Cathy Dobson has narrated 62 audiobooks on Listento.it by 84 authors, with an average listener rating of 3.2★ across 56 ratings. The most-rated is The Psammead Trilogy.
The Psammead Trilogy
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Edith Nesbit was to children in the early 20th century what J.K. Rowling is to today's young generation. Magic, mythical creatures, time travel, charms, words of power... Nesbit's stories have it all. This recording is the complete collection of Edith Nesbit's Psammead series, comprising three captivating stories: Five Children and It.The story begins when a group of five children - Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - move from London to the countryside of Kent. While playing in a gravel pit, they discover a rather grumpy, ugly and occasionally malevolent sand-fairy known as the Psammead who is compelled to grant one wish of theirs per day. The effects of each wish last until sundown. All the wishes granted to the children go hilariously wrong. When they wish to be beautiful, nobody recognises them and they are shut out of the house. When they wish to be rich, they get a stack of gold coins but nobody will take them. When they wish for wings they find themselves stuck on a tall tower at sunset. When they wish that their baby brother was older, he turns into a grown-up and bosses them about. When Robert wishes he was bigger than the baker's boy (who has beaten him in a scrap) he becomes eleven feet tall. There are many more adventures... but you will need to listen and find out for yourselves.... The Phoenix and the Carpet. This is the second story about Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - who live in London. One day their mother buys a new carpet for the nursery which mysteriously contains a stone egg. When the egg falls into the fire by accident, nobody can possibly imagine what adventures will be unleashed. The egg hatches the Phoenix who reveals that the carpet is in fact a magic wishing carpet, which will take the children on a rollercoaster ride of adventures, scrapes and mishaps. They end up stuck inside a tunnel with buried treasure, on a sunny Southern shore where their cook is made Queen of the Island, having tea with the Rania in India, and even when they are at home in Camden town they mysteriously and unexpectedly become the owners of an unfeasibly large number of cats. The Story of the Amulet. The magic Psammead is back! This time the four children are stuck in London for the Summer, when they come across the Psammead (or wish-giving sand-fairy), imprisoned in a pet shop. They manage to free him, and he tells them where they can get hold of a magic amulet which will bring them their hearts' desire. Unfortunately when the amulet is secured, it is incomplete. They and the Psammead must travel back into ancient history to see the part of the amulet which was lost. The children experience one breathtaking adventure after another in Babylon, Egypt, the lost city of Atlantis, Tyre...
©1905 Public Domain (P)2013 Red Door Audiobooks
Celtic Fairy Tales
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The definitive collection of traditional Celtic fairy tales. Joseph Jacobs' 1892 anthology of the most enduring folklore from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall is a delight for both young and old. Leprechauns, giants, witches, princesses, castles, and sea monsters all abound in this compendium of the best mythology Britain and Ireland have to offer. Includes: 'Connla and the Fairy Maiden', 'Guleesh', 'The Field of Boliauns', 'The Horned Women', 'Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary', 'The Shepherd of Myddvai', 'The Sprightly Tailor', 'The Story of Deirdre', 'Munachar and Manachar', 'Gold Tree and Silver Tree', 'King O'Toole and his Goose', 'Jack and his Comrades', 'The Shee An', 'Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire', 'The Storyteller at Fault', 'The Sea Maiden', 'A Legend of Knockmany', 'Fair, Brown and Trembling', 'Jack and his Master', 'Beth Gellert', 'The Tale of Ivan', 'Andrew Coffey', 'The Battle of the Birds', 'Brewery of Eggshells', and 'The Lad with the Goatskin'.
©1968 Joseph Jacobs (P)2011 Red Door Audiobooks
The String of Pearls
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The iconic tale of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, was first published as a weekly series of 'penny dreadfuls' between November 1846 and March 1847. The author cannot be determined with any certainty, but scholars believe it was most probably written collaboratively by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest, alternating between each episode released. Our story begins in 1785 when a young seafarer, Captain Thornhill, disappears while visiting the shop of a barber in London, a certain Sweeney Todd whose shop in Fleet Street is situated by St. Dunstan's church, just round the corner from the famous and popular meat pie shop run by Mrs. Lovett. Thornhill was carrying a string of pearls as a gift for Johanna Oakley, the sweetheart of his friend Mark Ingestrie who is missing, presumed lost at sea. One of Thornhill's friends, Colonel Jeffrey, together with Johanna Oakley, takes up the search...and suspicion immediately falls on the barber's shop as Thornhill's faithful dog has taken up station at that door and refuses to leave the place. But the mystery only deepens. Todd's apprentice asks awkward questions and makes some frightening discoveries, but is immediately dispatched to a lunatic asylum outside London where he is incarcerated. And meanwhile the entire district is troubled by an appalling stench rising from the vaults of St. Dunstan's church.
Public Domain (P)2017 Red Door Audiobooks
The World's Best Classic Short Stories
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A glittering collection of some of the world's finest short stories, including: 'The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 'The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant 'The Mezzotint' by M. R. James 'The Phantom Rickshaw' by Rudyard Kipling 'The Withered Arm' by Thomas Hardy 'The Model Millionaire' by Oscar Wilde 'The Monkey’s Paw' by W. W. Jacobs 'An Uncomfortable Bed' by Guy de Maupassant 'The Mortal Immortal' by Mary Shelley 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe 'Sredni Vashtar' by Saki 'The Nose' by Nicolai Gogol 'Regret' by Kate Chopin 'One Thousand Dollars' by O. Henry 'The Fly' by Katherine Mansfield 'A Descent into the Maelström' by Edgar Allan Poe 'The Sphinx Without a Secret' by Oscar Wilde 'The Inconsiderate' Waiter by J. M. Barrie 'The Black Poodle' by F. Anstey 'The Quest' by Saki 'The Three Strangers' by Thomas Hardy 'Oil of Dog' by Ambrose Bierce 'The Oval Portrait' by Edgar Allan Poe 'Markheim' by Robert Louis Stevenson 'Fear' by Guy de Maupassant 'The Belated Russian Passport' by Mark Twain 'The Changeling' by W. W. Jacobs 'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allan Poe 'The Eyes of the Panther' by Ambrose Bierce 'The Dead' by James Joyce 'The Secret Sharer' by Joseph Conrad 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin 'The Telltale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe 'My Favorite Murder' by Ambrose Bierce 'The Premature Burial' by Edgar Allan Poe 'Tobermory' by Saki 'Memoirs of a Yellow Dog' by O. Henry.
Public Domain (P)2013 Red Door Audiobooks
The Great Detective Collection
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An engrossing collection of detective stories featuring all the great classic sleuths, including Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Max Carrados, J. G. Reeder, and C. Auguste Dupin. 1. "The Tea-Leaf" by Edgar Jepson & Robert Eustace 2. "The Queer Feet" by G. K. Chesterton 3. "The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes" by Ernest Bramah 4. "The Club of One-Eyed Men" by Arthur Somers Roche 5. "Diamond Cut Diamond" by F. Britten Austin 6. "The Game Played in the Dark" by Ernest Bramah 7. "Murder Under the Microscope" by William Russell 8. "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe 9. "The Hammer of God" by G. K. Chesterton 10. "Who Killed Zebedee" by Wilkie Collins 11. "The Treasure Hunt" by Edgar Wallace 12. "The Shadow of the Shark" by G. K. Chesterton 13. "The Red Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 14. "The Story of Baelbrow" by E. and H. Heron 15. "The Invisible Man" by G. K. Chesterton 16. "The Perfect Crime" by Seamark 17. "The Wedding Guest" by Guy Boothby 18. "The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens 19. "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 20. "The Magic Casket" by R. Austin Freeman 21. "The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor" by Ernest Bramah 22. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe 23. "The Mystery of Marie Roget" by Edgar Allan Poe 24. "To Be Taken in Water" by George Walter Thornbury
Public Domain (P)2015 Red Door Audiobooks
The Magic Casket
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Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British writer of detective stories, often starring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He is often credited with having invented the inverted detective story (a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery.) Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite obscure, points of scientific knowledge, from disciplines such as tropical medicine, metallurgy, and toxicology. The Magic Casket describes a classic case for Dr. Thorndyke. It tells the story of an ordinary and apparently quite worthless metal casket, which conceals a mysterious secret which nearly costs a young woman her life.
Public Domain (P)2014 Red Door Audiobooks
The Story of an Hour
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Kate Chopin's brilliant short story about an hour in the life of a young wife. When news arrives that Louise's husband has been killed in a railroad accident, her family and friends are careful to break it to her gently, knowing that she has a heart condition. Louise locks herself in her room for an hour, during which she realizes that this bereavement is the start of a new life of freedom and independence. But a much greater shock awaits her when she leaves her room and goes downstairs....
Public Domain (P)2013 Red Door Audiobooks
Old French Fairy Tales
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Sophie, Countess of Ségur, was a Russian-born French writer who lived from 1799 to 1874. This collection of stories draws on the rich heritage of French medieval literature, courtly love, magic charms and gallant deeds. In each story, the hero or heroine must undertake a quest or overcome a series of impossible challenges in order to reach their goal - often with the aid of magic. The tests involve patience, endurance and hard physical labour, as well as overcoming character flaws or atoning for past misdeeds. The stories are remarkably vibrant and well written, containing many elements of surprise and humour as well as chivalry and courtly romance, and as such, reach across the ages and appeal to a modern audience. These stories will delight children and adults alike: 'Blondine, Bonne Biche and Beau Manon', 'Good Little Henry', "The Story of Rosette', 'The Little Grey Mouse', and 'Ourson'.
Public Domain (P)2011 Red Door Audiobooks
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
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First published in 1899, The Story of the Treasure Seekers tells the tale of the Bastable children, Dora, Oswald, Dickie, Noel, Alice, and H.O. (short for Horace Octavius) and their attempts to restore the fallen fortunes of their family. They devise a series of plans to find or make money, varying from digging for treasure to being bandits, from going into business to rescuing rich elderly gentlemen from deadly peril. Their schemes have varying degrees of success, but the real treasure turns out to come from a very different source than they imagined. Edith Nesbit's story has delighted generations of children and their parents - and will continue to entertain future generations to come.
Public Domain (P)2011 Red Door Audiobooks
The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood
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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812 - 1885) was a Norwegian writer, scholar and collector of traditional folk tales. The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood is one such folk story. Two teenage lads are stranded in the Hedale Wood overnight. Before long they hear heavy footsteps and sniffing. Three enormous trolls are on the scent of human flesh...how can they manage to escape?
Public Domain (P)2017 Red Door Audiobooks
The Vengeance of La Maraye
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Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian "Golden Age" of the short story. 'The Vengeance of La Maraye' is the terrible tale of a cruel feudal lord, the Sieur de Brieux, who behaves like a tyrant towards his serfs on the island of La Maraye. This is the story of how the islanders finally get their awful revenge.
Public Domain (P)2016 Red Door Audiobooks
The Big Book of Bedtime Stories
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An enchanting collection of classic stories and rhymes for younger listeners. Warning - you may be tempted to stay up all night listening!"The Land of Storybooks", "Gold Tree and Silver Tree", "The Elephant's Child", "The Owl and the Pussy Cat", "How Beauty Contrived to Get Square with the Beast", "The Enchanted Pig", "The Beginning of the Armadillos", "The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet", "The Frog Who Would a-Wooing Go", "The Cat That Walked by Himself", "Jack and his Comrades", "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", "Fair Brown and Trembling", "The Storyteller", "The Frog Princess", "The Magic Fishbone", "The Nettle Spinner", and "How Little Red Riding Hood Contrived to Be Eaten".
Public Domain (P)2011 Red Door Audiobooks
The Enchanted Knife
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Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish poet and novelist, best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. 'The Enchanted Knife' is the story of a young man who seeks to marry the princess. Her father sets him an impossible task to perform before he will grant the suit - but with the aid of the cunning princess and a magic knife, the youth is able to win his bride.
Public Domain (P)2018 Red Door Audiobooks
Great Half Hour Stories
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A gripping collection of 30 minute stories by some of the greatest storytellers in the English language. 'Mrs. Amworth' by E. F. Benson 'The Trade Wind' by Morgan Robertson. 'The Ghost Club' by John Kendrick Bangs 'The Grinding of the Mills' by Morgan Robertson 'Aepyornis Island' by H. G. Wells 'The Last Trump' by Hugh Walpole 'Count Magnus' by E. F. Benson 'Marsyas in Flanders' by Vernon Lee 'The Death of Halpin Frayser' by Ambrose Bierce 'The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 'Haunted' by G. Ranger Wormser 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker 'The Moth' by H. G. Wells 'The Young Lady in Black' by Amyas Northcote 'The Valley of Spiders' by H. G. Wells 'The Nature of the Evidence' by May Sinclair 'The Sea-Raiders' by H. G. Wells 'Room 53' by J. S. Fletcher 'The Star' by H. G. Wells 'The Beard' by Hugh Walpole ...and many more gripping half hour stories.....
Public Domain (P)2017 Red Door Audiobooks
The Saloon Passenger
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Skrimshaw is the saloon passenger on board the Lochwinnoch, bound for Australia. He is relieved as the ship sets sail from England, because for the next three months at least, he is safe from the gallows. He has just committed a brutal murder and is fleeing justice. But within a month, news of the fugitive passenger is signalled to the captain of the ship. Skrimshaw has to find a way to escape before the police are called aboard the ship at Melbourne. He has two whole months to think of an ingenious and very cunning plan....
Public Domain (P)2014 Red Door Audiobooks
The Best German Short Stories
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A golden collection of gems from classic German literature, ranging from early Sturm und Drang, through Gothic horror, to some of the finest stories from later German Romanticism."The Criminal from Lost Honour", by Friedrich Schiller"The Story of Brave Kasper and Fair Annie", by Clemens Brentano"The Mad Veteran of Fort Ratonneau" by Ludwig Achim von Arnim"The Jew’s Beech Tree", by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff"The Severed Hand", by Wilhelm Hauff"The Mines of Falun", by E. T. A. Hoffmann"Story", by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"The Scholar", by Ludwig Tieck"Immensee", by Theodor Storm
Public Domain (P)2014 Red Door Audiobooks
The Pipe
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When an avid pipe collector receives an unexpected gift from a rival, he suspects an ulterior motive. Inside the box is the most unusual and uncanny pipe he has ever set eyes upon. But when he tries to smoke it, a chain of events is unleashed which even the most credulous ghost hunter could not foresee.... A macabre mystery of unsurpassed suspense and horror. Not for the faint hearted!
©2012 Red Door Audiobooks (P)2012 Red Door Audiobooks
Unusual Fairy Tales
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A delightful collection of lesser known traditional and modern fairy stories: 1. "The King of the Golden River" 2. "The Empty Drum" 3. "The Fire Spirit" 4. "The Tree of Death" 5. "The Smuggler’s Daughter" 6. "A Dream of Wild Bees" 7. "The Fisherman" 8. "The Masked Ball" 9. "The Petrified Man" 10. "The Were-Wolf" 11. "The Walled Nun of Avila" 12. "The Little Grey Mouse" 13. "The Serpent Woman" 14. "The Castle of Jativa" 15. "Ourson" 16. "The Magic Turban, the Magic Sword and the Magic Carpet" 17. "The Three Silver Citrons" 18. "The Magic Pipe" 19. "The Triumph of Truth" 20. "Life’s Secret" 21. "The King of Root Valley" 22. "The Wonderful Pear Tree" 23. "The Stone Monkey" 24. "Stealing Peaches" 25. "The Painted Skin" 26. "The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains" 27. "The Bee-Man of Orn" 28. "The History of Ali Cogia" 29. "The Talking Eggs" 30. "The Girl Who Was Tired of Love"
Public Domain (P)2015 Red Door Audiobooks
The Facts
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When Billy Bowen and Ellen McDonald's engagement is broken off, nobody quite knows the full story. Slowly the facts are pieced together to reveal a hilarious catalogue of mishaps and misunderstandings which result in a most catastrophic Christmas list. Ring Lardner's comic genius at his most masterful!
©2011 Red Door Audiobooks (P)2011 Red Door Audiobooks
The Man with the Canine Teeth
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognised as one of the most prolific writers of his age. 'The Man with the Canine Teeth' is a classic murder mystery. A mild-mannered scientist has been found, apparently strangled to death in his laboratory overnight. But there are some strange circumstances. Where are the old man's spectacles? And why is he wearing thick gloves? The two Spanish detectives who are visiting London, and whom Scotland Yard invites to observe the case in progress, have very different views on the case....
Public Domain (P)2017 Red Door Audiobooks