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Compelling Short Stories

Forty Great Classic Tales

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Compelling Short Stories

Written by: H. Rider Haggard, Hugh Walpole, W. W. Jacobs, B. M. Croker, G. Ranger Wormser, Gertrude Atherton, H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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A rich and varied anthology of inventive classic tales by some of the world's top storytellers.

  • 'A Deal in Ostriches' by H. G. Wells
  • 'The Scarecrow' by G. Ranger Wormser
  • 'Only a Dream' by H. Rider Haggard
  • 'The Magic Shop' by H. G. Wells
  • 'The Business of Madame Jahn' by Vincent O'Sullivan
  • 'The Old Portrait' by Hume Nisbet
  • 'The Yellow Globe' by Alexander W. Drake
  • 'The Last Trump' by Hugh Walpole
  • 'The White Cat' by W. W. Jacobs
  • 'The Effigy' by G. Ranger Wormser
  • 'The Flowering of the Strange Orchid' by H. G. Wells
  • 'The Piano Next Door' by Elia W. Peattie
  • 'The Khitmatgar' by B. M. Croker
  • 'The Crystal Egg' by H. G. Wells
  • 'The Fire' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne
  • 'The Horla' by Guy de Maupassant
  • 'Haunted' by G. Ranger Wormser
  • 'Through a Window' by H. G. Wells
  • 'The Devil of the Marsh' by H. B. Marriott-Watson
  • 'The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number' by Gertrude Atherton...and over 20 more fascinating classic stories.

Public Domain (P)2016 Red Door Audiobooks Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories
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Each story a classic. The narrator has a distinct accent that might not go well with all listeners. do listen to the sample before purchasing..

Beautiful Content, heavily accented.

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