Classics

In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast....

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER OVER 120 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE PUBLISHED IN 89 LANGUAGES “Teaches us about dreams, destiny, and the reason we are all here.”—Oprah Daily, “Best Self-Help Books of a Generation” A spellbinding audio presentation of the extraordinary...

Paul Atreides avenges the traitorous plot against his noble family - and brings to fruition humankind's most ancient, unattainable dream.

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. The tales of The Silmarillion are set...

A wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view....

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)....

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....

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.

The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! Frank Herbert's second installment explores new developments on the desert planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and its strange threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Maud'dib, heir to...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Aimee Lou Wood, star of Netflix's Sex Education. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Pauline Nestor. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night...

The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender....

The Devil comes to Moscow; but he isn't all bad. Pontius Pilate sentences a charismatic leader to his death, but yearns for redemption. And a writer tries to destroy his greatest tale....

The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered, and fertile....

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....

One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize-winning career....

The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century’s greatest writers of action and suspense – an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II. Constant patrols have pushed the crew of the HMS Ulysses beyond the limits of endurance. And now they must be put...

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....

On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before....

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....

“Terrific. A wild ride….I loved it. It hooked me and I couldn’t put it down.” —Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy ""Brom is that rare breed: a person who is skilled in more than one area of artistic expression. Here's hoping that he will continue to share his dark and often beautiful...

For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....

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, the cunning Sancho Panza....

With its first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on March 8, 1981, this dramatised tale of Middle Earth became an instant global classic.

Hermann Hesse’s classic novel Siddhartha, takes place in ancient India around the time of the Buddha (6th century BC).....

Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece Flowers in the Attic—the unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic. At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden—blond...

Step into the warm holiday glow of Pemberley Estate and witness an unexpected romance unfold in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. At last, bookish middle sister, Mary Bennet—forever eclipsed by her sisters’ romantic escapades—takes center stage.

La historia, publicada originalmente en 1915, sigue siendo sorprendentemente relevante en la actualidad. Narra la vida de Gregor Samsa, un joven comerciante que sostiene económicamente a su familia. La trama toma un giro cuando Gregor despierta una mañana transformado, de manera inexplicable, en un insecto monstruoso. Este cambio drástico no solo altera su propia existencia, sino que también se convierte en una carga insoportable para su familia.

Dickens wrote into life some of the most beloved and well-known characters in the history of English literature, introducing us to Pip, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Scrooge, Nicholas Nickleby, Miss Haversham, and many more who have lived in the imagination of generations of readers and listeners. In this definitive and beautifully curated collection, you discover not only Dickens’s most loved classics, but also hear a short introduction to his life and body of work from Dr Pete Orford.

Dramatisations of Calvino’s most famous works, starring Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook, plus bonus programmes Italo Calvino was one of the 20th Century's great experimenters, who consistently pushed the boundaries of literature. His works ranged from fantasy and science fiction to folktales...

Winston Smith lebt im totalitären Staat Ozeanien, wo das allmächtige Regime jede Handlung, jedes Wort und jeden Gedanken kontrolliert. Als er beginnt, an der offiziellen Wahrheit zu zweifeln – und sich verliebt –, wird sein Leben zu einem Kampf gegen ein System, das keine Freiheit duldet. Ein zeitloses Werk über Überwachung, Manipulation und den Verlust der Individualität.

Imagine immersing yourself in the most powerful, thought-provoking, and psychologically complex stories ever written-now curated into a single, comprehensive volume that brings Dostoevsky's brilliance to life like never before. The Complete Fyodor Dostoevsky Collection offers his most celebrated novels, novellas, and short stories, designed to captivate your mind and soul with timeless themes of guilt, redemption, madness, morality, and the human condition.

Dickens wrote into life some of the most beloved and well-known characters in the history of English literature, introducing us to Pip, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Scrooge, Nicholas Nickleby, Miss Haversham, and many more who have lived in the imagination of generations. In this definitive and beautifully curated collection, you'll discover some of Dickens's most beloved classics and walk the streets of London, Paris...

A classic for the ages, The Inimitable Jeeves is a hilarious collection of interconnected stories chronicling the misadventures of the affable but often clueless Bertie Wooster. From disastrous matchmaking schemes to run-ins with formidable aunts – not to mention keeping bumbling friends like Bingo Little safe from romantic catastrophe – each tale showcases Wodehouse’s trademark wit, sharp dialogue and the thoroughly entertaining dynamic between Bertie and his unflappable sidekick...

Bertie Wooster, a bumbling English gentleman based in London, is in need of a new valet after firing his previous one for stealing. Enter unflappable, clever Jeeves. Set in a world of upper-class eccentricities, Jeeves proceeds to save Bertie from doomed romantic entanglements, financial scrapes and various other comic mishaps. With stories such as ‘Jeeves Takes Charge’, ‘Fixing It for Freddie’ and ‘The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy’, Carry On, Jeeves shows Wodehouse at his wittiest, and remains an integral part of the illustrious Jeeves canon.

In this 1919 collection, Wodehouse introduces readers to the iconic duo of Bertie Wooster, an affable but hapless English gentleman, and Jeeves, his brilliant and resourceful valet. From social blunders, hopeless romances and family mishaps, Bertie is saved by Jeeves’s calm intellect time and time again. Also featured in this collection is the wealthy yet helpless Reggie Pepper, a character often considered an early prototype of Bertie.

"The Cthulhu Mythos" is a system of cosmic entities, forbidden books, and macabre locations created by the American author, H. P. Lovecraft. Our original 2018 Mythos collection was based on Lin Carter's Lovecraft: A Look Behind the Cthulhu Mythos, which defined a Mythos story as one that "presents a significant item of information about the background lore of the Mythos, thus contributing important information to a common body of lore."

The Adventure of the Creeping Man is one of the most unsettling and psychologically charged mysteries in the Sherlock Holmes canon.

Mit "Die Schatzinsel" (Treasure Island) schrieb Robert Louis Stevenson einen der bekanntesten und meistgeliebten Abenteuerromane der Weltliteratur. Die Geschichte rund um den jungen Jim Hawkins, eine geheime Schatzkarte und den legendären Piraten Long John Silver begeistert seit Generationen Leser und Hörer weltweit. Was als einfache Gasthausszene beginnt, führt zu einem rasanten Seeabenteuer voller Intrigen, Inselgefahren und Mutproben. Themen wie Gier, Loyalität, Erwachsenwerden und die Suche nach dem Unbekannten machen diesen Roman zu einem zeitlosen Werk der Abenteuererzählung.

Experience Charles Dickens’s timeless holiday classic in a powerful new audiobook adaptation, performed by Tony-nominated actor Jefferson Mays. Renowned for his acclaimed one-man stage production of A Christmas Carol in New York and at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, Mays brings every character vividly to life in this masterful solo performance—a moving and unforgettable celebration of redemption and the spirit of Christmas.

Das Werk erzählt die Geschichte des angesehenen Arztes Dr. Jekyll, der mit dunklen Experimenten eine zweite Identität erschafft – den skrupellosen Mr. Hyde. Die Novelle ist eine faszinierende psychologische Studie über die menschliche Natur, Schuld und die Grenzen der Wissenschaft. Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde ist eine der bekanntesten Novellen von Robert Louis Stevenson.

In einer namenlosen Strafkolonie beobachtet ein Besucher eine grausame Hinrichtungsmaschine, deren Funktion nicht nur erschüttert, sondern auch ein System aus blindem Gehorsam, Gewalt und Ritual entlarvt. Kafka verwebt in dieser Erzählung groteske Bildlichkeit mit philosophischer Tiefe – eine Parabel auf entfremdete Bürokratie, Unmenschlichkeit und die Frage nach Sinn und Schuld in modernen Machtstrukturen.

The Adventure of the Three Garridebs is one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most emotionally powerful Sherlock Holmes mysteries, blending deception, greed, and friendship into a masterful tale of crime and loyalty.

Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midlands town, from 1829 to 1832, it follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Leavened with comic elements, Middlemarch approaches significant historical events in a realist mode: the Reform Act 1832, early railways, and the accession of King William IV. It looks at medicine of the time and reactionary views in a settled community facing unwelcome change.

"The world's greatest war novel" - those are W.H.D. Rouse's own words. He is the man who translated Homer's Iliad into plain English. It is a literal translation, but prose, and therefore so much easier to understand! The terrible and long-drawn out siege of Troy, the quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon, the interactions between Olympian Gods and humans, remains among one of the classic campaigns and the heroism and treachery of the combatants have been unmatched in song and story. This is certainly the version for those who want to know what Homer is about....

Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte des Waisenjungen Oliver, der sich im London des 19. Jahrhunderts gegen Armut, Gewalt und Ausbeutung behaupten muss – und dabei auf eine Welt voller Kriminalität, Mitgefühl und überraschender Wendungen trifft. Dickens verbindet bewegendes Einzelschicksal mit scharfer Gesellschaftskritik und zeichnet ein packendes Bild des viktorianischen Englands – von düsteren Armenhäusern bis zu den glänzenden Salons der Reichen.

El vell Scrooge és un brillant home de negocis i un avar incorregible. La vigília de Nadal rep la visita del fantasma del seu vell company de negocis i amic Jacob Marley. Marley ha tornat de l'altre món per advertir el seu amic del que li espera si no canvia de vida i li anuncia la visita dels esperits dels Nadals passats, presents i futurs. Amb cadascun d'ells, Scrooge aprendrà una lliçó inoblidable.

Four full-cast dramatisations of classic Gothic novels, plus documentaries exploring the genre’s rise and enduring appeal Dark deeds, dastardly villains, innocent victims and supernatural happenings – these are the terrifying tropes that make up Gothic fiction, a genre that has captured our...

Athos, Porthos et Aramis ont chacun suivi leur route, tandis que d’Artagnan, resté mousquetaire, sert désormais le cardinal Mazarin. Ce dernier lui demande de reformer la célèbre troupe, mais seul Porthos accepte immédiatement : Athos et Aramis ont choisi le camp adverse. Au fil de retrouvailles tantôt émouvantes, tantôt orageuses, les quatre compagnons se retrouvent entraînés dans les intrigues et les luttes de pouvoir qui agitent l’Europe.

A young boy named Edward comes of age in a tale filled with warmth, humor, and the quiet wisdom of everyday life. Dickens follows him—and a spirited cast of friends, neighbors, and family—as they move through the tender joys and small heartbreaks of childhood in a close-knit English village. Through dramatic twists of fate, comic misunderstandings, and unexpected acts of kindness, Edward learns the timeless lessons of love, honesty, and forgiveness.

Follow the genial Mr. Samuel Pickwick, an affable and inquisitive gentleman of leisure, as he embarks on a series of delightfully chaotic adventures across the English countryside. With his loyal companions—Mr. Tupman, the romantic; Mr. Snodgrass, the would-be poet; and Mr. Winkle, the bumbling sportsman—Pickwick sets out to observe the follies, customs, and curiosities of his fellow countrymen. What begins as a harmless society of amateur observers soon unfolds into a grand comedy of mishaps, misunderstandings, and unexpected revelations.