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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Walter Zimmerman
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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This is a collection of tales of the California Gold Rush era by the Western author, Bret Harte. It's a mix of local color, drama, and humor. Several film versions of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" have been made, and John Payne and Ronald Reagan starred in an adaptation of "Tennessee's Partner" in 1955. The spaghetti Western Four of the Apocalypse is based on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and "The Luck of Roaring Camp".
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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Walter Zimmerman
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-04-08
- Language: English
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Bret Harte Library
- Narrated by: Chuck Shelby
- Length: 29 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-28-17
- Language: English
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Great Classic Stories III
- 22 Unabridged Classics
- By: Herman Melville, Kate Chopin, Willa Cather, and others
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle, Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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A great new collection of classic short fiction, brilliantly read by a selection of narrators. Includes the following stories: "The Lightening-Rod Man" by Herman Melville, "One of the Missing" by Ambrose Bierce, "The Leopard Man's Story" by Jack London, "Tennessee's Partner" by Bret Harte, "The New Catacomb" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Pair of Silk Stockings" by Kate Chopin, "My Watch" and "The Widow's Protest" by Mark Twain, "An Ideal Family" by Kate Mansfield, "A Painful Case" by James Joyce, "Small Fry" by Anton Chekhov, and more!
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WARNING- It is missing half of the stories!
- By Mountain man on 12-06-21
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Great Classic Stories III
- 22 Unabridged Classics
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle, Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-05-12
- Language: English
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Great Classic Westerns
- Unabridged Short Stories
- By: Ambrose Bierce, Joaquin Miller, Bret Harte, and others
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot, Meredith Mitchell, Richard Waterhouse
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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A collection of timeless Westerns from some of the most well-known authors of the genre, including Zane Grey and Max Brand: "The Little Gold Miners" by Joaquin Miller, "Bulger's Reputation" by Bret Harte, "The Leaf of Red Rose" by W.H.H. Murray, "The Secret of Macarger's Gulch" by Ambrose Bierce, "The Californian's Tale" by Mark Twain, "Twelve O'Clock" by Stephen Crane, "The Vengeance of Padre Arroyo" by Gerturde Atherton, "A Deal in Wheat" by Frank Norris, "The Caballero's Way" by O. Henry, and more.
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Classic Westerns Well-told
- By Alicia D Henn on 04-11-15
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Great Classic Westerns
- Unabridged Short Stories
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot, Meredith Mitchell, Richard Waterhouse
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 06-01-12
- Language: English
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Great American Short Stories
- Boxed Set
- By: Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others
- Narrated by: Jim Roberts, Cindy Killavey, Walter Zimmerman, and others
- Length: 29 hrs and 38 mins
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A veritable library of listening in this splendid collection of American Short Stories! This boxed set includes all stories from Volumes 1, 2 and 3.
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Great American Short Stories
- Boxed Set
- Narrated by: Jim Roberts, Cindy Killavey, Walter Zimmerman, Walter Covell, Donald White, John Chatty
- Length: 29 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-30-24
- Language: English
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
- And Other Short Stories
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Bret Harte was an American short-story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. We offer now some samples of his diversity in a collection of his short stories: “The Outcasts of Poker Flats”, “Tennessee’s Partner”, “The Idyl of Red Gulch”, “Brown of Calaveras”, “Muck-A-Muck”, “The Ninety-Nine Guardsmen”, “Mr. Midshipman Breezy”, “The Legend of Monte Del Diablo”, and more.
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
- And Other Short Stories
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 07-20-21
- Language: English
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Laurence Olivier
- Length: 26 mins
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Laurence Olivier tells the story of the outcasts in this adaptation of Bret Harte's The Outcasts of Poker Flat, first published in Overland Monthly in 1868. In the second of his tales of the Californian gold rush, Poker Flat is a mining settlement in a downward spiral.
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Art and artist
- By Richard A. Rawson on 01-07-21
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- Narrated by: Laurence Olivier
- Length: 26 mins
- Release date: 07-24-15
- Language: English
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Laurence Olivier
- Length: 28 mins
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Here, Laurence Olivier tells the tale of Thomas Luck in this adaptation of Bret Harte's The Luck of Roaring Camp, first published in Overland Monthly in 1868. During the Californian gold rush a child is born to the only woman in the camp and, for a short time, he indeed brings luck. "Theatre Royal" is a series of radio dramas first broadcast by the BBC in 1953 and in the USA soon after. Starring many of Britain's finest actors, it was the only radio series in which Lord Olivier took a major role.
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Winning combination of grit & color
- By Richard A. Rawson on 01-06-21
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
- Narrated by: Laurence Olivier
- Length: 28 mins
- Release date: 07-24-15
- Language: English
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Classic American Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier, Volume 2
- By: Theatre Royal, Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Laurence Olivier
- Length: 54 mins
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Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas of the early America’s. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘The Luck of Roaring Camp’, adapted from the original tale by Bret Harte and ‘The Outcasts of Poker Flat’ also adapted by Bret Harte.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers.
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Classic American Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Laurence Olivier
- Length: 54 mins
- Release date: 04-22-11
- Language: English
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 35 mins
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When a Cherokee Sal dies giving birth to her son in a prospecting camp, the gold miners adopt him as their own. They name him Thomas Luck, as he seems to indicate a change in fortune for the camp. The miners start to turn their lives around in order to be a better example to the shining boy. But just as their ship seems to have come in, disaster hits, and it soon goes out again in this gripping yet tragic work of historical fiction.
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 35 mins
- Release date: 03-20-18
- Language: English
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Short Stories About Survival
- By: Honore de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, Jack London, and others
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Christopher Ragland
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. Our need to survive, to outlive whatever danger poses, that immediate threat to our lives is little short of a marvel. Everything else is abandoned in order to survive. Whilst in modern times that ability has been somewhat modified and ‘reasoned’ away to an extent, in past years it’s what usually kept you alive. In this volume people struggle valiantly to survive and to exist no matter the extent of the threat they face.
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Short Stories About Survival
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Christopher Ragland
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 08-15-23
- Language: English
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The American West in Fiction
- By: Dorothy M. Johnson, James Warner Bellah, John Neihardt, and others
- Narrated by: K. T. Oslin, Hal Ketchum, Lynn Anderson, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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The lure of the American West is in the spirit of adventure, in the majestic expanse of unconquered wilderness and in rugged individuals on a quest for identity and sometimes for survival. Owen Wister's unsmiling Virginian... Dorothy M. Johnson's, "A Man Called Horse": These are a few of the colorful, even legendary characters who populate The American West in Fiction, a collection of stories edited by Jon Tuska.
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The American West in Fiction
- Narrated by: K. T. Oslin, Hal Ketchum, Lynn Anderson, Ray Stevens, Gary Morris, Emmylou Harris, Orson Welles
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-01-09
- Language: English
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Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: John Bolen
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Society has forgiven Jo Corbin for killing a man, but can he forgive himself? Will the Postmistress lose all in a bid to help a friend escape justice? Will the new teaching assistant's unorthodox ways tame the unruly pioneer children? These are just three of the nine wonderful short stories from Bret Harte, set in wild and wooly 19th-century California.
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Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories
- Narrated by: John Bolen
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-08-07
- Language: English
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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Victor Raider-Wexler
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
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Experience the Old West in this evocative collection of Bret Harte stories. More than 100 years after his short stories began appearing, Harte's influence on the American literary tradition has become legendary. His character, Jack Hamlin, is the template for many a poised, chivalrous Western gambler, and Miss Mary is the prototypical schoolmarm.
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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Victor Raider-Wexler
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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We Promised You a Great Main Event
- An Unauthorized WWE History
- By: Bill Hanstock
- Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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In We Promised You a Great Main Event, longtime sports journalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan’s account of WWE and Vince McMahon’s journey to the top. Untangling the truth behind the official WWE storyline, Hanstock does a deep dive into key moments of the company’s history, from the behind-the-scenes drama at the Montreal Screwjob, to the company’s handling of the Jimmy Snuka scandal, to the real story of the Monday Night Wars.
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Pronounce names correctly!
- By JLA4 on 12-29-20
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We Promised You a Great Main Event
- An Unauthorized WWE History
- Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 10-13-20
- Language: English
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Classic Detective Stories, Volume 2
- By: Bret Harte, Arthur Morrison, Jacques Futrelle, and others
- Narrated by: various
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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This second collection of dramatized stories from the early days of detective fiction includes the following: "The Mystery of Mrs. Dickinson" by Nick Carter; "The Stolen White Elephant" by Mark Twain; "The Red-Headed League" and "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "The Purloined Letter" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe; "Mr. Policeman and the Cook" by Wilkie Collins; and more.
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A crime has been commited
- By J_T on 08-21-15
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Classic Detective Stories, Volume 2
- Narrated by: various
- Series: Classic Detective Stories, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-08-07
- Language: English
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- Narrated by: Jack Benson
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 05-22-07
- Language: English
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Great Tales of Mystery
- By: Bret Harte, Edgar Allan Poe, G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: Walter Covell, Walter Zimmerman, Jim Roberts, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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Are you prepared to confront the Invisible Man? Venture into Room 666? Investigate a pair of strange feet? If so, this collection of great short-story mysteries will give you hours of unsettling pleasure.
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Good Stories
- By Glenn on 01-19-08
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Great Tales of Mystery
- Narrated by: Walter Covell, Walter Zimmerman, Jim Roberts, Cindy Hardin, Gary Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-04-08
- Language: English
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Short Stories About Grief
- By: Mary Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, Katherine Mansfield, and others
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Eric Meyers, David Shaw-Parker
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Loss in any form seems to burden us with more weight than anything that can possibly be gained or learnt from. The loss of a person, a loved one, is often overwhelming. Lives so interwoven that the severing or loss of one life leaves the other weakened, unable to function for some time. Recovery comes in a myriad of forms but is usually debilitating, slow and, in the end, we are not as whole as we once were.It is a subject that authors return to again and again.
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Short Stories About Grief
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Eric Meyers, David Shaw-Parker
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-22-23
- Language: English
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Glenn Hascall
- Length: 22 mins
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Poker Flat is cleaning house. John Oakhurst is allowed to leave of his own accord along with a few others who didn’t quite match society’s ideals. Maybe they got off good. Others had been hung from nearby sycamore trees. Who was good? Who was bad? Who was innocent? Questions to ponder as you listen to this classic short story narrated by Glenn Hascall.
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- Narrated by: Glenn Hascall
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 12-29-13
- Language: English
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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Walter Zimmerman
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This is a collection of tales of the California Gold Rush era by the Western author, Bret Harte. It's a mix of local color, drama, and humor. Several film versions of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" have been made, and John Payne and Ronald Reagan starred in an adaptation of "Tennessee's Partner" in 1955. The spaghetti Western Four of the Apocalypse is based on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and "The Luck of Roaring Camp".
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The Age of Gold
- The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
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- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill on the American River, it completely transformed the territory of California. Hundreds of thousands of people sped to California by any means possible, and small cities sprung up to service their needs as they sought the precious metal. By 1850, California had become a state; it had also become a symbol of where the nation was going.
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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During the Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution is about to take place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.... or does he?
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Short and thought provoking.
- By Debra DeBeers on 08-18-19
By: Ambrose Bierce
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Openings in the Old Trail
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Although American author Bret Harte is most readily associated with stories about the West, it is his skill with characterization that distinguishes him from the hundreds of others who set fictional tales in the region. The miners, soldiers, gamblers, entrepreneurs, and lost souls who populate these pages are limned with Harte's unique combination of dry wit and tender pathos. This charming collection of Harte's short stories focuses on life in old California.
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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Walter Zimmerman
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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This is a collection of tales of the California Gold Rush era by the Western author, Bret Harte. It's a mix of local color, drama, and humor. Several film versions of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" have been made, and John Payne and Ronald Reagan starred in an adaptation of "Tennessee's Partner" in 1955. The spaghetti Western Four of the Apocalypse is based on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and "The Luck of Roaring Camp".
By: Bret Harte
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The Age of Gold
- The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
- By: H.W. Brands
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
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When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill on the American River, it completely transformed the territory of California. Hundreds of thousands of people sped to California by any means possible, and small cities sprung up to service their needs as they sought the precious metal. By 1850, California had become a state; it had also become a symbol of where the nation was going.
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Very Enjoyable
- By Claire on 01-15-04
By: H.W. Brands
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
- By: Ambrose Bierce
- Narrated by: Robert Ryan
- Length: 26 mins
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During the Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution is about to take place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.... or does he?
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Short and thought provoking.
- By Debra DeBeers on 08-18-19
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Openings in the Old Trail
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Although American author Bret Harte is most readily associated with stories about the West, it is his skill with characterization that distinguishes him from the hundreds of others who set fictional tales in the region. The miners, soldiers, gamblers, entrepreneurs, and lost souls who populate these pages are limned with Harte's unique combination of dry wit and tender pathos. This charming collection of Harte's short stories focuses on life in old California.
By: Bret Harte
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- By: Bret Harte
- Narrated by: Jack Benson
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A motley crew, banished from a Western town, find strength, and weakness, in each other.
By: Bret Harte
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The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: John Greenman
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a journey into the imaginative and whimsical world of "The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches" by Mark Twain. This audiobook offers a delightful collection of Twain's satirical and humorous essays and sketches that explore a wide range of topics, from politics to society to the absurdities of everyday life. With Twain's trademark wit and clever storytelling, you'll find yourself transported to a place where irony reigns, and laughter is guaranteed. These sketches provide a sharp and often hilarious commentary on the quirks and follies of the human experience.
By: Mark Twain
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The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In this unabridged recording of one of Mark Twain's lesser-known short stories, the "campaign of crime" referred to was a rash of robberies, arson, racketeering, and murders in Connecticut, where the author was living at that time. Alternatively funny, disturbing, and self-revelatory, an abridged performance of this piece has been part of Richard Henzel's Jefferson Award nominated stage show Mark Twain In Person since 1979.
By: Mark Twain
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The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
- By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Jim Roberts
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest work is generally thought to be The Great Gatsby. However, he also wrote many wonderful short stories. This one, very much like "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," shows Fitzgerald's amazing imagination and creativity. What would it be like, Fitzgerald wondered, to be rich beyond the dreams of avarice? This story is his answer.
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Very Imaginative Story
- By Tracy on 02-05-16
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The Oregon Trail
- Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
- By: Francis Parkman
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the classic account of Francis Parkman’s rugged trip over the eastern part of the Oregon Trail with his cousin Quincy Adams Shaw in the spring and summer of 1846. They left St. Louis by steamboat and traveled on horseback, in company with guides and occasionally other travelers. They encountered storms and buffalo hunts, meeting Indians, soldiers, sportsmen, and emigrants.
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Only halfway along the Oregon Trail
- By mrieke on 04-10-18
By: Francis Parkman
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The Conway Harbour Killings
- A Snowdonia Murder Mystery, Book 9 (A DI Ruth Hunter Crime Thriller)
- By: Simon McCleave
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Detective Ruth Hunter’s ongoing quest for her missing partner has taken a dramatic twist as she continues to live her life away from London in Snowdonia. When a popular rugby coach is brutally murdered, and a young woman vanishes, Ruth must examine the secret lives of a local community in shock. As Ruth and her sidekick DS Nick Evans begin to uncover a confusing mesh of dark deception, she realizes that the answer might lie in the victim’s own clandestine life.
By: Simon McCleave
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The Devil's Dictionary
- By: Ambrose Bierce
- Narrated by: Robert G Slade
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Written over three decades as a series of instalments for magazines and newspapers, The Devil’s Dictionary is a charmingly eccentric satirical dictionary that tackles all aspects of life with caustic humour and cutting observation.
By: Ambrose Bierce
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Desiree's Baby
- Short Stories
- By: Kate Chopin
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
- Length: 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In Désirée’s Baby, the adopted daughter of a wealthy prewar French Creole couple is courted by the son of another wealthy, respected French Creole family. After they marry, their child is born with dark skin and believed to have African ancestry, a problem for a prewar white family. Accused of dishonesty by her husband, the mother, Désirée, and her child walk off into the bayou, never to be seen again. But when the father finds a letter from his mother to his father which reveals an explosive fact about his own ancestry, he learns a sobering truth.
By: Kate Chopin
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Heirs of Falcon Point
- By: Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey, Paige Edwards, and others
- Narrated by: Jason Tatom
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The Nazis have taken control of Austria, and wealthy widower Leopold Lang faces a difficult decision: Join the ranks of the foreign power that has taken over his homeland or flee with his children to safety. Leopold makes his choice — but too late. His family is ripped apart, never to be reunited. But decades later, fate brings together the descendants of this broken dynasty in the place where it all began—Falcon Point.
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AMAZING!!!
- By Caitlin Van Wagoner on 01-08-22
By: Traci Hunter Abramson, and others
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WDA Classics Presents O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi
- By: O. Henry
- Narrated by: W.B. Ward
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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A short but wonderful story of Christmas. Dive into this heart-warming tale of two people in love; both are willing to make a personal sacrifice in order to provide happiness for the other.
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Great Christmas Novel
- By Devon on 09-19-16
By: O. Henry
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Following Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and My Bondage and My Freedom, this third memoir by the iconic abolitionist expands on Douglass’s time in bondage, his escape, and his reinvention as an influential statesman—providing many details that, in earlier years, would have endangered himself and others. It also offers a fascinating window into Douglass’s political activism and his connections to major American figures of the mid-nineteenth century, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown, and three different US presidents.
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Rob McQuay
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America - majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaing guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way - and a couple of bears. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).
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Informational
- By Amber C on 03-29-17
By: Bill Bryson
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Flying Solo
- A Novel
- By: Linda Holmes
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Smarting from her recently canceled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety-three. Alongside boxes of Polaroids and pottery, a mysterious wooden duck shows up at the bottom of a cedar chest. Laurie’s curiosity is piqued, especially after she finds a love letter to the never-married Dot that ends with the line “And anyway, if you’re ever desperate, there are always ducks, darling.”
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Refreshingly smart, funny and heartfelt
- By Stella G. Schwartz on 06-18-22
By: Linda Holmes
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Day
- A Novel
- By: Michael Cunningham
- Narrated by: Julianne Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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April 5, 2019: In a cozy brownstone in Brooklyn, the veneer of domestic bliss is beginning to crack. Dan and Isabel, husband and wife, are slowly drifting apart—and both, it seems, are a little bit in love with Isabel’s younger brother, Robbie. Robbie, wayward soul of the family, who still lives in the attic loft; Robbie, who, trying to get over his most recent boyfriend, is living vicariously through a glamorous avatar online; Robbie, who now has to move out of the house—and whose departure threatens to break the family apart.
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The writing is lovely.
- By D. W. Trimm on 12-01-23
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body - how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular. As Bill Bryson writes, "We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted."
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Must Read for the Sheer Fun of It
- By J.B. on 10-16-19
By: Bill Bryson
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The Fraud
- A Novel
- By: Zadie Smith
- Narrated by: Zadie Smith
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper—and cousin by marriage—of a once-famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years. Mrs. Touchet is a woman of many interests: literature, justice, abolitionism, class, her cousin, his wives, this life and the next. But she is also sceptical. She suspects her cousin of having no talent; his successful friend, Mr. Charles Dickens, of being a bully and a moralist; and England of being a land of facades, in which nothing is quite what it seems.
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Very disappointing
- By Happy purchaser on 09-10-23
By: Zadie Smith