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Enduring stories that are as relevant today as they were when written at the turn of the century by influential women writers.
This audio recording includes: On the Divide and The Garden Lodge by Willa Cather; A Point at Issue, Desiree's Baby, A Pair of Silk Stockings, and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin; Three Thanksgivings and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; and The Pelican
...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.
This audio recording includes the following short stories:
"Reginald on House Parties" by Saki, read by Nigel Hawthorne"The Sphinx without a Secret" by Oscar Wilde, read by Martin Jarvis"Tobermory" by Saki, read by Barbara Leigh-Hunt"On Being Idle" by Jerome K. Jerome, read by Hugh
...H. P. Lovecraft is arguably the most important horror writer of the twentieth century. Culled from his 1927 essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature," Lovecraft acknowledges those authors and stories that he feels are the very finest the horror field has to offer, including Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Conan Doyle. This chilling
...This wonderful collection of short stories includes work by some of literature's most treasured names, with inspired readings by gifted actors.
This superlative treasury includes the following stories:
"Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, read by John Chancer"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Robert Fass"Cousin William" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, read by Kate Fenton"How I Edited an Agricultural Paper" by Mark...Immerse yourself. Savor the best storytelling from the greatest authors of the supernatural. The haunting language and brilliant renditions create an extraordinary atmosphere.
This audio recording includes the following suspense-filled classics:
"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...Fourteen mysteries to test your inner sleuth! This collection includes "The Stolen White Elephant" by Mark Twain, narrated by Mauro Hantman; "The Fenchurch Street Mystery" by Baroness Orczy, narrated by Davina Porter; "Problem of the Superfluous Finger" by Jacques Futrelle, narrated by Stephen R. Thorne; "The Blue Sequin" by R. Austin Freeman, narrated by Simon Vance; "An Intangible Clue" by Anna Katharine Green, narrated by Angela Brazil; and
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