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The World's Best Classic Short Stories
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 20 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
Publisher's Summary
A glittering collection of some of the world's finest short stories, including:
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- DEE
- 22-05-19
Not easy to navigate
Not easy to navigate around the book. Chapter numbers should be replaced with story titles.
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- Jennifer Greenberg
- 04-09-16
I just can't listen to this narrator
I love these stories but just I could not bear this narrator. I tried - I really tried.
16 people found this helpful
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- Ken Larsen
- 04-02-15
Wonderful group of short stories
A wonderful group of intriguing short stories, written by world class authors and performed with great enthusiasm which one can enjoy anytime.
12 people found this helpful
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- Amber
- 23-12-15
Annoying
Annoying and melancholic narration. The accent drives me nuts. Worst purchase ever. Very monotone. Would like my money back.
14 people found this helpful
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- Gerald Brissette
- 03-10-20
Tough listen
The content appeals to me greatly. I just didn't like listening to the reader. It didn't seem genuine to me.
1 person found this helpful
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- Stephen O. Meredith
- 25-02-17
Narration is annoying
The sing-song voice of the British narrator was fine for the first story or so but was highly annoying in its sameness over time.
7 people found this helpful
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- Rebekah Collins
- 17-01-21
Terrible Narration . . .
I wish I had read the other reviews before purchasing this as I love short stories. Also there are no chapter titles and the narrator does not announce the author's name for each story either.
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- Mark
- 02-03-14
Great Collection of Unexpected/Horror
A great collection of classic tales with a twist or horror theme to them. (Although I'm sure you worked that out from EA Poe.) Well read, and a pleasure to listen to.
4 people found this helpful
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- Mrs. J. Moir
- 01-02-14
Great stories but droning voice!
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Super stories but very wearing voice.
What did you like best about this story?
All good - a few odd ones.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Cathy Dobson?
Samantha Bond, Dawn French, any actor or actress with a less droning voice.
Could you see The World's Best Classic Short Stories being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
Too many - would take years.
Any additional comments?
Good value for money
8 people found this helpful
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- Mark
- 25-12-15
Irritating pronunciation.
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
Very strange the ways words are pronounced here, there is no accent like it in England. Why is the narrator adding syllables to words and lengthening them unnecessarily? I found it very offputting.
6 people found this helpful
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- vanessa c.
- 02-05-21
Narrators voice
A very monotoned narration Cathy Dobson
sorry Cathy- well read but a little nauseating indeed
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- Chris
- 31-01-20
Grating narration, spoils every story
The narrator had a voice that was grating and monatone throughout the entire book
Spoiled the experience