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This wonderful collection of short stories includes work by some of literature's most treasured names, with inspired readings by gifted actors.
This superlative treasury includes the following stories:
"Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, read by John Chancer"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Robert Fass"Cousin William" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, read by Kate Fenton"How I Edited an Agricultural Paper" by Mark...A treasure chest of the written and spoken word, this collection is read by brilliant actors who make this audio anthology a genuine treat for the listener.
This audio recording includes the following short stories:
"Reginald on House Parties" by Saki, read by Nigel Hawthorne"The Sphinx without a Secret" by Oscar Wilde, read by Martin Jarvis"Tobermory" by Saki, read by Barbara Leigh-Hunt"On Being Idle" by Jerome K. Jerome, read by Hugh
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Sean Wellington is a neurotic music video director who was just given the opportunity of a lifetime: to direct his first feature film. In the midst of this celebration, comes a tumultuous breakup with his girlfriend as his neurosis looms overhead while he tries to reorganize his personal and professional lives.
A Talent for Trouble is the story of Sean's battle to balance real-life romance while living through a camera lens.
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We all think we know how the story ends ...
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