Recorded Books AudioEssentials Collection

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea {Unabridged.} by Verne, Jules. Publication: Recorded Books, 1989 From the Publisher: Professor Pierre Aronnax is a fortunate though unwilling passenger on the amazing submersible, Nautilus. Its captain, Ne... Show More View Details

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn {Unabridged.} by Twain, Mark. Publication: Recorded Books, 1991 From the Publisher: An unforgettable story of a boy’s adventures in the Mississippi Valley, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will captivat... Show More View Details

Adventures of Robin Hood {Unabridged.} by Vivian, Evelyn Charles. Publication: Recorded Books, 1980 From the Publisher: The legend of Robin Hood is over a thousand years old, but it was Vivian’s novel that collected and distilled many of th... Show More View Details

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes {Unabridged.} by Doyle, Arthur Conan. Publication: Recorded Books, 1986 From the Publisher: Eleven stories including The Speckled Band, The Man with the Twisted Lip and The Blue Carbuncle. View Details

Adventures of Tom Sawyer {Unabridged.} by Twain, Mark. Publication: Recorded Books, 1992 From the Publisher: Well over a century has passed since the publication of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, but time has done little t... Show More View Details

Age of Fable. Part One {Classics on Cassette (Recorded Books, Inc.); Unabridged.} by Bulfinch, Thomas. Narrator Guidall, George. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: Ancient myths speak eloquently of the affairs of immortal gods and shining heroes, while linking us to our cultural hist... Show More View Details

Age of Fable. Part Two {Classics on Cassette (Recorded Books, Inc.); Unabridged.} by Bulfinch, Thomas. Narrator Guidall, George. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: Ancient myths link students to a powerful cultural history. Bulfinch captures these fables in one graceful, lyrical coll... Show More View Details

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland {Unabridged.} by Carroll, Lewis. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: In 1862, during a boating party on the Thames River, a young Englishman named Lewis Carroll entertained three little gir... Show More View Details

Amateur Emigrant {Nonfiction on Cassette; Unabridged.} by Stevenson, Robert Louis. Narrator Donnelly, Donal. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: When Fanny Osbourne summoned from California her famous—he had already published Treasure Island—but penniless fiancé, h... Show More View Details

Andersonville Diary {Unabridged.} by Ransom, John L. Narrator Cronauer, Adrian. Publication: Recorded Books, 1988 From the Publisher: John Ransom was a young Union soldier when he was captured by Confederate forces and taken to Andersonville, the worst o... Show More View Details

Anna Karenina {Unabridged.} by Tolstoy, Leo. Publication: Recorded Books, 1990 From the Publisher: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This is the famous opening sentence of T... Show More View Details

Annals of Tacitus {History on Cassette; Unabridged.} by Tacitus, Cornelius. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: The Annals, the last and greatest achievement of Tacitus, records the history of the Julio-Claudian emperors from the de... Show More View Details

Anne of Avonlea {Unabridged Classics; Unabridged.} by Montgomery, L. M. Narrator Caruso, Barbara. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: In Anne of Green Gables, delightful, unpredictable Anne Shirley captured the hearts of girls around the world. Now, this... Show More View Details

Anne of Green Gables {Unabridged.} by Montgomery, L. M. Narrator Caruso, Barbara. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: A best-seller from the moment it was published, Anne of Green Gables is a joyful tale that is guaranteed to capture the ... Show More View Details

Anne of the Island {Unabridged Classics; Unabridged.} by Montgomery, L. M. Narrator Caruso, Barbara. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: Anne Shirley, the curious waif who changed Green Gables forever, is beloved by generations of girls. Now the irrepressib... Show More View Details

Anne's House of Dreams {Unabridged.} by Montgomery, L. M. Narrator Caruso, Barbara. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: Acclaimed author L.M. Montgomery continues the story of Anne of Green Gables (RB# 89150) and Anne of Avonlea (RB# 94730... Show More View Details

Around the World in Eighty Days {Unabridged.} by Verne, Jules. Publication: Recorded Books, 1986 From the Publisher: Filled with fantasy, comedy and grand suspense, Around the World in 80 Days is classic entertainment that is sure to enc... Show More View Details

Arrowsmith {Unabridged.} by Lewis, Sinclair. Narrator McDonough, John. Publication: Recorded Books, 2001 From the Publisher: The son of a country doctor, Sinclair Lewis turned to writing instead of medicine. He won the Nobel Prize in 1930. Arrow... Show More View Details

Aspern Papers {Unabridged.} by James, Henry. Narrator Cronauer, Adrian. Publication: Recorded Books, 1986 From the Publisher: The unnamed narrator of Henry James’ novella is an editor and literary critic obsessed with the life and work of Jeffrey... Show More View Details

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin {Unabridged.} by Franklin, Benjamin. Narrator Cronauer, Adrian. Publication: Recorded Books, 1986 From the Publisher: “From the poverty and obscurity in which I was born I have raised myself up.” In his own words Benjamin Franklin steps o... Show More View Details

Awakening {Unabridged Classics; Unabridged.} by Chopin, Kate. Narrator O'Karma, Alexandra. Publication: Recorded Books, 1999 From the Publisher: The scandalous turn-of-the-century story follows 28-year-old Edna Pontellier, wife and mother, who one day awakens to th... Show More View Details

Babbitt {Classics on Cassette (Recorded Books, Inc.); Unabridged.} by Lewis, Sinclair. Narrator Guidall, George. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: With his breathtaking social insight and his graceful sentences, Sinclair Lewis—a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner—stands... Show More View Details

Barchester Towers {Unabridged.} by Trollope, Anthony. Narrator Hilton, Margaret. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: First, a warning: If you haven’t read any Trollope, start with The Warden; it’s the first in a series of which Barcheste... Show More View Details

Battle of Gettysburg {Unabridged.} by Haskell, Franklin Aretas. Publication: Recorded Books, 1982 From the Publisher: The Battle of Gettysburg is a vivid firsthand account of the most famous battle of the Civil War. Two weeks later, while... Show More View Details

Benjamin Franklin : on Love, Marriage & Other Matters {Unabridged.} by Franklin, Benjamin. Narrator Cronauer, Adrian. Publication: Recorded Books, 1988 From the Publisher: Words of Wisdom from America’s shrewdest observer of mankind and its ways. Includes: Choice of a Mistres; Reflections o... Show More View Details

Betty Zane {Unabridged Ed.} by Grey, Zane. Publication: Recorded Books, 2002 From the Publisher: Zane Grey is America’s most beloved author of western novels. Set during the American Revolution, the Fort Henry Saga is... Show More View Details

Billy Budd {Unabridged.} by Melville, Herman. Publication: Recorded Books, 2004 From the Publisher: Critically acclaimed for more than 100 years, Herman Melville’s sea tale, Billy Budd, is considered to be one of the sma... Show More View Details

Black Arrow {Unabridged.} by Stevenson, Robert Louis. Publication: Recorded Books, 2003 From the Publisher: The 15th-century Wars of the Roses serve as backdrop for this swashbuckling historical novel from the author of Kidnapp... Show More View Details

Black Beauty {Unabridged.} by Sewell, Anna. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: Amazingly fast, incredibly strong, and fantastically gentle, Black Beauty is a horse that touches the hearts of all who ... Show More View Details

Black Monk and Other Stories {Unabridged.} by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich. Narrator Guidall, George. Publication: Recorded Books, 1994 From the Publisher: Chekhov, noted author, playwright and physician, is one of the most accessible and enjoyable of the Russian writers. He ... Show More View Details

Body-snatchers {Unabridged.} by Stevenson, Robert Louis. Narrator Spencer, Alexander. Publication: Recorded Books, 1981 From the Publisher: The Body-Snatchers is a “crawler” in Stevenson’s words, a tale of an avenging ghost and two medical students assigned to... Show More View Details

Bottle Imp and Other Stories {Unabridged.} by Stevenson, Robert Louis. Narrator Spencer, Alexander. Publication: Recorded Books, 1981 From the Publisher: In 1887, Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife, Fanny, left England and sailed for the United States. A year later, they m... Show More View Details

Call of the Wild {Unabridged.} by London, Jack. Publication: Recorded Books, 2006 From the Publisher: In 1897 Buck, an intrepid shepherd dog, is kidnapped and shipped to the Klondike gold fields. There he must learn “the l... Show More View Details

Candide {Unabridged.} Narrator Donnelly, Donal. Publication: Recorded Books, 1991 From the Publisher: The guileless Candide and the good Dr. Pangloss suffer burning at the stake, the galleys, and polite society itself in t... Show More View Details

Captains Courageous {Unabridged.} by Kipling, Rudyard. Narrator Guidall, George. Publication: Recorded Books, 1995 From the Publisher: Captains Courageous is Rudyard Kipling’s classic fable of a boy’s initiation into the fellowship of men, played out on t... Show More View Details

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee {Unabridged.} Publication: Recorded Books, 1989 From the Publisher: —Based upon actual criminal investigations, each of these three stories deals with a different level of Chinese culture ... Show More View Details

Christmas Carol {Unabridged.} by Dickens, Charles. Publication: Recorded Books, 1980 From the Publisher: Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic—written in time for the 1843 holiday season—sold out its initial printing of 6,000 co... Show More View Details

Christmas in the Adirondacks {Classics on Cassette (Recorded Books, Inc.); Unabridged.} by Murray, W. H. H. Narrator McDonough, John. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: Open your eyes to one of the greatest naturalist writers of all time with these two short stories by William H.H. Murray... Show More View Details

Civil War: 50-48 BC {Unabridged.} by Caesar, Julius. Narrator McKeever, Larry. Publication: Recorded Books, 1989 From the Publisher: Here is a rare chance to hear the Roman Emperor speak. In plain, soldierly language, Julius Caesar chronicles his strugg... Show More View Details

Claudine at School {Unabridged.} Narrator McCulloh, Barbara. Publication: Recorded Books, 1989 From the Publisher: Coming-of-age novels about girls are too often full of “sugar and spice and everything nice.” Claudine is the happy exce... Show More View Details

Common Sense {Biography on Cassette; Unabridged.} by Paine, Thomas. Narrator Cronauer, Adrian. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: “When my country, into which I had just set foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir,” wrote Paine. This... Show More View Details

Compleat Angler {Unabridged.} by Walton, Izaak. Publication: Recorded Books, 1987 From the Publisher: “It would sweeten a man’s temper at any time to read it,” wrote essayist Charles Lamb some years after this novel was fi... Show More View Details

Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court {Unabridged.} by Twain, Mark. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: When Hank Morgan is cracked on the head by a crowbar in 19th-century Connecticut, one of literature’s most extraordinary... Show More View Details

Crime and Punishment {Unabridged.} by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Narrator Guidall, George. Publication: Recorded Books, 1991 From the Publisher: This is the novel that ensured Fyodor Dostoevsky’s place as a giant of Russian literature. First published in 1866, this... Show More View Details

Crock of Gold {Unabridged.} by Stephens, James. Narrator Donnelly, Donal. Publication: Recorded Books, 1990 From the Publisher: The Crock of Gold is a fairy tale, which, like a winding Irish country road, wanders through a charming landscape of cre... Show More View Details

Custom of the Country {Unabridged.} by Wharton, Edith. Narrator Caruso, Barbara. Publication: Recorded Books, 2003 From the Publisher: Pulitzer Prize winner Edith Wharton pens a classic tale of avarice and ruin, in which a young New York woman attempts to... Show More View Details

Daddy-Long-Legs {Unabridged.} by Webster, Jean. Publication: Recorded Books, 2000 From the Publisher: Jerusha Abbott is the oldest orphan in the John Grier Home. Every day she helps scrub and dress the younger children—all... Show More View Details

Daisy Miller {Unabridged.} by James, Henry. Publication: Recorded Books, 1981 From the Publisher: Daisy is as free as the air, but an innocent abroad. Her garden of earthly delights bristles with the thorns of youth, t... Show More View Details

David Copperfield {Classics on Cassette (Recorded Books, Inc.); Unabridged.} by Dickens, Charles. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: The endearing story of David Copperfield’s endeavor to become the hero of his own life, with its intriguing corresponden... Show More View Details

Destruction of Jerusalem {Unabridged.} by Josephus, Flavius. Publication: Recorded Books, 1992 From the Publisher: The writings of Josephus contain one of the few historical accounts we have of the wars of the Jews and the first destru... Show More View Details