Classics

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....

As the novel opens, Lestat, having risen from the earth after a fifty-five years' sleep, and infatuated with the modern world, presents himself in all his vampire brilliance as a rock star, a superstar, a seducer of millions.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Kayvan Novak, Josh Cohen, Alistair Petrie, and Richard Hughes. Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire...

A century after it first appeared, Crime and Punishment remains one of the most gripping psychological thrillers....

Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon....

"Call me Ishmael." Thus starts the greatest American novel....

Ehlana, Queen of Elenia, had been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustained her life, but only while the Knights aiding it still lived....

It is 1914, and the storm clouds of war are building on the horizon. In Sydney, Josiah Steele is the new head of the family and grappling with his two very different sons - David, upstanding, decent and heir to the family enterprises; and Benjamin, wayward, restless and a magnet for trouble. To...

Since the beginning of time, the angelic hosts of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in a struggle for the fate of all creation. That struggle has now come to the mortal realm...and neither man nor demon nor angel will be left unscathed....

A new age dawns in the kingdom of Eileanan, but not without resistance. Now the Righ, Lachlan the Winged, overturns his dead brother’s decrees against witchcraft. But 16 years of hatred and superstition have cloaked Eileanan in darkness. And though he has won the power of the Lodestar...

Audie Award, Solo Narration - Male, 2009 Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a ship, and the heart of a beautiful woman. But his perfect life is shattered when three jealous friends conspire to destroy him. Falsely accused of a political...

'One hell of a good book' - Conn Iggulden The Greatcoats - legendary heroes, arbiters of justice . . . or notorious traitors? The Greatcoats are travelling magistrates bringing justice to all . . . or at least they were, before they watched the Dukes impale their King's head on a spike. Now the...

Horatio Hornblower sails South American waters and comes face to face with a mad revolutionary....

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking travel writing....

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....

Having now paid his dues as midshipman, Horatio Hornblower returns as a newly promoted Lieutenant, in the second instalment of C.S. Forester's beloved naval series....

The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Winter 1943, and US General Carnaby has been captured by the Nazis. He is being held in a fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. headquarters of the German Secret Service, and in his head are plans for the invasion...

Great Expectations follows Pip's life from a plucky but poor and put-upon child in the Kent marshes, to a young man with "great expectations" in London and the choices he must make as a result of his winding journey....

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...

Established as one of the great English novels, and a story of mythic power, Heart of Darkness is rich in meaning – allusive, enthralling, and haunting....

Victorian explorers have heard there is a remote plateau where dinosaurs still survive....

Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....

A timeless classic of modern-day piracy from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Aboard the SS Campari, all is not well. For Johnny Carter, the Chief Officer, the voyage has already begun badly; but it’s only when the Campari sails that evening, after a succession of delays that he...

'One hell of a good book' Conn Iggulden The Greatcoats have found the heir to the throne . . . but now they must keep her alive, against all the odds. Falcio Val Mond has completed the final task given to him by the late King Paelis: he has found the King's Charoites (well, one at least). But...

In 1866, sightings of a legendary sea monster prompt a daring expedition out of New York City. Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and whaler Ned Land are among the crew of the United States Navy frigate Abraham Lincoln. Though they are fearless, nothing prepares them for the...

When young d'Artagnan arrives in Paris, eager for glory and adventure, he finds himself unwittingly drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the French crown. He quickly crosses swords and then forms a bond with three exceptional musketeers: Athos, the brooding nobleman; Porthos, the larger-than-life brawler; and Aramis, the silver-tongued charmer. Together, they forge a legendary alliance – the original bromance – ready to do anything for honour, loyalty, and panache.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In 1866 ships across the world's oceans begin reporting a vast luminous object faster than any vessel afloat. The United States sends a frigate to hunt it, with Professor Pierre Aronnax of the Paris Museum aboard, his servant Conseil, and the Canadian...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if a single map could open the door to fortune, betrayal, and the darkest secrets of the sea? In *Treasure Island*, Robert Louis Stevenson creates the definitive pirate adventure: a swift, atmospheric tale of buried gold, dangerous men, hidden...

Six complete audiobooks in one collection - both of Edgar Rice Burroughs' legendary adventure series, from the very beginning. On Mars, John Carter arrives on a dying red planet and finds himself stronger than any creature alive, thrown into a world of warring civilizations and ancient mysteries...

Three complete classic adventures for the price of one - three of the most entertaining stories ever written, narrated in full. The Hound of the Baskervilles sends Sherlock Holmes onto the fog-covered moors of Dartmoor to face a centuries-old curse and something terrifying lurking in the...

As Presidential Agent 103, Lanny Budd witnesses the collapse of the Nazis, the bombing of Hiroshima, and the Nuremberg Trials, in this tenth novel in the Pulitzer Prize–winning saga. As a spy for President Franklin Roosevelt, Lanny Budd was able to infiltrate the inner circle of the Nazi high...

Have you ever wondered why the themes of war, rage, and the long journey home still resonate so deeply today? The stories of the Trojan War and the voyage of Odysseus are the blueprints for every epic adventure. Homer's masterpieces explore the deepest corners of human emotion, from the thirst for glory to the ache of nostalgia. This complete collection brings together The Iliad and The Odyssey, transporting you to the dusty plains of Troy and the supernatural perils of the wine-dark sea.

Two complete audiobooks for the price of one - and the beginning of one of science fiction's most imaginative series. John Carter is a Civil War veteran with nothing left to lose. He heads out West looking for gold and ends up somewhere considerably further from Virginia than he bargained for -...

Three complete audiobooks for the price of one - the full Tarzan trilogy and the perfect way to dive into one of adventure fiction's most enduring series. He was born to English aristocrats in the African jungle. Raised by apes. Became something neither world had ever produced before. Tarzan of...

Two legendary detectives. Four complete audiobooks. One unmissable collection, brought to life in a whole new way. Sherlock Holmes is the most celebrated detective in fiction - a man of iron logic, relentless observation, and absolute certainty that every mystery has a solution if you're willing...

Two complete audiobooks for the price of one - and one of adventure fiction's great series to discover. He was born to English aristocrats in the African jungle. They didn't survive long enough to raise him. Adopted by a tribe of great apes, he grew up learning the law of the jungle instead of...

Six complete Sherlock Holmes audiobooks, brought to life in a whole new way. Six complete audiobooks. Dozens of cases. The whole legend so far. This collection brings together all six Sherlock Holmes titles in one package - A Study in Scarlet, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the...

The wildest Tarzan adventure yet, brought to life in a whole new way. They took his wife. They took his son. And they left Tarzan stranded on an island with nothing but the jungle and his instincts. That was their first mistake. The Beasts of Tarzan is the most primal and relentless entry in the...

The king of the jungle returns, brought to life in a whole new way. Tarzan left the jungle once. He tried civilization, tried society, tried living by rules that never quite fit a man raised by apes in the African wilderness. And then the woman he loved chose someone else, and the world he'd...

Jim Hawkins is just a boy running his family's inn when a dying sailor shows up with a chest full of secrets - and a treasure map that changes everything. What follows is one of the most propulsive adventure stories ever put on paper. Pirates, double-crossings, a one-legged man who is somehow...