Timeless Classics

This 2007 Audie Award finalist features more than three hours of some of the greatest shorts stories of all time.


- James Thurber's 'The Night the Ghost Got In'

performed by Isaiah Sheffer

Comic Mayhem is unleashed when a family hears a ghost in the night... and calls in the police.

- Edith Wharton's 'Roman Fever'

performed by Maria Tucci

Two women reflect on romance and intrigue, long ago in Rome.

- Jack London's 'Make Westing'

performed by Steven Gilborn

Danger, adventure, corruption and secrecy dog a ship as it rounds Cape Horn.

- D.H. Lawrence's 'The Rocking Horse Winner'

performed by John Shea

A dark fable of a magical toy helping a little boy cope with family troubles.

- Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'

performed by Marian Seldes

In Jackson's classic nightmare of society and sacrifice, someone will be the chosen one.

- Raymond Carver's 'Cathedral'

performed by James Naughton

A subtle and intimate portrait of a man during a visit from his wife's blind friend.