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Short Stories: The Thinking Man's Collection

By: William Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, Charles Dickens, Edgar Wallace, Saki, Sapper, John Buchan, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Christopher Smart, Alphonse Daudet, Mark Twain, Edward Page Mitchell, Jerome K. Jerome, Anton Chekhov
Narrated by: Iain Cuthbertson, Jonathan Firth, Kerry Shale, Liza Goddard, Martin Jarvis, Nicky Henson
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This fine collection of intelligent, unabridged short stories about intriguing, interesting and sometimes inspirational men is an audio treat for young and old, male or female. A carefully compiled anthology featuring timeless tales from classic authors including Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Anton Chekhov, read by a cast of acclaimed and respected actors, including Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis and Kerry Shale; this compilation will be enjoyed by the whole family.

Mr. Cosway and the Landlady by Wilkie Collins, read by Rupert Degas
A School Story by M. R. James, read by Martin Jarvis
The Poor Relation’s Story by Charles Dickens, read by Martin Jarvis
White Stockings by Edgar Wallace, read by Jonathan Firth
The Music on the Hill by Saki, read by Martin Jarvis
A Point of Detail by Sapper, read by Jonathan Firth
On Cademuir Hill by John Buchan, read by Iain Cuthbertson
Pat Hobby’s Secret by F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by Kerry Shale
My Cat Jeoffrey by Christopher Smart, read by Richard Griffiths and Liza Goddard
The Fable of the Man with the Golden Brain by Alphonse Daudet, read by Stephen Fry
Luck by Mark Twain, read by Jonathan Firth
The Clock that Went Backward by Edward Page Mitchell, read by Nick Henson
The Dancing Partner by Jerome K Jerome, read by Jonathan Firth
A Day in the Country by Anton Checkhov, read by Martin Jarvis

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"Thirteen stories in all; read by eight accomplished narrators to chill and inspire the listener."
"CSA Word regularly issues imaginative collections of short stories."
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A strange collection, loosely coonected by an idea of the unusual or mysterious. The stories are 19th century to early 20th so the twists are now cliched. But for light entertainment it is an easy listen.

enjoyable light read

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