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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume One: 15 Novels from Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Tolstoy, Melville, Brontë, & More
Featured Article: The Best Short Story Audiobooks to Immerse Yourself In Now
Short stories have had a huge impact on the canon of great literature. In fact, some of history's most revered novelists—Ernest Hemingway, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Louisa May Alcott among them—wrote short stories, which make excellent introductions to their work. Plus, these bite-size listens are the perfect way to get a big dose of literary inspiration even when you’re short on time. To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of listens.
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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume One: 15 Novels from Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Tolstoy, Melville, Brontë, & More
- The Brothers Karamazov, Great Expectations, Moby Dick, The Call of the Wild, The Castle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Middlemarch, War and Peace, Wuthering Heights, & More
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and others
- Length: 272 hrs and 9 mins
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The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.
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Amazing Collection
- By Anonymous User on 03-01-25
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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume One: 15 Novels from Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Tolstoy, Melville, Brontë, & More
- The Brothers Karamazov, Great Expectations, Moby Dick, The Call of the Wild, The Castle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Middlemarch, War and Peace, Wuthering Heights, & More
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, Jason Isaacs, Lucy Scott, Robert G. Slade, Daniel Weyman, Jonathan Keeble, full cast
- Series: The Ultimate Classics Collection (SNR Audio)
- Length: 272 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 02-24-25
- Language: English
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The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In this exclusive collection, Audible presents six of his most-celebrated short stories, chosen and performed by Richard Armitage....
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Great short collection
- By Tad Davis on 09-07-20
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The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-11-20
- Language: English
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Audible Theatre Collection: Chekhov
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Samantha Bond, Freddie Fox, Katherine Kingsley, and others
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This collection features three plays. Dark comedy The Seagull, is the first of what are considered his 'major plays'. Three Sisters tells the story of a trio of sisters lonely after their father dies....
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Excellent
- By Diana J Powell on 09-02-23
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Three Sisters
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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Chekhov’s masterpiece in a full-cast performance starring Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman and Jon Hamm....
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A little too confusing without staging
- By Calliope on 05-13-15
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Three Sisters
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman, Jon Hamm, Josh Clark, Josh Cooke, Dan Donohue
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-18-11
- Language: English
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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
- Penguin Classics
- By: Anton Chekhov, Ronald Wilks, Paul Debreczeny
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories 1896-1904 is an enchanting collection of tales which showcase Anton Chekhov at the height of his power as a writer....
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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-05-21
- Language: English
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Anton Chekhov: 6 Full-Cast BBC Radio Productions
- The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, Wild Honey & More
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Helena Bonham-Carter, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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A master of Russian realism, Anton Chekhov is renowned for his meticulously observed plays and short stories exploring the human condition, in all its joys and sorrows. Included here are six of his best-known dramas....
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Anton Chekhov: 6 Full-Cast BBC Radio Productions
- The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, Wild Honey & More
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anton Lesser, Robert Glenister, Sinead Cusack, Hattie Morahan, Alex Jennings, Maurice Denham, full cast
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-15-22
- Language: English
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The Best Russian Short Stories
- By: Count Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Alexander Pushkin, and others
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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A brilliant collection of short stories by some of Russia's best writers....
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Disappointing Narration
- By Anne on 09-08-16
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The Best Russian Short Stories
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-16-14
- Language: English
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The Cherry Orchard
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Marsha Mason, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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A work of timeless, bittersweet beauty about the fading fortunes of an aristocratic Russian family....
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Wonderfully Vibrant Production
- By Andre on 11-18-11
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The Cherry Orchard
- Narrated by: Marsha Mason, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-22-05
- Language: English
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Fifty-Two Stories
- 1883-1898
- By: Anton Chekhov, Richard Pevear - translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 20 hrs and 13 mins
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From the celebrated, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and War and Peace: a lavish, masterfully rendered volume of stories by one of the most influential short fiction writers of all time....
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Better alternatives for Chekhov
- By Carol V. Macvey on 03-04-21
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Fifty-Two Stories
- 1883-1898
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 20 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1
- 1882–1885
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time....
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Masterworks, brilliantly performed, horribly indexed by Audible
- By William Crosby on 04-14-19
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1
- 1882–1885
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 11-09-11
- Language: English
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About Love and Other Stories
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper, T. Ryder Smith, Henry Strozier
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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Raymond Carver called Anton Chekhov "the greatest short story writer who has ever lived". This unequivocal verdict on Chekhov's genius has been echoed many times....
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Well acted renditions of excellent stories
- By A. M. Welsh on 04-18-20
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About Love and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper, T. Ryder Smith, Henry Strozier
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 03-04-14
- Language: English
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Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
- By: Anton Chekhov, Richard Pevear - introduction translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
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Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, and Anna Karenina, bring their unmatched talents to The Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, a collection of thirty of Chekhov’s best tales from the major periods of his creative life....
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The stories, of course, are great.
- By Eclectic Reader on 03-10-24
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Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-16-24
- Language: English
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 2
- 1886
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
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A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time....
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Translators make a big difference
- By D. Chamberlain on 03-29-16
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 2
- 1886
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 01-11-12
- Language: English
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In the Ravine and Other Stories
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Here are 11 short stories and one novella by Anton Chekhov, one of the finest masters of what is acknowledged as a difficult genre....
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Fine Stories about Mother Russia & the Human Heart
- By Jefferson on 08-22-15
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In the Ravine and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 11-20-09
- Language: English
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The Russian Classics Collection: 10+ Novels and Stories from Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Turgenev, & More
- Anna Karenina, The Brothers Karamazov, Dead Souls, Fathers and Sons, The Shooting Party, We, & More
- By: Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Yevgeny Zamyatin, and others
- Narrated by: Ben Allen, David Rintoul, Peter Noble, and others
- Length: 188 hrs and 26 mins
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The Russian Classics Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 12 classic novels and short stories by Russian authors, read by an award-winning cast of narrators.
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Insightful Performances of Classic Texts
- By James on 06-11-25
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The Russian Classics Collection: 10+ Novels and Stories from Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Turgenev, & More
- Anna Karenina, The Brothers Karamazov, Dead Souls, Fathers and Sons, The Shooting Party, We, & More
- Narrated by: Ben Allen, David Rintoul, Peter Noble, Roger May, Daniel Weyman
- Length: 188 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-31-25
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Christmas Collection
- 60+ Classic Christmas Stories
- By: Hans Christian Andersen, Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood, Katherine Fenton, Jason Isaacs, and others
- Length: 39 hrs and 11 mins
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The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more....
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The Ultimate Christmas Collection
- 60+ Classic Christmas Stories
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood, Katherine Fenton, Jason Isaacs, Emma Gregory, Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 39 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 11-14-24
- Language: English
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Uncle Vanya
- By: Anton Chekhov, David Mamet, Vlada Chernornirdik
- Narrated by: Josh Radnor, Stacy Keach, Martin Jarvis, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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In this classic of Chekhov’s canon, an overbearing professor pays a visit to his country estate, where Sonya and Vanya, his daughter and former brother-in-law, have slaved to maintain his wealth....
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Poor American soap
- By tyrone on 10-22-17
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Uncle Vanya
- Narrated by: Josh Radnor, Stacy Keach, Martin Jarvis, J. D. Cullum, Jennifer Bassey, Holley Fain, Devon Sorvari
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 02-20-14
- Language: English
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The Essential Christmas Collection
- By: Charles Dickens, Dylan Thomas, Louisa May Alcott, and others
- Narrated by: Iwan Rheon, Jason Isaacs, Katherine Fenton, and others
- Length: Not Yet Known
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Celebrate the magic and warmth of the holiday season with The Essential Christmas Collection, a curated anthology of timeless stories that capture the spirit of Christmas.
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The Essential Christmas Collection
- Narrated by: Iwan Rheon, Jason Isaacs, Katherine Fenton, Barnaby Edwards, Nathan Osgood, David Rintoul, Aidan Kelly
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 03-20-26
- Language: English
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The Black Monk and Other Stories
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Chekhov, noted author, playwright and physician, is one of the most accessible and enjoyable of the Russian writers....
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1.5 Great Chekhov Stories
- By Michael on 02-08-13
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The Black Monk and Other Stories
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-07-11
- Language: English
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The Seagull
- By: Anton Chekhov, Christopher Hampton - translator
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, T. R. Knight, Stephen Collins, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is considered one of his most haunting and atmospheric character studies. A would-be playwright is at war with his egoistic mother while the town has become intoxicated by a sensational author....
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Superb
- By Stephen on 03-02-15
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The Seagull
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, T. R. Knight, Stephen Collins, Gordon Clapp, Logan Fahey, Dakin Matthews, Bess Rous
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-12-14
- Language: English
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