Short Story Collection
by Various
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Welcome to the 115th Librivox Short Story Collection. Once again, our readers have selected stories sure to entertain and amuse. As always, we have some old favorites such as Mark Twain, Kate Chopin and Rabindranath Tagore, alongside side less well-known authors. Included are five stories about "Gus", by Frank S. Anthony.
Chapters
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| The Astonishing Tale of a Pen and Ink Puppet | 6:44 | Read by Rapunzelina | |
| At Their Best | 15:51 | Read by TriciaG | |
| Aunts and Pianos | 21:56 | Read by Beeswaxcandle | |
| Blue Eyes and Diamonds | 16:28 | Read by Roger Melin | |
| The Cabuliwallah | 22:53 | Read by LakshV | |
| Cordelia the Crude | 13:10 | Read by James K. White | |
| "The Dog Temple" | 2:55 | Read by Public Domain Scholar | |
| Eve’s Diary | 41:26 | Read by Laura Luchsinger | |
| Gus and his Girl | 17:06 | Read by werdna | |
| Gus Buys a Horse | 11:35 | Read by werdna | |
| Helping Out Gus | 16:32 | Read by werdna | |
| Introducing a Lady of No Importance and a Gentleman of Even Less | 20:16 | Read by Yoganandh T | |
| Our Quiet Winter | 20:10 | Read by werdna | |
| The Philosopher's Stone | 9:00 | Read by Dale Grothmann | |
| The Story of an Hour | 6:20 | Read by Daniel Bischoff | |
| The Third Generation | 32:34 | Read by KatDC | |
| Three Questions | 12:11 | Read by LakshV | |
| Through the Smoke | 19:00 | Read by TriciaG | |
| Three Hours With A Porter | 13:38 | Read by James K. White | |
| Wood splitting with Gus | 12:49 | Read by werdna |
Reviews
all read clearly and intelligently
Harry R
The highlight of this collection is "The Cabuliwallah" by the acclaimed Indian writer Tagore. The title means "The Man from Kabul" (the capital of Afghanistan). Versions of this story by other readers can be found in "Stories from Tagore" and "The Hungry Stones". This version, read with an Anglo-Indian accent and the reader's mouth not close to the mike, benefits from slowing the speed (to 0.7) but is a real gem for its touching expression. The four "Gus" stories, well-read in an educated Australian accent, lampoon Australian and New Zealend social norms in the scathing way those nationals so adhore.