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The Minister's Black Veil
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Basil Rathbone reads Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story about the minister of a small town who suddenly and without explanation starts to wear a black veil.
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Skips around frequently!
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Selected Stories
- The Alligators, A & P, Pigeon Feathers, The Family Meadow, Witnesses, Separating
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
John Updike reads six stories he has selected from the 100-odd he has published. Mr. Updike, when asked to described his method of reading aloud, said "I try to picture the things described and to speak the words distinctly, and to let the emotion come through on its own." The method works beautifully.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life, Love and Chivalry
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Publisher's Summary
Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly with a Louisiana Creole background. Today she is now considered a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century. This powerful story concerns a wife who learns that her overbearing husband has been killed. The short period of mourning turns to the hope of her new freedom - but then comes the very unexpected climax.
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- Laura
- 04-02-10
Short story by Kate Chopin
I was not familiar with Kate Chopin's work before but found this story very dark and almost pointless.
Everything was wrong about this book- the short length of under one hour and taking an hour to tell a story that could be told as a joke in less than 60 seconds.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Caroline
- 02-25-10
A perfect short story
The story of an Hour is a great introduction to Kate Chopin's work.