"In short stories, poems, and monumental novels, James Joyce set out to discover the meaning of his nationality, simultaneously celebrating and ridiculing the history of Ireland in the brilliant style that has made him the most towering figure in the literary landscape of the early 20th century. In this audio, Dublin-born Gabriel Byrne brings to life Joyce's short stories from Dubliners, as well as selections from the brilliant A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the dream-like Chamber Music. Included here are:
• ' A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'
• ' Strings in the Earth and Air'
• ' The Twilight Turns'
• ' The Sisters'
• ' At That Hour'
• ' An Encounter'
• ' When the Shy Star Goes Forth in Heaven'
• ' Araby'
• ' Lean Out of the Window'
• ' I Would in That Sweet Bosom Be'
• ' My Love Is in a Light Attire'
• ' Who Goes Amid the Greenwood'
• ' Winds of May'
• ' Bright Cap and Streamers'
• ' Two Gallants'
• ' Bid Adieu'
• ' What Counsel Has the Hooded Moon'
• ' My Dove, My Beautiful One'
• ' Eveline'
• ' From Dewey Dreams'
• ' O Cool Is the Valley Now'
• ' Clay'
• ' Because Your Voice Was at My Side'
• ' Be Not Sad'
• ' In the Dark Pine-Wood'
• ' He Who Hath Glory Lost'
• ' Of That So Sweet Imprisonment'
• ' A Painful Case'
• ' This Heart That Flutters Near My Heart'
• ' Silently She' s Combing'
• ' Lightly Come or Lightly Go'
• ' Rain Has Fallen All the Day'
• ' Now, O Now in This Brown Land'
• ' Sleep Now, O Sleep Now'
• ' All Day I Hear the Noise of Water'
• ' The Dead'"
"The Killer with the Baby Face: The Story of Bonnie & Clyde: Bullets, Booze & Bandits: The Chicago Gangland Story
The Roaring Twenties: a time of bootleg gin and brick-wall massacres, Chicago in the grip of Capone, Americans fixated by Bonnie and Clyde. Welcome to Tales of Americana: American Mobsters, approximately 3 hours of riveting audio. Chronicling the lives and times of a cast of characters both courageous and cold-blooded, American Mobsters takes the listener on an evocative journey through the lawless days of Prohibition, an era of Tommy guns and terror, speakeasies and St. Valentine's Day.
Jimmy Gray serves as a senior staff writer and is the inspiration behind many audio books. Jimmy has written for various periodicals including, Field & Stream and Outdoor Life. Additionally, he has been a contributing writer for USA Today newspaper. Jimmy is a living history book.
Scotty Brink's credits are numerous. You can't go anywhere to escape the sound of his voice. You'll hear him through radio and TV commercials, in-store advertisements, etc. This is Scotty's debut as a narrator. You'll enjoy his story-telling capabilities in 'Killer with the Baby-Face'.
Ron Jordan is the author and narrator of 'Lewis & Clark, The Great American Expedition'. Ron is an on-air personality on Nashville radio. He has narrated many audio books for Readio Theatre. His voice can be heard on radio and TV commercials all across the country."
"Prepare to be entertained by a host of Hollywood celebrities reading the finest collection of short mystery stories— many by Edgar Award-winning writers— set in the world of entertainment. The fourteen stories collected here include:
' Revival in Eastport' by Jon L. Breen
' The Enjoyment of an Artist' by Gordon Bennett (writing as Isak Romun)
' A Break in the Film' by John F. Suter
' Gee Whiz, My Lovely' by Betty Buchanan
' It Was Bad Enough' by Ron Goulart
' Snookered' by Gerald Tomlinson
' The Waste Pile at Apple Bowl' by Joan Richter
' A Slip of the Lip' by Lawrence Treat
' The Double Death of Nell Quigley' by J. F. Pierce
' Death of a Princess' by Joyce Harrington
' Saturday's Shadow' by William F. Nolan
' New York, New York' by Thomas Adcock
' Captain Leopold Goes to the Dogs' by Edward D. Hoch
' The Last Escape' by Henry Slesar"
"Master storyteller H.H. Munro— better known by the pen name ' Saki' — is famous for his witty, mischievous, and macabre stories of suspense. Saki specialized in impudent practical jokes, devilish trickery, and incredible yarns, and his writing became popular in the early 1900s for its witty and satirical look at the pretensions and ignorance of bourgeois English society. From the eerie yet humorous ' Gabriel Ernest' to the downright chilling ' The Interlopers,' this brilliant collection of tales— read by multiple award-winning British actor, Sir Derek Jacobi— will succeed in bringing both chills and laughs to listeners of all ages."
"In these stories, Conan Doyle draws the listener in to experience drama, suspense and, ultimately, the shock of surprise. Here is a unique combination of a famous analytical intellect telling spine-tingling tales against a background of turn-of-the-century England. Nothing is quite as it seems. What is the secret of Lot No. 249? What lies in wait for an aviator in the stratosphere? And what lies inside The Sealed Room? The master story teller builds up layers of tension..."
"'The Ghost Chamber' is the story of a wife's destruction and the love of a young man for an imprisoned girl.
'Mr. Testator's Visitation' portrays an eerie character who visits an impoverished, unhappy lawyer.
'A Child's Dream of a Star' is the sad story of a little girl who becomes an angel and waits for her brother to join her.
'The Signal-Man' tells of an apparition seen at a tunnel where fatal accidents occur.
'To Be Read at Dusk' is the story of a lovely young bride who is tormented by a sinister face that appears in her dreams.
'The Trial for Murder' is the eerie tale of a juror who is haunted by the apparition of a murdered man who insists on justice."
"Acclaimed suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark presents two short stories narrated by her daughter Carol:
'That's the Ticket!'
Ernie and Wilma Bean have finally made it! Their lucky number has won the special Christmas lottery. Wilma is out of town, though, and it's tough to keep news like that a secret for too long. It couldn't hurt to celebrate a little with Loretta Thistlebottom, could it?
'Voices in the Coal Bin'
The country cabin where Mike spent so many idyllic summers with his grandmother ought to be the perfect place for his wife, Laurie, to recover from the nightmares of her childhood. But now that Mike and Laurie have arrived, what could be causing such an ominous feeling to come over both of them?"
"There are two types of entities: the Hunter and the Hunted— and revenge, guilt, lust, and desperation drive all of them. Darkness falls quickly when you're being stalked— but it is always dark when you' re the stalker. From shadowy city streets and Amazon jungles to deep-South swamps, this collection of eight stories involving elements of mystery, science fiction, and horror is sure to entertain. Unabridged selections include:
• ' The Stalker of Souls' by Edward D. Hoch, read by Joseph Campanella
• ' Pilots' by Joe R. Lansdale and Dan Lowry, read by Joseph Campanella
• ' Lizardman' by Charles de Lint, read by David Dukes
• ' The Sacred Fire' by Robert R. McCammon, read by Arte Johnson
• ' The Hunt' by Richard Laymon, read by Arte Johnson
• ' Trapped' by Dean Koontz, read by Bess Armstrong
• ' Rivereñ os' by Trish Janeshutz, read by Bess Armstrong
• ' Stalker' by Ed Gorman, read by Arte Johnson"
"From Edgar Allan Poe—the master of the short story and lyric poem—comes this rare treasury of classics. The outstanding works 'A Descent into the Maelstrom,' 'Annabelle Lee,' 'Eldorado,' 'The Bells,' and 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall,' illustrate Poe's meticulous sense of construction, with signature themes of romance and melancholy that characterized his short and troubled life. Short stories such as 'MS. Found in a Bottle,' 'Some Words with a Mummy,' 'A Tale of the Ragged Mountains,' and 'The Thousand and Second Tale of Scheherazade' typify Poe's original literary style—one that is still copied in today's detective stories and gothic tales. This worthy collection, dramatized by Oscar-winning actor Paul Scofield, will enthrall all enthusiasts of Poe's work."
"From the villages and small towns of Eastern Europe - The Pale of Settlement - in the fifty years that span the turn of the 20th century came some of the finest folk humour. From these sources derive the stories of the great Yiddish writers, Peretz and Mendele and Sholom Aleichem - and Fiddler on the Roof. Marvellously siple tales of the poor, the vain, the foolish, the eccentric, the quick-witted and the gullible, the honest and the rascally. David Kossoff was one of the world's best loved storytellers and Kossoff reading Kossoff is a listener's delight. Each story in this unique collection is framed with carefully selected and appropriate music. Credits: Still from Fiddler on the Roof courtesy of Wiki Commons"
"O.Henry was an early 20th Century American short-story writer whose tales romanticized the commonplace; in particular the life of ordinary people in New York City. His stories expressed the effect of coincidence on character through humour, grim or ironic, and often had surprise endings, a device that became identified with his name. (Britannica) In his time O. Henry became the acknowledged master of the short story form, acclaimed by his readers, and the four stories here are charming, witty and shrewed in their observation. 'A Cosmopolitan in a Cafe', 'The Cop and the Anthem', 'The Last Leaf’, and 'A Technical Error'. O. Henry has had many imitators, but few equals. Bostonian actor Ed Bishop reads with great understanding and sensitivity. Credits: cover photo courtesy of Wiki Commons"
"Here are four of the finest Broadway tales by the Guys and Dolls author who invented American prohibition era gangster patois, who was - in use of character, situation, dialogue - a master of the short story. Here are four of them: 'A Sense of Humor', 'Barbecue', 'Social Error' and 'The Snatching of Bookie Bob'. Brilliantly read by Bronxite actor Al Mancini. Credits: cover photo courtesy of Wiki Commons"
