Classic American Short Stories

by O. Henry, Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain and Stephen Crane

Read by William Roberts

UNABRIDGED

Produced by Nicolas Soames

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.

Music: Souza, Balakirev, Dvořák and others

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2 CDs
Running Time: c.2½ hours
ISBN: 9-62634-212-9
Catalogue no: NA221212
US SRP: $17.98 / CANADA SRP: Can$23.95

See also ‘Bartelby the Scrivener’ and other stories