Great American Suspense Audiobook By Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce, more cover art

Great American Suspense

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Great American Suspense

By: Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce, more
Narrated by: Geraint Wyn Davies
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 Immerse yourself. Savor the best storytelling from the greatest authors of the supernatural. The haunting language and brilliant rendition create an extraordinary atmosphere.

Includes:
"Ethan Brand" by Nathaniel Hawthorne: A lime-burner and his young son encounter the man searching for the Unpardonable Sin.

"The Yellow Sign" by Robert W. Chambers: Using the rich gothic language of Poe, the author creates a similar shocking effect.

"The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe: A painter exchanges the life of his young bride for the painted image.

"The Upper Berth" by F. Marion Crawford: Apparent suicides on board a ship lead to uncanny supernatural conclusions.

"An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce: One of the most famous short stories ever written.

(P)2000 The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary Short Thrillers
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"The very best in its genre." (School Library Journal)
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I love forever Knight for years. with this Mr daves has out himself! great addition to my collection!

What a treat

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Great stories and narration but read with no pause between, as if studio time was at a premium. Very odd, and almost comical. Overall I very much enjoyed this collection.

great stories and narration

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Each short story stands on its own as representative of writing of the period. Great find in the Plus Catalog, highly recommend for those who enjoy classic writing.

Variety of suspense from excellent authors

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Wonderful classic stories.
Artful narration.

My only criticism is the editing. I wish there had been a better transition between stories. The existing transition is so abrupt; there is nearly no gap between one story ending and the next beginning. I listen to many audio anthologies and the transition between the selections in the anthology is normally handled much more smoothly.

Minor Criticism - Editing

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Classics I loved by a most extraordinarily talented narrator/voice actor, Geraint Wyn Davies. Couldn't ask for more. I will definitely listen again and again.

Great classics narrated by superb narrator

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Great stories but my hat off to the reader. Excellent at conveying feeling and different voices and accents without being overdone.

A superb reader

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Famous American short stories wonderfully read by Gerraint Wyn Davies. My favorite was “An Occurrence at All Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce.

Ambrose Bierce’s story was striking!

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Every story in this collection is a gem, a must-read for lovers of horror classics.

Excellent selection of stories!

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Stories are interesting but the narrator is trying too hard.
These are classic stories and I have listened to most of them before.
Good thing this was included with my membership or I would have returned it.

The narrator is a below par.

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