International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories, credited to William Patten, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories, edited by William Patten. Read in English by Lynne Thompson; Mike Pelton; Françoise; Larry Greene; KHand; Gertrude Durette; Jessica Atha; Mina Anderson; Sean Grabosky; Kingof192; Greg Giordano 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)

Recording facts

• Recording title: International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories
• Author credits: William Patten
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 13:33:02

Catalogue topics

• short stories
• american
• anthology
• celebrated

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 01 - The Prophetic Pictures by Nathaniel Hawthorne — 33:49
2. 02 - The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Part 1 by Washington Irving — 37:26
3. 03 - The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Part 2 by Washington Irving — 42:35
4. 04 - The Gold-Bug Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe — 27:11
5. 05 - The Gold-Bug Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe — 27:50
6. 06 - The Gold-Bug Part 3 by Edgar Allan Poe — 33:23
7. 07 - Corporal Flint's Murder by J. Fenimore Cooper — 30:54
8. 08 - Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy Part 1 by Bret Harte — 32:46
9. 09 - Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy Part 2 by Bret Harte — 40:13
10. 10 - The Notary of Perigueux by H.W. Longfellow — 17:08
11. 11 - The Widow's Cruise by F.R. Stockton — 24:29
12. 12 - The Count and The Wedding Guest by O. Henry — 14:30
13. 13 - Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift by John Kendrick Bangs — 37:11
14. 14 - The Fable of The Two Mandolin Players and The Willing Performer by George Ade — 7:27
15. 15 - The Fable of The Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished To Do So by George Ade — 39:50
16. 16 - Major Perdue's Bargain by Joel Chandler Harris — 27:46
17. 17 - A Kentucky Cinderella by F. Hopkinson Smith — 42:41
18. 18 - By The Waters of Paradise Part 1 by F. Marion Crawford — 28:55
19. 19 - By The Waters of Paradise Part 2 by F. Marion Crawford — 27:08
20. 20 - By The Waters of Paradise Part 3 by F. Marion Crawford — 19:39
21. 21 - A Memorable Night by Anna Katherine Green — 35:53
22. 22 - The Man From Red Dog by Alfred Henry Lewis — 19:32
23. 23 - Jean Michaud's Little Ship by Charles G.D. Roberts — 38:39
24. 24 - Those Old Lunes! Or, Which Is The Madman? by W. Gilmore Simms Part 1 — 28:05

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