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International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

Various and William Patten (1868 - 1936)

The first volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on American short stories and draws from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Anna Katherine Greene, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe and many other favorites. Topics range from historical to science fiction, melodramatic to philosophic. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Genre(s): Anthologies

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Author	Source	Reader	Time	Language
Play 01	The Prophetic Pictures by Nathaniel Hawthorne	Nathaniel Hawthorne	Etext	Lynne T	00:33:49	en
Play 02	The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Part 1 by Washington Irving	Washington Irving	Etext	Mike Pelton	00:37:26	en
Play 03	The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Part 2 by Washington Irving	Washington Irving	Etext	Mike Pelton	00:42:35	en
Play 04	The Gold-Bug Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe	Edgar Allan Poe	Etext	Mike Pelton	00:27:11	en
Play 05	The Gold-Bug Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe	Edgar Allan Poe	Etext	Mike Pelton	00:27:50	en
Play 06	The Gold-Bug Part 3 by Edgar Allan Poe	Edgar Allan Poe	Etext	Mike Pelton	00:33:23	en
Play 07	Corporal Flint's Murder by J. Fenimore Cooper	James Fenimore Cooper	Etext	Françoise	00:30:54	en
Play 08	Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy Part 1 by Bret Harte	Bret Harte	Etext	Mike Pelton	00:32:46	en
Play 09	Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy Part 2 by Bret Harte	Bret Harte	Etext	Mike Pelton	00:40:13	en
Play 10	The Notary of Perigueux by H. W. Longfellow	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Etext	Larry Greene	00:17:08	en
Play 11	The Widow's Cruise by F. R. Stockton	Frank R. Stockton	Etext	KHand	00:24:29	en
Play 12	The Count and The Wedding Guest by O. Henry	O. Henry	Etext	Lynne T	00:14:30	en
Play 13	Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift by John Kendrick Bangs	John Kendrick Bangs	Etext	Gertrude Durette	00:37:11	en
Play 14	The Fable of The Two Mandolin Players and The Willing Performer by George Ade	George Ade	Etext	Jessica Atha	00:07:28	en
Play 15	The Fable of The Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished To Do So by George Ade	George Ade	Etext	Mina Anderson	00:39:50	en
Play 16	Major Perdue's Bargain by Joel Chandler Harris	Joel Chandler Harris	Etext	KHand	00:27:46	en
Play 17	A Kentucky Cinderella by F. Hopkinson Smith	Francis Hopkinson Smith	Etext	Larry Greene	00:42:41	en
Play 18	By The Waters of Paradise Part 1 by F. Marion Crawford	Francis Marion Crawford	Etext	Françoise	00:28:55	en
Play 19	By The Waters of Paradise Part 2 by F. Marion Crawford	Francis Marion Crawford	Etext	Françoise	00:27:08
Play 20	By The Waters of Paradise Part 3 by F. Marion Crawford	Francis Marion Crawford	Etext	Françoise	00:19:39	en
Play 21	A Memorable Night by Anna Katharine Green	Anna Katharine Green	Etext	Larry Greene	00:35:53	en
Play 22	The Man From Red Dog by Alfred Henry Lewis	Alfred Henry Lewis	Etext	Sean Grabosky	00:19:32	en
Play 23	Jean Michaud's Little Ship by Charles G. D. Roberts	Sir Charles G. D. Roberts	Etext	Kingof192	00:38:39	en
Play 24	Those Old Lunes! Or, Which Is The Madman? by W. Gilmore Simms Part 1	William Gilmore Simms	Etext	Françoise	00:28:05	en
Play 25	Those Old Lunes! Or, Which Is The Madman? by W. Gilmore Simms Part 2	William Gilmore Simms	Etext	Françoise	00:21:25	en
Play 26	The Chiropodist by Bayard Taylor	Bayard Taylor	Etext	Françoise	00:46:44	en
Play 27	Mr. Dooley On Corporal Punishment by F. P. Dunne	Finley Peter Dunne	Etext	Greg Giordano	00:10:52	en
Play 28	Over A Wood Fire by Donald G. Mitchell	Ik Marvel	Etext	Lynne T	00:19:00	en

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