Free classics
These books are in the public domain: their copyright has expired, so anyone may read, narrate and share them. Add one to your shelf and choose a voice.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Twelve cases for the detective of Baker Street, each one a neat drive-length mystery.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
A family curse, a lonely moor and a creature nobody can explain. Holmes at his best.
Dracula
Told in letters and diaries, from a castle in the Carpathians to the streets of London.
Frankenstein
A young scientist creates life and spends the rest of his days running from it.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A respected doctor, a violent stranger and the secret that ties them together. Short enough for one trip.
Treasure Island
A map, a ship full of pirates and Long John Silver. The original treasure hunt.
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
Captain Nemo and the Nautilus, on a voyage around the world beneath the waves.
Around the World in Eighty Days
A wager, a deadline and every train and steamer between London and London. Perfect road-trip listening.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
A professor, his nephew and a guide climb down an Icelandic volcano and keep going.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Betrayed, imprisoned and escaped: the great revenge story. Long enough for a whole season of driving.
The Time Machine
An inventor travels to the year 802,701 and finds what humanity has become.
The War of the Worlds
Cylinders fall on the English countryside, and the invasion begins.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
A shipwrecked man lands on an island where a banished scientist keeps strange company.
The Thirty-Nine Steps
An innocent man on the run across Scotland with a spy ring behind him. The first great chase thriller.
The Call of the Wild
A dog stolen from California pulls sleds through the Yukon gold rush.
The Great Gatsby
Parties, money and a man waiting for a green light across the bay.
Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet, Mr Darcy and the sharpest dialogue in English fiction.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A portrait ages while its owner stays young, and pays for every sin.
Heart of Darkness
A journey up the Congo river in search of the mysterious Mr Kurtz.
Moby-Dick
Captain Ahab chases the white whale across every ocean.
A Christmas Carol
Scrooge and three ghosts in one night. A one-trip listen.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Fences, caves, treasure and a small town on the Mississippi.
The Jungle Book
Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera and Shere Khan, plus Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Great for the whole car.
The Wind in the Willows
Mole, Rat, Badger and the dangerously enthusiastic driver Mr Toad.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Down the rabbit hole and into a world where nothing makes sense.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
A schoolteacher, a haunted valley and the Headless Horseman. Under an hour.
