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International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

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The first volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on American short stories and draws from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Anna Katherine Greene, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe and many other favorites. Topics range from historical to science fiction, melodramatic to philosophic. (Summary by Lynne Thompson) (13 hr 33 min)

Chapters

The Prophetic Pictures by Nathaniel Hawthorne

33:49

Read by Lynne T

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Part 1 by Washington Irving

37:26

Read by Mike Pelton

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Part 2 by Washington Irving

42:35

Read by Mike Pelton

The Gold-Bug Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

27:11

Read by Mike Pelton

The Gold-Bug Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

27:50

Read by Mike Pelton

The Gold-Bug Part 3 by Edgar Allan Poe

33:23

Read by Mike Pelton

Corporal Flint's Murder by J. Fenimore Cooper

30:54

Read by Françoise

Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy Part 1 by Bret Harte

32:46

Read by Mike Pelton

Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy Part 2 by Bret Harte

40:13

Read by Mike Pelton

The Notary of Perigueux by H. W. Longfellow

17:08

Read by Larry Greene

The Widow's Cruise by F. R. Stockton

24:29

Read by KHand

The Count and The Wedding Guest by O. Henry

14:30

Read by Lynne T

Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift by John Kendrick Bangs

37:11

Read by Gertrude Durette

The Fable of The Two Mandolin Players and The Willing Performer by George Ade

7:28

Read by Jessica Atha

The Fable of The Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished To Do So…

39:50

Read by Mina Anderson

Major Perdue's Bargain by Joel Chandler Harris

27:46

Read by KHand

A Kentucky Cinderella by F. Hopkinson Smith

42:41

Read by Larry Greene

By The Waters of Paradise Part 1 by F. Marion Crawford

28:55

Read by Françoise

By The Waters of Paradise Part 2 by F. Marion Crawford

27:08

Read by Françoise

By The Waters of Paradise Part 3 by F. Marion Crawford

19:39

Read by Françoise

A Memorable Night by Anna Katharine Green

35:53

Read by Larry Greene

The Man From Red Dog by Alfred Henry Lewis

19:32

Read by Sean Grabosky

Jean Michaud's Little Ship by Charles G. D. Roberts

38:39

Read by Kingof192

Those Old Lunes! Or, Which Is The Madman? by W. Gilmore Simms Part 1

28:05

Read by Françoise

Those Old Lunes! Or, Which Is The Madman? by W. Gilmore Simms Part 2

21:25

Read by Françoise

The Chiropodist by Bayard Taylor

46:44

Read by Françoise

Mr. Dooley On Corporal Punishment by F. P. Dunne

10:52

Read by Greg Giordano

Over A Wood Fire by Donald G. Mitchell

19:00

Read by Lynne T