Classic Audiobook Collection

Classic Audiobook Collection

Explore over a thousand great books by authors from the ancient world through to the twentieth century. From Jane Austen to Herman Melville to Sun Tzu, from the ancient Greeks to American modernists: If a book changed the world, it's here. Share these full-length audiobooks with friends and start an audiobook club!

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June 24, 2025 424 mins
Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford audiobook. Step into the rugged frontier of Civil War–era Texas with Sewell Ford’s Shorty McCabe, a heart-pounding tale of a boy courier turned reluctant hero whose destiny is written in gunpowder, sand, and stolen love letters. When seventeen-year-old Shorty inherits his late brother’s shadowy role as messenger for Confederate spies, he’s thrust into a high-stakes world of midnight rendezvous, coded d...
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The Incubator Baby by Ellis Parker Butler audiobook. Imagine slipping on a pair of comfortable headphones, settling into your favorite armchair, and being whisked back to the turn-of-the-century drawing rooms where a spirited socialite named Mrs. Higgensthal proudly presents her most astonishing venture: The Incubator Baby. In Ellis Parker Butler’s delightfully absurd and uproarious tale, you’ll meet a parade of rosy-cheeked infan...
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White Mountain Trails by Winthrop Packard audiobook. Imagine slipping on your headphones and being instantly transported to the rugged beauty of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, where every winding trail, whispering pine and sun-dappled ledge comes alive in vivid detail—this is the magic of Winthrop Packard’s White Mountain Trails in audio form. From the first crisp narration you’ll feel the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot, the ...
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History of the Johnstown Flood by Willis Fletcher Johnson audiobook. Dive into the heart-pounding drama of late-19th-century America with Willis Fletcher Johnson’s History of the Johnstown Flood, a riveting narrative that transforms one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters into an audiobook experience you won’t be able to pause. From the ominous rumble of the failing South Fork Dam to the desperate cries of townspeop...
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Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902 by William Morris Davis audiobook. Imagine yourself swept into the heart of 19th-century America, paddling through the untamed rapids of the Colorado River, shoulder-to-shoulder with a Civil War–scarred cavalry officer turned intrepid geologist whose one-armed grip on his paddle symbolized both the resilience of the human spirit and the unquenchable thirst for discovery. In this...
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The Apartment Next Door by William Johnston audiobook. From the first moment you slip on your headphones and press play, The Apartment Next Door sweeps you into a pulse-pounding world of whispered secrets and shattered trust. William Johnston’s masterful thriller plunges you deep into the unsettling calm of suburban life, where newlyweds Kate and Michael Campbell think they’ve found the perfect nest—until the arrival of the enigma...
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The Troubled Man's Medicine by William Hugh audiobook. Imagine settling into your headphones and instantly being swept into the shadowy corridors of a mind on the brink, where every whispered confession and pounding heartbeat feels as real as your own—this is the spellbinding promise of The Troubled Man’s Medicine by William Hugh in its audiobook form. From the first echo of the narrator’s resonant timbre, you’ll be drawn into a w...
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Gravenhurst, or Thoughts on Good and Evil by William Henry Smith audiobook. Step into the mist-shrouded world of Gravenhurst and let the velvety tones of its audiobook narrator carry you on a journey where every whisper of wind, every creak of ancient floorboards, and every hushed confession resonates with the question at the heart of William Henry Smith’s masterpiece: what truly divides good from evil? From the very first syllabl...
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Mosquitoes by William Faulkner audiobook. Step aboard William Faulkner’s riotous debut, Mosquitoes, and let its luscious rhythms and razor-sharp wit carry you away on an unforgettable auditory voyage. In this early masterpiece, a motley crew of artists, writers and playboys gather for a steamy Gulf of Mexico cruise, sparking hilarious rivalries and intoxicating flirtations beneath their brimmed hats while Faulkner’s language dance...
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Sour Grapes by William Carlos Williams audiobook. Imagine stepping into a cozy parlor on a warm summer evening, your senses sharpened by the gentle crackle of a radio drama as tension piles up in the simplest of settings: a husband anxiously dialing home to check on his wife’s whereabouts, a friend’s low-key taunts that quietly ratchet suspense, and an unexpected twist that lands with a deliciously ironic snap—this is the world Wi...
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Smoky The Cowhorse by Will James audiobook. Imagine settling in as the sun dips low and being swept away into the vast, untamed West through the rich, evocative narration of Smoky The Cowhorse, where every hoofbeat thunders with freedom, every whispered breeze across sagebrush carries a story, and the bond between a gentle stallion and the brave young cowboy who calls him friend stirs your soul in ways you never imagined. From the...
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Galileo by Walter W. Bryant audiobook. Step into the rattling streets of 16th-century Pisa and the candlelit halls of the Roman Inquisition with Walter W. Bryant’s “Galileo,” now brilliantly conveyed in audiobook form by a rich, authoritative voice that turns history into a living, breathing drama. From the moment our narrator’s warm timbre greets you, you’ll feel the tension of a young, fiercely curious mind as Galileo Galilei cr...
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A Last Diary by W. N. P. Barbellion audiobook. Imagine settling into the warm glow of your favorite listening nook as a calm, resonant voice draws you into the world of W. N. P. Barbellion’s A Last Diary, where every entry reads like a private letter from a soul determined to seize joy in the face of mortality. From the first gentle tones of the narrator, you’re swept into Barbellion’s gorgeously candid reflections on the wonders ...
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Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott audiobook. Step into the world of Plumfield School and let the warm, spirited narration of Jo’s Boys whisk you straight into the heart of 19th-century New England—where Jo March, now Mrs. Bhaer, has turned her beloved home into a bustling haven for her father’s former students. From the rough-and-tumble Dan to the poetic, dreamy Nat, each boy arrives burdened by a secret or a sorrow, and under Jo’s f...
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Human Affairs by Vincent OSullivan audiobook. Imagine settling into a journey that feels at once beautifully intimate and electrifyingly vast, where every whispered confession, moral quandary and flicker of longing is rendered with the exquisite clarity of a master artist—and that is exactly what Vincent O’Sullivan’s Human Affairs delivers in audiobook form. From the moment the narrator’s voice unfurls O’Sullivan’s rich, almost ly...
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The Ukrainians and the European War by Various audiobook. Immerse yourself in the sweeping saga of Ukraine’s struggle for identity, survival and sovereignty as “The Ukrainians and the European War” transports you across battlefields, village lanes and ornate salons through a chorus of impassioned voices—soldiers writing home on crumpled notepaper, nurses whispering prayers over the wounded, politicians drafting manifestos by candl...
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The Thrill Book Vol. I No. 1, March 1, 1919 by Various audiobook. Step back a century and lose yourself in the crackling energy of The Thrill Book Vol. I No. 1 (March 1, 1919), a startling anthology that first brought pulp-era weird fiction and uncanny adventure into the hands of eager readers—now reborn in a richly atmospheric audiobook that will whisk you through a kaleidoscope of suspense, horror, fantasy, and proto-science fic...
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The Easter Mystery Of Jesus Christ by Various audiobook. Immerse yourself in the timeless drama and profound promise of The Easter Mystery of Jesus Christ as you surrender to its rich, evocative audiobook narration—each chapter a vivid panorama painted by diverse scholars, theologians and storytellers whose voices converge into a tapestry of reverence, inquiry and wonder. From the hush of Gethsemane to the thunder of the empty tom...
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The Thrill Book Vol. I No. 3, April 1, 1919 by Various audiobook. Step back into an age when the unexplored corners of the imagination were as real—and as dangerous—as any battlefield, and let The Thrill Book, Vol. I No. 3, April 1, 1919, carry you on a pulse-quickening journey of shadows, wonder and outright terror. In this singular issue, a cadre of daring storytellers dares to fling wide the door to secret realms: you’ll plunge...
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Library of the Worlds Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 17 by Various audiobook. Volume 17 of the Library of the World’s Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, delivers a breathtaking mosaic of human creativity—spanning forgotten epics, rousing poetry and electrifying prose—that grabs you by the imagination the moment your ears meet its first syllable. Imagine traversing the dust-laden cities of Mesopotamia as an ancient b...
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