Tragedy audiobooks

Ethan Frome

by Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's tragic novel Ethan Frome narrates the triangle romance of Ethan, his sick wife Zeena and her cousin Mattie. Unhealthy Zeena brings her cousin Mattie to take care of her in home. With poverty ruling his life, Ethan is obsessed with young Mattie who does not stop him advancing towards her. Knowing their affair Zeena plans to replace h..

Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin portrayed the horrors of slavery and ignited need for abolition. Banning of this novel only fueled the theme of it and opened the way for American Civil War. Slaves Uncle Tom and Eliza lead reasonably peaceful life under their master Arthur Shelby, who owns a farm in Kentucky. His farming losses force..

The Sorrows of Young Werther

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther is a semi-autobiographical novel by German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The protagonist Werther falls in love with beautiful Lotte for her motherly care to her siblings since their father's death. Werther's endless sorrows starts on knowing Lotte is already engaged with Albert who is 11 years elder than her. Thoug..

Oedipus The King

by Sophocles

Oedipus the King is the first play of the Oedipus Trilogy penned by Athenian tragedian Sophocles. Disowned as an infant by his parents Thebes King Laius and Queen Jocasta, Oedipus raised by King Polybus. Knowing his past and the prophecy stating he will kill his father, Oedipus leaves King Polybus falsely interpreting his as father. However the inc..

Oedipus at Colonus

by Sophocles

Oedipus at Colonus is the second play of Oedipus Trilogy penned by Athenian tragedian Sophocles. The play follows the preceding incidents after Oedipus blinding himself and eventually expelled by his sons Eteocles and Polynices. Along with his daughters Antigone and Ismene, Oedipus moves to holy-land. He curses his sons that they will kill each oth..

Antigone

by Sophocles

Antigone is the third play of Oedipus Trilogy penned by Athenian tragedian Sophocles which follows the incidents after death of Oedipus and his sons. New Thebes ruler Creon decides to put bodies of Eteocles and Polynices to public shame. Brave Antigone breaks the orders of Creon and buries bodies and eventually imprisoned along-with her sister Isme..

The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a tragic novel by Thomas Hardy set in a fictional England Town named Casterbridge. Miserable Michael Henchard on drunk, sells his innocent wife and infant daughter for a paltry five guineas. Years passed his life starts flourishing, he attains wealth and fame eventually becomes the mayor of city. 20 years later his aris..

Othello

by William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Othello is one of the most performed plays of Shakespeare, which deals with racism, greed and obsession. Envied over his superior Othello's unfair elevation above him, ensign Iago successfully seeds the devils in the minds of cross cultural romance pairs. Falling victim of the traps of Iago, Othello went on to kill his innocent wife ..