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    The Great Short Story Collection: 66 Classic Gems of the Short Story Genre
    The Great Short Story Collection: 66 Classic Gems of the Short Story Genre
    The Great Short Story Collection: 66 Classic Gems of the Short Story Genre
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    The Great Short Story Collection: 66 Classic Gems of the Short Story Genre

    Written by Barry Pain, O. Henry and Charles Dickens

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences and to engage the reader instantly. This collection presents 66 of the greatest examples of the genre - many of them well known, some hidden literary treasures, all of them exquisite examples of the short story at its finest.
    "August Heat" by W. F. Harvey
    "Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler
    "A Dill Pickle" by Katherine Mansfield
    "The White Dog" by Fedor Sologub
    "Batchelors" by Hugh Walpole
    "Lost Treasure" by Caradoc Evans
    "The End of a Show" by Barry Pain
    "The Nightmare Room" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain
    "The Bus Conductor" by E. F. Benson
    "The Dream" by A. J. Alan
    "The Drover’s Wife" by Henry Lawson
    "The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson
    "The Giraffe Problem" by Barry Pain
    "The Green Light" by Barry Pain
    "The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace
    "The Room" by Stacy Aumonier
    "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
    "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson
    "Charles" by A. J. Alan
    "The Idiot" by Arnold Bennett
    "The Storm" by Kate Chopin
    "A Witch in the Peak" by R. Murray Gilchrist
    "The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey
    "The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens
    "The Enemy" by Hugh Walpole

    And over 40 other great stories....
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateApr 20, 2015
    ISBN9781467698283
    The Great Short Story Collection: 66 Classic Gems of the Short Story Genre

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