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Classics with read‑along text
The great books.
Beautifully read.
Austen to Plato, Homer to Sherlock Holmes: unabridged, with every word highlighted as it's read. Play any first chapter now, or get one of five whole books free with just your email.
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Pick one of these five and hear every chapter. You also get the first three chapters of every other book. Just an email, no card.
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What listeners play first
Six good places to begin. The first chapter of each is free.
Hear every word
Nothing skipped, nothing shortened. One narrator reads each book from the first page to the last.
All of Moby-Dick, one commute at a time.
Follow the page
The words highlight as they're read, so you hear every sentence and see it too. Use it for assigned reading, dense prose or practicing English.
Assigned Pride and Prejudice? Read along with the first three chapters free, and the rest on a seven-day trial.
Pick up anywhere
Stop on the train, carry on at your desk. Sign in and your place follows you across iPhone, Android and the web.
Children's Classics for the back seat, every one unabridged. Download them for the car with a subscription.