Great Classic Stories Audiobook By Alphonse Daudet, Saki, Oscar Wilde cover art

Great Classic Stories

22 Unabridged Classics

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A treasure-chest of the written and spoken word, this collection is read by brilliant actors who make this audio anthology a genuine treat for the listener. Includes:

  • "Reginald on House Parties" by Saki
  • "The Sphinx Without a Secret" by Oscar Wilde
  • Tobermory" by Saki
  • "On Being Idle" by Jerome K. Jerome
  • "For Better or Worse" by W.W. Jacobs
  • "The Model Millionaire" by Oscar Wilde
  • "The Garden of Truth" by E. Nesbit
  • "The Cat That Walked by Himself" and "The Girl from Arles" by Alphonse Daudet
  • "Mr. & Mrs. Dove" by Katherine Mansfield
  • "Georgie Porgie" by Rudyard Kipling
  • "Caterpillars" by E.F. Benson
  • "Lost Hearts" by M.R. James
  • "Ship to Tarshish" by John Buchan
  • "The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace
  • "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "B 24" by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "Pat Hobby & Orson Welles" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • "Mad" by Guy de Maupassant
  • "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs

    This collection was previously published as Short Stories: The Ultimate Classic Collection.

    • (P)2005 CSA Telltapes, licensed from CSA Word     Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Anthologies Cats Heartfelt Short Stories Great Literature

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    "Emilia Fox reads beautifully. She also supplies an appealing, believable voice for Victoria, the Cockney heroine." (AudioFile)

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    Classic Literature • Engaging Stories • Stellar Cast • Perfect Endings • Varied Collection • Victorian Humor

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    I've had mixed results with this type of audio collection of classic stories. Not necessarily due to the quality of the individual stories, it's more about the mix and production quality. This collection was a pleasant surprise though. It's a refreshing mix of genre, from Romance to Mystery to Horror. There were some familiar old favorites, like "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Tale-Tell Heart" but most were new to me. The stories are all read by recognizable actors, who all do a fine job - film and TV actors are not necessarily the best at reading audio, and the language in these 100+ year old stories is often stilted to my ears, so these are a particular challenge. The sound quality was excellent, and the start of each short story mostly corresponded to the next chapter, but they were labeled Chapter One, Chapter Two, etc., rather than with the title of the story, requiring me to go back and consult the title description frequently.

    Good story collection; excellent narration

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    I love this collection of awesome short stories read by incredible readers I think you'll really enjoy these if you like classic literature great stories and really good sound actors

    awesome

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    I enjoyed all the stories and the performances. I was surprised at some of the authors who wrote what could be described as horror stories. There were a disproportionate number of horror stories which I liked but would not have been able to tell that from the book descriptions. There were a few I stopped listening to because they involved animal cruelty which would have not been out of place when the stories were written so it was just a preference of mine not to finish listening to them.

    Good variety

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    As you might expect with a variety pack, the quality of story and the quality of narration varies. Probably does not have the best work from any of the authors. But enjoyable overall. Helped me through a long drive.

    Mostly entertaining

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    I'm currently a student in an MFA in Creative Writing program, with a focus on short story.

    I am therefore trying to read a wide range of short stories, and bought this and 2 other collections from Audible.com

    I was sorry that so many of these stories were in the "horror" genre.

    Too much horror, not enough "literature"

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