Great Classic Stories: 22 Unabridged Classics

Jacobi, Sir Derek; Ayres, Rosalind; David, Joanna; Hawthorne, Nigel; Various Narrators

ISBN 10: 1572705612 ISBN 13: 9781572705616

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America, 2006

Synopsis

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. This audio recording includes: Reginald on House Parties by Saki, narrated by Nigel Hawthorne The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde, narrated by Martin Jarvis Tobermory by Saki, narrated by Barbara Leigh-Hunt On Being Idle by Jerome K. Jerome, narrated by Hugh Laurie For Better or Worse by W.W. Jacobs, narrated by Joanna David The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde, narrated by T.P. McKenna The Garden of Truth by E. Nesbit, narrated by Harriet Walker The Cat That Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling, narrated by Liza Goddard The Girl From Arles by Alphonse Daudet, narrated by Stephen Fry Mr. & Mrs. Dove by Katherine Mansfield, narrated by Rosalind Ayres Georgie Porgie by Rudyard Kipling, narrated by Edward Fox Caterpillars by E.F. Benson, narrated by Patrick Malahide Lost Hearts by M.R. James, narrated by Richard Pasco Ship to Tarshish by John Buchan, narrated by Iain Cuthbertson The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Richard Pasco The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace, narrated by Robin Bailey Dr. Heideggers Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne, narrated by Nicky Henson B-24 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Brian Cox Pat Hobby & Orson Welles by F. Scott Fitzgerald, narrated by Kerry Shale Mad by Guy de Maupassant, narrated by Derek Jacobi The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Richard Griffiths The Monkeys Paw by W. W. Jacobs, narrated by Patrick Malahide.

About this title

From AudioFile:

Here we have 22 comic and dramatic short stories. Two are French, a few more American, and the majority are by British Victorian and Edwardian writers. The overall atmosphere of the volume is gothic. (Only F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles" seems out of place.) The stories vary in familiarity, from W.W. Jacobs's relatively obscure "For Better or Worse" to the same author's overexposed "Monkey's Paw." In between are short works by Kipling, Mansfield, Poe, Hawthorne, Maupassant, and other masters. The collection boasts performances by veteran British actors-- including such audio luminaries as Derek Jacobi, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Stephen Fry, and the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne. The readings range from fine to superb. Not a dud in the lot. Y.R. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1572705612
• ISBN 13: 9781572705616
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 6