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Classic Literature in English on Audiofy Bookchips

Classic Literature in English on Audiofy Bookchips Get your favorite literature and books on Audiofy Bookchips, compact digital memory cards that can hold five, 10, 15 hours of spoken audio or more. Bookchips are compact digital memory cards that can hold five, ten, fifteen hours of spoken audio or more. A single Bookchip - not much larger than a postage stamp - can hold entire audiobooks that would traditionally require a half-dozen to a dozen compact discs or cassettes. Bookchips work on many desktop computers, laptops, other handheld PDA devices and mobile Smartphones with SD memory card slots. Bookchips move seamlessly from device to device, remembering your listening position each time. With Bookchips, it's easy to pick up from where you left off the day before, or skip to any chapter you like. Not only do Bookchips hold hours and hours of high-quality digital audio, they are rugged and reliable. Bookchips are completely electronic, and can be played by devices without any spinning or moving parts - which means Bookchips never skip! Bookchips are much easier to travel or exercise with than cassette or compact discs... and lighter, too. Classics |  Austen |  Conrad |  Dickens |  Conan Doyle |  Forster |  Joyce |  Poe |  Saki |  R.L.Stevenson |  Tolstoy |  Twain |  H.G. Wells |  Wharton |  Shakespeare Other Bookchips:   Fiction |  Mystery |  Children's |  History

  Classics

Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 6 hours Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, first published in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the late Victorian world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. The technological innovations of the 19th century had opened the possibility of rapid circumnavigation and the prospect fascinated Verne and his readership. The book may have been inspired by the exploits of George Francis Train, who accomplished the feat in 1870. $39.95

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Narrated by Grover Gardner | Duration: 6 hours The story of a remarkable scientist, statesman and diplomat and one of the founding fathers of America. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a torturous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written. $39.95

The Best of O. Henry O. Henry Narrated by Michael Hanson | Duration: 2 hours Seven great stories: Voice of the City, The Gift of the Magi, The Cop and the Anthem, The Romance of a Busy Broker, The Green Door, The Hiding of Black Bill and The Ransom of Red Chief. "Hanson's delightful reading is a special treat; his carefully modulated and mellow voice helps transport the listener back to the early 20th century, when O. Henry wrote these tales." - Library Journal $37.95

Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer Narrated by David Cutler | Duration: 9.5 hours This modern translation of these sometimes bawdy stories, written in the 14th century by the "Father of English Poetry," entertain while telling us about England before the Renaissance. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket's at Canterbury Cathedral. $99.95

The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer Narrated by Fred Williams | Duration: 19 hours In this classic, the narrator tells of making the usual April pilgrimage to Becket's shrine at Canterbury with thirty others. Each traveler is to tell four tales during the course of the trip, and the best storyteller wins a free supper upon their return. $95.95

Celtic Poets Yeats, Wilde, Goldsmith, Burns, Scott and others Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 2 hours The poems of Yeats, Swift, Burns and other Celts. "Celtic Poets breathes vitality into the works of Swift, Burns, Wilde, and more. Cosham's finely honed delivery brings verdant valleys, quaint villages, and drunkards' and maidens, conversations to listeners' ears. What is not to love!" - Booklist $34.95

The Deerslayer James Fenimore Cooper Narrated by Raymond Todd | Duration: 20.5 hours In this, the first of the Leatherstocking Tales, we meet Natty Bumppo as a young man living in upstate New York in the early 1740s. Bumppo, called Deerslayer, and his friend Hurry Harry approach Lake Glimmerglass, or Otsego, where the trapper Thomas Hutter lives with his daughters, the beautiful Judith and the feeble-minded Hetty. $96

Don Quixote De La Mancha Miguel Cervantes Narrated by Robert Whitfield Don Quixote dons rusty armor to become a knight-errant, roaming the world to right wrongs. From his first encounter with a score of windmills to the night he takes a funeral procession to be a parade of monsters, Quixote manages nonetheless to experience moments of lucidity. Don Quixote: Part One - Duration: 19 hours $96   Don Quixote: Part Two - Duration: 19 hours $96

Dracula Bram Stoker Narrated by Robert Whitfield | Duration: 16 hours The Dracula mythology has inspired a vast subculture, but the story has never been better told than by Bram Stoker. His myth is powerful because it allows evil to remain mysterious. The high virtue of Lucy can simply be drained away, like her blood, and scientific skill cannot resist the dreadful potency of the undead. Only the old magic is effective against the Count's appalling power. $75

Dracula's Guest Bram Stoker Narrated by Victor Garber | Duration: 1 hours Nine tales of heart-rending terror from the celebrated master of the macabre, Bram Stoker. $26.95

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Stories F. Scott Fitzgerald Narrated by Kimberly Schraf | Duration: 2 hours F. Scott Fitzgerald crafted five novels and dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth, despair, and age. Many admire what they consider his remarkable emotional honesty. His heroes - handsome, confident, and doomed - blaze brilliantly before exploding, and his heroines are typically beautiful, intricate, and alluring. $36.95

In Flanders Fields and Other Poems about War Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae and Wilfred Owens Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 2 hours In WWI, possibly the most horrific modern war, two soldier poets described inner impressions telling us much about war and the people who fight them. "In Flanders Fields" is one of the most famous poems about World War I. It was written by Canadian physician John McCrae, who died of pneumonia and meningitis while serving in a field hospital in Belgium. The poppies referred to in the poem grew in profusion in Flanders fields where war casualties had been buried; thus, they became a symbol of Remembrance Day. The poem is part of Remembrance Day solemnities in Allied countries which contributed troops to WWI, particularly in countries of the then-British Empire which did so. $32.95

The Forsyte Saga John Galsworthy Narrated by Fred Williams | Duration: 43 hours John Galsworthy, a Nobel Prize-winning author, chronicles the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle-class Forsyte family through three generations, beginning in Victorian London during the 1880s and ending in the early 1920s. $145.95

The Four Feathers A.E.W. Mason Narrated by John Lee | Duration: 11 hours Just before his regiment sails off to war in the Sudan, British officer Harry Feversham quits the military. He is immediately given four white feathers - symbols of cowardice - one each by his three best friends and one by his fiancee. To disprove this grave dishonor, Harry dons an Arabian disguise and leaves for the Sudan, where he anonymously comes to the aid of his three friends, saving each of their lives. Having proved his bravery, Harry returns to England, hoping to regain the love and respect of his fiancee. $61.95

Frankenstein Mary Shelley Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 7 hours Often inaccurately portrayed in movies, this story of man creating man is a fascinating thriller. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. Some, such as Brian Aldiss, claim that it is the very first science fiction novel. $48.95

Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving Narrated by George Vafiadis | Duration: 2 hours "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England and first published in 1819. $36.95

Little Women Louisa May Alcott Narrated by Jean Smart | Duration: 2.5 hours Little Women focuses on the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. It was based on Alcott's own experiences as a child in Concord, Massachusetts. $31.95

The Lost Girl D.H. Lawrence Narrated by Johanna Ward | Duration: 16.5 hours The Lost Girl is perhaps D.H. Lawrence's most beautiful, thoroughly contemporary love story. This captivating novel charts the journey of a woman caught between two worlds and two lives, one mired in dreary, industrial England and a life of convention, the other set in the vibrant Italian landscape holding the promise of sensual liberation. Alvina Houghton is fading into spinsterhood when she meets Naples-born Cicio, who reawakens her desire as she defies her stifling upper-class life. $75

New England Days Sarah Orne Jewett Narrated by Tana Hicken | Duration: 5.25 hours This outstanding series contains unabridged short stories from a gifted New England author. She writes about human longings, fragile hopes, and optimistic beginnings even as life ends. Tana Hicken reads these tales well, preserving ... the dialect of the region. - Library Journal With its rich Maine dialect, Tana Hicken's reading allows us more than a peep in the window. Indeed, we're invited in, seated at the table and entertained amiable by the fine talk. What a wonderful introduction to Maine writing! - AudioFile $46.95

The Odyssey of Homer Homer Narrated by 1981 Radio Cast | Duration: 11.5 hours When this groundbreaking, serialized dramatization premiered on 320 U.S. radio stations, critics were unanimous in their praise, calling it "a feast for the ears" and "a magnificent blend of scholarship and showmanship." It won numerous honors including the George Foster Peabody Award, the Pulitzer Prize of broadcasting. The 2,600-year-old poem tells of a man, a hero of cunning rather than brawn, who inhabits three worlds: first, the world of his own reality - his wife, his son, his home; secondly, the world of myth in which gods and demigods sport and battle; finally, the world of sorcerers and monsters, of magic and ghosts and unspeakable terrors. The exploration and interweaving of these three worlds contribute significantly to the delight that The Odyssey's audience has experienced throughout the ages. $61.95

The Odyssey Homer Narrated by John Lescault | Duration: 12.5 hours In his perilous journey home after the Trojan War, Odysseus must pass through the land of the Cyclops, encounter Circe the Enchantress, and face the terrible Charybdis and the six-headed serpent Scylla. $72.95

Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux Narrated by Barrett Whitener | Duration: 9.38 hours The story is about a mysterious figure who terrorizes the Paris Opera House for the unwitting benefit of a young singer he loves. A ghost is thought to be the cause of the discomfort of performers in the the Paris Opra house. Then the beautiful young star disappears. $58.95

The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 8 hours A shadow of unease; a quickening pulse; an unnamed fear breathing on the collar of those who sit alone in their dressing rooms at the great Paris Opera. Again the Phantom strikes but always with a beautiful young performer at the center of his deadly desires. $44.95

The Professor Charlotte Bronte Narrated by Frederick Davidson | Duration: 10 hours Written in a style both brief and realistic - and not in demand by publishers of her time - The Professor relates the experiences of a young man as he changes his life from dreary ancillary work in the local mills to the position of a professor in Belgium. Charlotte Bronte depicts with honesty the vagaries of a young man abroad. $56.95

The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane Narrated by Sean Pratt | Duration: 5 hours This classic is a powerful portrayal of a youth's impressions of battle. It is considered the greatest novel of the Civil War. The Red Badge of Courage is a short novel by Stephen Crane about the meaning of courage, as it is discovered by Henry Fleming, a recruit in the Civil War. It is often considered one of the best American war stories ever written, even though the author was born after the events and never saw battle himself. $39.95

The Sibyl Per Lagerkvist Narrated by Yuri Rasovsky, Lorna Raver and Kristoffer Tabori | Duration: 4.5 hours The Sibyl is a profound exploration of divine and human love in the form of a conversation between the Wandering Jew of medieval Christian legend and a sibyl of Delphi, written by a Nobel Prize-winning author. $38.95

Tales of the Alhambra Washington Irving Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 8.5 hours This travelogue of Spain's Granada and the Alhambra depicts secret chambers, desperate battles, imprisoned princesses, palace ghosts, and fragrant gardens, described in a dreamlike eloquence that will transport listeners to a paradise of their own. $44.95

Tales of Terror Charlotte Perkins Gilman, William Wyman Jacobs, Edgar Allan Poe & H.G. Wells Narrated by Ralph Cosham & Kimberly Schraf | Duration: 2 hours Classic Adventure in Audio: The Monkey's Paw by Jacobs, The Pit and the Pendulum by Poe, The Cone by Wells and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. $34.95

The Talisman Sir Walter Scott Narrated by Robert Whitfield | Duration: 13 hours The Crusaders, led by Richard I of England, are encamped in the Holy Land and torn by the dissensions and jealousies of the leaders, including Coeur de Lion himself and Philip of France. $72.95

The Way of All Flesh Samuel Butler Narrated by Frederick Davidson | Duration: 16 hours Every generation finds in The Way of All Flesh a reaffirmation of youth's rightful struggle against the tyranny of harsh parents and its admirable will for freedom of personal expression. This is a fascinating character study of a young man who survives the influence of a hateful, hypocritical father, a doting mother, and a debauched wife to emerge as a decent, happy human being. It is also a stinging satire of Victorian gentry and of the same traits that exist in our time. $75

Wives and Daughters Elizabeth Gaskell Narrated by Nadia May | Duration: 27.5 hours Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centers on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new stepsister enters Molly's quiet life, the loveable but worldly and troubling Cynthia. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford. $115

Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte Narrated by Wanda McCaddon | Duration: 12.5 hours Emily's older sister, Charlotte, wrote, '... and there it stands, colossal.' Indeed, Wuthering Heights, the story of the romance of Cathy and Heathcliff on the bleak Yorkshire Moors, is one of the greatest novels of passion ever written. British narrator Wanda McCaddon brings out the subtleties and the richness of the language on this digitally mastered recording from Commuters Library. $61.95

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  Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Narrated by Kate Redding | Duration: 12 hours Vivien Johns the biographer tells possibly the most romantic love stories of all. Vivien Jones, biographer, describes Pride and Prejudice as 'One of the most perfect, most pleasurable and most subtle - and therefore, perhaps, most dangerously persuasive - of romantic love stories.' This is the story of the independent Elizabeth Bennet and how she grew to love Mr Darcy, the most handsome man in English literature. Truly a classic, this superb reading by Kate Redding will be treasured by all listeners. $66.95

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Narrated by Jane Lapotaire | Duration: 3 hours Listen in as Jane Lapotaire reads Pride and Prejudice, one of the greatest of all English novels, a finely etched satire about the scatterbrained Mrs. Bennett whose aim in life is to see her five daughters married. All of Jane Austen's characters are rich and varied: proud Mr. Darcy; the pompous Parson; Mr. Collins, who seeks the most advantageous match for himself; good-humored Mr. Bingley; and, of course the two eldest Bennett daughters - Jane and Elizabeth. Jane Lapotaire's outstanding performances on the stage have won her numerous awards, including a Tony, both on the New York stage and at home in London. She was trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, has worked with The National Theatre Company, the Young Vic/New York, and The Royal Shakespeare Company. She has played numerous television roles for the BBC and has also enjoyed a variety of film roles. $29.95

Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen Narrated by Nadia May | Duration: 12 hours In Sense and Sensibility, the first of Jane Austen's novels to be published, Austen created a brilliant tragicomedy of flirtation and folly. Genteel dinner parties and romantic walks through luxuriant Devonshire draw two attractive sisters into the schemes of landed gentry set on marrying up. But neither emotionality nor practicality guarantee happiness for either. With her wry insight into the English middle class, Austen shows that the best man isn't obvious. $61.95

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  Joseph Conrad

Great Authors: Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 4 hours The story of the enigmatic Kurtz and his outpost in deepest Congo. Joseph Conrad was a naturalized British novelist of Polish origin. Some of his works have been labeled romantic, although Conrad's romanticism is tempered with irony and a fine sense of man's capacity for self-deception. Many critics have placed him as a forerunner of modernism. AUDIO BEST OF THE YEAR - Publishers Weekly $37.95

The Shadow-Line Joseph Conrad Narrated by Fred Williams | Duration: 5.5 hours Written at the start of World War I when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the story of a young, inexperienced sea captain who crosses the "shadow-line" to adulthood. $42.95

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  Charles Dickens

The Christmas Stories Charles Dickens Narrated by Robert Whitfield | Duration: 4 hours Dickens wrote these stories during the 1850s as contributions to Christmas issues of Household Words, the weekly magazine he founded and edited. Included are fictional sketches verging on the autobiographical. They reaffirm the virtue of nurturing our traditions and offer a master storyteller's vision of the real meaning of Christmas. $38.95

Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens Narrated by David Case | Duration: 3 hours This Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spaces but narrow minds of the U.S. David Case is a veteran of stage and screen in England. He has narrated over 350 spoken word audio titles and is a 1995 Grammy Award nominee. $29.95

A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 14.5 hours This masterpiece is a story of love, courage and self-sacrifice during the French Revolution. Dickens' historical, moral novel based on Carlyle's "The French Revolution." An epic tale which unravels through the use of correspondence; exploring themes of shame, guilt, and retribution. "A Tale of Two Cities receives a strong audio presentation by David Butler, whose voice captures the underlying poetic description and nuances of Dickens' long story of politics and peoples." - Bookwatch $67.95

A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Narrated by Tom Baker | Duration: 3 hours Set against the bloody background of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities is perhaps Dickens' most famous work. Doctor Manette, his devoted daughter Lucie, and the young French aristocrat Charles Darnay are memorable characters. Above all the others rises the reckless Sidney Carton, whose selfless love makes him one of literature's great heroes. Tom Baker has played in a variety of theater roles including the Prince of Morocco in Olivier's production of The Merchant of Venice. He has played in productions of numerous theater companies including London's National Theatre Company, the Bristol Old Vic, the Shaw Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and played the lead in The Trial of Oscar Wilde at The Oxford Festival. He has worked for numerous years for the BBC in many diverse roles, ranging from Sherlock Holmes to 'Dr. Who'. $29.95

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  Arthur Conan Doyle

Great Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 4.5 hours Six stories: Musgrave Ritual, The Red-Headed League, The Resident Patient, The Specked Band, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Final Problem. AUDIO BEST OF THE YEAR - Publishers Weekly "Cosham delivers a classic, scholarly reading with fine pacing, clear diction, and an astute sense of dialogue." - The Christian Science Monitor “This production is first rate Horror Audio.” - Audio World $39.95

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrated by Walter Covell | Duration: 10.5 hours The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1894, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The twelve stories of the Memoirs are: The Adventure of Silver Blaze, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box, The Adventure of the Yellow Face, The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk, The Adventure of the Gloria Scott, The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, The Adventure of the Reigate Squire, The Adventure of the Crooked Man, The Adventure of the Resident Patient, The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, The Adventure of the Final Problem. $57.95

Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 5.5 hours In this most famous of mysteries, Sherlock Holmes tackles the mystery of the demonic hound, the curse of the Baskerville family. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally serialised in the Strand Magazine in 1901 and 1902, which is set largely on Dartmoor 1889. At the time of researching the novel, Conan Doyle was a General Practitioner in Plymouth, and thus was able to explore the moor and accurately capture its mood and feel. In the novel, the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are called to investigate a curse which is alleged to be on the house of the Baskervilles. AUDIO BEST OF THE YEAR - Publishers Weekly $39.95

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  E.M. Forster

The Longest Journey E.M. Forster Narrated by Nadia May | Duration: 10 hours Bookish, sensitive and given to wild enthusiasms, Rickie Elliot is virtually made for a life at Cambridge, where he can subsist on a regimen of biscuits and philosophical debate. But the love-smitten Rickie leaves his natural habitat to marry the devastatingly practical Agnes Pembroke. Out of this misalliance comes a tragicomedy of manners, personalities and world views. $56.95

A Room with a View E.M. Forster Narrated by Wanda McCaddon | Duration: 7.5 hours The romantic story of Lucy Honeychurch set in Italy and England is a cherished classic. The tale of Lucy Honeychurch's encounter with a young man - one which threatens to challenge her plans to get married. EARPHONE AWARD - AudioFile Magazine "Whether you read this classic long ago or have never read it, the advice remains the same. Listen to this audio version. Do it right now, without delay. You will be amply rewarded by Wanda McCaddon's performance of E.M. Forster's wickedly funny critique of his people ... A masterful performance." - AudioFile $46.95

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  James Joyce

Dubliners James Joyce Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 6.25 hours An award-winning reading of Joyce's fourteen accessible stories including "The Dead." "Cosham reads with a gentle accent that enhances Joyce's Dublin... Recommended for most collections." - Library Journal "Ralph Cosham's narration gives James Joyce's classic tales a subtle, textured rendering. Setlok brings characters to imaginative life while retaining the narrative force of the Joycean stream of consciousness." - Booklist $43.95

Portrait of the Artist James Joyce Narrated by John Lynch | Duration: 3 hours Published in 1916, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man follows the progress of Stephen Dedalus from infancy to early manhood. The riches of the language and Joyce's mastery of literary style as he describes the Dedalus family, young Stephen's education by the Jesuits, his sexual awakening, intellectual development, and eventual revolt against the religion in which he has been raised have ensured the novel's place as one of the masterpieces on the twentieth-century literature. John Lynch has appeared in many stage plays including: Cal, Railway Station Man and Hardware. $29.95

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  Edgar Allan Poe

Great Authors: Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Stories and Poems Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 4 hours Thirteen stories of the macabre, including The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Bells, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his tales of the macabre and his poems, as well as being one of the early practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of Gothic fiction in the United States. AUDIO BEST OF THE YEAR - Publishers Weekly $39.95

Poe: Collected Stories and Poems Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 6.5 hours Eighteen best-loved stories and poems. Stories include The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Annabel Lee, and more. AUDIO BEST OF THE YEAR - Publisher's Weekly "These fine recordings definitely deserve a prominent place in public schools and libraries." - Booklist $46.95

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  Saki

Short Stories by Saki H.H. Munro (Saki) Narrated by Frederick Davidson and Nadia May | Duration: 11.5 hours Hector Munro, writing under the pseudonym of Saki, is justly renowned for his urbane and witty short stories. Saki leads the listener from garden party to pig sty to political convention with the ease of one who is intimately familiar with the cares and foibles of the human condition, showing us this vista of life through the well-tempered lens of his gentle British irony. $59.95

Witty Weird and Outrageous Saki Narrated by Tom Sellwood | Duration: 2.25 hours Thirteen stories in all including the best stories of Clovis, 'The Open Window', and 'The Lumber Room' and other favorites. "Sellwood exquisitely captures the British brogue and characters in these satirical tales." - Booklist $34.95

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  Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 2.5 hours The classic thriller explores the split nature of man. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a novella written by Robert Louis Stevenson about a lawyer, Gabriel John Utterson, who investigates the strange link between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the misanthropic man Edward Hyde. "This production is first rate Horror Audio..." - Audio World $34.95

Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson Narrated by Frederick Davidson | Duration: 7.5 hours In this spirited and romantic saga, a young heir named David Balfour is kidnapped and sold into slavery on a ship to the Carolinas. A few days into the voyage, a shipwreck throws David together with Alan Breck, a roguish Scotsman, and the two of them journey together in a thrilling escape to freedom across the wild Scottish Highlands. $44.95

Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson Narrated by Frederick Davidson | Duration: 7 hours A favorite boys' adventure story, Treasure Island is also a kind of education novel involving Jim Hawkins' passage into the dangerous world of mature responsibilities. It is also noted for its action, memorable characters, and sustained atmosphere of menace. $44.95

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  Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy Narrated by Nadia May | Duration: 35 hours Anna Karenina contains two plots: the tragedy of Madame Karenina, in love with a man who is not her husband, and the story of Konstantine Levin, a sensitive man whose personal philosophy is Tolstoy's reason for writing about him. $129

War and Peace Leo Tolstoy Narrated by Frederick Davidson War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of each individual's place in the historical process. War and Peace is an affirmation of life itself. War and Peace: Part I - Duration: 23.5 hours $99   War and Peace: Part II - Duration: 20.5 hours $96   War and Peace: Part III - Duration: 19 hours $96

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  Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee Mark Twain Narrated by Richard Kiley | Duration: 3 hours A blow on the head sends this practical Yankee, the superintendent on a Connecticut arms factory, clear back to King Arthur's court in medieval England. There his Yankee ingenuity and knowledge of scientific inventories startle the Knights of the Round Table. In the course of describing his hero's adventures, Twain, the great satirist of his age, takes the opportunity to make objects of mirth out of the ways of the Old World, the chivalry of knights, and the pomposity on kings. The Connecticut Yankee stays around the Age of Chilvalry long enough to marry and have a child until another blow on the head hurls him back into his own time. Richard Kiley is widely known as the creator of the title role in Man of La Mancha for which he received a Tony Award for "the most distinguished performance by a musical star." His first significant employment was to under-study Anthony Quinn in the touring company of A Streetcar Named Desire and later take over the role of Stanley. His films include The Black-board Jungle, Eight Iron Men, The Phoenix City Story, The Little Prince and Looking for Mr. Goodbar and Endless Love. $29.95

A Double-Barreled Detective Story Mark Twain Narrated by Thomas Becker | Duration: 2.25 hours Set in the Old West, this story of a man with special gifts is a Parody of Sherlock Holmes. "Twain's wit and extraordinary ability as a wordsmith are brought to life... An excellent alliance between text and reader." - AudioFile $33.95

Great Authors: Mark Twain - Collected Stories Mark Twain Narrated by Thomas Becker | Duration: 4.5 hours Seventeen humorous stories, including The Jumping Frog of Calavarous County, Story of Old Ram, Buck Fanshaw's Funneral, Tom Quartz, What Stumped the Blue Jays, and Journalism in Tennessee. AUDIO BEST OF THE YEAR - Publishers Weekly "Mark Twain deserves to be heard aloud. Thomas Becker does him justice with his professional and hilarious performances... Commuter's Library might have the best Twain on the market. I found him great fun!" -- Society for Performance Literature $39.95

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson Mark Twain Narrated by Various | Duration: 6 hours In this book that implicitly condemns slavery, David Wilson is called "Pudd'nhead" by the townspeople, who fail to understand his combination of wisdom and eccentricity. He redeems himself by solving a murder mystery and a case of transposed identities. $42.95

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  H.G. Wells

Great Authors: H.G. Wells - Collected Sci Fi H.G. Wells Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 4 hours This book contains nine Science Fiction stories by H.G. Wells: The Country of the Blind, The Diamond Maker, The Man Who Could Work Miracles, Aepyornis Island, The Strange Orchid, The Cone, Purple Pileus, The Truth About Pyecraft, and The Door in the Wall. AUDIO BEST OF THE YEAR - Publishers Weekly $39.95

The Time Machine H.G. Wells Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 3 hours The first time traveler's explores the future and encounters the peaceful Eloi and the dreaded Morlocks. EARPHONE AWARD - AudioFile Magazine "Ralph Cosham narrates this science fiction standard bearer with a controlled intensity that gives the story the feel of modern drama." - School Library Journal "The Wells novella about life in the future is especially effective as the writing evokes all manner of mental images far more graphic and exciting than a movie can present." - The Indianapolis Star $38.95

The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells Narrated by Christopher Hurt | Duration: 7.5 hours This spellbinding tale describes the Martian invasion of earth. Following the landing in England of ten huge creatures, complete chaos erupts. Using their fiery heat rays and monstrous strength, the heartless aliens threaten the future existence of all life on earth. $44.95

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  Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton: Stories Edith Wharton Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 2.5 hours With an unfailing eye for folly and pretentiousness, Wharton gives us four wonderful stories: The Eyes, The Daunt Diana, The Debt and The Moving Finger. "Wharton's prose is impeccable, and Cosham's reading the stories are all told from a male's point of view suits the material well." - KLIATT "Gems of understated eloquence." - Society of Performance Literature $36.95

Great Authors: Edith Wharton Edith Wharton Narrated by Ralph Cosham | Duration: 5 hours "Ralph Cosham’s interpretations of Wharton’s short stories are gems of understated eloquence. They are beautiful prose pieces beautifully delivered." - The Society for Performance Literature $39.95

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton Narrated by Anna Fields | Duration: 14.5 hours An immensely popular best-seller when published in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called "a society of irresponsible pleasure-seekers" with a precision comparable to that of Proust. $72.95

House of Mirth Edith Wharton Narrated by Joanna Cassidy | Duration: 2.5 hours First published in 1905, The House of Mirth tells the tragic story of Lily Bart, a beautiful young lady caught up in the shallow and corrupt, yet glittering, world of New York society at the turn of the century, a time when "new money" based on fortunes from shipping, railroads and banking pushed its way into "old New York." It is a world almost entirely devoid of redeeming features; Lily herself lacks any real sense of her own identity except as others perceive her, and therefore she craves the trappings of wealth and social status that she believes are essential for her happiness. "If I were shabby," she says, "no one would have me: a woman is asked out as much for her clothes as for herself.... Who wants a dingy woman?" Upon publication, The House of Mirth won instant acclaim for Edith Wharton and since then it has become a classic of American literature. $29.95

Ethan Frome Edith Wharton Narrated by Irene Worth | Duration: 3 hours Ethan Whartons' bleak portrayal of emotional repression and forbidden love set in the wintry landscape of New England. $29.95

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  Shakespeare

Antony & Cleopatra William Shakespeare Narrated by Full Cast Production | Duration: 2 hours The story of a passionate affair of Antony and Cleopatra, set during the Parthian War and ending in Cleopatra's suicide. Many consider the role of Cleopatra in this play one of the greatest female roles in world theatre. $29.95

Hamlet William Shakespeare Narrated by Sir John Gielgud, The Old Vic Company | Duration: 2 hours William Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is one of the great classics - if not the greatest - of English drama. It is thought that Shakespeare wrote his play between 1598 and 1602, although the story itself is much older. The legend of murder within a pre-Christian Danish royal family occurs in 13th century European literature and also in Francois de Belleforest's Histoires Tragiques published in Paris in 1570. This is a production by Sir John Gielgud and John Richmond of the 1957 Old Vic Company, with John Gielgud as Hamlet. $29.95

Richard II William Shakespeare Narrated by Full Cast Production | Duration: 2 hours Richard II is a play written by William Shakespeare around 1595 and based on the life of King Richard II of England. It is the first part of a tetralogy, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry IV, part 1, Henry IV, part 2, and Henry V, and may not have been written as a stand-alone work. $29.95

Julius Caesar William Shakespeare Narrated by Full Cast Production | Duration: 2 hours Julius Caesar returns in triumph to Rome after having conquered Pompeii. Though he is the idol of the people, a group of men forms a conspiracy against him. Although Brutus, a man of great integrity, loves Caesar, he is persuaded to join the conspiracy by the crafty and ambitious Cassius. Ignoring the entreaties of his wife Calpurnia, who has dreamed of his death, Caesar goes to the Senate on the Ides of March and is assassinated. At Caesar's funeral, Marc Antony takes up the sword against the conspirators. $29.95

King Lear William Shakespeare Narrated by Full Cast Production | Duration: 3 hours King Lear, in his twilight years, must hand his kingdom to his three daughters, breaking it into parts. Does he judge them wisely, or subject to flattery and deceit, does he hear only want he wants to hear? So starts what is generally considered the greatest of all tragedies in the English language. $29.95

Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Narrated by Full Cast Production | Duration: 2 hours Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. The five acts follow two pairs of lovers. Although the romance between Claudio and Hero ostensibly forms the main plot, the action is in fact mostly concerned with their counterparts, Benedick and Beatrice, whose love-hate relationship develops over the course of the play. $29.95

Othello William Shakespeare Narrated by Full Cast Production | Duration: 2 hours Shakespeare's harrowing tragedy of Othello, the Moor, treacherously deceived and manipulated by the deft and crafty Iago into destroying himself and his wife Desdemona through the passions of jealousy. $29.95

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