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Classic American Short Stories
- Narrator
- William Roberts
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2000
- Run Time
- 2 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Anthologies: general
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- Author
- O. Henry, Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane
- Narrator
- William Roberts
- Duration
- 2 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2000
- ISBN
- 9789629544737
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Anthologies: general
Synopsis
Five great American short story writers, dating from the turn of the nineteenth/twentieth centuries are represented here. Different in atmosphere and writing style, they nevertheless caught the mood and concerns of the day in a way that was distinctly American. Bierce’s ‘An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge’ leaves echoes in the imagination; the stories by Crane and London recall the themes of the Civil War and the Klondike for which they are well known. Twain’s humour is to the fore in ‘The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County’ and O. Henry’s sharp observation makes his neat tales a joy to listen to. An attractive and accessible collection.
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