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LENGTH10 hrs and 44 mins
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RELEASE DATE07-13-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Eighteen of the very best American short stories, each a classic in its own right.
Stories include "The Little Frenchman and his Water Lots", by George Pope Morris; "The Angel of the Odd", by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Schoolmasters’s Progress", by Caroline M.S. Kirkland; "The Watkinson Evening", by Eliza Leslie; "Titbottom’s Spectacles", by George William Curtis; "My Double and "How He Undid Me", by Edward Everett Hale; "A Visit to the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Punsters", by Oliver Wendell Holmes; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", by Mark Twain; "Elder Brown’s Backslide", by Harry Stillwell Edwards; "The Hotel Experience of Mr. Pink Fluker", by Richard Malcolm Johnston; "The Nice People", by Henry Cuyler Bunner; "The Buller-Podington Compact", by Frank Richard Stockton; "Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff", by Bret Harte; "The Duplicity of Hargraves", by O. Henry; "Bargain Day at Tutt House", by George Randolph Chester; "A Call", by Grace MacCowan Cooke; "How the Widow Won the Deacon", by William James Lampton; and "Gideon", by Wells Hastings.
Public Domain (P)2012 Cherry Hill Publishing
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What Members Say
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"Unamused"
There's an impressive number of stories here, but good luck finding them. The stories do not show up with their titles when downloaded on your iPod. When played, the narrator identifies the title and author of the first story. But the narration for the second story starts within the heading of "Chapter 1." The third story starts in "Chapter 2." In most cases, when you try to advance to the next chapter, you end up in the middle of a story. You don't know what you're listening to. In most cases it's impossible to skip ahead and select a specific story.
Stephanye Dussud is a pleasant enough narrator. She's best doing a French accent and worst when attempting a Southern dialect. But there's a sameness to her performance. There's also a sameness to the stories. The title of the collection would lead you to believe they span the breadth of American humor. But most were written in late 19th century. Aside from the work of Mark Twain, many are (very) light comedies of manners that haven't aged well.5 of 5 people found this review helpful -
"good story selection well read"
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?a good tast in stories by classic writers. fun and with the color of the early 20th century. a small peak at the peaple and culture of the writers time. helps to open the mind.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Best American Humorous Short Stories?"the deakin and the wideo" fun story with a lot of perid color
Which scene was your favorite?the ladeys at the sowing circle.
Who was the most memorable character of Best American Humorous Short Stories and why?strong caracters are the stringth of this groupe of writers.
Any additional comments?the colections of clasic short stories is a good intrduction to a verry supurb grupe of writers and there times
0 of 1 people found this review helpful