Fifty Short Stories

Written by Edgar Allan Poe, O. Henry and Ambrose Bierce

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

Fifty of the world's greatest classic short stories:

The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
The One Million Pound Banknote by Mark Twain
The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling
The Fly by Katherine Mansfield
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
My Favorite Murder by Ambrose Bierce
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
One Thousand Dollars by O. Henry
Regret by Kate Chopin
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
The Mezzotint by M. R. James
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley
A Curious Dream by Mark Twain
The Doll's House by Katherine Mansfield
The Inconsiderate Waiter by J.M. Barrie
The Sphinx without a Secret by Oscar Wilde
The Suicide Club by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy
The Dead by James Joyce
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
Memoirs of a Yellow Dog by O. Henry
Cannibalism in the Cars by Mark Twain
The Finest Story in the World by Rudyard Kipling
The Belated Russian Passport by Mark Twain
A Circular Tour by W.W. Jacobs
The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe
American Sir! by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
They by Rudyard Kipling
The Telltale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde
A Distant Relative by W.W. Jacobs
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce
The Background by Saki
The Black Poodle by F. Anstey
The Open Window by Saki
A Descent into the Maelström by Edgar Allan Poe
A Bottomless Grave by Ambrose Bierce
A Safety Match by W.W. Jacobs
The She-Wolf by Saki
Oil of Dog by Ambrose Bierce
Frau Brechenmacher attends a Wedding by Katherine Mansfield
The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm by Mark Twain
Curried Cow by Ambrose Bierce
Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe
The Changeling by W.W. Jacobs

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Sep 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781467669573

Edgar Allan Poe

Born on January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe has become synonymous with writing described as mysterious and macabre. Also credited with originating the detective-fiction genre, Poe is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. A very celebrated poet, short story writer, and Gothic novelist, Poe died in 1849.