Audiobooks by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Crocodile

Ivan Matveich, the most ordinary person you might hope to meet, is swallowed alive by a crocodile at a sideshow. Finding life inside the belly of the beast quite comfortable, he makes a home for himself there. His disquisitions on the state of the world from inside the crocodile make him quite a name for himself; while all the while the discussion rages outside as to whether the beast is going to be cut open to release him or not, its value as a sideshow attraction having massively increased owing to the presence of the human voice buried inside it. One of Jorge Luis Borges' seven most favourite stories

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author), Tony Addison (Narrator)

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Crime and Punishment

Follow to the intensively written story of “Crime and Punishment” by the outstanding Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky. This novel is the second one of the author that provides the reader with intricate plot of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, the protagonist experiencing the psychological and physical troubles as well as the lack of money. Being a gifted person, Raskolnikov turns into an unassuming martyr who decides to transgress the laws of the ordinary people and thus becomes a pursuer of his own destruction. Embark on a thrilling insight of the protagonist’s journey towards amoral nihilism and the outcome that it brings. Translated by the renowned Constance Garnette and brilliantly narrated by Rick Kistner, this Russian piece of literature provides good food for thoughts about rightness, sins, and penances. Experience one man’s descent into Crime and Punishment while dealing with the social and philosophical concepts that defined the world around him and robbing him of his sanity.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author), Rick Kistner (Narrator)

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3 Stories - Absurd

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.01 - 3 Stories - Absurd02 - The Nose by Nikolai Gogol03 - The Astounding Adventure of Wheeler J Calamity, Related by Himslef by W S Gilbert04 - The Crocodile. An Extraordinary Incident - Part 2 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Nikolai Gogol, W S Gilbert (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Stories To Make You Laugh

Pure laughter, whether our own or others, makes us all feel more comfortable with the world and situations we find ourselves in. Why something is funny is hard to say but we know that there are people who are funny and can say funny things. It’s an immediate advantage for them.In this volume your hosts including Mark Twain, Nikolai Gogol, J M Barrie, O Henry and many others who range from the simply funny and the absurd to ….. well, other ways of funny.1 - Stories to Make You Laugh - An Introduction2 - The Crocodile. An Extraordinary Incident - Part 1 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3 - The Crocodile. An Extraordinary Incident - Part 2 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky4 - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calveras County by Mark Twain5 - The Mouse by Saki6 - How I Killed a Bear by Charles Dudley Warner7 - The Nose by Nikolai Gogol8 - Luck by Mark Twain9 - My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock10 - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde11 - The Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry12 - The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner13 - How the Widow Won the Deacon by William James Lampton14 - How To Tell A Story by Mark Twain15 - The Idiot's Journalism Scheme by John Kendrick Bangs16 - The Inconsiderate Waiter by J M Barrie17 - Lost in a London Fog by Louisa May Alcott18 - Revenge by Ambrose Bierce19 - John Mortonson's Funeral by Ambrose Bierce20 - The Death of a Government Clerk by Anton Chekhov21 - The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether by Edgar Alan Poe22 - Eve's Diary by Mark Twain23 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Ambrose Bierce, Anton Chekhov, Charles Dudley Warner, Edgar Alan Poe, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, J. M. Barrie, John Kendrick Bangs, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Nikolai Gogol, O Henry, Oscar Wilde, Ring Lardner, Saki, Stephen Leacock, William James Lampton (Author), Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Writers As The Protagonists – Short Stories

The short story in Literature is a few pages of beginning, middle and end peopled by characters who quickly draw themselves into its arc from the minds of their authors. How these authors, including Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, M R James and Violet Hunt imagine their characters journeys is, of course, illuminating, thought-provoking and classic literature.1 - Stories with The Writer as Protagonist - An Introduction2 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy5 - The Art of BookMaking by Washington Irving6 - The Fiddler by Herman Melville7 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton8 - Count Magnus by M R James9 - His Wife's Deceased Sister by Frank R Stockton10 - The House of Cobwebs by George Gissing11 - Room For One by Frederick Cowles12 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster13 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet14 - Truth is Not Sober by Winifred Holtby15 - The Plutonian Fire by O Henry16 - A Sucessful Rehearsal by Anthony Hope17 - The Memoir by Violet Hunt18 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage

A.M. Burrage, Amy Levy, Anthony Hope, D.K. Broster, Edith Wharton, Frank R Stockton, Frederick Cowles, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, George Gissing, Herman Melville, Hume Nisbet, M.R. James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O Henry, Violet Hunt, Washington Irving, Winifred Holtby (Author), Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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3 Stories About - Life After Death

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.

Edith Wharton, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Gertrude Atherton (Author), Laurel Lefkow, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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3 Stories About - Suicidal Thoughts

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.

Amy Levy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Kate Chopin (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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3 Christmas Stories - Sad

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.

Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Hans Christian Andersen (Author), Janet Fullerlove, Robert Maskell, Tom McLean (Narrator)

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3 Christmas Stories - About Child Poverty

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.

Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Hans Christian Andersen (Author), Janet Fullerlove, Tom McLean (Narrator)

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3 Christmas Stories - Sad Russian

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.

Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author), Robert Maskell, Tom Mclean (Narrator)

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Philosophical Stories

We love reason, advancing through facts to reach a conclusion that explains exactly where we are at. When literary masters create their stories on this theme we are left with some quite brilliant and riveting works that help us gain fascinating insight into both author, story and the world beyond.1 - Philosophical Stories - An Introduction2 - In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka3 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 1 by Herman Melville4 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 2 by Herman Melville5 - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky6 - Parker Adderson, Philosopher by Ambrose Bierce7 - Dickory Cronke, The Dumb Philosopher or Great Britain's Wonder by Daniel D8 - Plato's Dream by Voltaire9 - The Shades, A Phantasy by Vladimir Korolenko10 - Gods in Exile by Heinrich Heine11 - An Evening Guest by Alexander Kuprin12 - Bellerophon To Anteia by Mary Butts13 - Putois by Anatole France14 - The Lightning Rod Man by Herman Melville15 - Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce16 - A Country Doctor by Franz Kafka

Alexander Kuprin, Ambrose Bierce, Anatole France, Daniel D, Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Heinrich Heine, Herman Melville, Mary Butts, Vladimir Korolenko, Voltaire (Author), Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - Russian Realism

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving. Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the surest way to reach a hungry readership is to build on the fortune and flair of your literary colleagues. Throughout literary history Russian writing has been both applauded and lauded as fiction of the first rank. It’s authors down the decades are many and each of them has consummate talents and knowledge that few, if any, can argue with. In this volume we present stories that explain and reveal Russian Realism, in ways that are absorbing, startling and capture a world with precise and literary verve.01 - Foundations of Fiction - Russian Realism - An Introduction2 - Diary of a Lunatic by Leo Tolstoy3 - Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov4 - An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky5 - Mumu by Ivan Turgenev6 - Old Fashioned Landowners by Nikolai Gogol7 - The City by Leonid Andreyev8 - Twenty-Six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky9 - Gentle Breathing by Ivan Bunin10 - The Signal by Vsevolod Garshin11 - The Revolutionist by Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev12 - Dethroned by I N Potapenko13 - The General's Will by Vera Jelihovsky14 - Misery by Anton Chekhov15 - The Rendezvous by Ivan Turgenev16 - The Jew by Ivan Turgenev17 - The Bet by Anton Chekhov18 - The Murderer by Mikhail Bulgakov19 - Aloysha the Pot by Leo Tolstoy20 - The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky21 - Her Lover by Maxim Gorky22 - About Love by Anton Chekhov23 - The District Doctor by Ivan Turgenev24 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov25 - Silence by Leonid Andreyev

Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, I N Potapenko, Ivan Bunin, Ivan Turgenev, Leo Tolstoy, Leonid Andreyev, Maxim Gorky, Mikhail Bulgakov, Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev, Nikolai Gogol, Vera Jelihovsky, Vsevolod Garshin (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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