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Short Stories: Classic American Short Stories




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Five great American short story writers, dating from the turn of the nineteenth/twentieth centuries are represented here. Different in atmosphere and writing...

Disc 1


    An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (more info)
    Composed by: Ambrose Bierce
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  1. 'A man stood upon a railway bridge in northern Alabama..." - 7:37
  2. 'Peyton Fahrquhar was a well to do planter...' - 3:14
  3. 'As Peyton Fahrquhar fell straight downward through the bridge...' - 7:23
  4. 'Fahrquhar dived - dived as deeply as he could.' - 7:30


  5. The Veteran (more info)
    Composed by: Stephen Crane
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  6. 'Out of the low window could be seen three hickory trees...' - 12:01


  7. The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (more info)
    Composed by: Mark Twain
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  8. 'In compliance with the request of a friend of mine...' - 7:52
  9. '"Well, thish-yer Smiley had rat-tarriers, and chicken cocks..."' - 6:18


  10. After Twenty Years (more info)
    Composed by: O. Henry
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  11. 'The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively...' - 8:32


  12. A Retrieved Information (more info)
    Composed by: O. Henry
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  13. 'A guard came to the prison shoe-shop...' - 6:58
  14. 'One afternoon, Jimmy Valentine and his suitcase...' - 4:39
  15. 'On Monday night after Jimmy wrote this letter...' - 6:49

Disc 2


    While the Auto Waits (more info)
    Composed by: O. Henry
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  1. 'Promptly at the beginning of twilight...' - 7:21
  2. '"Sometimes," continued the girl...' - 5:46


  3. The Last Leaf (more info)
    Composed by: O. Henry
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  4. 'In a little district west of Washington Square...' - 8:29
  5. 'Old Behrmann was a painter who lived on the ground floor...' - 7:39


  6. Makes the Whole World Kin (more info)
    Composed by: O. Henry
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  7. 'The burglar stepped inside the wndow quickly...' - 10:25


  8. Brown Wolf (more info)
    Composed by: Jack London
    William Roberts, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  9. 'She had delayed, because of the dew-wet grass...' - 6:39
  10. 'Now Irvine was a man of impulse, a poet...' - 7:14
  11. 'Up from below came another sound...' - 6:15
  12. 'Skiff Miller turned to the dog...' - 7:30
  13. 'Skiff Miller continued to debate with himself...' - 9:10

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Product Details
 
Composer(s):
Bierce, Ambrose; Crane, Stephen; Henry, O.; London, Jack; Twain, Mark

Artist(s):
Roberts, William

Label: Naxos Audio Books
UPC: 730099021227
Item Number: NA221212
Release Date: Feb 1, 2001