Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 6


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(3.8 stars; 27 reviews)

In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first time translated into English, and many of them come from unexpected sources, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, or a Tibetan manuscript. In the sixth and last volume, we find stories of Oriental origin. (Summary by Leni) (11 hr 51 min)

Chapitres

Introduction: A World-Old Web of Oriental Tales 11:28 Lu par Leni
The Power of Eloquence (Japanese) 22:26 Lu par Martin Gradwell
The Dishonest Goldsmith and the Ingenious Painter (Turkish) 9:55 Lu par Martin Gradwell
The Craft of the Three Sharpers, from the Thousand and One Nights 23:32 Lu par Katie Riley
The Cheerful Workman, from the Thousand and One Nights 4:37 Lu par Katie Riley
The Robber and the Woman, from the Thousand and One Nights 7:10 Lu par Katie Riley
The Wonderful Stone (Chinese) 11:31 Lu par Phil Chenevert
The Weaver Who Became a Leach, from the Thousand and One Nights 9:47 Lu par Malane
Visakha (Tibetan) 16:03 Lu par Mary Schneider
Told by the Constable, from the Thousand and One Nights 19:20 Lu par John O
The Unjust Sentence (Chinese) 7:54 Lu par Max Körlinge
The Scar on the Throat, from the Thousand and One Nights 41:56 Lu par Malane
Devasmitá (Sanskrit) 19:05 Lu par excessory
The Sharpers and the Moneylender, from the Thousand and One Nights 5:15 Lu par Elanor
The Withered Hand (Turkish) 6:32 Lu par Crln Yldz Ksr
The Melancholist and the Sharper, from the Thousand and One Nights 4:05 Lu par Elanor
Lakshadatta and Labdhadatta (Sanskrit) 10:08 Lu par Max Körlinge
The Cunning Crone, from the Thousand and One Nights 6:34 Lu par Jason Bennett
Judgement of a Solomon (Chinese) 8:05 Lu par Michael Reuss
The Sultan and his Three Sons, from the Thousand and One Nights 13:15 Lu par Michael Reuss
A Tale of a Demon (Sanskrit) 28:11 Lu par Michael Reuss
The Jar of Olives and the Boy Kazir, from the Thousand and One Nights 23:45 Lu par Michael Reuss
Another Solomon (Chinese) 3:35 Lu par Ana
Calamity Ahmad and Habzalam Bazazah, from the Thousand and One Nights 55:31 Lu par Easton
A Man-hating Maiden (Sanskrit) 15:05 Lu par Jason Bennett
Told by the Constable, from the Thousand and One Nights 18:35 Lu par Easton
The Clever Thief (Tibetan) 8:45 Lu par Mary Schneider
The King Who Made Mats (Persian) 13:00 Lu par Malane
The Brahman Who Lost His Treasure (Sanskrit) 4:42 Lu par Malane
The Duel of the Two Sharpers, from the Thousand and One Nights 20:22 Lu par Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
The Lady and the Kazi (Persian) 19:06 Lu par Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Mahaushadha (Tibetan) 5:54 Lu par Mary Schneider
Avicenna and the Observant Young Man (Turkish) 6:38 Lu par Crln Yldz Ksr
A Conjurer's Confession, part I 10:56 Lu par Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
A Conjurer's Confession, part II 36:10 Lu par Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
A Conjurer's Confession, part III 23:25 Lu par Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
A Conjurer's Confession, part IV 14:42 Lu par Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 1 22:24 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 2 22:35 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 3 33:31 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 4 8:08 Lu par Phil Chenevert
More Tricks of Spiritualists 24:47 Lu par Phil Chenevert
How Spirits Materialize 31:34 Lu par Phil Chenevert

Critiques

Great stories, but not what it's titled


(4.5 stars)

Great stories, well read, from Asia and the Arab world. To call them mystery or detective stories is almost completely incorrect. A few stories involve crime to some extent, some include one or more murders, and a couple exemplify justice. But that's as close as it gets. Most are just wonderful stories: love stories, stories of bravery and adventure, morality tales et al. The selection is entertaining and exotic and gave me a glimpse of distant times and places.


(1 stars)

stories were not very interesting or seem to have no point.