The Short Story Collection, Saki
The Short Story Collection, Saki
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The Short Story Collection
Spooky, Mysterious Tales

Author: Saki, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Mark Hammer, Richard Ferrone, Alexander Spencer

Unabridged: 3 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/25/2011


Synopsis

Abandon yourself to the spell of six short stories filled with thrills and dark suspense. Here are tales by the masters of mystery and horror-- A. Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Saki, Oscar Wilde and Ambrose Bierce-- taking on a new energy and force through performances by Recorded Books' critically-acclaimed narrators. Ranging from dungeons to drawing rooms, and peopled with extraordinary ghouls and doomed dowagers, the tales are guaranteed to raise the hair on the back of your neck. Our unabridged audioproduction may not be your first encounter with these stories, but the power of the narrations will make it a memorable one. Includes - The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe; Shredni Vashtar by SakiTape One, The Open Window by Saki; The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, The Adventure of the Speckled Band by A.Conan Doyle, The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

Reviews

Reading this was such a wonderful experience! A nice mix of tales that I wouldn't normally consider together. There is mystery, satire, and horror here, and yet they all complement each other beautifully. They are less about gore and scares as they are about strangeness and wonder. As with any short......more

Goodreads review by Jacob

This was a nice selection of short stories by famous authors, most of which were both spooky AND mysterious, and thus were quite enjoyable to read. I especially liked that there was a short Sherlock Holmes story in there as well that, together with the other stories, made for quite the atmospheric r......more

Goodreads review by James

I have read each story before and I still love each story I read.......more