American literature

  • Best American Humorous Short Stories

    Best American Humorous Short Stories is a delightful anthology that brings together some of the wittiest, most entertaining, and sharpest short stories in American literature. Filled with playful dialogue, clever satire, and keen observations of human behavior, this collection highlights the unique voices that helped shape American humor from the 19th to the early 20th…

  • Pollyanna – Full Audibook

    Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter is a heartwarming children’s classic about optimism, resilience, and the power of choosing joy. Following an orphaned girl who transforms an entire town with her “glad game,” this beloved story has inspired generations of readers and listeners. This audiobook edition invites you to rediscover Pollyanna as an uplifting listening experience,…

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a haunting and enduring tale by Washington Irving, brilliantly weaving folklore, suspense and American literary tradition. Set in the quiet glen of Sleepy Hollow near the Hudson River, the story introduces the unforgettable schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, his rival Brom Bones, the wealthy Katrina Van Tassel and the spectral figure…

  • White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War

    White Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War by Herman Melville is one of the most vivid portraits of life aboard a nineteenth-century warship. Gritty, reflective and surprisingly modern, the White Jacket audiobook plunges listeners into the daily routines, dangers and injustices of a sailor serving on a United States man-of-war. On this page, you…

  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is one of the most powerful and influential novels in American history. Through unforgettable characters, heartbreaking separations, and moments of radical hope, Stowe exposes the cruelty of slavery and the deep courage of those who resist it. This Uncle Tom’s Cabin audiobook lets you experience the story as…

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most powerful classics of American literature. Set in strict Puritan New England, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, a woman condemned to wear a scarlet “A” on her chest as punishment for adultery. This free audiobook version of The Scarlet Letter lets you experience…

  • Pollyanna

    When orphaned Pollyanna Whittier comes to live with her stern maiden aunt, the entire town of Beldingsville is affected by the bubbly nature of this lively eleven-year-old. Not only is she perpetually cheerful, she also brightens the lives of everyone she meets. How does Pollyanna manage to be so eternally optimistic? How does she spread…

  • The House of the Vampire

    The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck – Full Audiobook The House of the Vampire is one of the earliest psychological vampire tales—and one of the most unusual. First published in 1907, George Sylvester Viereck’s short novel abandons the traditional bloodthirsty monster and instead explores a different kind of predator: an artist who…