Best novels / Page 732 / Audiobooks.club

*Non-fiction

999

John Locke - Letter Concerning Toleration

Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke was originally published in 1689. Its initial publication was in Latin, though it was immediately translated into other languages. In this «letter» addressed to an anonymous...

D.E. Wittkower 2 hours 28 minutes

No comments

General Fiction

943

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice (version 5)

Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen's novels. It is one of the first romantic comedies in the history of the novel and its opening is one of the most famous lines...

Micah Sheppard and 1 more 14 hours 27 minutes

No comments

Action & Adventure

954

Ethel C. Pedley - Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo, written in 1899, is a children's book by Ethel C. Pedley about a little girl named Dot who gets lost in the Australian outback and is eventually befriended by a kangaroo and several other...

Lucy Burgoyne and 9 more 3 hours 33 minutes

No comments

Science Fiction

1.1K

Andre Norton - Plague Ship

Lured by its exotic gems, the space trader Solar Queen lands on the little-known planet of Sargol, only to find the ruthless Inter-Solar Company there ahead of them. Adapting quickly to the culture of Sargol’s feline...

Mark Nelson 7 hours 5 minutes

No comments

Detective Fiction

987

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Sign of the Four

When a young lady approaches Sherlock Holmes looking for help in finding out what happened to her father when he disappeared 10 years earlier, both Holmes and Watson are sent on a mission involving stolen treasure,...

Robin Cotter 4 hours 17 minutes

No comments

Single Author Collections

1.1K

James Joyce - Dubliners

Masterful short stories about life in Dublin at the turn of the century, by James Joyce. (Summary by Hugh McGuire)

Richard Wallis and 9 more 6 hours 57 minutes

2

No comments

General Fiction

917

D. H. Lawrence - Rainbow

The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D.H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters. (Summary...

Debra Lynn 19 hours 51 minutes

No comments

Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

*Non-fiction

1.1K

Olaudah Equiano - Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It discusses his time spent in slavery, serving primarily on galleys, documents his attempts at...

Carl Manchester and 9 more 8 hours 5 minutes

No comments

Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

1.1K

Anonymous - Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01

The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a succession of...

Tim Gregory and 18 more 13 hours 29 minutes

No comments

Action & Adventure Fiction

1K

Baroness Emma Orczy - Scarlet Pimpernel

The classic story of Sir Percy Blakeney and his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel. A great adventure, set during the French Revolution. (Summary by Karen Savage)

Karen Savage 7 hours 49 minutes

No comments

Children's Fiction

1K

Thornton W. Burgess - Burgess Animal Book for Children

Peter Rabbit goes to school, with Mother Nature as his teacher. In this zoology book for children, Thornton W. Burgess describes the mammals of North America in the form of an entertaining story, including plenty of...

Laurie Anne Walden and 16 more 8 hours 10 minutes

No comments

Family

1K

Louisa May Alcott - Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up a hill To coast with fun and laughter. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. When Jack and Jill tumble off of their sled on the first good snow of the...

Mary Anderson 9 hours 40 minutes

No comments