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Length7h 43m
About this audiobook
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 Laurie“For Better or Worse” by W. W. Jacobs, read by Joanna David“The Model Millionaire” by Oscar Wilde, read by T. P. McKenna“The Garden of Truth” by E. Nesbit, read by Harriet Walker“The Cat That Walked by Himself” by Rudyard Kipling, read by Liza Goddard“The Girl from Arles” by Alphonse Daudet, read by Stephen Fry“Mr. & Mrs. Dove” by Katherine Mansfield, read by Rosalind Ayres“Georgie Porgie” by Rudyard Kipling, read by Edward Fox“Caterpillars” by E. F. Benson, read by Patrick Malahide“Lost Hearts” by M. R. James, read by Richard Pasco“Ship to Tarshish” by John Buchan, read by Iain Cuthbertson“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Richard Pasco“The Man of the Night” by Edgar Wallace, read by Robin Bailey“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, read by Nicky Henson“B-24” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Brian Cox“Pat Hobby & Orson Welles” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by Kerry Shale“Mad” by Guy de Maupassant, read by Derek Jacobi“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Richard Griffiths“The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs, read by Patrick Malahide
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (699)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length7 hrs 43 mins
Narrated byvarious narrators
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 20, 2013
LanguageEnglish
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