Audiobooks

Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope

Quizlit4 days ago4 days ago0164 mins

Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope was originally published in The Graphic, Christmas edition in 1876. It later appeared in Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices and Other Stories, 1882.

The Undefeated by Ernest Hemingway

Quizlit1 week ago1 week ago0106 mins

The Undefeated by Ernest Hemingway appears in Hemingway’s 1927 story collection, Men Without Women. The story tells of an ageing bullfighter’s return to the sport after an injury.

One Autumn Night by Maxim Gorky

Quizlit1 week ago1 week ago035 mins

One Autumn Night by Maxim Gorky was originally published in 1895. Its narrative delves into themes of love, personal conflict, and the impact of fleeting moments on the lives of its characters.

Men I’m Not Married To by Dorothy Parker

Quizlit2 weeks ago2 weeks ago035 mins

Men I’m Not Married To by Dorothy Parker was published in 1922. Dorothy Parker’s famous wit is on full display as she describes nine men that she did not marry.

A Coup D’Etat by Guy De Maupassant

Quizlit3 weeks ago3 weeks ago034 mins

A Coup D’Etat by Guy De Maupassant, published in 1883, examines the dramatic and often chaotic events surrounding a political upheaval.

The Man Who Married an Hotel by P. G. Wodehouse

Quizlit3 weeks ago3 weeks ago065 mins

The Man Who Married an Hotel by P. G. Wodehouse first appeared in The Strand Magazine, March 1920. The short story was later incorporated into the novel Indiscretions of Archie.

On the Divide by Willa Cather

Quizlit4 weeks ago4 weeks ago057 mins

On the Divide by Willa Cather was first published in Overland Monthly Magazine in January 1896.

Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf

Quizlit1 month ago1 month ago027 mins

Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf was first published privately in 1919, and was included in the short story collection Monday or Tuesday, published in 1921.

Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

Quizlit1 month ago1 month ago074 mins

Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving was first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America who meets mysterious Dutchmen, drinks their strong liquor and falls into a deep in the Catskill Mountains.