Classics bestsellers

Circe

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

“I'm late this to this party but so happy I made it. As a bookseller, this is one of those remarkable books that appeal to so many audiences. My teen staff loved it as did my 18-year-old son who grew up reading mythology. I learned quite a bit about Homer's Iliad and The Odyssey (something I missed in my formal education) and the original... Read more

The Silmarillion

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 19 hours 23 minutes

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 in an... Read more

The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection

Chronicles of Narnia

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, Lynn Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam & Patrick Stewart
Length: 33 hours 44 minutes

For over sixty years, readers of all ages have been enchanted by the magical realms, the epic battles between good and evil, and the unforgettable creatures of Narnia.
This box set includes all seven titles in The Chronicles of Narnia 1�7em>The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of... Read more

Anne of Green Gables

By: L.M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Sandra Churchill
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

A favorite and a classic for all ages, Anne of Green Gables, has warmed hearts and brought joy to generations of readers. This nostalgic coming of age story tells the timeless tale of a spunky, lovable, adventurous young girl who desires greatly to find a place she can call home. Sent away from her family and unwanted by the relatives who... Read more

The Odyssey

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Homer
Narrated by: Ian McKellen
Length: 13 hours 2 minutes

“Homer's Odyssey was always meant to be heard, not read. This is the best translation with the best reader. Accept no substitutes. Read more

Jane Austen Collection: The Complete Novels (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion...)

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Karen Savage & Elizabeth Klett
Length: 69 hours 28 minutes

This audiobook contains the complete novels of Jane Austen in the chronological order of their original publication. - Lady Susan (starts at Chapter 1) - Sense and Sensibility (starts at Chapter 44) - Pride and Prejudice (starts at Chapter 96) - Mansfield Park (starts at Chapter 159) - Emma (starts at Chapter 209) - Persuasion (starts at... Read more

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Following the events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn is under the watchful stewardship of the Widow Douglas. However, when he is forced back into his drunken father's custody, Huck fakes his own death and runs off down river. In the process, he meets up with Jim, a runaway slave, and the two become friends as well as travel... Read more

Brideshead Revisited

By: Evelyn Waugh
Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

“Brideshead Revisited is perfect for those who enjoyed the recently released movie Saltburn. Set in the period between the two world wars, this novel highlights class tensions, religious trauma, and obsession with privilege. This witty and devastating comedy of manners made me think about familial and romantic love and the lengths we’ll go to to... Read more

Rebecca

By: Daphne du Maurier
Narrated by: Anna Massey
Length: 14 hours 48 minutes

“Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier is my go-to rainy day book. Despite the ambiguity gothic novels thrive on, the characters in Rebecca were fully fleshed out and the haunted manor is beautifully described. It's slow moving at first, but once the tension builds, you'll have a hard time putting it down. Read more

East of Eden

Penguin Audio Classics

By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Length: 25 hours 18 minutes

“Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, East of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. If books can be described as amusement park rides, this one would be a roller coaster ('I'm on a roller coaster of emotion!') as it often had me laughing, crying,... Read more

The Brothers Karamazov

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Narrated by: Luke Thompson
Length: 43 hours 5 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Luke Thompson, best known for his role in the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton. This definitive recording includes an introduction by David McDuff.

The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with... Read more

A Thousand Ships

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

“A retelling of the Trojan War where the women are as heroic (if not more so) than the men. I especially liked Penelope’s arc, told through letters to her wayward and philandering husband. Having the author read the audiobook was 100% the right choice. Read more

Stone Blind

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

“This is not just a book about Medusa, it's about the gods who use her, her gorgon sisters, her killer Perseus...and her head. Haynes grounds these characters in the original mythology so well that that each voice is distinct, every action and mistake preceded by its motivating circumstance, and each monster shown with respect and humanity. It is... Read more

Contact

By: Carl Sagan
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
Length: 14 hours 45 minutes

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and renowned astronomer Carl Sagan’s international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the “greatest adventure of all time 1�7 (Associated Press).

The future is here…in an adventure of cosmic dimension. When a signal is discovered that seems to come... Read more

One Hundred Years of Solitude

By: Gabriel García Márquez
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 14 hours 4 minutes

“I hadn't read this book since college and it is just as magnificent now as then. I'm actually kind of mad about it. Read more

1984

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Theo Solomon
Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

One of the most celebrated classics of the twentieth century, this cautionary tale of a man trapped under the gaze of an authoritarian state is more relevant now than ever before.“Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed for ever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get... Read more

The Secret Garden

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

“This book has a vivid atmosphere (a rainy Yorkshire moor, beautiful language, and one of my favorite characters in classic literature (Dickon!). And, provided you can ignore the imperialist bits, this story still has a meaningful message for children and adults today. Read more

The Remains of the Day

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

“Joyce Carol Oates has called Kazuo Ishiguro 'one of our most eloquent poets of loss,' and I can't think of better words to describe him. This book is revelatory - a slowly unfolding chronicle of unfulfilled promise, obsession, and the inevitability of change. Read more

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: David Clarke
Length: 67 hours 53 minutes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive... Read more

The Hobbit

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

This brand-new unabridged audio book of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved The Hobbit is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his... Read more

The Last Unicorn

By: Peter S. Beagle
Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy & Joshua Kane
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

“If ever there was a book that lived up to the hype, it’s this magical tale about a unicorn and her quest to find the rest of her kind. It’s thoughtful and measured, slyly funny and satirical, and movingly beautiful and heartfelt at just the right moments. It felt like this book has belonged in my heart even before I read it, and was just waiting... Read more

A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Marley was dead, to begin with...' And yet, he manages to visit his old partner, the miser Ebenezer Scrooge, and send him on a transformative journey, led by three ghosts. First to his own past, where he sees again the love he spurned, then to the present, where he sees those around him going about their holiday preparations, and then into his... Read more

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By: Stephen Chbosky
Narrated by: Noah Galvin
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

“Stephen Chbosky's acclaimed debut novel chronicles the life of Charlie, a self-proclaimed "wallflower," as he navigates the tumultuous transition from adolescence to adulthood. Through Charlie's experiences with first dates, family conflicts, new friendships, and cultural touchstones like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Chbosky crafts a poignant... Read more

To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee
Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold... Read more

I, Robot

The Robot Series: Book #1

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”�1�7�1�7i>The Guardian

I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever... Read more

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By: Betty Smith
Narrated by: Kate Burton
Length: 15 hours 1 minute

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 PickThe beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the twentieth century.From the moment she entered the world, Francie Nolan needed to be made of stern stuff, for growing up in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn, New York demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit.... Read more

Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)

Foundation: Book #1

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

The first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
 
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator... Read more

Mansfield Park

Penguin Classics

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Pippa Bennett- Warner. Pippa has recently starred in the BBC Drama MotherFatherSon alongside Richard Gere and has featured in Harlots and Sick Note. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Kathryn Sutherland.

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth,... Read more

The Anne of Green Gables Collection

Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories

Anne of Green Gables

By: L. M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Susie Berneis, Tara Ward, Barbara Barnes & Kate Handford
Length: 73 hours 17 minutes

Fans of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne Shirley rejoice! Collected here are all eight of the original Anne Shirley books in the order they were published. This collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, Chronicles of Avonlea, and Further Chronicles of Avonlea.... Read more

The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection

Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone

By: Wilkie Collins
Narrated by: Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, Full Cast, Abigail Docherty, Sophie Thompson, Toby Stephens, David Suchet, Marcia Warren & Ronald Pickup
Length: 24 hours 36 minutes

BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction

Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling authors, and a crime fiction pioneer. His enthralling 'sensation novels' such as The Woman in White paved the way for today's... Read more

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection

60 Full-Cast Dramatisations

By: Arthur Conan Doyle & Bert Coules
Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Andrew Sachs, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter & Full Cast
Length: 48 hours 33 minutes

Fully-dramatised adaptations of all 60 Sherlock Holmes stories, brought to life with a full cast of actors, sound effects and music

'A remarkable undertaking... applauding them, and particularly Clive Merrison's Holmes, made my hands sore' The Times

Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend Dr... Read more

Lolly Willowes

Penguin Modern Classics

By: Sylvia Townsend Warner
Narrated by: Olivia Darnley
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

Lolly Willowes, so gentle and accommodating, has depths no one suspects. When she suddenly announces that she is leaving London and moving, alone, to the depths of the countryside, her overbearing relatives are horrified. But Lolly has a greater, far darker calling than family: witchcraft.

'The book I'll be pressing... Read more

Little Women

Little Women

By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: Susie Berneis
Length: 19 hours 9 minutes

Based loosely on Louisa May Alcott's own upbringing, Little Women follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. Each girl has a vision of what their ideal future will bring, though ultimately experiencing, as most young do, something completely different. Little Women, originally written as two volumes, was a great commercial... Read more

Collected Fictions

By: Jorge Luis Borges
Narrated by: Castulo Guerra
Length: 27 hours 23 minutes

“One of the 20th century's most influential storytellers, Borges spins out elaborate dreams, literary mysteries, and self-referential fairy tales. A primary wellspring of the Magical Realist tradition. Read more

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: Book #0

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 22 hours 38 minutes

This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis. In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense... Read more

To the Lighthouse

By: Virginia Woolf
Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“This modernist masterpiece is even better than the celebrated MRS DALLOWAY. LIGHTHOUSE concerns a family vacationing in Scotland by the ocean and delves deep into their inner worlds. Read more

Heroes

The Greek Myths Reimagined

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 15 hours 1 minute

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... Read more

Anna Karenina

By: Leo Tolstoy
Narrated by: Miranda Pleasence
Length: 36 hours 57 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.


This Penguin Classic is performed by Miranda Pleasence, the stage and television actress best known for her roles in Notes on a Scandal, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and The Affair of the Necklace. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Richard Pevear.

Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and... Read more

In Search of Lost Time

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

By: Marcel Proust
Narrated by: Full Cast, Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber, Paterson Joseph, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan & Robert Glenister
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

“I have a confession to make: I adore Proust, but I've never made it past the third volume of In Search of Lost Time(although I've read Swann's Way a goodly number of times). The thing is so vast that it's difficult to take in, and I've often wondered where he's going, or why. So when I spotted this dramatisation, I hopped straight on it - and... Read more

Gravity's Rainbow

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Thomas Pynchon
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 37 hours 18 minutes

Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the twentieth century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative and penetrating analysis of the impact of technology on society make it an intellectual tour de force.

For more... Read more

The Complete Oz Collection

Oz

By: L. Frank Baum
Narrated by: Tara Sands, Erin Yuen, John Pruden, George Newbern & Marietta DePrima
Length: 70 hours 29 minutes

Noted as one of the most popular series in American literature, the works of L. Frank Baum have been brought together in this singular collection that ensures the fun never stops! Embark on the journey that has capitated audiences for over a century. This collection contains the following: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Marvelous Land of Oz Ozma... Read more

Sense and Sensibility

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

“This book is perhaps lesser known than Pride and Prejudice (which is also a favorite), but dear to me nonetheless. Unlike Lizzy Bennet, who is fiery and overconfident, Elinor Dashwood has a quieter strength, a no-nonsense attitude, and a complex inner world that touches my heart. Read more

Troy

The Greek Myths Reimagined

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 11 hours

“A perfect conclusion to an endlessly entertaining series. Fry’s take on the Trojan War is hilarious, harrowing, and everything in-between—and it’s only improved by his expert audiobook narration. Read more

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

50th Anniversary Edition

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Ken Kesey
Narrated by: John C. Reilly
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

A fiftieth-anniversary edition of Ken Kesey's searing American classic. 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. Turning conventional notions of sanity and insanity on their heads, the novel tells the unforgettable story of a mental... Read more

David Copperfield

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Emma Bronks
Length: 36 hours 29 minutes

David Copperfield is a classic coming-of-age story following the life of its eponymous hero from his troubled childhood to his hard-earned success as an adult. Inspired in part by Dickens’s own experiences, it explores themes of perseverance, friendship, and identity through a vivid cast of characters—from the villainous Uriah Heep to the kindly... Read more

Flowers in the Attic

40th Anniversary Edition

Dollanganger

By: V.C. Andrews
Narrated by: Mena Suvari
Length: 15 hours

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, innocent, and fighting for their lives 1�7/i>

They were a perfect... Read more