Jack London
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This collection features a selection of classic short stories and poems by legendary Western authors Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, and Jack London.
Stephen Crane
"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" read by William Windom"The Black Riders" (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Five White Mice" read by Arte Johnson"The Blue Hotel" read by Stefan Rudnicki"His New Mittens" read by Robert Forster"A Newspaper..." (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Little...Author
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The stories in "Survive" are full of suffering: From the savagery of the Donner Party snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter of 1846, to the extreme hunger and brutal cold endured by Ernest Shackleton’s support team in Antarctica in 1915. Such suffering may be hard to listen to, but it engages us, offering glimpses of something essential. When the most basic needs become paramount, some people can achieve a kind of clarity....
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From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public ... In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history's greatest writers.
Among the stories included are "The Death of a Government Clerk," Anton Chekhov's defining vignette; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Mark Twain's comedic story that earned him national fame; "The Gift of the Magi," O. Henry's masterful Christmastime
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