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    Fifty Short Stories
    Fifty Short Stories
    Fifty Short Stories
    Audiobook25 hours

    Fifty Short Stories

    Written by Dan Ariely, O. Henry and Ambrose Bierce

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateSep 26, 2013
    ISBN9781467669573
    Fifty Short Stories
    Author

    Dan Ariely

    Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He is a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight; a cocreator of the film documentary (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies; and a three-time New York Times bestselling author. His books include Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, Irrationally Yours, Payoff, Dollars and Sense, and Amazing Decisions. His TED Talks have been viewed more than 27 million times. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and elsewhere. He lives in North Carolina with his family.

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