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Whether you've read them ten times over, or experiencing them for the first time, Audible's selection of Classics is well worth listening to again and again. You'll discover a whole new way to engage with authors like Jane Austen, Harper Lee, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, Homer, Joseph Conrad and more.Most Popular
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Dune Messiah
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The sci-fi series continues! The second Dune volume journeys through the changes of planet Arrakis's social order and surreal environment.
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Better than the first Dune book
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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Meditations
- By PD on 09-05-2019
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The Silmarillion
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron....
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Perfect match of voice to the epic of Tolkien!
- By Costa on 26-06-2023
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Children of Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered, and fertile....
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A solid instalment
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen - introduction
- Narrated by: John C. Reilly
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time....
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one of the favs
- By Andrew Mark Stewart Aussie on 08-02-2024
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....
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my favorite book performed brilliantly
- By Michael on 29-12-2014
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Dune Messiah
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The sci-fi series continues! The second Dune volume journeys through the changes of planet Arrakis's social order and surreal environment.
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Better than the first Dune book
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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Meditations
- By PD on 09-05-2019
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The Silmarillion
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron....
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Perfect match of voice to the epic of Tolkien!
- By Costa on 26-06-2023
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Children of Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered, and fertile....
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A solid instalment
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen - introduction
- Narrated by: John C. Reilly
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time....
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one of the favs
- By Andrew Mark Stewart Aussie on 08-02-2024
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....
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my favorite book performed brilliantly
- By Michael on 29-12-2014
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The Sun Also Rises
- By: Ernest Hemingway, Colm Toibin
- Narrated by: William Hurt
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, The Sun Also Rises introduces two of Hemingway’s most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley....
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Pretentious nonsense
- By tone on 26-03-2016
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The Charles Dickens Collection: 10 Novels
- Great Expectations; A Tale of Two Cities; Nicholas Nickleby; Oliver Twist; Bleak House; Our Mutual Friend; The Old Curiosity Shop; Dombey and Son; Little Dorrit; A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Mil Nicholson, Bob Neufeld
- Length: 264 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Unabridged recordings of A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, Great Expectations, The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Mutual Friend, Little Dorrit, Dombey and Son and A Christmas Carol....
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Great listen
- By Gale on 17-02-2024
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The Game of Life and How to Play It
- By: Florence Scovel Shinn
- Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Through stories of real-life situations and biblical tenets, Shinn teaches that the empowering use of positive attitude and affirmations can create a path to wealth....
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Feeling Blessed to know the truth!
- By maria loper on 02-08-2020
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The Brothers Karamazov
- Penguin Classics
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, David McDuff - translator
- Narrated by: Luke Thompson
- Length: 43 hrs and 6 mins
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The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably....
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Bravo to a classic!
- By JJ Nuttall on 06-07-2022
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King (Dramatised)
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, John Le Mesurier, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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The evil Saruman has been defeated by Gandalf, but in Mordor the battle for the Ruling Ring continues. Wounded by the giant spider, Shelob, Frodo has been captured by the dreaded orcs....
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Not what I was after
- By Anonymous User on 02-07-2019
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Les Misérables. L'intégrale
- By: Victor Hugo
- Narrated by: Michel Vuillermoz, Élodie Huber, Pierre-François Garel, and others
- Length: 56 hrs and 52 mins
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Un enregistrement exceptionnel : les cinq volumes des "Misérables", un des plus grands romans de la littérature française, enfin disponibles en livres audio...
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Slaughterhouse-Five
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness....
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Excellent detail and black humour
- By Cyndi on 19-05-2016
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Ulysses
- By: James Joyce
- Narrated by: Jim Norton
- Length: 27 hrs and 16 mins
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Ulysses is regarded by many as the single most important novel of the 20th century....
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Groan
- By Travis on 03-11-2017
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The Old Man and the Sea
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed Hemingway's power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature....
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Character building
- By Damien Carson on 16-10-2018
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The Wandering Inn
- The Wandering Inn, Book 1
- By: pirateaba
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 43 hrs and 10 mins
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An inn is a place to rest, a place to share stories, a place to find adventure, or a starting ground for quests and legends. It is in this world, at least. To Erin Solstice, an inn seems like a medieval relic from the past. But here she is, running from Goblins and trying to survive....
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Man people don't understand shock and trauma
- By Amazon Customer on 14-04-2020
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Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 62 hrs and 56 mins
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Tremendous in scope and breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus, an electrifying moral defense of capitalism and free enterprise....
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Hate/enjoyed this
- By Matthew L on 21-11-2018
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Don Quixote
- By: John Ormsby - translator, Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 36 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The most influential work of the entire Spanish literary canon and a founding work of modern Western literature, Don Quixote is also one of the greatest works ever written....
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Hillarious. Great Insight into Spain 400 Years Ago
- By Anonymous User on 19-12-2018
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The Land: Raiders: A LitRPG Saga
- Chaos Seeds, Book 6
- By: Aleron Kong
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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The time of hiding has passed. The Mist Village will make itself known. Goblins have invaded Richter’s lands. Though the first incursion has been defeated, the anger of Chaos Seed remains....
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Jeff Hayes is amazing, aleron Kong is dishonest
- By Kindle person on 08-09-2019
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A Ship of the Line
- By: C. S. Forester
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Her Majesty's ship Sutherland is a humdrum ship of the line. But in command is none other than the heroic Captain Hornblower....
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Best book of the series so far
- By toby on 11-01-2023
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Waylander
- Drenai Series
- By: David Gemmell
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The Drenai King is dead - murdered by a ruthless assassin. Enemy troops swarm into Drenai lands. Their orders are simple - kill every man, woman and child. But there is hope....
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Wonderful
- By Andries on 29-06-2018
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Rebecca
- By: Daphne du Maurier
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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When Maxim de Winter brings his shy new bride to his beautiful stately home on the Cornwall coast, it seems like all her dreams have come true....
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Claudius the God
- By: Robert Graves
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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This famous sequel to I, Claudius gives a wry and human view of the Roman world, bringing to life some of the most scandalous and violent times in history....
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fantastic opportunity for the listener of Derek
- By Anonymous User on 19-09-2023
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Crooked Kingdom
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives....
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Amazing conclusion to a great duology
- By Kristin on 18-03-2017
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The Left Hand of Darkness
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender....
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Excellent story, but narration does not work well
- By Kaz on 04-10-2019
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2001
- A Space Odyssey
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other....
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watch out for Authors spoiler
- By Ben on 24-06-2016
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The Trial
- Penguin Classics
- By: Franz Kafka, Idris Parry
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him....
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Proto-P.K. Dick
- By Wildschwein on 20-10-2023
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The Prince
- By: Niccolò Machiavelli
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government....
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Overrated
- By Amazon Customer on 24-11-2018
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- By: L. Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years....
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A must listen, both the story and narration
- By Rachel on 29-07-2015
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The Iliad
- Penguin Classics
- By: Homer, E. V. Rieu, D. C. H. Rieu, and others
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....
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Brilliant narration
- By Eleanor Lawson on 27-05-2020
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Dead Drunk
- By: Frank Kane
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This short story narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti will not disappoint fans of mysteries and detective stories.
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Break-Out
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Prison inmates have a lot of time on their hands. Some use this time to plan an escape. Break-Out written by Donald E. Westlake is an audiobook narrated by Mike Vendetti that recounts the planning and eventual escape from some highly secure prisons such as Alcatraz. Unfortunately for the perpetrators, they didn't put enough planning into how to stay out of prison.
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The Grateful Corpse
- By: Bob Bristow
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Grateful Corpse by Bob Bristow, narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, shows that politeness can pay off. "It seemed like the right thing to do, and he felt really grateful. So he sent a thank you note. It saved his life."
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (Annotated)
- The Original 1895 Unabridged and Complete Edition
- By: H.G. Wells
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Tom
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Are you ready to embark on a journey through time? "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells is a groundbreaking science fiction novel that will transport you to a distant future Earth. Follow the daring Time Traveller as he navigates a world divided between the peaceful Eloi and the brutal Morlocks. But be warned, as the Time Traveller delves deeper into this strange world, his quest for understanding and survival becomes increasingly desperate.
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Mr Fortune Speaking
- By: H. C. Bailey
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A fifth collection of eight golden-age detective mysteries for H. C. Bailey's eclectic scientific detective Mr. Reginald Fortune. Including a stock market bubble and a sudden death; a wealthy businessman threatened by a mystery man; a mountaineering accident in the shadow of the Jungfrau; a curious archaeological discovery; a series of crimes in a quiet cathedral close; and two very different violent deaths, with an unexpected link.
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Mr Cosway and the Landlady
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Rob Goll, Amanda Friday
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Two junior naval officers, Cosway and Stone, have led too indulgent a lifestyle while awaiting the recall to their ship, whose sailing has been delayed by the severe illness of the captain. When the orders to board finally come, the two friends find they have insufficient money to pay their bills. Their landlady, Mrs Pounce, suggests a surprising way to settle their debt: one of them must marry her.
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Dead Drunk
- By: Frank Kane
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This short story narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti will not disappoint fans of mysteries and detective stories.
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Break-Out
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Prison inmates have a lot of time on their hands. Some use this time to plan an escape. Break-Out written by Donald E. Westlake is an audiobook narrated by Mike Vendetti that recounts the planning and eventual escape from some highly secure prisons such as Alcatraz. Unfortunately for the perpetrators, they didn't put enough planning into how to stay out of prison.
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The Grateful Corpse
- By: Bob Bristow
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Grateful Corpse by Bob Bristow, narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, shows that politeness can pay off. "It seemed like the right thing to do, and he felt really grateful. So he sent a thank you note. It saved his life."
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (Annotated)
- The Original 1895 Unabridged and Complete Edition
- By: H.G. Wells
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Tom
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Are you ready to embark on a journey through time? "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells is a groundbreaking science fiction novel that will transport you to a distant future Earth. Follow the daring Time Traveller as he navigates a world divided between the peaceful Eloi and the brutal Morlocks. But be warned, as the Time Traveller delves deeper into this strange world, his quest for understanding and survival becomes increasingly desperate.
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Mr Fortune Speaking
- By: H. C. Bailey
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A fifth collection of eight golden-age detective mysteries for H. C. Bailey's eclectic scientific detective Mr. Reginald Fortune. Including a stock market bubble and a sudden death; a wealthy businessman threatened by a mystery man; a mountaineering accident in the shadow of the Jungfrau; a curious archaeological discovery; a series of crimes in a quiet cathedral close; and two very different violent deaths, with an unexpected link.
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Mr Cosway and the Landlady
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Rob Goll, Amanda Friday
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Two junior naval officers, Cosway and Stone, have led too indulgent a lifestyle while awaiting the recall to their ship, whose sailing has been delayed by the severe illness of the captain. When the orders to board finally come, the two friends find they have insufficient money to pay their bills. Their landlady, Mrs Pounce, suggests a surprising way to settle their debt: one of them must marry her.
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The Stockbroker's Clerk
- Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the fourth of the twelve collected in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in most British editions of the canon, and third of eleven in most American ones (owing to the omission of the "scandalous" "Adventure of the Cardboard Box"). The story was first published in Strand Magazine in March 1893 and featured seven illustrations by Sidney Paget.
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Siddhartha
- By: Herman Hesse
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In this story, a wealthy Indian Brahmin casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies—Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism—into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for meaning. Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of listeners, writers, and thinkers.
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The End of the Story
- By: Clark Ashton Smith
- Narrated by: Josh Greenwood
- Length: 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In “The End of the Story” by Clark Ashton Smith, mysterious passion and ardor lead us through forbidden manuscripts, mystical encounters, and matters of the heart. Set in 17th-century France, young law student Christophe Morand discovers the tale of Gerard de Venteillon, a knight seduced by a lamia dwelling in the ruins of Chateau des Faussesflammes near Perigon. Will Morand share his fate? The choice between heart and the abbot’s counsel becomes pivotal, and the enigmatic woman continues to tempt.
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The Pit and the Pendulum
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: George Pearson
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The times of the Spanish Inquisition. A prisoner awaits the verdict of the cruel judges. His hopes for freedom—much like burning candles—rapidly diminish. He is sentenced to death and confined in a chamber that resembles a tomb. The vision of impending death terrifies him, causing him to lose consciousness several times. The image of the Father of Time painted on the ceiling, along with the deadly pendulum and a mysterious well, does not help in finding solace or preparing for death.
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The Sheltering Sky
- A Novel
- By: Paul Bowles
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture—and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence—perhaps even the limits of human life—when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
- A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
- By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Ben Werling, Kevin Theis, Sara Nichols
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In this tale, Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. John Watson are told of a curse which haunts the wealthy Dartmoor family of Sir Charles Baskerville. This centuries-old curse manifests itself as a gigantic and ferocious hound that is said to prowl the moors adjacent to the Baskerville estate. When Sir Charles drops dead of fright just outside the moor and the footprints of an enormous hound are discovered nearby, the cry goes out for Holmes to come to Dartmoor and solve the mystery.
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1984
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Arthur Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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A sinister vision of a world where there is no personal freedom, lies replace the truth, and politically incorrect thought is the most severely punished crime. 1984, a thorn in the side of communism and other totalitarianisms, is a mirror in which fanatical human repairers can still see themselves today.
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John Macnab
- Edward Leithen, Book 2
- By: John Buchan
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Three gentlemen not wholly useless to their country—a lawyer, a banker, and a cabinet minister—have suddenly fallen into a state of profound ennui. Each seeks to rediscover the comfort of their lives through ‘the tonic of difficulty': adopting the nom de guerre of ‘John Macnab', they take to poaching in the Highlands of Scotland, issuing challenges to three landowners and declaring their intention to take a salmon or a stag on their lands between specific dates. But can they overcome the challenges they have set themselves, and escape with their reputations intact?
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The Dostoyevsky & Tolstoy Collection
- The Brothers Karamazov; Crime and Punishment; The Idiot; Demons; Notes From the Underground; War & Peace; Resurrection; and Anna Karenina
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Jonathan Keeble, Malk Williams
- Length: 233 hrs and 24 mins
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This audiobook, read by three Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Leo Tolstoy's greatest novels. Translations by Constance Garnett and Aylmer & Louise Maude. This audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual section.
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It Can't Happen Here
- By: Sinclair Lewis
- Narrated by: Jason Smith
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis is a satirical novel that depicts the rise of a fascist government in the United States, exploring themes of power, democracy, and individual freedom. Through the story of a demagogic politician who becomes president, Lewis warns against the fragility of democracy and the dangers of authoritarianism. The novel is a critical examination of American society and politics in the 1930s, highlighting the potential for tyranny even in a democratic nation.
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Father and Children
- By: Ivan Turgenev
- Narrated by: Jason Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Father and Children by Ivan Turgenev is a novel that explores the ideological conflict between the older generation of Russian nobility and the younger, nihilist generation. It's a poignant narrative on the challenges of understanding across generational divides, set against the backdrop of changing Russian society in the 19th century. Through the characters of Bazarov, a self-declared nihilist, and Arkady, his friend and foil, Turgenev delves into themes of love, friendship, and the clash of evolving philosophies.
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
- By: Ann Radcliffe
- Narrated by: Jason Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 3 mins
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The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe is a quintessential Gothic novel that combines romance, mystery, and horror, set against the backdrop of the picturesque but menacing landscapes of the Apennines. The story follows the fortunes of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and machinations of an Italian brigand. This novel is celebrated for its elaborate descriptions of nature, its exploration of the sublime and the terrifying, and its influence on later Gothic literature.