Short Story Collection Vol. 079


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.5 stars; 21 reviews)

A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. The ever-popular detective stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, dark stories from Algernon Blackwood and the quirky from Bill Nye, Ambrose Bierce and O. Henry will keep you entertained and amused in this, the 79th Librivox Short Story Collection brought to you by some of your favorite readers. (6 hr 34 min)

Chapitres

The Adventure of the Abbey Grange by Arthur Conan Doyle 1:00:54 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The Adventure of Black Peter by Arthur Conan Doyle 53:07 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The Bet by Anton Chekhov 14:36 Lu par Josh Kibbey
The Cow Industry by Bill Nye 7:25 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Detected by the Camera by Lucy Maud Montgomery 17:24 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
A Fatal Thirst by Bill Nye 4:43 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Indenture from Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels by Johann Goethe tr… 16:33 Lu par Craig Campbell
My Friend, the Murderer by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 44:38 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The New Melusina (excerpt) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe translated by Thomas C… 39:44 Lu par Craig Campbell
The Pied Piper by James Howell 3:34 Lu par Craig Campbell
A Redeeming Sacrifice by L.M. Montgomery 14:52 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
Smith : An Episode in a Lodging House by Algernon Blackwood 40:38 Lu par Lynne T
Snaking by Ambrose Bierce 7:48 Lu par Dale Grothmann
The Sun and Moon by Johann Gottfried Herder 3:57 Lu par Craig Campbell
The Strange-Looking Man by Fanny Kemble Johnson 9:24 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Taking the Veil by Katherine Mansfield 14:06 Lu par Rob Marland
Transition by Algernon Blackwood 15:44 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Two Brothers by Carolyn Wells 1:29 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Two Cases for the Doctor by Steele Rudd 10:28 Lu par Son of the Exiles
Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry 13:11 Lu par Cy Young

Critiques

Odd Collection


(4.5 stars)

This set has a mix of stories that includes short, very dated morality tales and plain entertainment. The morality tales are of historical interest...how we change in our thinking. The others are simple entertainments. All seem to be the journeyman work of writers for the periodicals of their day and needing to make a living. No fault there.