Short Story Collection

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English · 5h 32m · Short Stories

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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.

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The Astonishing Tale of a Pen and Ink Puppet 6:44 Gelesen von Rapunzelina
At Their Best 15:51 Gelesen von TriciaG
Aunts and Pianos 21:56 Gelesen von Beeswaxcandle
Blue Eyes and Diamonds 16:28 Gelesen von Roger Melin
The Cabuliwallah 22:53 Gelesen von LakshV
Cordelia the Crude 13:10 Gelesen von James K. White
"The Dog Temple" 2:55 Gelesen von Public Domain Scholar
Eve’s Diary 41:26 Gelesen von Laura Luchsinger
Gus and his Girl 17:06 Gelesen von werdna
Gus Buys a Horse 11:35 Gelesen von werdna
Helping Out Gus 16:32 Gelesen von werdna
Introducing a Lady of No Importance and a Gentleman of Even Less 20:16 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Our Quiet Winter 20:10 Gelesen von werdna
The Philosopher's Stone 9:00 Gelesen von Dale Grothmann
The Story of an Hour 6:20 Gelesen von Daniel Bischoff
The Third Generation 32:34 Gelesen von KatDC
Three Questions 12:11 Gelesen von LakshV
Through the Smoke 19:00 Gelesen von TriciaG
Three Hours With A Porter 13:38 Gelesen von James K. White
Wood splitting with Gus 12:49 Gelesen von werdna

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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.