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Classic Audiobook Collection

Classic Audiobook Collection LLC

Explore over a thousand great books by authors from the ancient world through to the twentieth century. From Jane Austen to Herman Melville to Sun Tzu, from the ancient Greeks to American modernists: If a book changed the world, it"s here. Share these full-length audiobooks with friends and start an audiobook club! For ad-free listening try our premium subscription You can now filter by genre, by searching our titles by the following keywords: adventure biography business comedy

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The Boise Survey by Jesse Brundage Sears ~ Full...

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2026/02/09

The Boise Survey by Jesse Brundage Sears audiobook. Genre: history Commissioned by the Boise Independent School District and carried out over an intensive two-week field study, The Boise Survey is Jesse Brundage Sears' clear-eyed investigation into how a growing Western city runs its public schools - and how it could run them better. Drawing on visits, records, and observations gathered by Sears and his survey staff, the report walks listeners through the machinery of a city school system: how the

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408:35

Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome ~ Full...

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2026/02/06

Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome audiobook. Genre: comedy In Three Men on the Bummel, Jerome K. Jerome reunites the good-natured trio first seen in Three Men in a Boat - the quick-witted narrator J., the unflappable George, and the magnificently chaotic Harris - as they flee the strain of modern city life for a holiday on the continent. Their grand plan is simple: a cycling tour through Germany, with fresh air, picturesque towns, and the freedom of the open road. Reality, of course, has

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402:01

The People of the Abyss by Jack London ~ Full...

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2026/02/06

The People of the Abyss by Jack London audiobook. Genre: history In 1902, celebrated American writer Jack London crosses the Atlantic and disappears into the slums of Londons East End, determined to see what polite society refuses to notice. With little money, plain clothes, and a borrowed accent, he moves among the homeless and the working poor, sleeping in casual wards, queuing for a scrap of bread, and searching for day labor that vanishes as quickly as it appears. What begins as an experiment

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583:15

The Old Maids Club by Israel Zangwill ~ Full...

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2026/02/04

The Old Maids Club by Israel Zangwill audiobook. Genre: comedy In late-Victorian London, seventeen-year-old Lillie Dulcimer is brilliant, beautiful, and far too self-aware for polite society's comfort. With a millionaire father determined to see her safely married, Lillie answers pressure with paradox: she founds the Old Maids' Club, a proudly exclusive refuge for young women who refuse to treat matrimony as a duty or a bargain. Part manifesto, part social prank, the club's tongue-in-cheek rules

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The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~...

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2026/01/30

The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow audiobook. Genre: poetry In this landmark narrative poem of 19th-century America, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow retells a cycle of tales inspired by Indigenous traditions of the Great Lakes region, shaping them into the life story of Hiawatha, a young man called to bring order and meaning to his people. Guided by powerful spiritual forces and the counsel of elders, Hiawatha grows from restless youth into a figure of leadership, learning to listen to

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153:50

The Arizona Callahan by Henry James OBrien...

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2026/01/28

The Arizona Callahan by Henry James OBrien Bedford-Jones audiobook. Genre: adventure In a gale off the Beaver Islands in Lake Michigan, Nelly Callahan watches a battered canoe fight for shore - and the bloodied stranger inside vanish around the point. When he walks into her fathers fishing camp soon after, grinning through his bruises, he brings more than a shipwreck story. He calls himself Hardrock Callahan, nicknamed for two years spent in Arizona, and he claims he has legally bought the very

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305:05

Fairhaven; a Story of Pilgrim Land by Henry Grattan...

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2026/01/27

Fairhaven; a Story of Pilgrim Land by Henry Grattan Donnelly audiobook. Genre: drama In Fairhaven: a Story of Pilgrim Land, Henry Grattan Donnelly (writing under the byline Justis Henry G. D.) turns back to coastal New England in the first, uncertain generation after the Mayflower. In a settlement where every harvest is a gamble and every quarrel can become a crisis, a young newcomer to the colony is forced to choose what kind of life he will build: a quiet existence shaped by strict faith and

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203:15

Pleasure Cycling by Henry Clyde ~ Full Audiobook...

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2026/01/26

Pleasure Cycling by Henry Clyde audiobook. Genre: self help First published in 1895, Pleasure Cycling is Henry Clyde's warm, practical invitation into the new, exhilarating world of the safety bicycle - written for beginners who are just learning what it means to travel under their own power. Looking back on his own early missteps, Clyde speaks directly to the would-be 'wheelman' with clear, confidence-building guidance: how to choose a dependable machine, how to get comfortable in the saddle, and

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306:00

A Study of British Genius by Havelock Ellis ~ Full...

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2026/01/24

A Study of British Genius by Havelock Ellis audiobook. Genre: science In A Study of British Genius, pioneering psychologist and social commentator Havelock Ellis turns a cool, inquisitive eye on one of the most slippery questions of all: why do certain people, in certain places and periods, rise to extraordinary achievement? Drawing on biographical records and historical data rather than inspirational anecdotes, Ellis surveys the men and women Britain has celebrated as writers, artists, scientists,

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641:06

Phoebe Deane by Grace Livingston Hill ~ Full...

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2026/01/22

Phoebe Deane by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance Orphaned young and gifted with a quiet love of books, beauty, and refinement, Phoebe Deane has grown up in a hard New York farmhouse where she is treated less like family and more like hired help. Her gentle half-brother, Albert, means well but is easily led, leaving Phoebe at the mercy of his sharp-tongued, jealous wife, Emmeline, and a household that expects Phoebe to give up her own hopes without complaint. Trouble sharpens when a

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569:53

Miranda by Grace Livingston Hill ~ Full Audiobook...

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2026/01/21

Miranda by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance Miranda Griscom has never been the sort of young woman a quiet town knows what to do with. Plainspoken, freckle-faced, and fiercely capable, she has earned a place in the Spafford household through sheer grit and unwavering loyalty. So when one of the wealthiest men around begins pressing for her hand, the neighbors can only gossip and wonder why Miranda keeps turning him away. Miranda cannot explain the truth: her heart has long belonged

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649:06

The Greek View of Life by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson...

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2026/01/16

The Greek View of Life by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson audiobook. Genre: philosophy In The Greek View of Life, classicist Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson offers a lucid, wide-ranging portrait of how the ancient Greeks understood the world and their place within it. Rather than a chronicle of battles and rulers, this book asks a deeper question: what kind of life did Greek culture imagine was worth living? Dickinson guides listeners through the Greeks' attitudes toward nature and the divine, the demands

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Unspoken Sermons by George MacDonald ~ Full Audiobook...

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2026/01/12

Unspoken Sermons by George MacDonald audiobook. Genre: religion Unspoken Sermons gathers some of George MacDonald's most enduring spiritual meditations, delivered not as pulpit addresses but as searching essays that invite the listener into a deeper, more honest life with God. Writing with the warmth of a pastor and the imagination of a storyteller, MacDonald wrestles with questions that sit at the heart of faith: What is God like, and how can we trust his goodness when life hurts? What does it

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Donal Grant by George MacDonald ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

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2026/01/07

Donal Grant by George MacDonald audiobook. Genre: drama In the rugged shadow of Scotland's hills, Donal Grant leaves the life he knows behind and accepts a position as a tutor in the town of Auchars - a step that draws him into a great house where wealth, pride, and long-guarded wrongs press in on every side. Donal is not a polished hero of society but a young man of plain speech, hard-won faith, and unbending conscience, and those qualities quickly unsettle the household he is meant to serve. At

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About Orchids, a Chat by Frederick Boyle ~ Full...

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2025/12/27

About Orchids, a Chat by Frederick Boyle audiobook. Genre: science In About Orchids, a Chat, Victorian writer and enthusiastic gardener Frederick Boyle invites listeners into his small 'bungalow' garden and orchid houses for a candid, witty, and practical conversation about one of the most coveted plant families on earth. Writing as a self-confessed amateur who began with more curiosity than expertise, Boyle recounts his early misconceptions, costly mistakes, and hard-won discoveries as he learns

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Is War Diminishing by Frederick Adams Woods ~ Full...

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2025/12/26

Is War Diminishing by Frederick Adams Woods audiobook. Genre: history Written in 1915 in the shadow of the First World War, Is War Diminishing? asks a blunt question that still unsettles modern readers: are nations actually becoming more peaceful, or do we merely change the shape and scale of conflict? Historian Frederick Adams Woods, working with Alexander Baltzly, approaches the problem with an unusually quantitative mindset for its era. Instead of relying on moral arguments or political hopes,

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The Influence of Monarchs by Frederick Adams Woods ~...

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2025/12/25

The Influence of Monarchs by Frederick Adams Woods audiobook. Genre: history In The Influence of Monarchs, physician and early social scientist Frederick Adams Woods sets out to test a bold claim: that the personal qualities of rulers can measurably shape the fortunes of nations. Writing in 1913, Woods proposes a 'new science of history' he calls historiometry, blending biography, genealogy, and comparative historical narrative to look for patterns rather than isolated anecdotes. He surveys the

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Oscar Wilde - His Life and Confessions by Frank...

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2025/12/24

Oscar Wilde - His Life and Confessions by Frank Harris audiobook. Genre: biography In Oscar Wilde - His Life and Confessions, journalist, editor, and notorious raconteur Frank Harris offers a vivid, argumentative portrait of one of the most dazzling figures of the late Victorian world. Part biography, part memoir, and part personal testimony, the book traces Wilde's rise from brilliant student and apostle of aestheticism to celebrated playwright and social lion, while also probing the private

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Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians by...

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2025/12/20

Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians by Fanny Kelly audiobook. Genre: biography In Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians, Fanny Kelly recounts her ordeal as a young woman traveling west with a wagon party when a sudden attack on the frontier tears her from the life she knows. Separated from her companions and thrust into an unfamiliar world, Kelly is forced to endure long marches, hunger, exhaustion, and the constant uncertainty of what will happen next. As she is carried

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Highways and Byways in Sussex by E. V. Lucas ~ Full...

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2025/12/13

Highways and Byways in Sussex by E. V. Lucas audiobook. Genre: history Highways and Byways in Sussex is E. V. Lucas's warm, observant journey through an English county of chalk downs, market towns, seaside resorts, and quiet lanes where history seems to press close to the present. Framed as a wanderer's progress shaped largely by railway lines, Lucas enters Sussex in the west at Midhurst and zig-zags eastward through places such as Chichester, Arundel, Petworth, Horsham, Brighton, Lewes,

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