Classic Novels
Listen in full to many classic novels.
Chapter 1—Animal Farm by George Orwell
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
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Chapter 1—The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nick Carraway arrives on Long Island and visits his cousin Daisy.
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Chapter One—Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll’s curiouser and curiouser tale of a girl discovering a strange new world.
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Chapter One—Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
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Part One—Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton’s novella about a young man attempting to escape a loveless marriage.
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Part One: Chapter One—Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift’s satire following Lemuel Gulliver’s strange travels through odd lands.
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Part One—Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
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Chapter One—The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Jack London’s tale of one dog's unbreakable spirit and survival in the Alaskan Klondike.
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Chapter One—The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
E Nesbit’s heart-warming story of three siblings hoping to be reunited with their father.
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Chapter One—The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
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Chapter 1—The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Henry James’ chilling novella about a governess and two children on a haunted estate.
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Chapter 1—Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
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Chapter 1—A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens' timeless classic about a bitter old man who has a Christmas epiphany.
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Chapter 1—Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.
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Chapter 1—Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
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Chapter 1—Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson’s youthful adventure story across high seas and Scottish Highlands
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Chapter 1—Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
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Chapter 1—Silas Marner by George Eliot
George Eliot’s heart-warming tour de force about a weaver’s search for redemption.
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Chapter 1—The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
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Chapter 1—The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
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Book 1 - Chapter 1—The War of the Worlds by HG Wells
HG Wells’ iconic sci-fi story about the battle to save Earth from a Martian invasion.
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Chapter 1—Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë's tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
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Silas Marner by George Eliot
Read by Sean Baker. Produced by Martha Littlehailes.
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