Short stories: the thinking man's collection : The Thinking Man's Collection
(2023)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Canongate Books, 2023
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 20 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781908377036 MWT15915555, 1908377038 15915555
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Read by Iain Cuthbertson, Jonathan Firth, Kerry Shale, Liza Goddard

A collection of witty, warm, mysterious short stories from some of the best classic authors 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 Hillby 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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