Audrey: Guided audiobooks

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About this app

Dive into the works of literature you’ve always wanted to read and learn as you go from an expert guide. Audrey provides a unique listening experience with classic audiobooks narrated by world-class actors, enriched by insightful notes from a literary guide, and hand-made illustrations. Discover the classic novels, plays and poems in English and in translation that shape the ways we think and live.

🤝 A BOOK CLUB IN YOUR POCKET

Join Audrey’s enthusiastic global community of bookworms. Every month we run listen-alongs where we all listen to the same book at the same time and discuss it as we go. Get the app to hear about upcoming events.

📖 CURATED LIBRARY OF CLASSIC LITERATURE

Audrey's library features a carefully curated selection of the classics you've always wanted to read (or re-read!) as well as some lesser-known gems. From Robert Louis Stevenson, to Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters, to Woolf, Mansfield and Joyce, our collection includes something for everyone.

🎙️ WORLD-CLASS NARRATION

Each of our audiobooks is narrated by world-class actors such as Juliet Stevenson, Emilia Fox, Jamie Parker and Anton Lesser, who ensure a captivating listening experience. Brilliant narration brings the characters and stories to life, making each book you listen to on Audrey unforgettable.

📚 BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPERT LITERARY GUIDE

Be guided through the classics so you don’t miss anything important! Each book on Audrey has been paired with a friendly literary guide who offers multimedia insights into the book’s historical and cultural context, the author’s life, and so much more. In a digestible, chapter-by-chapter format they will help you understand, appreciate and connect personally with each book you choose. Our guides are from a range of backgrounds, from Woolf scholar Amy Smith to Tolstoy enthusiast Simon Haisell.

📚 MORE THAN JUST AN AUDIOBOOK APP

Each book has additional features designed to enrich your reading experience, exclusive to Audrey:

- Chapter recaps
- Character descriptions
- Insights into the book’s cultural, historical and social context
- Discussion questions and prompts for personal reflection
- Voice notes from experts and other listeners
- Photos and maps of the real-world places in the book
- In-depth info about the author, their life, and insights into their process
- Links to further reading
- Illustrations from early editions
- Recommendations for further reading, watching and listening
- Recipes
- A book-inspired playlist

📱OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES

Available worldwide 🌍

Buy one book at a time - All our guided audiobooks are for sale individually, with no subscriptions or long-term commitments. We offer free samples of a selection of books.

Hands-free mode - Ideal for when you're driving or multitasking, allowing you to enjoy your audiobook without interruptions.

Screen reader accessible - you can listen to all of our audiobooks and enjoy the Guide notes using a screen reader.

📖 A SELECTION OF TITLES FROM THE AUDREY LIBRARY

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Bambi by Felix Salten
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Dubliners by James Joyce
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Moby Dick Herman Melville
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Black Cat and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Ulysses By James Joyce

The Audrey app is currently available for mobile devices only.

Ratings and reviews

I've listened to multiple books on the app and love it. The narration has all been great and I've even preferred the narration here over some other big name narrators (this version of a Christmas Carol, Scrooge sounds much more miserly at the beginning than the Hugh Grant version). the guides are helpful for adding a little depth to my read but without turning it into a chore like in English class, and the characters and recaps help me keep track of story. highly recommend. some free books too

Really awesome, unique listening experience! If you love audiobooks this is a really cool upgrade. I look forward to them having a bigger selection, especially newer books. However, the format works really great for the selection of books. If you enjoy digging deep in your books, this is a great experience for you! I received a free review copy of a book in exchange for an honest review, but I'll definitely be back for more!

This app is absolutely amazing! I was initially skeptical about paying money for books that are in the public domain, but these audiobooks are SO worth it! I'd recommend this app to absolutely anyone who is interested in experiencing more books. The guides and original illustrations make these classics SO much more accessible to everyone. It would be nice to be able to "delete" the downloaded book once completed, but still own it, just to free up space on my phone. Otherwise, it's a perfect app!