Timeless Classics

audiobook (Unabridged) Selected Shorts

By James Thurber

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This 2007 Audie Award finalist features more than three hours of some of the greatest shorts stories of all time.
  • James Thurber's "The Night the Ghost Got In"
    performed by Isaiah Sheffer
    Comic Mayhem is unleashed when a family hears a ghost in the night... and calls in the police.
  • Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"
    performed by Maria Tucci
    Two women reflect on romance and intrigue, long ago in Rome.
  • Jack London's "Make Westing"
    performed by Steven Gilborn
    Danger, adventure, corruption and secrecy dog a ship as it rounds Cape Horn.
  • D.H. Lawrence's "The Rocking Horse Winner"
    performed by John Shea
    A dark fable of a magical toy helping a little boy cope with family troubles.
  • Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
    performed by Marian Seldes
    In Jackson's classic nightmare of society and sacrifice, someone will be the chosen one.
  • Raymond Carver's "Cathedral"
    performed by James Naughton
    A subtle and intimate portrait of a man during a visit from his wife's blind friend.
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