Audiobook Directory of Works by William Shakespeare

Welcome to your all-in-one guide to Shakespeare in audio. Every play, every poem, every performance we can find — gathered, organized, and ready for you to explore (so far… we keep discovering more). Dive into Tragedies, Comedies, Histories, and the full collection of Poems & Sonnets. Each work has its own page packed with dramatizations, retellings, commentary, and study-friendly editions. Click through and enjoy the world’s greatest stories in a whole new way.

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Tragedies




Comedies




Histories

The Histories could be tricky as to which “order” to read them in… but sticking to the Henriad(s) is a pretty good idea. A solid suggestion is to do the first tetralogy: Richard II; Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V. Then, follow it with the next four: Henry VI, Part 1; Henry VI, Part 2; Henry VI, Part 3; and Richard III.

The Henriad is one of the great joys of Shakespeare because it gives you something rare: a living, breathing world with recurring characters, real emotional payoff, and the single funniest scene-stealer in the entire canon — Falstaff. If the tragedies give you catharsis and the comedies give you sparkle, the Henriad gives you a whole universe to sink into. Falstaff swaggers through it with wit, warmth, scheming charm, and a very human kind of broken brilliance. Watching him collide with Prince Hal, and watching their friendship bend, strain, and ultimately break across the Henry IV plays, gives the cycle a beating heart you can’t find anywhere else in Shakespeare. It’s politics, coming-of-age, comedy, and pathos all wrapped together — and Falstaff is the gravitational center pulling so much of it to life.

But if you want a punchier, more streamlined way into the Histories — one that doesn’t rely on Falstaff’s orbit — there’s another fantastic route: Richard II; Richard III; King John; Edward III; Henry VIII. This lineup plays like a fast-moving political thriller across generations. It’s all shifting crowns, bold gambles, family fractures, and the kind of high-stakes maneuvering that shaped England itself. Each play echoes the next with recurring royal houses, inherited grudges, and the long shadow of ambition. It’s perfect for readers who want the big sweep of English monarchy without the comic detours — a tight, dramatic sequence that feels surprisingly modern, surprisingly addictive, and incredibly fun to move through.




Poems & Sonnets