There are books that you may only read once, and books that you return to time and again. Audiobooks are an easy way to revisit the classics when you’re on the go, getting some exercise or at home on the sofa. Here’s a selection of renowned titles from the likes of Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde and Franz Kafka, all of which are available to listen to in the Audible app.

Set during the American Civil War, five prisoners of war make a daring escape in a hot-air balloon. After days of flying, they crash-land on an island where they try to build a new existence.

Dorian Gray has his portrait painted by artist Basil Hallward, who is besotted by Gray’s beauty. Gray in turn becomes obsessed with the painting and by his desire to maintain his youthful appearance – at any cost.

When he’s put in solitary confinement and tortured for refusing to cooperate with the Nazi regime, Dr B becomes completely consumed by a single book about chess games. After he’s freed, he finds himself on the same cruise liner as the world chess champion – and with the opportunity to play against him.

Josef K. is arrested on his thirtieth birthday, but he – and the reader – never discover what crime he is accused of committing. His fight to prove his innocence and maintain any sense of a normal life becomes a terrifyingly futile one.

Dr Jekyll is a kind, respected and intelligent scientist. But there’s a dark side to his personality that requires all his strength to suppress. When he thinks he’s found a solution to separate his good side from his bad, it’s ultimately the latter that takes over night after night and turns him into the monstrous Mr Hyde.