Great American Stories

The following stories are included in this collection: The One Million Pound Bank Note, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, A Visit to Niagara, and Mysterious Visit by Mark Twain, narrated by Patrick FraleyThe Blue Hotel and The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane, narrated by Patrick HoganThe Eyes of the Panther and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, narrated by Russ HolcombThe Love of Life and To Build a Fire by Jack London, narrated by Bruce Robertson. These ten treasured stories from the most influential authors of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic, oral qualities

Patricia said Great Stories but all one genre. These stories are beautifully done and the readers are incredibly good. My only objection is that the stories are all of the same type like an Edgar Allen Poe type. I was hoping for drama classics. It you like mysteries and ghost stories, you will love these. Nevertheless, even for me they were interesting. I put them on my iPod and used them when walking - made the walk just fly by. The last two by Jack London about the arti. Five Stars mthomas excellent product.. "Nice gift for a blind person" according to Amazon Customer. This was a Christmas gift for a blind friend of mine. He lives in a Care Center, and gets someone to play it for him.he sure enjoys listening to the stories, as do the others who can hear it around him!! Great to have several stories in one CD!

"Each of the excellent semi-voiced narrations conveys just the right tone and feeling for each of the ten stories." -- Kliatt, July 1995"Short and captivating, this production is a good taste of some of America’s best authors." -- Sunday Patriot-News, April 3, 2003"The oral qualities of these ten stories go virtually unmatched in the canon of American literature." -- Cosmik Debris, March 2003"These gentlemen masterfully portray the words of their authors." -- VOYA, February 2004"This is a solid production, reminding listeners of the power and beauty in the classic works of these authors." -- AudioFile, unknown date

One of the most popular and influential authors our nation has ever produced, his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. Clemens in the town of Florida, Missouri. Mark Twain (1835-1910) was born Samuel L. He has been called not only the greatest humorist of his age but also the father of American literature.