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Short Story Classics
- From the Great Storywriters of the World
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Publisher's summary
A vintage collection of some of the greatest short stories ever written:
- "The Purloined Letter", by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Nose", by Nikolai Gogol
- "The Story of an Hour", by Kate Chopin
- "The Gift of the Magi", by O. Henry
- "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal", by Daniel Defoe
- "The Lifted Veil", by George Eliot
- "Life of Ma Parker", by Katherine Mansfield
- "The Baron", by Katherine Mansfield
- "The Cask of Amontillado", by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Seventh Pullet", by Saki
- "The Yellow Paint", by Robert Louis Stevenson
- "The Sphinx Without a Secret", by Oscar Wilde
- "The Boarded Window", by Ambrose Bierce
- "Squire Petrick’s Lady", by Thomas Hardy
- "The Dead", by James Joyce
- "The Unknown Quantity", by O. Henry
- "The Venturers", by O.Henry
- "The One-Million-Pound Bank Note", by Mark Twain
- "The Stolen White Elephant", by Mark Twain
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Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Lauren Groff has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices and including several stories in translation.
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Every story is overwhelmingly melancholy.
- By Jane S. on 10-31-23
By: Lauren Groff - editor, and others
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Classic American Short Stories, Volume 2
- By: Theodore Dreiser, Jack London, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The greatest short story writers strive to achieve a single, dramatic effect, a feature which the early masters of this genre perfected. Although the short story came from Europe, it was reborn in America and reached a pinnacle of superb form on these shores by the turn of the 20th century. In so many of our best writers, we hear echoes of a pioneer ethos that sustains the heart of a great literature. Here are 12 of America's best.
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Fun listening too
- By Michael on 10-01-06
By: Theodore Dreiser, and others
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Short Classics Collection
- A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Call of the Wild, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Metamorphosis, and More
- By: Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Jack London, and others
- Narrated by: John York
- Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Inside this delightful collection, you'll uncover seven tales from literary legends whose work shaped the world of writing. From gothic horror to existentialist reflections on life and society, inside you'll also find your fair share of adventures, fantastical places, compelling characters, and moral lessons.
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Began listening with reservation...
- By G. Eggleston on 04-30-20
By: Charles Dickens, and others
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Great American Stories
- By: Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Ambrose Bierce
- Narrated by: Patrick Fraley, Patrick Hagan
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Here are 10 unabridged stories by the greatest American authors. These treasured stories from the most influential authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries were selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic oral qualities.
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Great Classic Stories
- By kutzkai on 03-13-21
By: Mark Twain, and others
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Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults
- DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
- By: Various
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Tales to soothe tired souls. A nighttime companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's sleep. This cheering audiobook of best loved short tales, extracts and poems will calm and restore an anxious mind before sleep. A good night's sleep is essential for our well-being and our health, but in our busy lives sleep is often poor and overlooked. Now is the time to stop a while and find consolation and wonder in other worlds where all is well.
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Not at all sleep inducing
- By Kingfisher on 12-29-18
By: Various
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Classic Russian Short Stories, Volume 1
- By: Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Turgenev, and others
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Russian literature exudes an atmosphere of mysticism, which is said to be a natural result of the simplicity of her people. Often, instead of being "about" anything, Russian stories sometimes seem to be the "thing" in itself. Be this as it may, it is an undeniable fact that with hardly any portent of future greatness to come, Russian literature suddenly sprang fully developed into existence in the 19th century.
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Excellent
- By Alessandro on 10-30-05
By: Alexander Pushkin, and others