-
The Best Russian Short Stories
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 06-16-14
- Language: English
- Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks
Regular price: $20.65
People who bought this also bought...
-
The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1
- 1882–1885
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 103
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time. Having influenced such writers as Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, and James Joyce, Chekhov’s stories are often noted for their stream-of-consciousness style and their vast number.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Riot
- By Robin H. on 05-04-13
-
Stephen Fry Presents a Selection of Anton Chekhov's Short Stories
- By: Anton Chekov
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 236
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 201
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 200
"Chekhov is probably better known in Britain for his plays than for his prose. For many, however, it is his short stories that mark the high water of his genius. It might at first glance be hard for those not used to his style of narrative to see what the fuss is about - and fuss there is: for most authors and lovers of literature Chekhov is incomparably the greatest short story writer there ever was."
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Good intro to Chekhov
- By Tad Davis on 03-15-11
-
The Best European Short Stories
- By: Guy de Maupassant, George Sand, Anton Chekhov, and others
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars 6
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7
A delightful anthology of great works by some of Europe's greatest short story writers....
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
disappointing
- By KDP on 08-10-14
-
Crime and Punishment
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett (translator)
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,108
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,818
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,825
In this intense detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary, Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately "benefit humanity".
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wonderful reading, disturbing book
- By Tad Davis on 11-03-08
-
10 Masterpieces You Have to Listen Before You Die 2
- By: Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Kate Chopin, and others
- Narrated by: Brian Kelly, Sinead Dixon, Claire Walsh, and others
- Length: 74 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars 18
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars 14
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 14
This Audiobook contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names: "Emma" by Jane Austen, "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, "Heart of Darkness" byJoseph Conrad, "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London, "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P Lovecraft, "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good masterpieces
- By Rob on 11-07-18
![The Idiot [Blackstone] audiobook cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41XO98tJ7HL._SL320_.jpg)
-
The Idiot [Blackstone]
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 22 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 910
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 653
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 659
Prince Myshkin, is thrust into the heart of a society more concerned with wealth, power, and sexual conquest than the ideals of Christianity. Myshkin soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, testing the wreckage left by human misery to find "man in man."
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Salvation under the weight of our own humanity.
- By Jacob on 12-20-12
-
The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1
- 1882–1885
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 103
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time. Having influenced such writers as Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, and James Joyce, Chekhov’s stories are often noted for their stream-of-consciousness style and their vast number.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Riot
- By Robin H. on 05-04-13
-
Stephen Fry Presents a Selection of Anton Chekhov's Short Stories
- By: Anton Chekov
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 236
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 201
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 200
"Chekhov is probably better known in Britain for his plays than for his prose. For many, however, it is his short stories that mark the high water of his genius. It might at first glance be hard for those not used to his style of narrative to see what the fuss is about - and fuss there is: for most authors and lovers of literature Chekhov is incomparably the greatest short story writer there ever was."
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Good intro to Chekhov
- By Tad Davis on 03-15-11
-
The Best European Short Stories
- By: Guy de Maupassant, George Sand, Anton Chekhov, and others
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars 6
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7
A delightful anthology of great works by some of Europe's greatest short story writers....
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
disappointing
- By KDP on 08-10-14
-
Crime and Punishment
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett (translator)
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,108
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,818
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,825
In this intense detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary, Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately "benefit humanity".
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wonderful reading, disturbing book
- By Tad Davis on 11-03-08
-
10 Masterpieces You Have to Listen Before You Die 2
- By: Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Kate Chopin, and others
- Narrated by: Brian Kelly, Sinead Dixon, Claire Walsh, and others
- Length: 74 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars 18
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars 14
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 14
This Audiobook contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names: "Emma" by Jane Austen, "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, "Heart of Darkness" byJoseph Conrad, "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London, "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P Lovecraft, "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good masterpieces
- By Rob on 11-07-18
![The Idiot [Blackstone] audiobook cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41XO98tJ7HL._SL5_.jpg)
-
The Idiot [Blackstone]
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 22 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 910
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 653
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 659
Prince Myshkin, is thrust into the heart of a society more concerned with wealth, power, and sexual conquest than the ideals of Christianity. Myshkin soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, testing the wreckage left by human misery to find "man in man."
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Salvation under the weight of our own humanity.
- By Jacob on 12-20-12
-
The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Robin Field
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 109
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 78
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 77
These stories display Twain's place in American letters as a master writer in the authentic native idiom. He was exuberant and irreverent, but underlying the humor was a vigorous desire for social justice and a pervasive equalitarian attitude.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great but incomplete
- By Tad Davis on 03-23-10
![The Brothers Karamazov [Naxos AudioBooks Edition] audiobook cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51DpA-g11JL._SL320_.jpg)
-
The Brothers Karamazov [Naxos AudioBooks Edition]
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
- Narrated by: Constantine Gregory
- Length: 37 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,429
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,256
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,257
Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the world's great authors, and The Brothers Karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. A masterpiece on many levels, it transcends the boundaries of a gripping murder mystery to become a moving account of the battle between love and hate, faith and despair, compassion and cruelty, good and evil.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Spiritual and Philosophical Tour-de-Force
- By Rich on 02-27-16
-
The Short Stories, Volume I
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 380
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 212
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 213
This definitive audio collection, read by Stacy Keach, traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style - from the plain bald language of his first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the 20th century.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Beautiful.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-24-16
-
The Idiot
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Narrated by: Constantine Gregory
- Length: 24 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 123
Prince Lyov Nikolayevitch Myshkin is one of the great characters in Russian literature. Is he a saint or just naïve? Is he an idealist or, as many in General Epanchin's society feel, an "idiot"? Certainly his return to St. Petersburg after years in a Swiss clinic has a dramatic effect on the beautiful Aglaia, youngest of the Epanchin daughters, and on the charismatic but willful Nastasya Filippovna. As he paints a vivid picture of Russian society, Dostoyevsky shows how principles conflict with emotions - with tragic results.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Moments of surprise.
- By Theo on 05-02-18
-
The New Tsar
- The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
- By: Steven Lee Myers
- Narrated by: René Ruiz
- Length: 22 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,432
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,287
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,276
The epic tale of the rise to power of Russia's current president - the only complete biography in English - that fully captures his emergence from shrouded obscurity and deprivation to become one of the most consequential and complicated leaders in modern history, by the former New York Times Moscow bureau chief.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A retelling of facts without much added info
- By A. M. on 03-07-16
-
The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 111
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 49
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 49
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wonderful stories.
- By Saman on 10-18-12
-
The Trial
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 404
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 277
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 279
If Max Brod had obeyed Franz Kafka's dying request, Kafka's unpublished manuscripts would have been burned, unread. Fortunately, Brod ignored his friend's wishes and published The Trial, which became the author's most famous work. Now Kafka's enigmatic novel regains its humor and stylistic elegance in a new translation based on the restored original manuscript.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent New Translation of a Classic Novel
- By Michael on 08-12-12
-
The Best French Short Stories
- By: Guy de Maupassant, Victor Hugo, Anatole France, and others
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7
An enchanting collection of some of the greatest short stories ever written by notable French authors.
-
Classic Russian Short Stories, Volume 1
- By: Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Turgenev, and others
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 137
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 58
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 60
Russian literature exudes an atmosphere of mysticism, which is said to be a natural result of the simplicity of her people. Often, instead of being "about" anything, Russian stories sometimes seem to be the "thing" in itself. Be this as it may, it is an undeniable fact that with hardly any portent of future greatness to come, Russian literature suddenly sprang fully developed into existence in the 19th century.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Just few hors d'oeuvres of Russian literature
- By john on 02-25-10
-
Eugene Onegin
- A Novel in Verse
- By: Alexander Pushkin, James E. Falen (translator)
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s imperial Russia, Pushkin's novel in verse follows the emotions and destiny of three men - Onegin the bored fop, Lensky the minor elegiast, and a stylized Pushkin himself - and the fates and affections of three women - Tatyana the provincial beauty, her sister Olga, and Pushkin's mercurial Muse.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Pushkin and Falen are brilliant, not so Corkhill
- By Jabba on 05-17-15
-
Middlemarch
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 35 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,047
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,792
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,773
Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon. One man understands her true nature: the artist Will Ladislaw. But how can love triumph against her sense of duty and Casaubon’s mean spirit? Meanwhile, in the little world of Middlemarch, the broader world is mirrored: the world of politics, social change, and reforms, as well as betrayal, greed, blackmail, ambition, and disappointment.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Best Audible book ever
- By Molly-o on 12-25-11
-
A House for Mr. Biswas
- By: V.S. Naipaul
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
- Length: 21 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 112
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 107
A House for Mr. Biswas, by Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul, is a powerful novel about one man's struggle for identity and belonging. Born into poverty, then trapped in the shackles of charity and gratitude, Mr. Biswas longs for a house he can call his own. He loathes his wife and her wealthy family, upon whom he is dependent. Finding himself a mere accessory on their estate, his constant rebellion is motivated by the one thing that can symbolize his independence.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Charming prose. Lovely book.
- By Saman on 12-11-17
Publisher's Summary
A brilliant collection of short stories by some of Russia's best writers:
-
1. "Twenty-Six Men and a Girl" by Maxim Gorky
2. "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin
3. "The Honest Thief" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4. "The Long Exile" by Count Leo Tolstoy
5. "The Self-Sacrificing Rabbit" by Nicolai Schedrin
6. "Comrades" by Maxim Gorky
7. "A Candle" by Count Leo Tolstoy
8. "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogo
9. "The Encased Man" by Anton Chekhov
10. "The Pistol Shot" by Alexander Pushkin
11. "The Chorus Girl" by Anton Chekhov
12. "The Old Verger" by Vladimir Korolenko
13. "The Three Hermits" by Count Leo Tolstoy
14. "The Ghost of the Engineers’ Castle" by Nikolai Leskov
More from the same
What members say
Average Customer Ratings
Overall
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars15
-
4 Stars7
-
3 Stars6
-
2 Stars4
-
1 Stars0
Performance
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars12
-
4 Stars5
-
3 Stars4
-
2 Stars1
-
1 Stars3
Story
-
4.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars16
-
4 Stars5
-
3 Stars2
-
2 Stars2
-
1 Stars0
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kenneth B. Sizer II
- Cary, NC USA
- 11-29-16
Surprisingly fun
Excellent stories; excellent narration. Sometimes had to strain to hear, but that may be my ears.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Carlos
- 10-28-17
Deep Russian stories
The 26 slaves, the drunkard story and the hermits were to me the best ones.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anne
- 09-08-16
Disappointing Narration
Tolstoy's stories are great, but Dobson's voice is strangely grating. Mediocre at best, sad to say.
4 of 8 people found this review helpful
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
- Ieva
- 02-02-16
horrible narrator. couldn't listen to it....
I couldn't listen to this. not sure if the narrator was trying to make a russian accent buy it was dreadful. So upset about this I ll just have to buy the real book. as the stories are amazing but I don't know who on earth could listen to this woman talk more than a 1 min.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful