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The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin ...

Narrated by Roddy Doyle, Tim Treloar ...

Series series S.F. MASTERWORKS
Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...'Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - ... Read more

$24.99 USD

One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...'Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time -
... Read more
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The Machine Stops

by E. M. Forster ...

Narrated by Chloe Boyle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story by E. M. Forster. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine ... Read more

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The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story by E. M. Forster. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine
... Read more
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Candide

by Voltaire ...

Narrated by Martyn Swain ...

Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

Pangloss would have been right at home in a post-truth, social media world. You can imagine the tweets, “I was hanged and survived #soggyrope,” or, “#nosyphilisnochocolate.” Candide, written in 1759, was never more relevant than today. Blind obeisance and denial, barbarous villainy, greed, and rapacity, are all in a day’s toil for the young Candide. And this is in the best of all possible worlds! ... Read more

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Pangloss would have been right at home in a post-truth, social media world. You can imagine the tweets, “I was hanged and survived #soggyrope,” or, “#nosyphilisnochocolate.” Candide, written in 1759, was never more relevant than today. Blind obeisance and denial, barbarous villainy, greed, and rapacity, are all in a day’s toil for the young Candide. And this is in the best of all possible worlds!
... Read more
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Heroes

The Greek Myths Reimagined

by Stephen Fry ...

Narrated by Stephen Fry ...

Unabridged

15 hours 1 min

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 tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly finds resonance with our own modern minds and hearts.• ... Read more

$28.00 USD

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 tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly finds resonance with our own modern minds and hearts.•
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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë ...

Narrated by Ruth Golding ...

Unabridged

14 hours 42 min

Considered lurid and shocking by mid-19th-century standards, Wuthering Heights was initially thought to be such a publishing risk that its author, Emily Brontë, was asked to pay some of the publication costs. Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine’s father. After Mr Earnshaw’s ... Read more

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Considered lurid and shocking by mid-19th-century standards, Wuthering Heights was initially thought to be such a publishing risk that its author, Emily Brontë, was asked to pay some of the publication costs. Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine’s father. After Mr Earnshaw’s
... Read more
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Sword of Honor

by Evelyn Waugh ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

24 hours 34 min

This trilogy spanning World War II, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and ... Read more

$44.99 USD

This trilogy spanning World War II, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and
... Read more
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A Christmas Carol - Christmas Audiobook

by Charles Dickens, Classic Audiobooks ...

Narrated by Liam Anderson ...

Series series Classic Audiobooks
Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Charles Dickens' timeless classic, A Christmas Carol, is a heartwarming and transformative tale that captures the true spirit of Christmas. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who despises the holiday season and dismisses it as a waste of time and money. However, on Christmas Eve, he receives an unexpected visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who ... Read more

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Charles Dickens' timeless classic, A Christmas Carol, is a heartwarming and transformative tale that captures the true spirit of Christmas. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who despises the holiday season and dismisses it as a waste of time and money. However, on Christmas Eve, he receives an unexpected visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who
... Read more
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The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde ...

Narrated by Ruben Wallace ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine issue. The novel-length version was published in April 1891. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil Hallward, a friend of Dorian's and an artist infatuated with Dorian's ... Read more

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine issue. The novel-length version was published in April 1891. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil Hallward, a friend of Dorian's and an artist infatuated with Dorian's
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Le Morte d’Arthur, Vol. 2

by Sir Thomas Malory ...

Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Le Morte D'Arthur Series
Unabridged

17 hours 43 min

This monumental work made the Arthurian cycle available for the first time in English. Malory took a body of legends from Celtic folklore that had been adapted into French literature, gave them an English perspective, and produced a work which ever since has had tremendous influence upon literature.The story begins with King Uther Pendragon’s use of enchantment to lay with Igraine, Duchess of ... Read more

$27.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This monumental work made the Arthurian cycle available for the first time in English. Malory took a body of legends from Celtic folklore that had been adapted into French literature, gave them an English perspective, and produced a work which ever since has had tremendous influence upon literature.The story begins with King Uther Pendragon’s use of enchantment to lay with Igraine, Duchess of
... Read more
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Right Ho Jeeves

by P. G. Wodehouse ...

Narrated by Zac Smith ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

The second book in renowned author P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves series, Right Ho, Jeeves is a classic, humorous novel from one of the 20th century’s most widely read humorists.Join Bertie Wooster as he navigates the bizarre and extraordinary world of Brinkley Manor. In an attempt to prove himself smarter than his valet Jeeves, Bertie takes it upon himself to solve the problems of his fellow guests - ... Read more

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The second book in renowned author P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves series, Right Ho, Jeeves is a classic, humorous novel from one of the 20th century’s most widely read humorists.Join Bertie Wooster as he navigates the bizarre and extraordinary world of Brinkley Manor. In an attempt to prove himself smarter than his valet Jeeves, Bertie takes it upon himself to solve the problems of his fellow guests -
... Read more
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Beautiful and Damned, The

by F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Narrated by Edmund Wilson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

The Beautiful and DamnedDive into the Jazz Age, where the pursuit of wealth and beauty masks a world of moral decay and lost dreams. The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald's haunting masterpiece, plunges you into the tumultuous lives of Anthony Patch, a charming but aimless man, and his stunning wife, Gloria Gilbert.Convinced that Anthony's inheritance will secure their future, the couple ... Read more

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The Beautiful and DamnedDive into the Jazz Age, where the pursuit of wealth and beauty masks a world of moral decay and lost dreams. The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald's haunting masterpiece, plunges you into the tumultuous lives of Anthony Patch, a charming but aimless man, and his stunning wife, Gloria Gilbert.Convinced that Anthony's inheritance will secure their future, the couple
... Read more
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East of Eden

by John Steinbeck ...

Narrated by Richard Poe ...

Series series Penguin Audio Classics
Unabridged

25 hours 19 min

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years—at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis—now a Netflix limited series, written and executive produced by Zoe Kazan, starring Florence PughIn his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California’s ... Read more

$36.00 USD

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years—at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis—now a Netflix limited series, written and executive produced by Zoe Kazan, starring Florence PughIn his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California’s
... Read more
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Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy ...

Narrated by Wanda McCaddon ...

Unabridged

33 hours 39 min

Sensual, rebellious Anna falls deeply and passionately in love with the handsome Count Vronsky. When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husband—and Russian high society—would condone, she is doomed. Set against the tragic love of Anna and Vronsky, the plight of the melancholy nobleman Konstantine Levin unfolds. In doubt about the meaning of life—a mirror of Tolstoy ... Read more

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Sensual, rebellious Anna falls deeply and passionately in love with the handsome Count Vronsky. When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husband—and Russian high society—would condone, she is doomed. Set against the tragic love of Anna and Vronsky, the plight of the melancholy nobleman Konstantine Levin unfolds. In doubt about the meaning of life—a mirror of Tolstoy
... Read more
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Christy

by Catherine Marshall ...

Narrated by Kellie Martin ...

Unabridged

19 hours 2 min

Christy Huddleston left home at 19 to teach school in the Smokey Mountains. There she came to know and love the wild mountain people with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, their yearning for beauty and truth. Christy found her faith severely challenged in these primitive surroundings; and, confronted with two young men of unique strength and needs, she found her ... Read more

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Christy Huddleston left home at 19 to teach school in the Smokey Mountains. There she came to know and love the wild mountain people with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, their yearning for beauty and truth. Christy found her faith severely challenged in these primitive surroundings; and, confronted with two young men of unique strength and needs, she found her
... Read more
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Jo’s Boys

by Louisa May Alcott ...

Narrated by C. M. Hébert ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Little Women Series
Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

This treasured classic by one of America's best-loved writers concludes the adventures and misadventures of the March family first introduced in Little Women and continued in Little Men. Jo's Boys is entertaining, surprising, and an overall joy to listen to.Set ten years after Little Men, Jo's Boys revisits the one-time members of that "wilderness of boys" that once resided at Plumfield, the New ... Read more

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This treasured classic by one of America's best-loved writers concludes the adventures and misadventures of the March family first introduced in Little Women and continued in Little Men. Jo's Boys is entertaining, surprising, and an overall joy to listen to.Set ten years after Little Men, Jo's Boys revisits the one-time members of that "wilderness of boys" that once resided at Plumfield, the New
... Read more
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Little Men

by Louisa May Alcott ...

Narrated by C. M. Hébert ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Little Women Series
Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

Little Men, written by legendary author Louisa May Alcott, is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers.The lovable Jo March, introduced to us in Little Women, is now married, with two sons of her own and an adopted family of twelve boys. And she couldn't be happier.Since starting an informal school at ... Read more

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Little Men, written by legendary author Louisa May Alcott, is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers.The lovable Jo March, introduced to us in Little Women, is now married, with two sons of her own and an adopted family of twelve boys. And she couldn't be happier.Since starting an informal school at
... Read more
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Adventures of Pinnochio, The

by Carlo Collodi ...

Narrated by Michael Ward ...

Unabridged

4 hours 8 min

The immortal tale of a puppet come to life, The Adventures of Pinnochio is said to be most translated italian book of all time, and possibly one of the best selling.We follow the misadventures of a puppet come to life, Pinnochio, as his mischievous nature brings him to grief time and time again. But over time, and with good guidance, and with hard and honest work on his part, perhaps he could ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The immortal tale of a puppet come to life, The Adventures of Pinnochio is said to be most translated italian book of all time, and possibly one of the best selling.We follow the misadventures of a puppet come to life, Pinnochio, as his mischievous nature brings him to grief time and time again. But over time, and with good guidance, and with hard and honest work on his part, perhaps he could
... Read more
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The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame ...

Narrated by Jason Smith ...

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min

The Wind in the Willows is a beloved classic of children's literature, a gentle and adventurous tale of friendship, home, nature, and imagination. The story follows Mole, Rat, Badger, and the unforgettable Mr. Toad as they move through riversides, woods, roads, grand houses, and unexpected dangers. At once peaceful and exciting, the book blends pastoral charm with comic adventure. Mole discovers ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Wind in the Willows is a beloved classic of children's literature, a gentle and adventurous tale of friendship, home, nature, and imagination. The story follows Mole, Rat, Badger, and the unforgettable Mr. Toad as they move through riversides, woods, roads, grand houses, and unexpected dangers. At once peaceful and exciting, the book blends pastoral charm with comic adventure. Mole discovers
... Read more
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson ...

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

Unabridged

5 hours 33 min

Shirley Jackson’s deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family takes readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, macabre humor, and gothic atmosphere.Six years after four family members died suspiciously of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods—elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Shirley Jackson’s deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family takes readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, macabre humor, and gothic atmosphere.Six years after four family members died suspiciously of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods—elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary
... Read more
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John Carter in The Warlord of Mars

by Edgar Rice Burroughs ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Series series Barsoom
Unabridged

5 hours 57 min

For six long Martian months, John Carter has haunted the terrifying Temple of the Sun. Inside the walls of this mysterious revolving tower is his beloved wife, Dejah Thoris, the beautiful princess of Barsoom. Worse yet, his wife is trapped there with the lovely but wicked Phaidor, who has sworn to make John Carter her own—even if it means murder. How can Carter gain access to the Temple, whose ... Read more

$15.99 USD

For six long Martian months, John Carter has haunted the terrifying Temple of the Sun. Inside the walls of this mysterious revolving tower is his beloved wife, Dejah Thoris, the beautiful princess of Barsoom. Worse yet, his wife is trapped there with the lovely but wicked Phaidor, who has sworn to make John Carter her own—even if it means murder. How can Carter gain access to the Temple, whose
... Read more
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The Iliad & The Odyssey

by Homer ...

Narrated by Michael Powers, Anna Cohen ...

Unabridged

25 hours 12 min

The Iliad (Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς Iliás; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior ... Read more

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The Iliad (Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς Iliás; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior
... Read more
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Marling Hall

by Angela Thirkell ...

Narrated by Elaine Claxton ...

Series Audiobook 371 - Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York TimesMr Marling, of Marling Hall, has begun to accept - albeit reluctantly - that he will probably never be able to pass his wonderful old estate on to his children. The Second World War is bringing an end to so many things, but the Marlings carry on as best they can in the face of ... Read more

$31.99 USD

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York TimesMr Marling, of Marling Hall, has begun to accept - albeit reluctantly - that he will probably never be able to pass his wonderful old estate on to his children. The Second World War is bringing an end to so many things, but the Marlings carry on as best they can in the face of
... Read more
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

by Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by Hugh Fraser ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Hercule Poirot Mysteries
Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

Read by Hugh FraserVoted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time"Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Read by Hugh FraserVoted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time"Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came
... Read more
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Man Who Was Thursday, The

A Nightmare

by G.K Chesterton ...

Narrated by Simon Hester ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

To categorise Chesterton’s tale "The Man Who Was Thursday" is near impossible and ultimately fruitless. Nightmare? Dream? Allegory? It matters little; like all Chesterton’s writing it is packed with rich imagery, whimsical humour and universal wisdom.Like Gabriel Syme, at the conclusion of the story, we may not be quite sure whether we too, were dreaming or not.Narrated by Simon Hester. With ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

To categorise Chesterton’s tale "The Man Who Was Thursday" is near impossible and ultimately fruitless. Nightmare? Dream? Allegory? It matters little; like all Chesterton’s writing it is packed with rich imagery, whimsical humour and universal wisdom.Like Gabriel Syme, at the conclusion of the story, we may not be quite sure whether we too, were dreaming or not.Narrated by Simon Hester. With
... Read more

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