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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 Marlowe
Warm baritone · 6h 18m
12,400+Titles in the public domain
40Distinct narrator voices
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Every title is verified public domain. Tap any book to hear a live narration of its opening lines.

Romance
Pride & Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1813
Voice: Marlowe6h 18m
Mystery
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892
Voice: Ellery11h 02m
Gothic
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley · 1818
Voice: Cordelia8h 35m
Gothic
Dracula
Bram Stoker · 1897
Voice: Ellery15h 28m
Literary
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925
Voice: Sinclair5h 12m
Adventure
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville · 1851
Voice: Marlowe24h 06m
Literary
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens · 1859
Voice: Ellery13h 44m
Gothic
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde · 1890
Voice: Sinclair7h 48m
Romance
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë · 1847
Voice: Cordelia19h 10m
Gothic
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1892
Voice: Cordelia1h 04m
Children's
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll · 1865
Voice: Pip2h 58m
Sci-Fi
The Time Machine
H. G. Wells · 1895
Voice: Sinclair3h 40m
Memoir
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass · 1845
Voice: Marlowe4h 22m
Adventure
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain · 1884
Voice: Pip10h 15m
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STEP 02

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STEP 03

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