Here's a little known tip. If you open Spotify, click "Browse" (in the left hand nav), then scroll way down to "Word," you will find a number of free audiobook collections--readings by Sylvia Plath, Langston Hughes, and Dylan Thomas; old time crime and sci-fi dramas; a big H.P. Lovecraft compendium and more. But that way of navigating things really only scratches the surface of what Spotify has to offer.

If you rummage around enough, you'll find many quality recordings--everything from Christopher Lee reading Dracula and Frankenstein, to Kurt Vonnegut reading four of his novels, to a 68-hour playlist of Shakespeare’s plays being performed by legendary actors. We've found 75+ recordings in recent months and gradually added them to our collection, 1,000 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free. But they seemed worth highlighting and calling to your attention here.

If you need Spotify's free software, download it here. And if you find any other gems, please list them in the comments below and we'll add them to our list.

Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice - Spotify

- Pride and Prejudice - Spotify Beckett, Samuel -- Waiting for Godot (Theatrical performance with Bert Lahr) – Spotify

-- Waiting for Godot (Theatrical performance with Bert Lahr) – Spotify Bukowski, Charles – 4 Hours of Bukowski Readings – Spotify

– 4 Hours of Bukowski Readings – Spotify Bukowski, Charles – Hostage – Spotify

– Hostage – Spotify Bukowski, Charles – Master Collection – Spotify

– Master Collection – Spotify Burroughs, William S. – Call Me Burroughs (his first spoken word album) – Spotify

– Call Me Burroughs (his first spoken word album) – Spotify Burroughs, William S. – Let Me Hang You (posthumous album settting readings of Naked Lunch to music) – Spotify

– Let Me Hang You (posthumous album settting readings of Naked Lunch to music) – Spotify Carroll, Lewis – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Read by Sir John Gielgud) – Spotify

– Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Read by Sir John Gielgud) – Spotify Carroll, Lewis – Through the Looking Glass (Read by Joan Greenwood, Stanley Holloway) – Spotify

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