Classics

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain; adapted by Garrison Keillor; read by Garrison Keillor

First published in 1884, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece of world literature. Garrison Keillor's adaptation approaches this classic with the respect and affection it deserves. Learn More

The Aeneid

Virgil; translated by Robert Fitzgerald; read by Christopher Ravenscroft

Robert Fitzgerald’s magnificent translation of Virgil’s epic poem was a major literary event at its release in 1983; today it is an acknowledged masterpiece. Learn More

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy; read by Alfred Molina

Filled with unforgettable characters, rich in history and social realism, Anna Karenina is a masterpiece of world literature, a story that fires the imagination and touches the heart. Learn More

Anthem

Ayn Rand; read by Paul Meier

Ayn Rand’s classic bestseller, Anthem, is the unforgettable tale of a nightmarish totalitarian future—and the ultimate triumph of the individual spirit. Learn More

Argonautika

Apollonius Rhodius; translated by Peter Green; read by Juliet Stevenson

The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Learn More

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand; read by Edward Herrmann

As passionate as it is profound, Atlas Shrugged is one of the most influential novels of our time. Learn More

Beowulf

Translated by Seamus Heaney; read by Seamus Heaney

New York Times Bestseller
Whitbread Book of the Year

Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf comes to life in this gripping audio read by the author from his own abridgment. Learn More

The Big Book of Rogues and Villains

by Otto Penzler; read by George Spelvin & Shaun Grindell

Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, ruthless, and brilliant criminals in mystery fiction, for the biggest compendium of bad guys (and girls) ever assembled. Learn More

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Thornton Wilder; read by Sam Waterston

This second novel by Thornton Wilder won him the first of his three Pulitzer Prizes. Learn More

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens; performed by Jonathan Winters with Mimi Kennedy

Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of this holiday classic, using a special performance edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations. Mimi Kennedy also performs. Learn More

Cleopatra

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, comes an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Cleopatra—one of the Bard's most riveting and memorable female characters. Learn More

The Complete Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Set

J.R.R. Tolkien; performed by an ensemble cast

Includes "The Battle of the Five Armies"
In Theaters DEC 2014!

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The original American public radio dramatizations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Learn More

The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy

J.R.R. Tolkien; ; fully dramatized by an ensemble cast

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The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio, attractively priced. Learn More

Falstaff

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time comes "a timely reminder of the power and possibility of words [and] the last love letter to the shaping spirit of Bloom's imagination" (front page, The New York Times Book Review) and an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Falstaff—one of Shakespeare's greatest enduring and most complex comedic characters. Learn More

The Fellowship of the Ring

J.R.R. Tolkien; performed by an ensemble cast

The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio. Learn More

The Fountainhead

Ayn Rand; read by Edward Herrmann

The Fountainhead studies the conflict between artistic genius and social convention, a theme Ayn Rand later developed into the idealistic philosophy knows as Objectivism. Learn More

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien; fully dramatized by an ensemble cast

Includes "The Battle of the Five Armies"
In Theaters DEC 2014!

2 Review(s) | Add Your Review

The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio. Learn More

Iago

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, Harold Bloom presents Othello's Iago, perhaps the Bard's most compelling villain—the fourth in a series of five short books about the great playwright’s most significant personalities. Learn More

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde; performed by an ensemble cast

This full-cast reading coaxes every nuance of pretension, self-importance, and double entendre from Wilde's lines. A classic not to be missed. Learn More

Lear

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of King Lear—the third in his series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities, hailed as Bloom's "last love letter to the shaping spirit of his imagination" on the front page of the New York Times Book Review. Learn More

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Aeneid

Anna Karenina

Anthem

Argonautika

Atlas Shrugged

Beowulf

The Big Book of Rogues and Villains

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

A Christmas Carol

Cleopatra

The Complete Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Set

The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Falstaff

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fountainhead

The Hobbit

Iago

The Importance of Being Earnest

Lear