Library of World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1
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LibriVox recording of Library of World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1, by Julian Hawthorne, ed. In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first time translated into English, and many of them come from unexpected sources, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, or a Tibetan manuscript. In the first volume, we find stories written by American authors. (Summary by Leni) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (302MB)
Chapters
- 1. 00 - Introduction, by Julian Hawthorne23:51
- 2. 01 - By the Waters of Paradise, part 1, by Francis Marion Crawford21:01
- 3. 02 - By the Waters of Paradise, part 2, by Francis Marion Crawford37:05
- 4. 03 - The Shadow on the Wall, part 1, by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman18:10
- 5. 04 - The Shadow on the Wall, part 2, by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman16:16
- 6. 05 - The Corpus Delicti, part 1, by Melville Davisson Post35:34
- 7. 06 - The Corpus Delicti, part 2, by Melville Davisson Post35:59
- 8. 07 - An Heiress from Redhorse, by Ambrose Bierce17:07
- 9. 08 - The Man and the Snake, by Ambrose Bierce18:10
- 10. 09 - The Oblong Box, by Edgar Allan Poe28:58
- 11. 10 - The Gold Bug, part 1, by Edgar Allan Poe46:36
- 12. 11 - The Gold Bug, part 2, by Edgar Allan Poe50:18
- 13. 12 - Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams, part 1, by Washington Irving25:16
- 14. 13 - Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams, part 2, by Washington Irving30:09
- 15. 14 - Adventure of the Black Fisherman, part 1, by Washington Irving32:42
- 16. 15 - Adventure of the Black Fisherman, part 2, by Washington Irving31:00
- 17. 16 - Wieland's Madness, part 1, by Charles Brockden Brown34:22
- 18. 17 - Wieland's Madness, part 2, by Charles Brockden Brown36:09
- 19. 18 - Wieland's Madness, part 3, by Charles Brockden Brown32:55
- 20. 19 - Wieland's Madness, part 4, by Charles Brockden Brown46:45
- 21. 20 - Wieland's Madness, part 5, by Charles Brockden Brown36:56