Great Classic Stories: 22 Unabridged Classics

Great Classic Stories: 22 Unabridged Classics
by Derek Jacobi, Rosalind Ayres, Joanna David, Nigel Hawthorne

Great Classic Stories: 22 Unabridged Classics
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Author: Derek Jacobi, Joanna David, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosalind Ayres
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Published: 2006-09-07
ISBN: 1572705612
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America

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Book Review: Definitely GREAT Classics
Summary: 5 Stars

The 22 Stories are:
Reginald on House Parties - Saki
The Sphinx without a Secret - Oscar Wilde
Tobermory - Saki
On Being Idle - Jerome K Jerome
The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
The Garden of Truth - E. Nesbit
The Cat that Walked by Himself - Rudyard Kipling
The Girl from Arles - Alphonse Daudet
Mr. & Mrs. Dove - Katherine Mansfield
Georgie Porgie - Rudyard Kipling
Caterpillars - E.F. Benton
Lost Hearts - MR James
Ship to Tarshish - John Buchan
The Tell-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe
The Man of the Night - Edgar Wallace
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment - Nathaniel Hawthorne
B 24 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Pat Hobby & Orson Welles - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mad - Guy de Maupassant
The Black Cat - Edgar Allan Poe
The Monkey's Paw - WW Jacobs

Each short story lasts from a range of about 10 to about 45 minutes for a total of 7.5 hours. 6 discs with 3-5 narrations per disc. All narrators are British actors who read each story in character voices (like anything, some better than others - but all still enjoyable). The BBC did do an excellent job of selecting interesting short stories from its selection of Classics. I enjoyed all of them, even when there were occasional British or period phrases or places that were referenced in the tales with which I was unfamiliar. These vivid tales of human psychology were filled with interesting characters really made my lengthy daily drive to work less painful.

Summary of Great Classic Stories: 22 Unabridged Classics

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. Includes tales by Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Conan Doyle, and more: Reginald on House Parties by Saki; The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde; Tobermory by Saki; On Being Idle by Jerome K. Jerome; For Better or Worse by W. W. Jacobs; The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde; The Garden of Truth by E. Nesbit; The Cat That Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling; The Girl from Arles by Alphonse Daudet; Mr. & Mrs. Dove by Katherine Mansfield; Georgie Porgie by Rudyard Kipling; Caterpillars by E. F. Benson; Lost Hearts by M. R. James; Ship to Tarshish by John Buchan; The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe; The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace; Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne; B 24 by Arthur Conan Doyle; Pat Hobby & Orson Welles by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Mad by Guy de Maupassant; The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe; and The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs.

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