Short Story Collection Vol. 080


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(3.3 stars; 11 reviews)

A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of H.G. Wells, Oscar Wilde, Lord Dunsany, Poe and others to bring you tales of mystery, horror, puzzling and the amusing. So sit back and enjoy the 80th Librivox Short Story Collection!
(5 hr 54 min)

Chapitres

In the Avu Observatory by H. G. Wells 17:03 Lu par johnnyenglish
The Coffin Merchant by Richard Middleton 15:36 Lu par KevinS
Compromise by Lord Dunsany 2:48 Lu par Dale Grothmann
The Day of Retribution by Duffield Osborne 25:08 Lu par Colleen McMahon
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1:04:55 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 49:27 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
Dream Upon the Universe by Jean Paul 16:44 Lu par Craig Campbell
Iktomi and the Coyote by Zitkala-S'A 7:21 Lu par Lynne T
A Miracle of God's Body by Martha Hale Shackford 3:41 Lu par KevinS
The Model Millionaire - A Note of Admiration by Oscar Wilde 14:45 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The Power of Words by Edgar Allan Poe 12:39 Lu par johnnyenglish
The River by Lord Dunsany 6:46 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Shadow by Edgar Allan Poe 7:19 Lu par johnnyenglish
The Shadow Builder by Bram Stoker 30:01 Lu par Matt Bishop
The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde 14:30 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The Star by H. G. Wells 30:38 Lu par johnnyenglish
The Three Tall Sons by Lord Dunsany 2:10 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Robert Turner's Revenge by L M Montgomery 21:07 Lu par Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The Two Housewives by Carolyn Wells 1:47 Lu par Dale Grothmann
The Unhappy Body By Lord Dunsany 9:41 Lu par Dale Grothmann

Critiques

these were pretty good.


(4 stars)

I did discover a new Reader, Peter Thomlinson.. did a wonderful job! my favorite story is the Robert's Revenge (sorry, cannot recall the entire title) - unusually heartwarming.

Not terribly engaging stories in this collection


(2 stars)