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A Christmas Carol
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Tim Paige, Lucy Rivers, Tieran Wilder, Devon Ryder, Gary Furlong, Joe Arden, Sebastian York, Troy Duran
★ 3.96 BLT Score (947.6K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (947.6K) ★ 5 Audible (6) - 2
The Masque of the Red Death : Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by Stuart Summers
★ 3.85 BLT Score (48.1K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (48.1K) ★ 5 Audible (2) - 3
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio : complete and unexpurgated
by Richard Aldington, Rockwell Kent
Narrated by Terry Jones, John Finnemore, Samuel Barnett, Colin McFarlane, Tim McInnerny, Neil Pearson, Louise Brealey, Paul Ritter, Tameka Empson, Full Cast
★ 3.77 BLT Score (43.9K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (43.9K) ★ 5 Audible (3)More about this pick
A stellar ensemble cast transforms Boccaccio's bawdy medieval tales into pure theater—each narrator finds the wit and mischief that makes these 14th-century stories feel startlingly alive.
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The oval portrait (Edgar Allan Poe Collection nº 3)
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
★ 3.66 BLT Score (7.8K ratings)★ 3.72 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 5 Audible (2) - 5
Metzengerstein
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
★ 3.47 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)★ 3.23 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 5 Audible (3) - 6
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings • Book 1
Narrated by Andy Serkis
★ 4.79 BLT Score (4.5M ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.5M) ★ 4.92 Audible (28.4K)More about this pick
Andy Serkis transforms this into a masterclass in voice acting, giving each character such distinct presence that you forget you're listening to one narrator. It's the definitive audio experience of Middle-earth's greatest gateway story.
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The Fellowship of the Ring
Middle-earth • Book 2
Narrated by Andy Serkis
★ 4.66 BLT Score (3.2M ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (3.2M) ★ 4.9 Audible (1.6K) - 8
The Return of the King
Middle-earth • Book 4
Narrated by Andy Serkis
★ 4.60 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.58 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.89 Audible (505) - 9
The Evil Genius: A Domestic Story
by Wilkie Collins
Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki, Kathe Mazur, Nan McNamara, Bahni Turpin, John Rubinstein
★ 3.62 BLT Score (532 ratings)★ 3.58 Goodreads (524) ★ 4.88 Audible (8)More about this pick
A Victorian mystery where Collins' trademark plot twists collide with an all-star ensemble cast—each narrator becomes a suspect, making you question everyone's reliability at once.
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Llana of Gathol
Barsoom • Book 10
Narrated by Alan Crookham
★ 3.70 BLT Score (2.8K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.86 Audible (7) - 11
Tales of Ten Worlds: I Remember Babylon; Summertime on Icarus; Out of the Cradle, Endless Orbiting; Who's There; Hate; Into the Comet; An Ape About the House; Saturn Rising; Let There Be Light; Death and the Senator; Trouble with Time and Others...8467
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.84 BLT Score (2.2K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.85 Audible (27)More about this pick
Ray Porter's commanding voice transforms Clarke's far-flung space stories into a masterclass in hard sci-fi wonder, each tale hitting with the precision of someone who understands both the science and the human cost of exploration.
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Stalky & Co. (Rudyard Kipling Collection)
by Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by Gideon Emery
★ 3.75 BLT Score (1.2K ratings)★ 3.82 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.85 Audible (26) - 13
Sherlock
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Narrated by Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss
★ 3.90 BLT Score (491 ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (457) ★ 4.85 Audible (34) - 14
The Chronicles of Narnia: Complete Audio Collection
The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1–7 • Book 1
by C.S. Lewis, Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, Lynn Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Patrick Stewart
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, Lynn Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Patrick Stewart
★ 4.65 BLT Score (731.2K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (712.6K) ★ 4.84 Audible (18.6K) - 15
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
Sherlock Holmes • Book 1
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
Narrated by Stephen Fry
★ 4.97 BLT Score (239.5K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (217.9K) ★ 4.84 Audible (21.6K) - 16
Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Julie
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.92 BLT Score (1.9M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.9M) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)More about this pick
Edoardo Ballerini's narration captures the Gothic dread and philosophical torment at the heart of this 200-year-old masterpiece, making Shelley's creation feel urgently modern and deeply human.
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen, Lulu Raczka
Narrated by Marisa Abela, Harris Dickinson, Glenn Close, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bill Nighy, Sophie Wilde, Will Poulter, Jessie Buckley, Toheeb Jimoh, Patricia Allison, Bertie Carvel, Leah Harvey, David Gyasi, Rosalind Eleazar, full cast
★ 4.57 BLT Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.1K)More about this pick
A full-cast production with Bill Nighy, Glenn Close, and Jessie Buckley that transforms Austen's wit into a genuinely dramatic audioplay—four and a half hours that feel essential.
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The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles : Warlock Holmes
by G.S. Denning, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Chris Genebach, Michael John Casey, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Jillian Levine-Sisson, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Chris Genebach, Michael John Casey, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Jillian Levine-Sisson, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby
★ 3.69 BLT Score (49 ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (5) ★ 4.82 Audible (44) - 19
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Seaside Library • Book 1
by Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by Bill Homewood
★ 4.82 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.81 Audible (20.5K)More about this pick
Dumas's revenge epic is one of literature's great page-turners — a man wrongly imprisoned who emerges years later with a fortune and a plan for perfect vengeance.
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Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot #0.1-0.51
Narrated by David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Nigel Hawthorne, Isla Blair, Simon Vance
★ 4.62 BLT Score (12.7K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (10.9K) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.7K)More about this pick
David Suchet's definitive performance as Poirot anchors this collection of 51 short stories, each a perfectly compact puzzle that rewards listening in one sitting.
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The Murder on the Links & Murder on the Orient Express Bundle: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Mysteries
A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Narrated by Hugh Fraser, Dan Stevens
★ 4.09 BLT Score (424 ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (129) ★ 4.81 Audible (295)More about this pick
Hugh Fraser and Dan Stevens bring Poirot to life with such distinct vocal personalities that these two masterpieces feel like separate theatrical events rather than a bundle.
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë Collection 1)
Jane Eyre • Book 1
by Charlotte Brontë
Narrated by Thandiwe Newton
★ 4.72 BLT Score (2.4M ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.3M) ★ 4.8 Audible (21.8K) - 23
William Wilson: (Edgar Allan Poe Masterpiece Collection)
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
★ 3.73 BLT Score (5.7K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (10) - 24
The Collected Stories, Season Two, Volume II: The Sherlock Holmes / Lucy James Mysteries
A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.73 BLT Score (20 ratings)★ 4.8 Audible (20) - 25
The Raven
Narrated by Dominic West
★ 4.55 BLT Score (173.6K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (172.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (1.6K)
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