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Featured Article: The top 100 classics of all time
Before we whipped out our old high school syllabi and dug deep into our libraries to start selecting contenders for this list, we first had to answer the question, "How do we define a classic?" The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might guess, though there’s a lot to be said for the old adage, "You know it when you see it" (or, in this case, hear it). Of course, most critically, each of our picks had to be fabulous in audio. So dust off your aspirational listening list—we have some amazing additions you don’t want to miss.
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Mr Cosway and the Landlady
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Rob Goll, Amanda Friday
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Two junior naval officers, Cosway and Stone, have led too indulgent a lifestyle while awaiting the recall to their ship, whose sailing has been delayed by the severe illness of the captain.
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Mr Cosway and the Landlady
- Narrated by: Rob Goll, Amanda Friday
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 05-17-24
- Language: English
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The Moonstone
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Considered the first full-length detective novel in the English language, T.S. Eliot described The Moonstone as 'the first and greatest English detective novel'....
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An engrossing detective novel
- By Lucie on 01-03-09
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The Moonstone
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 04-28-08
- Language: English
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The Woman in White
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey, Simon Prebble
- Length: 25 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White was a phenomenal best seller in the 1860s....
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Gripping novel, excellent production
- By David on 01-18-11
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The Woman in White
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey, Simon Prebble
- Length: 25 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 12-14-10
- Language: English
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The Woman in White
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Ian Holm
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Late one moonlit night, Walter Hartright encounters a solitary and terrified woman dressed all in white. He saves her from capture by her pursuers, and determines to solve the mystery of her distress....
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The outstanding narration is what I enjoyed most
- By Leslie Grey on 12-03-10
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The Woman in White
- Narrated by: Ian Holm
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 08-27-10
- Language: English
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The Two Destinies
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In this late romantic novel, the author explores the powers of telepathy while telling a skilful tale that interweaves suspense with the familiar ingredients of Victorian melodrama....
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Lovely Gothic Romance
- By Laurie on 02-02-20
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The Two Destinies
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 12-05-08
- Language: English
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Poor Miss Finch
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Danielle Cohen, Amanda Friday, Lance Rasmussen, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
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Madame Pratolungo is a close companion to Lucilla Finch, a young woman who has been blind since birth. Madame Pratolungo records the narrative of Lucilla's trials....
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Good story.
- By susan m. dillier on 10-02-23
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Poor Miss Finch
- Narrated by: Danielle Cohen, Amanda Friday, Lance Rasmussen, Ben Lindsey-Clark, Rob Goll, Isabelle Friday, Lillian Rachel
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 07-30-21
- Language: English
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The Dead Secret
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A masterful blend of Gothic drama and romance, Wilkie Collins' mystery novel is an exploration of illegitimacy and inheritance....
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Only complaint is I wish it were longer
- By alisammeredith on 03-15-22
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The Dead Secret
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 11-20-20
- Language: English
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Armadale
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, David Rintoul, and others
- Length: 30 hrs and 2 mins
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Wilkie Collins' follow-up to The Woman in White and No Name is an innovative take on mistaken identity, the nature of evil, and the dark underbelly of Victorian England....
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Listen again & again to unravel layers of mystery
- By Proud Parents of Furry Kids on 10-28-20
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Armadale
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, David Rintoul, John Sackville, Lucy Scott
- Length: 30 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-13-20
- Language: English
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The Law and the Lady
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Incorrectly signing her name in the marriage registry leads Valeria Woodville to discover further disturbing information about her husband, Eustace Macallan....
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not the best
- By SB on 05-11-24
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The Law and the Lady
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-05-23
- Language: English
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The Haunted Hotel
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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When Lord Montbarry dies suddenly in his Venice palace, and his courier goes missing, suspicion's instantly thrown on his new wife, the beautiful Countess Narona, who has collected his life insurance and fled to America. Montbarry's ex-fiance, Agnes, and his younger brother, investigate....
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Really Really Good Story
- By Ms Peach on 11-24-19
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The Haunted Hotel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 11-08-19
- Language: English
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The Moonstone
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 20 hrs
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This is heralded as the very first mystery novel. Collins, in his great work, created the guidelines for the genre as we know it today....
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Outstanding Performance
- By Sasha & Mel on 08-13-16
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The Moonstone
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 20 hrs
- Release date: 02-11-14
- Language: English
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The Woman in White
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Tim McInnerny
- Length: 26 hrs and 35 mins
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The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road....
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Riveting
- By lesleysstuff on 08-25-21
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The Woman in White
- Narrated by: Tim McInnerny
- Length: 26 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 09-26-19
- Language: English
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The Woman in White
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Glen McCready, Rachel Bavidge
- Length: 27 hrs and 59 mins
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Wilkie Collins was a master of suspense, but his transfer to audiobook requires a cast of readers to faithfully reflect the 11 different characters who tell the story....
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Excellent Writing; Superb Narration
- By Liz on 08-15-09
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The Woman in White
- Narrated by: Glen McCready, Rachel Bavidge
- Length: 27 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-22-09
- Language: English
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The Woman in White
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Billy Howle
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
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Published in instalments in 1859, The Woman in White is often considered to be one of the very first detective novels....
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Excellent Narration
- By 🌺 Lynne E. on 09-27-20
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The Woman in White
- Narrated by: Billy Howle
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-19-20
- Language: English
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No Name
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, Russell Bentley, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
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Magdalen and Norah Vanstone have known only comfort and affluence for their entire lives. Orphaned suddenly following the unexpected deaths of their parents, the illegitimate sisters find themselves flung into the other extreme of living....
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Good and Evil and Funny
- By John on 07-06-20
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No Name
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, Russell Bentley, John Foley, David Rintoul, Lucy Scott
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-07-20
- Language: English
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The Moonstone [Naxos AudioBooks Edition]
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Ronald Pickup, Sean Barrett, David Timson, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 26 mins
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Upon inheriting the Moonstone, a huge and priceless diamond, Rachel Verinder's delight turns to dismay when the gem suddenly disappears. But this is no ordinary theft....
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The very finest detective story ever written
- By John on 11-10-16
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The Moonstone [Naxos AudioBooks Edition]
- Narrated by: Ronald Pickup, Sean Barrett, David Timson, Jamie Parker, Jonathan Oliver, Fenella Woolgar, Joe Marsh
- Length: 22 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 07-01-14
- Language: English
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Man and Wife
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Nicolas Boulton
- Length: 23 hrs
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Published 10 years after Collins’s most popular novel The Woman in White, Man and Wife centres on the confused and inequitable marriage laws of 19th-century Britain, reflecting the author’s own antipathy toward the institution....
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Intricate plot, good dialogue, desperately needed an editor
- By Seth on 07-25-21
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Man and Wife
- Narrated by: Nicolas Boulton
- Length: 23 hrs
- Release date: 06-21-21
- Language: English
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The Evil Genius
- The Novel and the Play
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki, Kathe Mazur, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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Skyboat Media presents, paired together for the first time, both the novel and the play of The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins....
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The Evil Genius
- The Novel and the Play
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki, Kathe Mazur, Nan McNamara, Bahni Turpin, John Rubinstein
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 07-26-22
- Language: English
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Jezebel’s Daughter
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Set in the financial centres of 1820s Frankfurt and London, Jezebel’s Daughter (1880) tells the story of two widows: Madame Fontaine, who will go to any lengths to secure her daughter’s marriage, and Mrs Wagner, who devotes herself to her late husband’s social reforms....
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unforgettable
- By Ann Marie Taylor on 10-17-23
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Jezebel’s Daughter
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 11-29-22
- Language: English
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Basil
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Appearing in 1852, Basil was Wilkie Collins’s second published novel. The eponymous narrator is emotionally torn between two women: Margaret Sherwin and his sister Clara....
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Yet another amazing story from Collins
- By David Desilva on 01-02-24
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Basil
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-17-22
- Language: English
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