Length15m
About this audiobook
A dog. A child. A rope that drags, and a bond that tightens.
In this brief, haunting tale, Stephen Crane casts a quiet, unflinching gaze at innocence, cruelty, and the strange bargains we make in the name of love.
Told in spare, evocative prose,
A Dark Brown Dog is more than it appears — a fable with no moral, a friendship with no promise, a home with no safety.
You may not be sure where the pain ends and the loyalty begins.
But you will know you've seen something true.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.2 (357)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction, Fantasy
Length15 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 26, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Dark Brown Dog-Intro
2A Dark Brown Dog
3A Dark Brown Dog-Outro
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