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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories
Featured Article: The Best Short Story Audiobooks to Immerse Yourself In Now
Short stories have had a huge impact on the canon of great literature. In fact, some of history's most revered novelists—Ernest Hemingway, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Louisa May Alcott among them—wrote short stories, which make excellent introductions to their work. Plus, these bite-size listens are the perfect way to get a big dose of literary inspiration even when you’re short on time. To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of listens.
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
- By: Stephen Fry, Washington Irving, M.R. James, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....
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Wonderful narration. Mediocre stories.
- By Michael Fuchs on 11-07-23
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-09-23
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Horror Collection: 60+ Novels and Stories from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Mary Shelley, and More
- Frankenstein; Dracula; Jekyll and Hyde; Carmilla; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Call of Cthulhu; The Turn of the Screw; The Mezzotint; and More
- By: H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M. R. James, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Malk Williams, and others
- Length: 93 hrs and 12 mins
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The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators....
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The Best Horror Collection on Audible!
- By James on 08-31-22
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The Ultimate Horror Collection: 60+ Novels and Stories from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Mary Shelley, and More
- Frankenstein; Dracula; Jekyll and Hyde; Carmilla; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Call of Cthulhu; The Turn of the Screw; The Mezzotint; and More
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Malk Williams, Karen Cass, Julie Teal
- Length: 93 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-26-22
- Language: English
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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories
- Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Alan Grant, Albert Campion, Miss Marple and others
- By: Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 89 hrs and 42 mins
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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories is a captivating anthology that brings together the finest works from the world's most renowned sleuths. Featuring iconic characters such as Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Alan Grant,...
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No book divisions. Ruined a great anthology collection.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-23-25
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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories
- Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Alan Grant, Albert Campion, Miss Marple and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 89 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-20-25
- Language: English
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The American Classics Collection - Volume One: 15+ Novels, and Stories from HP Lovecraft, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Frederick Douglass, & More
- A Farewell to Arms, At the Mountains of Madness, Little Women, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, The Great Gatsby, The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Walden, & More
- By: Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, and others
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathan Osgood, Robert G. Slade, and others
- Length: 120 hrs and 16 mins
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The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators.
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5* Collection of American Classics
- By James on 01-08-25
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The American Classics Collection - Volume One: 15+ Novels, and Stories from HP Lovecraft, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Frederick Douglass, & More
- A Farewell to Arms, At the Mountains of Madness, Little Women, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, The Great Gatsby, The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Walden, & More
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathan Osgood, Robert G. Slade, Jonathan Keeble, Katherine Fenton, Peter Noble, William Hope
- Length: 120 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-01-25
- Language: English
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The Edgar Allan Poe Complete Works Collection - Stories, Poems, Novels, and Essays
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 59 hrs and 59 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....
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The Finest Poe Collection
- By James on 02-13-22
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The Edgar Allan Poe Complete Works Collection - Stories, Poems, Novels, and Essays
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 59 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-04-22
- Language: English
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Stories and Poems
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
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Presenting the complete collection of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, read by award-award winning narrators Jonathan Keeble and Peter Noble....
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The Perfect Poe Companion
- By James on 05-26-22
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Stories and Poems
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-30-22
- Language: English
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The Raven
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Dominic West
- Length: 9 mins
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Often considered to be one of the most famous pieces by Edgar Allan Poe, 'The Raven' is a poem recounting the descent into madness of a young man lamenting the loss of his lover. Dominic West lures the listener into the depths of the protagonist’s despair....
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Reader Ruins the Meter
- By KAZ Vorpal, aka Michael Karl on 12-13-20
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The Raven
- Narrated by: Dominic West
- Length: 9 mins
- Release date: 08-31-20
- Language: English
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Classic Love Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
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With 13 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day....
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Wonderful recitation by Richard Armitage
- By knowledge seeker on 02-09-15
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Classic Love Poems
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 02-09-15
- Language: English
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The Gold-Bug
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: David Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant Jupiter...
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impossible to believe
- By Anonymous User on 03-31-20
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The Gold-Bug
- Narrated by: David Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-28-20
- Language: English
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Nicholas Stikoski
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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A collection of classic works by Edgar Allan Poe, American author, poet, editor, and literary critic....
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Poor narration hurts these Poe classics
- By Jeremy C. Kuban on 11-29-12
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Nicholas Stikoski
- Series: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-06-12
- Language: English
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Tales of the Dark Romantics and Beyond
- Tales of the Dark Romantics
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and others
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Tom Shelton, Emily Eiden, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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At the heart of Dark Romanticism is its brooding, pessimistic tone, its emphasis on the supernatural and the sins of humanity, and its use of iconic symbols and horrifying imagery.
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Tales of the Dark Romantics and Beyond
- Tales of the Dark Romantics
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Tom Shelton, Emily Eiden, Trevor Murphy, Susan C. Hunter
- Series: Tales of the Dark Romantics, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-18-25
- Language: English
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The American Short Story - Complete
- A Chronological History - Complete in 7 Volumes
- By: Uriah Derrick D'Arcy, Herman Melville, Robert E. Howard, and others
- Narrated by: Darrell Joe, Eric Meyers, Christopher Ragland
- Length: 50 hrs and 4 mins
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The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation. From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own....
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The American Short Story - Complete
- A Chronological History - Complete in 7 Volumes
- Narrated by: Darrell Joe, Eric Meyers, Christopher Ragland
- Length: 50 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 02-14-25
- Language: English
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The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe, the Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky, at the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, No Longer Human or Confessions of a Faulty Man by Osamu Dazai
- 10 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die - Vol. 3
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, H.P. Lovecraft, and others
- Narrated by: David J. Miles, Peter Coates, Paul Gibson, and others
- Length: 41 hrs and 55 mins
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This book contains the following works: 1. Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum. 2. William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream. 3. Frances...
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The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe, the Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky, at the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, No Longer Human or Confessions of a Faulty Man by Osamu Dazai
- 10 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die - Vol. 3
- Narrated by: David J. Miles, Peter Coates, Paul Gibson, Simon Jackson, Sharon Plummer, Michael Goodrick, Emma Gibson, Richard Williams
- Series: 10 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die, Book 3
- Length: 41 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-23-25
- Language: English
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Great Radio Horror
- By: Guy de Maupassant, Robert A. Arthur, David Kogan, and others
- Narrated by: Boris Karloff, Maurice Tarplin, Paul McGrath, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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The screams...the grisly sound effects...the rumbling organ music. Sounds in the dark come strange, mysterious, and terrifying in 21 episodes of classic series....
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Good for nostalgia, I suppose.
- By Davidinark on 06-07-16
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Great Radio Horror
- Narrated by: Boris Karloff, Maurice Tarplin, Paul McGrath, Bernard Lenrow
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 07-31-15
- Language: English
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La Caída de la Casa Usher
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Miguel Angel Jenner
- Length: 46 mins
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Edición sin música.Un joven caballero es invitado al viejo caserón de un amigo de la infancia, Roderick Usher....
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Un terror que encanta
- By Dina Spampinato on 06-07-25
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La Caída de la Casa Usher
- Narrated by: Miguel Angel Jenner
- Length: 46 mins
- Release date: 06-26-15
- Language: Spanish
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The Rivals: Tales of Sherlock Holmes’ Rival Detectives
- 16 BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramas
- By: Robert Barr, Julius Chambers, R. Austin Freeman, and others
- Narrated by: Tim Piggott-Smith, John Sessions, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, introducing 16 tales of detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes....
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fantastic!!
- By Audible Customer on 10-16-21
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The Rivals: Tales of Sherlock Holmes’ Rival Detectives
- 16 BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramas
- Narrated by: Tim Piggott-Smith, John Sessions, Andrew Scott, Tim McInnerny, Honeysuckle Weeks, Paul Rhys, James Fleet, Anton Lesser
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-08-21
- Language: English
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume 2
- By: Wilkie Collins, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and others
- Narrated by: Doug Bradley
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
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Doug Bradley's Spine Chillers, Volume 2, presents four classic stories from the masters of horror literature.
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A Great Collection of Classic Spooky Short Stories
- By Jason P on 10-09-15
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Doug Bradley
- Series: Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Book 2
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 10-06-14
- Language: English
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Bernard Setaro Clark
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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A collection of classic works by Edgar Allan Poe, American author, poet, editor, and literary critic....
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Boring in the extreme
- By Tot on 02-24-18
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Bernard Setaro Clark
- Series: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 02-07-12
- Language: English
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The Pit and the Pendulum
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 42 mins
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“I was sick, sick unto death with that long agony,” begins one of the most famous tales from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe.....
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I loved the story this is a must read.
- By Amazon Customer on 10-02-23
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The Pit and the Pendulum
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 42 mins
- Release date: 03-31-11
- Language: English
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The Detective Club. Collection of Timeless Mysteries - 77 Novels and Stories
- Hercule Poirot - Miss Marple - Sherlock Holmes - Inspector Alan Grant - Albert Campion and Others
- By: Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 90 hrs and 20 mins
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Step into the shadowy world of crime and deduction with The Detective Club, a spectacular collection of 77 classic mysteries featuring some of the ...
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No table of contents
- By Lola on 04-13-25
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The Detective Club. Collection of Timeless Mysteries - 77 Novels and Stories
- Hercule Poirot - Miss Marple - Sherlock Holmes - Inspector Alan Grant - Albert Campion and Others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 90 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-06-25
- Language: English
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