Literary Criticism audiobooks

The Puzzling Disappearance of Professor Plum

By: Anil

Narrated by: Anil Duhan

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

DiscriptionIn the hallowed halls of [prestigious university name], a pall of mystery has descended. Professor Bartholomew Plum, renowned Egyptologist and keeper of countless arcane secrets, has vanished without a trace. One blustery November morning, he entered his labyrinthine office and… simply ceased to be. No forced entry, no cryptic notes,... Read more

Dialogue with a Somnambulist

By: Chloe Aridjis

Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned internationally for her lyrically unsettling novels, PEN/Faulkner Award winner Chloe Aridjis now presents her first collection of shorter works, with an introduction by Tom McCarthy

Chloe Aridjis's stories and essays are known to transport readers into liminal, often dreamlike, realms. In this collection of works, we meet a woman... Read more

I Know a Few Dogs in Heaven

By: Steve Reece

Narrated by: Raymond Feliz

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Once a week, Monroe County Reporter (Georgia) columnist Steve Reece surprises thousands of readers with his insight into a wide range of subjects reflective of the culture, history and diversity of the South and America in general. A Few Dogs in Heaven captures everyday experiences of everyday people, with an eye to the complexities of life's... Read more

Encounters in the Woods: Volumes 1-4

By: Ethan Hayes

Narrated by: Justin Price

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Four volumes of the bestselling series Encounters in the Woods



Beware of what lurks in the shadows of the dark forests.



Encounters with mysterious creatures in the woods have occurred for centuries. Many of these frightening encounters tell of elusive monsters which haunt the deep forests, terrifying hikers, campers, hunters, and anyone who... Read more

Wait Five Minutes

By: Shelley Ingram & Willow G. Mullins

Narrated by: Sanya Simmons

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The weather governs our lives. It fills gaps in conversations, determines our dress, and influences our architecture. No matter how much our lives may have moved indoors, no matter how much we may rely on technology, we still monitor the weather. Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the Twenty-First Century draws from folkloric, literary, and... Read more

Literature Masterclass: Your Guide To Analyze Fairytales

By: Niina Niskanen

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Storytelling and fairytales have always been an important part of preserving oral culture and traditions. Fairytale is usually a short story that takes place in a magical setting, with human characters and other beings and they face different kinds of obstacles. Fairytales have worked as moral guides, entertainment, and also as inspirational... Read more

Autumn Time Festivals in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

By: Niina Niskanen

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Autumn was a magical time in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Estonia and Finland belong to the same language family (Finno-Ugric languages) but the similarities of these old autumn time festivals in these four countries are strikingly similar.In this course, we will touch on some of the important Finnish and Baltic gods and deities that... Read more

Short Stories (All the Year Round, 1859-1863)

By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Narrated by: Phil Benson

Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Step into the enchanting world of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell with this captivating audiobook featuring her short stories originally published in 'All the Year Round' from 1859 to 1863, a journal edited by Charles Dickens. Gaskell's tales offer a fascinating glimpse into the social fabric of Victorian England, capturing the joys, sorrows, and... Read more

Short Stories (Household Words, 1854-58)

By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Narrated by: Phil Benson

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"Dive into the evocative tales of Victorian England with this enchanting audiobook, featuring a selection of short stories by the celebrated author Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Originally published in 'Household Words,' a journal edited by the literary giant Charles Dickens from 1854 to 1858, these stories take you on a captivating journey... Read more

Short stories (Early works 1837-1852)

By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Narrated by: Phil Benson

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"Delve into the early works of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell with this audiobook collection of short stories. Before she became a celebrated novelist, Gaskell penned a series of captivating tales that showcase her budding talent as a storyteller. These early works, written between 1837 and 1852, offer a glimpse into the formative years of a... Read more

The Unnamable

By: H.P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Josh Greenwood

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The Unnamable represents a conversation between Randolph Carter and Joel Manton (alter-ego of Maurice W. Moe) in an old cemetery in Arkham (modeled after the Charter Street Burying Ground in Salem). Manton expresses disapproval of Carter's creation of horror stories. He considers them immature and, furthermore, claims that there is no such thing... Read more

The Book at War

By: Andrew Pettegree

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A top literary historian illuminates how books were used in war across the twentieth century—both as weapons and as agents for peace  We tend not to talk about books and war in the same breath—one ranks among humanity’s greatest inventions, the other among its most terrible. But as esteemed literary historian Andrew Pettegree demonstrates, the... Read more

Charlies Mutmach-Geschichten

By: Antje Tresp-Welte & Alex Planet (HRSG)

Narrated by: Lisa-Marie Lehr

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In diesem Buch findest du 12 liebevolle Kurzgeschichten zum Vorlesen für Kinder ab 5 Jahren. Es erwarten dich weihnachtliche, lustige, spannende, herzerwärmende und fantasievolle Geschichten, die alle das Thema Mut enthalten. Denn mutig sein ist manchmal ganz schön schwer. Charlie lädt dich im Advent zum Vorleseabend in sein Baumhaus ein.... Read more

Little Women Podcast Q&A Your Questions Answered

By: Niina Niskanen

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

How did I get started in Louisa May Alcott's research? Is Beth really just part of the sick girl trope or is there more in her? and why is Friedrich from Germany? Why did the film-makers erase Laurie's backstory? What is Amy's relationship with Catholicism? was Louisa May Alcott religious? Did she want to get married? are Fritz and Laurie really... Read more

Little Women Podcast: Why Friedrich Is Poor

By: Niina Niskanen

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Self-reliance is often rooted in the idea that no matter the circumstances that you were born into, you can still make something of yourself and your life and leave a mark on this world. One of Louisa´s favourite writers was the German poet, Goethe. Goethe was born into great wealth, which eventually led him to challenge himself. Being born as a... Read more

Una vida como lector

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Cris Cisneros

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

El venerado profesor y autor de bestsellers reflexiona sobre el poder, la importancia y la alegría de una vida dedicada a la lectura en esta magnífica colección extraída de su amplia obra.Muchas décadas después de su muerte, el venerado intelectual y profesor C. S. Lewis sigue hablando a los lectores, gracias no solo a sus conocimientos... Read more

Little Women Podcast: The Real-Life Friedrich Bhaer

By: Niina Niskanen

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

There was a real-life Friedrich Bhaer. In fact, Louisa May Alcott wanted to marry him and even start a school with him. This man appears in literal disguises in all of her novels. He is Friedrich in Little Women, Mac in Rose in Bloom and David in Work and many more. Henry and Louisa shared a deep friendship, was it more than friendship? In... Read more

Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths

By: Matthew Lamb

Length: 17 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"My writing allows me flight from society through solitude while permitting me to rejoin society on some of my own terms through the trading of the finished work with the society.
My imaginative narrative gives me relief from prevaility and strident ideologies by allowing me the heresy of decadence (as in erotica).
Namely, revenge against... Read more

Tracing Time

By: Craig Childs

Narrated by: Craig Childs

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"An engaging glimpse into a world both fascinating and fundamentally unknowable to those who aren't born into it." —R. E. BURRILLO, author of Behind the Bears Ears

Craig Childs bears witness to rock art of the Colorado Plateau—bighorn sheep pecked behind boulders, tiny spirals in stone, human figures with upraised arms shifting with the desert... Read more

Love And Sex In Little Women

By: Niina Niskanen

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

It might come as a surprise to some people but there are actually quite a few sex scenes in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. In this episode, we shall dive into 19th-century courtship and how Alcott writes about courtship etiquette. Laurie is based on Alcott's ex and Friedrich to a man she wanted to marry. In this book we will examine Jo's... Read more

The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: John Greenman

Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Delve into the world of moral ambiguity, human frailty, and humor with 'The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories' by Mark Twain. This audiobook presents a collection of Twain's short stories that are as insightful as they are entertaining. With a keen eye for the complexities of human nature, Twain weaves tales that challenge our... Read more

Carta de batalla por Tirant lo Blanc

By: Mario Vargas Llosa

Narrated by: Mario Velásquez & Benjamín Figueres

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

En este libro Mario Vargas Llosa nos descubre el poder de la palabra, la pasión sutil y abstracta de Tirant lo Blanc, considerada por él como una de las novelas más ambiciosas y modernas de entre las clásicas. «Entre los muchos atributos del Tirant lo Blanc el que más admiro es su ambición. Esa voluntad deicida de recrearlo todo, de contarlo... Read more

Dickensland

By: Lee Jackson

Narrated by: Hannah Curtis

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The intriguing history of Dickens's London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years



Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets, and alleys of Charles Dickens's London ever since the death of the world-renowned author. Late Victorians and Edwardians were obsessed with tracking... Read more

What Makes Jo March Tick (Little Women Podcast)

By: Niina Niskanen & Emily Lau

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen & Emily Lau

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

 Emily and I combined our powers once again to discuss Jo's and Friedrich's relationships and Louisa May Alcott's attraction toward intelligence. When Friedrich gives feedback to Jo, Jo appreciates it, because she wants to develop as a writer. Friedrich Bhaer is based on philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Louisa was in love with him and he appears... Read more