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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Pride & Prejudice · Jane Austen · 1813

Narrated by Isabella

Measured British voice · 11h 17m

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Every title is verified public domain. Tap any book to hear a live narration of its opening lines.

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Gothic & gaslit

Shadows, séances, and things that shouldn't be.

Gothic

Voice: Michael7h 58m

Gothic

Voice: George15h 28m

Cover for The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Gothic

Voice: George7h 48m

Cover for The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Gothic

Voice: Bella35m

Romance

Voice: Bella19h 10m

Short enough for a weekend

Under five hours, cover to cover.

Gothic

Voice: Bella35m

Cover for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Children's

Voice: Bella2h 58m

Cover for The Time Machine by H. G. Wells

Sci-Fi

Voice: George3h 40m

Cover for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Memoir

Voice: Adam4h 22m

Voices of America

The new world, in its own words.

Cover for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Literary

Voice: Adam4h 42m

Adventure

Voice: Adam24h 06m

Adventure

Voice: Michael10h 15m

Memoir

Voice: Adam4h 22m

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Cover for Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Romance

Voice: Isabella12h 15m

Gothic

Voice: Bella35m

Literary

Voice: Adam4h 42m

Gothic

Voice: Michael7h 58m

Cover for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Mystery

Voice: George11h 3m

Gothic

Voice: George15h 28m

Adventure

Voice: Adam24h 06m

Cover for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Literary

Voice: Isabella13h 44m

Gothic

Voice: George7h 48m

Romance

Voice: Bella19h 10m

Children's

Voice: Bella2h 58m

Sci-Fi

Voice: George3h 40m

Memoir

Voice: Adam4h 22m

Adventure

Voice: Michael10h 15m

Behind the voice

From dusty page to living voice

We take works whose copyright has expired and give them a second life as audio worth pressing play on.

STEP 01

We source the text

Every book is drawn from the public domain — Austen, Douglass, Shelley, Wilde — free to read, free to voice, free of licensing.

STEP 02

We give it a voice

Each title is narrated in a natural, expressive voice, tuned for pacing, character, and the long haul of a full-length novel.

STEP 03

You press play

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The classics,read aloud.

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Gothic & gaslit

Short enough for a weekend

Voices of America

All titles

From dusty page to living voice

We source the text

We give it a voice

You press play

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The classics,
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