Frank R. Stockton has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators. The most-rated is The Lady, or the Tiger?.
The Great Stone of Sardis
Summary
A double adventure written at the end of the 19th century, somewhat in the theme of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, telling of a submarine trip in the year 1947 to reach the North Pole and a project to examine the center of the Earth by boring a deep shaft. What they find at the core of the planet surprises the enterprising explorers. Since the book was set about 50 years into the future from when it was written, it includes some speculations on the advancement of science and technology, as the author explains in his introduction.
Public Domain (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing
The Griffin and the Minor Canon
Summary
Frank Richard Stockton (1834-1902) was an author and humorist, best known for a series of fairy tales that were hugely popular during the latter part of the 19th century. Stockton avoided the moralizing common to children's stories of the time, and instead humorously poked fun at the abuse of power, greed, violence, and a host of other human flaws. A griffin (a beast that is a combination of eagle and lion) comes to a town that has his likeness above the church door. Having never seen himself, the griffin becomes entranced with the statue, but his presence frightens the villagers and they ask their Minor Canon to get rid of him. This lovely children’s tale reveals how the Minor Canon got rid of the creature without serving as a meal.
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks
The Lady, or the Tiger
Summary
"The Lady or the Tiger?" is the story of a king who devised a particularly inventive form of punishment. When a courtier dares to fall in love with the king's daughter, he is forced to choose between two doors: one with a lady behind it, and the other with a tiger. The plot does not disclose his fate.
Public Domain (P)2019 Woodkeep Audio
The Lady, or the Tiger?
Summary
The Lady, or The Tiger, written by Frank R. Stockton and narrated by Rebecca Thomas, invites the listener into a semi-barbaric world where justice is decided by fate. The right choice rewards the innocent with marriage; the wrong choice punishes the guilty by serving him to a starving tiger. When the princess' lover is sent to the arena, she discovers the secret of the choice. But what choice does she herself make?
Public Domain (P)2014 Rebecca Thomas