Written By: Various Authors
Narrated By: Oliver Wyman, Johnny Heller, Simon Vance, Susan Ericksen, Stefan Rudnicki, Patrick Lawlor, Hillary Huber, Dick Hill, Dion Graham, John Lee, Robert Fass, Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle De Cuir, Richard Powers, Adam Verner, David Drummond, Coleen Marlo, Karen White, Vanessa Hart, Diane Havens, Peter Berkrot, John Pruden, Luke Daniels, Tish Hicks, Gary Dikeos, Jo Anna Perrin, Jeffrey Kafer, Amy Rubinate, Xe Sands, Mark Turetsky, Kaleo Griffith, Cris Dukehart, Kyle Munley, Robin Ray Eller, Rachel Fulginiti, H. P. Lovecraft, John Mclain, Arielle Delisle, Scott O’neill
Date: June 2013
Duration: 16 hours 52 minutes
Summary:
From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history's greatest writers.
Among the stories included are 'The Death of a Government Clerk,' Anton Chekhov's defining vignette; 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,' Mark Twain's comedic story that earned him national fame; 'The Gift of the Magi,' O. Henry's masterful Christmastime tale about love and sacrifice; and 'The Story of an Hour,' Kate Chopin's enduring feminist work about a frail woman and her dead husband.
Also included are lesser-known stories such as 'Brown Wolf,' a short tale by Jack London; 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,' an early thriller-romance by F. Scott Fitzgerald; 'The Spectre Bridegroom,' a folk tale–style ghost story by Washington Irving; and 'The Prophets' Paradise,' a dreamlike narrative by Robert W. Chambers.
Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.
