Classics

Uncle Tom is a high-minded, devoutly Christian black slave to a kind family, the Shelbys. Beset by financial difficulties, the Shelbys sell Tom to a slave trader. Young George Shelby promises to someday redeem him. The story relates Uncle Tom’s trials, suffering, and religious fortitude.

Blackstone Audiobooks presents, from the unabridged collection “A.A. Milne’s Pooh Classics,” the thirty-five poems and verses from Now We Are Six, performed by Peter Dennis. This is the only reading of these delightful verses authorized by A.A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin.

The orphaned Francis Marion Tarwater and his cousin, Rayber, struggle to defy the prophecy of their dead uncle—that Tarwater will become a prophet and will baptize Rayber's young son, Bishop.

The Robinson family—a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four sons— emerge alive from a terrible storm, bringing to land two dogs and a shipload of livestock. Inspired by Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, this uplifting tale relates a family’s ingenuity and courage as they struggle to survive on an exotic tropical island.

Blackstone Audiobooks presents, from the unabridged collection “A.A. Milne’s Pooh Classics,” the ten stories of Winnie-the-Pooh, performed by Peter Dennis. This is the only reading of these immortal stories authorized by A.A. Mile’s son, Christopher Robin.

Often considered the greatest epic in any modern language, Paradise Lost tells the story of the revolt of Satan and his banishment from Heaven, and the fall of man and his expulsion from Eden.

Blackstone Audio presents, from the unabridged collection “A.A. Milne’s Pooh Classics,” the forty-four poems and verses from When We Were Very Young performed by Peter Dennis. This is the only reading of these enduring verses authorized by A.A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin.

Precocious, curious, and full of creative energy, ten-year-old Rebecca isn’t quite ready to be tamed into a proper little lady. The prim and demanding Aunt Miranda has her hands full. But soon, Rebecca’s irrepressible spirit and bright intelligence win the hearts of all in Riverboro, including Miranda’s.

Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a ship, and the heart of a beautiful woman. But his perfect life is shattered when three jealous friends conspire to destroy him. Falsely accused of a political crime, Dantès is locked away for life in the infamous Chateau d'If prison. But it is there that Dantès learns of a vast hidden treasure. After fourteen years of hopeless imprisonment, Dantès makes his daring escape and follows his secret map to untold fortune.

In this classic of literary nonfiction, Annie Dillard takes us through a year of on-foot explorations through her own landscape, bringing anecdotes, curiosities, and insights about all she observes and experiences.

Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster as a favor to a friend, but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon, who is mute. For the first time in his life Eric must work hard for something he wants badly. And there is nothing he wants more than for Kilmeny to return his love.

It is 1793, France, the year of the guillotine. Already Louis XVI has been sentenced to the scaffold, and terror reigns. In Ninety-Three, Victor Hugo’s inspired last novel, that tumultuous year’s events are woven into an epic masterpiece which captures brilliantly the moment that shaped the destiny not only of France but of all European monarchy.

This collection of nine short stories by Flannery O'connor was published posthumously in 1965. The flawed characters of each story are fully revealed in apocalyptic moments of conflict and violence that are presented with comic detachment.

Detective fans of all races and creeds, of all tastes and fancies, will delight in the exploits of this wise and whimsical padre.