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The Great Short Story Collection

66 Classic Gems of the Short Story Genre

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The Great Short Story Collection

Written by: Barry Pain, O. Henry, Charles Dickens, E. F. Benson, Stacy Aumonier, Katherine Mansfield, W. F. Harvey
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences and to engage the reader instantly. This collection presents 66 of the greatest examples of the genre - many of them well known, some hidden literary treasures, all of them exquisite examples of the short story at its finest.

  • "August Heat" by W. F. Harvey
  • "Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler
  • "A Dill Pickle" by Katherine Mansfield
  • "The White Dog" by Fedor Sologub
  • "Batchelors" by Hugh Walpole
  • "Lost Treasure" by Caradoc Evans
  • "The End of a Show" by Barry Pain
  • "The Nightmare Room" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain
  • "The Bus Conductor" by E. F. Benson
  • "The Dream" by A. J. Alan
  • "The Drover’s Wife" by Henry Lawson
  • "The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson
  • "The Giraffe Problem" by Barry Pain
  • "The Green Light" by Barry Pain
  • "The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace
  • "The Room" by Stacy Aumonier
  • "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
  • "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson
  • "Charles" by A. J. Alan
  • "The Idiot" by Arnold Bennett
  • "The Storm" by Kate Chopin
  • "A Witch in the Peak" by R. Murray Gilchrist
  • "The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey
  • "The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens
  • "The Enemy" by Hugh Walpole

    • And over 40 other great stories....

    Public Domain (P)2015 Red Door Audiobooks     Anthologies Classics

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