William Shakespeare has 164 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 383 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 2,956 ratings. The most-rated is The Clan of the Cave Bear.
The Winters Tale
Summary
Leontes, suspecting his wife's infidelity, imprisons her and exiles her infant daughter to a faraway island. Years later, his wife, presumed dead, is returned to him as a statue.
Public Domain (P)2002 Audio Book Contractors, Inc.
The Merchant of Venice
Summary
Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to lend Antonio, a Venetian merchant, three thousand ducats so that his friend Bassanio can afford to court his love, Portia. However, Shylock has one condition: Should the loan go unpaid, he will be entitled to a pound of Antonio's own flesh. Meanwhile in Belmont, according to the terms of her father's will, Portia's many suitors must choose correctly from three caskets. Bassanio arrives at Portia's estate and they declare their love for one another before he picks the correct casket. Antonio falls into bad fortune and finds he cannot repay Shylock: A dramatic trial ensues to decide his fate.
©2008 Naxos Audiobooks (P)2008 Naxos Audiobooks
Gargoyle
Summary
Ein Mann überlebt einen Unfall mit schwersten Verbrennungen. Entstellt und voller Schmerzen hat er danach nur einen Gedanken: Wie kann er seinem elenden Zustand ein Ende bereiten? Da taucht eine mysteriöse Frau an seinem Krankenbett auf: die schöne Marianne Engel, exzentrische Bildhauerin beeindruckender Fabelwesen. Sie behauptet, sie seien einst Liebende gewesen - vor siebenhundert Jahren in Deutschland, als sie eine Nonne war und er ein Söldner auf der Flucht. Ist diese Frau einfach verrückt? Oder ist sie der rettende Engel, der ihn erlösen wird? Die Lesung von Stefan Kaminski und Sascha Icks ist so spannend, so beflügelnd, so packend, dass sie die volle Aufmerksamkeit verlangt - und verdient. Die einzige Tragödie ist, dass sie trotzdem einmal endet.
(c) + (p) 2008 Der Hörverlag
Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John - Abridged, Full Cast, Plain English (Adaptation)
Summary
The Life and Death of King John tells the story of the reign of King John of England (1199-1216). The story is about ongoing tensions that spill over into war between England and France, while King John deals faces consistent palace intrigue. This play has been adapted into plain English and is performed as a theatrical full-cast production. At just over 20 minutes long, it is an abridged and adapted version of one of the relatively underperformed works in Shakespeare's canon. The plan opens with a threat from the French. Negotiations, conflict, and palace intrigue follow, as King John works his way through many issues of war and diplomacy in classic Shakespearean fashion.
©2020 Charlie Creed (P)2021 Historical Audiobooks