Classics bestsellers

Wuthering Heights

Penguin Classics

By: Emily Brontë
Narrated by: Aimee Lou Wood & Kristin Atherton
Length: 13 hours 58 minutes

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Aimee Lou Wood, star of Netflix's Sex Education. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Pauline Nestor.

Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There... Read more about Wuthering Heights

Circe

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

“This remarkable journey into mythology brings the ancient gods directly and viscerally into the present. Circe is a perfect mashup of elegant language, glorious storytelling, and exquisitely modern sensibilities. Miller's telling left me awed and moved by Circe and her story, all while wishing I could invite her over for a glass of wine on the... 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 45 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—The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of... Read more about The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection

Lonesome Dove

A Novel

By: Larry McMurtry
Narrated by: Will Patton
Length: 35 hours 49 minutes

A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Best Fiction Narrator

The 40th anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West, with a new foreword by Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness.

Journey to the dusty little town of... Read more about Lonesome Dove

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 20 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 about The Anne of Green Gables Collection

East of Eden

Penguin Audio Classics

By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Length: 25 hours 19 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 Silmarillion

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 19 hours 24 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 about The Silmarillion

Fahrenheit 451

A Novel

By: Ray Bradbury
Narrated by: Penn Badgley
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

“I came to Bradbury late—at twenty-seven—but I compensated by basing half of my PhD research on his short stories. This, however, is the book he is most remembered for, a dystopian future envisioned from the middle of the twentieth century that in plenty of unsettling ways resembles the one we live in now. Ray once cussed out a class of students... 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 about 1984

The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Sean Astin
Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

“Sean Astin's narration of one of the greatest American novels is perfect! He accurately captures exactly how I think the voice of Nick's storytelling sounds like. Even if you've read this book a hundred times before you will not be sorry that you experienced this audiobook. 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 about The Fellowship of the Ring

Wuthering Heights

By: Emily Brontë
Narrated by: Ciaran Saward & Sherry Baines
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

Emily Bronte's brutally passionate poetic masterpiece is about doomed love on the bleak Pennine moors. This haunting tale of uncontrolled, violent passion between the wilful Catherine Earnshaw and the wild, dark-natured Heathcliff has gripped readers since it was first published in 1847. An extraordinary novel in the Victorian Gothic tradition... Read more about Wuthering Heights

The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho
Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Length: 4 hours

“Wonderfully narrated by Jeremy Irons. He is perfect for this book. It's such a beautiful story that everyone should read or listen to at some stage in their lives. Highly recommend this audiobook. Read more

Rebecca

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

“Reading Rebecca for the first time, I was frequently rendered speechless by aesthetic appreciation of the prose. I'm a sucker for lush, atmospheric descriptions of nature and architecture, and there's plenty to be found here. Though it's not quite horror, this is a gorgeously written, nebulously spooky gothic tale that leaves you constantly... Read more

A Thousand Ships

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

“A Thousand Ships transports the reader back in time to the Trojan War, but in such an intriguing way. Rather than the women playing "bit parts" in the story, Natalie Hayes puts them front and center relegating the "heroes" of the past to the back burner. Her brilliant format weaves together smaller stories and experiences of ordinary women and... 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

Little Women

Little Women

By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: Susie Berneis
Length: 19 hours 11 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 about Little Women

Wuthering Heights

By: Emily Bronte
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

Wuthering Heights was written in 1846 and is considered a staple in classic English literature. Themed with love, revenge and jealously the between the main characters, Catherine and Heathcliff. This dramatic and moving reading of Wuthering Heights is one to add to your collection. Read more about Wuthering Heights

Middlemarch

Penguin Classics

By: George Eliot
Narrated by: Juliet Aubrey
Length: 36 hours 52 minutes

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Juliet Aubrey, who won the BAFTA for Best Actress for her role as Dorothea in the BBC serial Middlemarch. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Rosemary Ashton.

George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a... Read more about Middlemarch

Stone Blind

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

“Stone Blind is the well written and expertly plotted Greek Epic for a modern audience that I was hoping for, plus a sassy AF narrator for a cherry on top. Read more

Jane Eyre

By: Charlotte Brontë
Narrated by: Anna Popplewell
Length: 22 hours 51 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Anna Popplewell, best known for her leading role as Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia films. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Stevie Davies.

Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, where she endures loneliness and cruelty, and at a... Read more about Jane Eyre

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

Their Eyes Were Watching God

By: Zora Neale Hurston
Narrated by: Ruby Dee
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

“Seldom would I suggest an audiobook above its written form, and especially not such a classic as this one. But Their Eyes Were Watching God is written in the vernacular and thus to experience it being read by the American actress Ruby Dee is perfection. When she read that line about their eyes watching God? I actually gasped. Perfection. In... Read more

Frankenstein

Penguin Classics

By: Mary Shelley
Narrated by: Peter Noble & Colin Salmon
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Colin Salmon known for his starring roles in Resident Evil and Alien Vs Predator. He is also known for his role as Charles Robinson alongside Pierce Brosnan's James Bond. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Maurice Hindle, read by Peter Noble.

A terrifying vision of... Read more about Frankenstein

The Complete Oz Collection

Oz

By: L. Frank Baum
Narrated by: Tara Sands, Erin Yuen, John Pruden, George Newbern & Marietta DePrima
Length: 70 hours 32 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 about The Complete Oz Collection

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 about Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: Book #0

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 21 hours 52 minutes

This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Return of the King, the third and final 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. The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even... Read more about The Return of the King

The Odyssey

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Homer
Narrated by: Ian McKellen
Length: 13 hours 3 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

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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

“One of my all-time favorite books. I recommend this book to everyone. It is written in an epistolary format. Charlie's stream of consciousness is raw and a little chaotic. So incredible. A great coming-of-age book. 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 30 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 about Jane Austen Collection: The Complete Novels (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion...)

Pride and Prejudice

Penguin Classics

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Indira Varma & Kristin Atherton
Length: 13 hours 27 minutes

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Indira Varma, who has starred in Luther and Game of Thrones. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Vivien Jones.

When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and... Read more about Pride and Prejudice

The Brothers Karamazov

(Bicentennial Edition)

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Narrated by: Ben Miles
Length: 42 hours 16 minutes

This program is read by renowned English actor Ben Miles, best known for his narration of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy.

“Ben Miles's English accent is perfect for the text of this recent, award-winning translation. He delivers narrative sections in a consistent tone, and his expression is perfect…An excellent match of voice and... Read more about The Brothers Karamazov

Invisible Man

By: Ralph Ellison
Narrated by: Joe Morton
Length: 18 hours 36 minutes

“Joe Morton does not disappoint as this classic novel's narrator. Read more

The Grapes of Wrath

Penguin Audio Classics

By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Dylan Baker
Length: 21 hours 1 minute

John Steinbeck's powerful evocation of the suffering and hardship caused by the Great Depression, and a panoramic vision of the struggle for the American Dream, The Grapes of Wrath includes a critical introduction by Robert DeMott in Penguin Modern Classics. 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'... Read more about The Grapes of Wrath

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: Book #0

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 20 hours 47 minutes

This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Two Towers, the second 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. The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the... Read more about The Two Towers

Troy

The Greek Myths Reimagined

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 11 hours 1 minute

“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

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

By: Shirley Jackson
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

“Constance is the conventional, yet suspected, sister; Mary Katherine—nicknamed Merricat—is the weird one. Or so people think. This portrait of an unconventional sibling relationship, one affected by outside opinions about whether Constance poisoned the family some years ago, is a twentieth-century gothic masterpiece. What I love most here is the... Read more

Kristin Lavransdatter

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy

By: Sigrid Undset
Narrated by: Nina Yndis & Stephen Graybill
Length: 47 hours 11 minutes

"The finest historical novel our 20th century has yet produced; indeed it dwarfs most of the fiction of any kind that Europe has produced in the last twenty years."

-- Contemporary Movements in European Literature, edited by William Rose and J. Isaacs

"As a novel it must be ranked with the greatest the world knows today." -- Montreal Star

"Sigrid... Read more about Kristin Lavransdatter

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

Odyssey

The Greek Myths Reimagined

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

The legendary Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series.

Odysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a... Read more about Odyssey

Anna Karenina

By: Leo Tolstoy
Narrated by: Miranda Pleasence
Length: 36 hours 59 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 about Anna Karenina

The Novels of Jane Austen

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor, Anna Bentinck & Rachel Atkins
Length: 81 hours 44 minutes

The novels of Jane Austen have been celebrated for centuries. In this unique collection, listeners will be able to experience her wit, irony, and social commentary at its best. In this bundle listeners will be able to experience the following novels from Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abbey... Read more about The Novels of Jane Austen

CATCH-22

By: Joseph Heller
Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
Length: 19 hours 58 minutes

“This timeless classic about an American bombardier in WWII fighting a system in which everything is against him is perfect for those of us who have felt trapped in an endless cycle of defeat this past year. Confusing and frustrating in the most coherent way possible, CATCH-22 excellently embodies the absurdity of trying to navigate between... Read more

To Kill a Mockingbird

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

Look for The Land of Sweet Forever, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces by Harper Lee, coming October 21, 2025.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... Read more about To Kill a Mockingbird

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 9 hours 31 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 about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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 about The Hobbit

Departure(s)

By: Julian Barnes
Narrated by: Julian Barnes
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

“Part story, part memoir, Barnes explores memory, love and death in beautiful detail. Comforting, wry and very human. Read more

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By: Betty Smith
Narrated by: Kate Burton
Length: 14 hours 55 minutes

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... Read more about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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 about Heroes

Jane Austen: The 250th Anniversary Collection

Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Tamsin Grieg, Luke Thompson, Isabella Laughland, Miles Jupp, Adjoa Andoh, Cecilia Appiah, Lydia Wilson, Enyi Okoronkwo, Madeleine Mantock, Rosie Cavaliero, Colm Tóibín, David Baddiel, Kate Atkinson & Full Cast
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“These radio plays are delightful for an immersive but quick dip into Austen’s novels. Read more