Inc Sound Room Publishers
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English
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Selected Shorts has toured The Mount, the stately and elegant home of the great American writer Edith Wharton, for the last several summers, presenting Broadway and Hollywood actors reading stories by Wharton and others. Selected Shorts now presents a collection of four of Edith Wharton's short stories, recorded live at the Mount, and featuring acclaimed actresses Kathleen Chalfant, Christina Pickles, Maria Tucci, and Brenda Wehle.
3) Pinocchio
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English
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The adventures of a talking wooden puppet whose nose grows whenever he tells a lie. An abridged version of this classic that nevertheless captures its flavor and excitement. Presenting that mischievous puppet Pinocchio! Gepetto, his long-suffering father Fox and Cat, those demons of the night Fire-Eater, the wicked puppet master Cricket, a constant friend Blue Fairy, an even more constant friend Candlewick, a wild, wonderful companion Dogfish, a great...
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Young Jim Hawkins has no reason to suspect that Billy Bones, the pensioner who has taken up residence in his father's inn, is anything other than an aging former mariner. But when violent altercations with visitors to the inn leave Billy on death's doorstep, Jim discovers that they all are members of the crew of the notorious pirate, Captain Flint, and that Billy has a map that shows the whereabouts of Flint's buried treasure--a map that Jim inadvertently...
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[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
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[released 2008]
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English
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With amazing insight, Anton Chekhov wrote of the lives of the Russian common man as well as the landowner. He established the style of the modern short story and influenced many great writers. Presented here are eleven of his best works.
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[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
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[released 2008], ©2008
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English
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Two great stories that tell of life and flappers during Jazz age. "Bernice" is a lighter story in which Fitzgerald proved himself a master of characterization. In writing "Jelly Bean" Fitzgerald got advice from his wife Zelda as to the techniques and terminology of crap-shooting.
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[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[released 2008]
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English
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A collection of poems, old and modern, by an assortment of Irish, Scottish and Welsh poets. Many of the poems describe earlier culture and political concerns and many deal with love of the homeland. Some are by well-known poets and some are by authors who have long faded into obscurity. Together they represent a fascinating fabric of a rich culture.
