersoll Lockwood

Murder International Audiobook By Guy de Maupassant, Francis King, Alexander Pushkin, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, H. G. Wells,
Murder International
  • Murder International

  • Ten Classic Full-Cast BBC Radio Crime Dramas
  • By: Guy de Maupassant, Francis King, Alexander Pushkin, and others
  • Narrated by: Dennis Quilley, George Cole, Joss Ackland, and others
  • Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
  • Unabridged
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Ten vintage dramas on the theme of murder, written by internationally recognised authors and set across the globe ‘Murder is murder, anywhere in the world. The taking of life, the most terrible crime a human being can commit, is the same in any language, whether it springs from vengeance...

By: Guy de Maupassant, and others

The Idiot Audiobook By Richard Pevear - translator, Fyodor Dostoyevsky cover art
The Idiot
  • The Idiot

  • By: Richard Pevear - translator, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Narrated by: Alan Turton
  • Length: 27 hrs and 6 mins
  • Unabridged
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After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The 26-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and “be among people”. Even before he reaches home, he meets the dark Rogozhin, a rich merchant’s son whose obsession with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement.

By: Richard Pevear - translator, and others

Frankenstein Audiobook By Mary Shelley cover art
Frankenstein
  • Frankenstein

  • The 1831 Definitive Edition (Mary Shelley's Gothic Masterpiece with Original Preface)
  • By: Mary Shelley
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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Mary Shelley's definitive vision of her gothic masterpiece—the 1831 edition she revised and perfected. In 1831, thirteen years after Frankenstein first shocked readers, Mary Shelley revisited her creation. She refined the prose, deepened Victor's tragic arc, and added something readers had long demanded: the story behind the story. Includes Shelley's famous 1831 Preface How does a nineteen-year-old girl come to write one of the most influential novels in history? In her preface, Shelley finally revealed the answer: a stormy summer in Geneva, a ghost-story competition with Lord Byron and ...

By: Mary Shelley

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Audiobook By Washington Irving, Kathleen Sparks cover art
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • By: Washington Irving, Kathleen Sparks
  • Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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When Ichabod Crane sets his sights on the beautiful Katrina van Tassel (and her father's large estate), he's determined that nothing will stand in his way - not even brawny Brom Bones, his love rival. Ichabod is many things: a stern school teacher, a confident singer, an eligible bachelor. One thing he is NOT is brave, and there is far more to fear in Sleepy Hollow than Brom Bones. Especially at night... Washington Irving's atmospheric masterpiece of early New England and the fabled Headless Horseman has thrilled and inspired generations.

By: Washington Irving, and others

His Last Bow Audiobook By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle cover art
His Last Bow
  • His Last Bow

  • A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Collection
  • By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Narrated by: Ben Werling, Kevin Theis, Sara Nichols
  • Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
  • Unabridged
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"His Last Bow" is a classic mystery collection from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It also contains the very last story featuring Doyle's greatest creation: the legendary and enigmatic consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. Along with the coda to the Holmes canon, this collection also contains a number of Holmes favorites, including The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge and The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans. But without a doubt, the final story - "His Last Bow" - is the most exciting entry in this one-of-a-kind volume.

By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Mysterious Mr Quin Audiobook By Agatha Christie cover art
The Mysterious Mr Quin
  • The Mysterious Mr Quin

  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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Meet Mr. Quin: charming, enigmatic, and always just a step ahead. In this collection of intriguing short stories, the mysterious Mr. Quin appears at the most unexpected moments, guiding his friend, the astute Hercule Poirot-like detective, Mr. Satterthwaite, to solve puzzles that defy logic. With every twist, every riddle, and every chance encounter, Mr. Quin leaves more questions than answers—but his uncanny ability to reveal the truth makes him the most fascinating puzzle of all.

By: Agatha Christie

Wuthering Heights Audiobook By Emily Brontë cover art
Wuthering Heights
  • Wuthering Heights

  • The Complete Novel with an Afterword on Love, Violence, and Dissolution
  • By: Emily Brontë
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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The original unabridged text of Emily Brontë's only novel — with a critical afterword by philosopher and writer Henry Bugalho Read the classic that inspired the highly anticipated 2026 film starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, directed by Emerald Fennell (Saltburn, Promising Young Woman) — in theaters Valentine's Day 2026 "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." On the wild Yorkshire moors, where the wind howls and the heath stretches to the horizon, a foundling named Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw household. What follows is one of the most intense, ...

By: Emily Brontë

The Nothing Audiobook By Frank Herbert cover art
The Nothing
  • The Nothing

  • By: Frank Herbert
  • Narrated by: Saethon Williams
  • Length: 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
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    0
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The Nothing is a haunting science fiction short story by legendary author Frank Herbert that explores humanity’s confrontation with the unknowable. When scientists encounter a mysterious force known only as “the Nothing,” they discover a phenomenon that defies measurement, language, and reason itself. As attempts to understand and contain it fail, the true horror emerges—not destruction, but the collapse of meaning, certainty, and identity.

By: Frank Herbert

3 Nathaniel Hawthorne Stories with Religious Critiques Audiobook By Nathaniel Hawthorne cover art
3 Nathaniel Hawthorne Stories with Religious Critiques
  • 3 Nathaniel Hawthorne Stories with Religious Critiques

  • By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Narrated by: Christopher Ragland, Vincent Marzello
  • Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
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    0
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There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three's a crowd may be too many, except when it's a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Classics to Rediscover

Little Women Audiobook By Louisa May Alcott cover art
  • Little Women

  • An Audible Original Drama
  • By: Louisa May Alcott
  • Narrated by: Emily Bauer, Laura Dern, Lauren Fortgang, and others
  • Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    5,531
  • Performance
    4,838
  • Story
    4,821

Hollywood icon Laura Dern breathes new life into Louisa May Alcott’s classic. With their father away at war, Meg, the oldest and prettiest sister, and Jo, the tomboy, take care of Beth, the shy one, and Amy, the artist. When their beloved 'Marmee' must leave to nurse Father, who is badly wounded in the war, the girls sustain themselves by putting to use the lessons of loyalty and patience they had learned from their family.

  • Censored

  • By Abigail Vance on 01-01-20
War and Peace (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator cover a
  • War and Peace (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator
  • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
  • Length: 55 hrs and 30 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    591
  • Performance
    491
  • Story
    491

In early nineteenth-century Russia, the threat of Napoleon’s invasion looms, and the lives of millions are about to be changed forever. This includes Pierre Bezúkhov, illegitimate son of an aristocrat; Andrew Bolkónski, ambitious military scion; and Natásha Rostóva, compassionate daughter of a nobleman. All of them are unprepared for what lies ahead. Alongside their fellow compatriots - a catalog of enduring literary characters - Pierre, Andrew, and Natásha will be irrevocably torn between fate and free will.

  • Tremendous narration

  • By steve thomas on 08-14-20
Don Quixote (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By Miguel de Cervantes, John Ormsby - translator cover art
  • Don Quixote (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: Miguel de Cervantes, John Ormsby - translator
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 41 hrs and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    78
  • Performance
    65
  • Story
    65

Don Quixote, a man driven by chivalrous ideals and wild delusions, adopts sword and lance as a knight-errant to defend the weak, slay the ignoble, and win the heart of the farm girl he envisions as a princess. In his world of fantasy - where inns are castles, peasants are kings, and windmills are beasts - Quixote, his nag, and his sound but devoted squire, Sancho Panza, set forth on a picaresque adventure conceivable only to a man obsessed.

  • A Classical Story Marvelously Performed

  • By Oren T. Bergfald on 12-28-22
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By Thomas Hardy cover art
  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: Thomas Hardy
  • Narrated by: Esther Wane
  • Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    23
  • Performance
    21
  • Story
    21

When peddler John Durbeyfield learns that he may be a descendant of a noble family, he sends his oldest child, Tess, to “claim kin.” Blindly ushered into harm’s way, the strong-willed yet untinctured peasant girl is not prepared for the blighted course her life will take. Nor for those whose destructive desires will determine her fate, and force Tess to make only the most desperate of choices. From her tragic loss of innocence through betrayal and revenge, Tess’s struggle for survival challenged the era’s mores and the cruel indifference shown women in Victorian society.

  • Fantastic narration, compassion inducing tale

  • By Susan G. on 09-27-20
Ulysses (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By James Joyce cover art
  • Ulysses (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: James Joyce
  • Narrated by: Aidan Kelly, Alana Kerr Collins
  • Length: 31 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    29
  • Performance
    24
  • Story
    24

James Joyce’s landmark novel traces the course of three characters on one summer day in Dublin. First, there’s middle-aged wanderer and appeasing cuckold Leopold Bloom. He crosses paths with Stephen Dedalus, a young aspiring writer flirting with indulgence. Among a gallery of generous, ebullient, and brawling Dubliners, Bloom and Dedalus find in each other, for a few hours, a spiritual father and son. Then there’s Molly, Leopold’s wife. Conflicted about love, marriage, motherhood, and sexual longing, she’ll spend her afternoon with a lover.

  • Golden

  • By Tad Davis on 05-26-20
Lady Audley's Secret Audiobook By Mary Elizabeth Braddon cover art
  • Lady Audley's Secret

  • By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
  • Narrated by: Olivia Poulet
  • Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2,033
  • Performance
    1,880
  • Story
    1,870

From the author of The Christmas Hirelings comes this Audible Exclusive production of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s classic sensation novel Lady Audley’s Secret. English actress Olivia Poulet gives an assured and captivating narration; a cornerstone of the genre and a scandal at the time of its publication, Lady Audley’s Secret is an entertaining and shocking tale of high drama and shifting perceptions.

  • Classic 19th Century “sensation novel”

  • By Susan on 08-20-19
Little Women Audiobook By Louisa May Alcott cover art
  • Little Women

  • An Audible Original Drama
  • By: Louisa May Alcott
  • Narrated by: Emily Bauer, Laura Dern, Lauren Fortgang, and others
  • Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    5,531
  • Performance
    4,838
  • Story
    4,821

Hollywood icon Laura Dern breathes new life into Louisa May Alcott’s classic. With their father away at war, Meg, the oldest and prettiest sister, and Jo, the tomboy, take care of Beth, the shy one, and Amy, the artist. When their beloved 'Marmee' must leave to nurse Father, who is badly wounded in the war, the girls sustain themselves by putting to use the lessons of loyalty and patience they had learned from their family.

  • Censored

  • By Abigail Vance on 01-01-20
War and Peace (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator cover a
  • War and Peace (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator
  • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
  • Length: 55 hrs and 30 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    591
  • Performance
    491
  • Story
    491

In early nineteenth-century Russia, the threat of Napoleon’s invasion looms, and the lives of millions are about to be changed forever. This includes Pierre Bezúkhov, illegitimate son of an aristocrat; Andrew Bolkónski, ambitious military scion; and Natásha Rostóva, compassionate daughter of a nobleman. All of them are unprepared for what lies ahead. Alongside their fellow compatriots - a catalog of enduring literary characters - Pierre, Andrew, and Natásha will be irrevocably torn between fate and free will.

  • Tremendous narration

  • By steve thomas on 08-14-20
Don Quixote (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By Miguel de Cervantes, John Ormsby - translator cover art
  • Don Quixote (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: Miguel de Cervantes, John Ormsby - translator
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 41 hrs and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    78
  • Performance
    65
  • Story
    65

Don Quixote, a man driven by chivalrous ideals and wild delusions, adopts sword and lance as a knight-errant to defend the weak, slay the ignoble, and win the heart of the farm girl he envisions as a princess. In his world of fantasy - where inns are castles, peasants are kings, and windmills are beasts - Quixote, his nag, and his sound but devoted squire, Sancho Panza, set forth on a picaresque adventure conceivable only to a man obsessed.

  • A Classical Story Marvelously Performed

  • By Oren T. Bergfald on 12-28-22
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By Thomas Hardy cover art
  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: Thomas Hardy
  • Narrated by: Esther Wane
  • Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    23
  • Performance
    21
  • Story
    21

When peddler John Durbeyfield learns that he may be a descendant of a noble family, he sends his oldest child, Tess, to “claim kin.” Blindly ushered into harm’s way, the strong-willed yet untinctured peasant girl is not prepared for the blighted course her life will take. Nor for those whose destructive desires will determine her fate, and force Tess to make only the most desperate of choices. From her tragic loss of innocence through betrayal and revenge, Tess’s struggle for survival challenged the era’s mores and the cruel indifference shown women in Victorian society.

  • Fantastic narration, compassion inducing tale

  • By Susan G. on 09-27-20
Ulysses (AmazonClassics Edition) Audiobook By James Joyce cover art
  • Ulysses (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: James Joyce
  • Narrated by: Aidan Kelly, Alana Kerr Collins
  • Length: 31 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    29
  • Performance
    24
  • Story
    24

James Joyce’s landmark novel traces the course of three characters on one summer day in Dublin. First, there’s middle-aged wanderer and appeasing cuckold Leopold Bloom. He crosses paths with Stephen Dedalus, a young aspiring writer flirting with indulgence. Among a gallery of generous, ebullient, and brawling Dubliners, Bloom and Dedalus find in each other, for a few hours, a spiritual father and son. Then there’s Molly, Leopold’s wife. Conflicted about love, marriage, motherhood, and sexual longing, she’ll spend her afternoon with a lover.

  • Golden

  • By Tad Davis on 05-26-20
Lady Audley's Secret Audiobook By Mary Elizabeth Braddon cover art
  • Lady Audley's Secret

  • By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
  • Narrated by: Olivia Poulet
  • Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2,033
  • Performance
    1,880
  • Story
    1,870

From the author of The Christmas Hirelings comes this Audible Exclusive production of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s classic sensation novel Lady Audley’s Secret. English actress Olivia Poulet gives an assured and captivating narration; a cornerstone of the genre and a scandal at the time of its publication, Lady Audley’s Secret is an entertaining and shocking tale of high drama and shifting perceptions.

  • Classic 19th Century “sensation novel”

  • By Susan on 08-20-19
A Tale of Two Cities Audiobook By Charles Dickens, Richard Maxwell - introduction cover art
  • A Tale of Two Cities

  • By: Charles Dickens, Richard Maxwell - introduction
  • Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
  • Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    242
  • Performance
    217
  • Story
    215

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Julian Rhind-Tutt, star of Green Wing, also known for his roles in The Madness of King George and Tomb Raider. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Richard Maxwell. After eighteen years as a political prisoner in...

  • nice intro, but unnecessary addition to audible

  • By Anonymous on 06-18-20
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Audiobook By Robert Louis Stevenson cover art
  • The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

  • Penguin Classics
  • By: Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
  • Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear, star of Penny Dreadful. Kinnear is also known for his portrayal of Bill Tanner in Spectre and for his role in The Imitation Game. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robert...

  • Expert academic intro included

  • By Anonymous on 05-25-20
The Canterbury Tales Audiobook By Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill - translator cover art
  • The Canterbury Tales

  • Penguin Classics
  • By: Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill - translator
  • Narrated by: Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi, Jay Bernard, and others
  • Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    29
  • Performance
    24
  • Story
    24

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Lesley Manville (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and known for Phantom Thread and Mum), Derek Jacobi (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and known for Gladiator and Gosford Park), Michael...

  • Very jarring voices

  • By Harry Ballan on 03-12-24
Little Dorrit Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art
  • Little Dorrit

  • The Audible Dickens Collection
  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
  • Length: 40 hrs and 22 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    492
  • Performance
    456
  • Story
    452

This Audible Exclusive production revisits Charles Dickens’ tragi-comic novel Little Dorrit. Written during the Crimean War, it a story of fortunes won and lost and a masterly portrayal of the failings of Victorian Society, with the ever-present spectre of law enforcement and imprisonment looming over a fearful population. Divided into two parts, Book One: Poverty and Book Two: Riches, Little Dorrit satirises the debtors prisons and the detrimental effect of enforcing a British class system.

  • Brilliant

  • By Bunky on 09-19-19
The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 Audiobook By Murasaki Shikibu, Dennis Washburn - translator cover art
  • The Tale of Genji, Volume 1

  • By: Murasaki Shikibu, Dennis Washburn - translator
  • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
  • Length: 35 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    189
  • Performance
    161
  • Story
    160

Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji, widely considered the world's first novel, during the early years of the 11th century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation of ethical concerns and aesthetic ideals, Murasaki's tale came to occupy a central place in Japan's remarkable history of artistic achievement and is now recognized as a masterpiece of world literature.

  • Tales of Genji

  • By Amazon Customer on 02-24-20
The Portrait of a Lady Audiobook By Henry James, Philip Horne - introduction cover art
  • The Portrait of a Lady

  • Penguin Classics
  • By: Henry James, Philip Horne - introduction
  • Narrated by: Simon Harrison
  • Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    18
  • Performance
    16
  • Story
    17

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Simon Harrison, best known for his roles in Everest, Transformers: The Last Knight and London Has Fallen. This definitive edition includes an Introduction by Philip Horne. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is...

  • Narrator

  • By Lorri Kuczynski on 03-21-21

Contemporary Classic Authors

Ray Bradbury

A prolific author of short stories and books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
Fahrenheit 451
Something Wicked This Way Comes
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The Martian Chronicles

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe (1930-2018) was one of the founders of the New Journalism movement and the author of such contemporary classics.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
The Purple Decades
Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine
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The Pump House Gang

Kurt Vonnegut

Most famous for his satirical novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut is hailed as a comical commentator on the society in which he lived and as one of the most important contemporary writers.
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Sirens of Titan
Breakfast of Champions
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Mother Night

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In Defense of Globalization Audiobook By Jagdish Bhagwati cover art
  • In Defense of Globalization

  • By: Jagdish Bhagwati
  • Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
  • Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    27
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist, takes on the critics, revealing that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today.

  • Challenging and Insightful

  • By Ryan on 03-13-10
第三の大国 インドの思考 激突する「一帯一路」と「インド太平洋」 Audiobook By 笠井 亮平 cover art
  • 第三の大国 インドの思考 激突する「一帯一路」と「インド太平洋」

  • By: 笠井 亮平
  • Narrated by: 水越 健
  • Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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キープレーヤーはインドだ 〝ポストGゼロ〟〝ポスト米中対立〟の「新グレートゲーム」のキープレーヤーとなるのはインド――。

アリストテレスの哲学 Audiobook By 中畑 正志 cover art
  • アリストテレスの哲学

  • By: 中畑 正志
  • Narrated by: 田丸 裕臣
  • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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思想界では近年一段と脚光を浴びる一方で、一般には時代遅れのイメージが付きまとうアリストテレス。

Amanhã vai ser maior [Tomorrow Will Be Bigger] Audiobook By Rosana Pinheiro-Machado cover art
  • Amanhã vai ser maior [Tomorrow Will Be Bigger]

  • O que aconteceu com o Brasil e possíveis rotas de fuga para a crise atual [What Happened to Brazil and Possible Escape Routes from the Current Crisis]
  • By: Rosana Pinheiro-Machado
  • Narrated by: Keila Ribeiro
  • Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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Desde as grandes manifestações de 2013, boa parte dos brasileiros possui uma única pergunta: o que está acontecendo com o país? Muitas pessoas se sentem em um trem desgovernado por causa de transformações profundas que o Brasil sofreu nos últimos anos, sem saber como dar sentido, viver e combater o caos diário.

In Defense of Globalization Audiobook By Jagdish Bhagwati cover art
  • In Defense of Globalization

  • By: Jagdish Bhagwati
  • Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
  • Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist, takes on the critics, revealing that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today.

  • Challenging and Insightful

  • By Ryan on 03-13-10
第三の大国 インドの思考 激突する「一帯一路」と「インド太平洋」 Audiobook By 笠井 亮平 cover art
  • 第三の大国 インドの思考 激突する「一帯一路」と「インド太平洋」

  • By: 笠井 亮平
  • Narrated by: 水越 健
  • Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
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キープレーヤーはインドだ 〝ポストGゼロ〟〝ポスト米中対立〟の「新グレートゲーム」のキープレーヤーとなるのはインド――。

アリストテレスの哲学 Audiobook By 中畑 正志 cover art
  • アリストテレスの哲学

  • By: 中畑 正志
  • Narrated by: 田丸 裕臣
  • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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思想界では近年一段と脚光を浴びる一方で、一般には時代遅れのイメージが付きまとうアリストテレス。

Amanhã vai ser maior [Tomorrow Will Be Bigger] Audiobook By Rosana Pinheiro-Machado cover art
  • Amanhã vai ser maior [Tomorrow Will Be Bigger]

  • O que aconteceu com o Brasil e possíveis rotas de fuga para a crise atual [What Happened to Brazil and Possible Escape Routes from the Current Crisis]
  • By: Rosana Pinheiro-Machado
  • Narrated by: Keila Ribeiro
  • Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
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Desde as grandes manifestações de 2013, boa parte dos brasileiros possui uma única pergunta: o que está acontecendo com o país? Muitas pessoas se sentem em um trem desgovernado por causa de transformações profundas que o Brasil sofreu nos últimos anos, sem saber como dar sentido, viver e combater o caos diário.

A verdade é teimosa [The Truth Is Stubborn] Audiobook By Miriam Leitão cover art
  • A verdade é teimosa [The Truth Is Stubborn]

  • Os diários da crise que adiou o futuro [The Diaries of the Crisis That Postponed the Future]
  • By: Miriam Leitão
  • Narrated by: Luciana Milano
  • Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Não há governo que pare de pé quando o governante provoca uma grave crise econômica. Nos últimos dois anos, o Brasil passou por uma recessão severa, com um rombo inédito nas contas públicas. Depois de mais de vinte anos, a inflação voltou a visitar o patamar de dois dígitos. Em agosto de 2016, quando o Congresso afastou definitivamente a presidente Dilma Rousseff, o desemprego abatia mais de 12 milhões de brasileiros.

Cai de boca no meu b*c3t@o [Cai de Doca for My b*c3t@o] Audiobook By Tamiris Coutinho cover art
  • Cai de boca no meu b*c3t@o [Cai de Doca for My b*c3t@o]

  • O funk como potência do empoderamento feminino [Funk as a Power of Female Empowerment]
  • By: Tamiris Coutinho
  • Narrated by: Luana Alves, Tamiris Coutinho
  • Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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Funk e empoderamento feminino no mesmo audiolivro? Como assim, se o funk só objetifica a mulher? É para romper com esse senso comum, que Tamiris Coutinho decidiu enfrentar os estigmas e preconceitos que envolvem o gênero musical no lançamento da editora Claraboia. Inspirada no hit do funk carioca Cai de boca, a autora analisa e demonstra como um dos movimentos culturais mais importantes do Brasil também é um potencializador da liberdade, da autonomia e do empoderamento da mulher.

ウクライナ戦争をどう終わらせるか: 「和平調停」の限界と可能性 Audiobook By 東 大作 cover art
  • ウクライナ戦争をどう終わらせるか: 「和平調停」の限界と可能性

  • By: 東 大作
  • Narrated by: 柳 よしひこ
  • Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻開始から1年。核兵器の使用も懸念される非道で残酷な戦争を終結させる方法はあるのか。周辺国や大国をはじめとする国際社会、そして日本が果たすべき役割とは何か。

政治家の喧嘩力 Audiobook By 松井 一郎 cover art
  • 政治家の喧嘩力

  • By: 松井 一郎
  • Narrated by: 岩崎 了
  • Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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政治家は何のために存在するのか? 理不尽な税金の使われ方に憤りを覚え、行政の既得権益や「安定した身分としての政治家」というタブーと切り結んだ男・松井一郎。

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