Story Books - 12 - Copy

7/23/2019 Story Books - 12 - Copy

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Austen, JaneLady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon. 1974. Read by Norma

West, 6 hours 44 minutes. TB 1!"#."Lady Susan", with its wicked, beautiful and energetic heroine, is a

sparkling melodrama. "The Watsons" is a story whose vitality andoptimism centre on the marital prospects of the Watson sisters in asmall provincial town. "Sanditon" is set in a seaside town and itsthemes concern the new speculative consumer society andforeshadow the social upheavals of the Industrial evolution. T!#$%&.

Ba$$ard, J %&yths o' the near 'uture. 19". Read by Jonathan ($i)er, 7

hours * minutes. TB 4791.Ten somewhat nightmarish and gruesome tales, ranging from theforced colonisation of holidaymakers in the 'anaries to solve(uropean unemployment, to the horrific conse)uences for a*apanese +..W. entrusted with the disposal of fifty corpses at theend of the Second World War. T! -/.

Ba$$ard, J %The disaster area. 1967. Read by Arthur B$a+e, 6 hours 7

minutes. TB 77".These nine stories are science fiction at its most thoughtprovoking. They pro0ect current trends into the future and e1plorethe psychological traumas of ad0usting to their logical conclusions.The agricultural sprays that produce seagulls with #& foot wingspans2 cars which fall to pieces after si1 months owing to effectiveroad design2 a science student trying to invent a flying machine ina city where space is at its premium. T! #%.

Barnes, Ju$ianThe $emon tab$e. ##4. Read by Timothy West, Read byrune$$a S-a$es, 6 hours 9 minutes. TB 17"7.

In this collection of stories it is permissible 3 indeed obligatory 3 totalk about death at the 4lemon table4, and each of *ulian !arnes4characters is facing death, but each in a very different way.'ontains strong language. T! %#.


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Bates, /The 0i$d -herry tree. 196". Read by Anthony ar+er, 6 hours

4! minutes. TB 641.5 collection of short stories. T! 6-.

Be$$o0, Sau$&osbys memoirs and other stories. 196". Read by &ar)in

2ane, 6 hours 4! minutes. TB 91.The mystery and fascination of human e1perience are the sub0ectsof these si1 stories. T! /#.

Bent$ey, hy$$is&ore ta$es o' the West Ridin3. 1974. Read by /ri- %i$$ett, 7

hours 14 minutes. TB 7#6.Short stories set in the West iding of 7orkshire, telling of thepeople the author loves and understands so well. T! #&6.

Birmin3ham, Steheneart troub$es5 short stories. 1969. Read by &ar)in 2ane, 6

hours !4 minutes. TB 94*.8ourteen short stories about people of various ages, all beset bytroubles of the heart. T! /-9.

Bo$$, einri-hhi$dren are -i)i$ians too. 197*. Read by /ri- %i$$ett, 7 hours

1! minutes. TB 671.5 collection of short stories written between /- and /$, allportraying the aftermath of the war in :ermany as the countrystruggles to restore its faith in itself after the devastation. T! #6.

Bor3es, Jor3e Luis

o-tor Brodies reort. 1976. Read by Jonathan ($i)er, *hours ! minutes. TB "*.

(leven short stories set in !uenos 5ires told with an almost laconicsimplicity that occasionally shocks with true Spanish cruelty. In"The :ospel according to ;ark" a visitor dallies with conversationand is too successful2 in "The Intruder" two brothers fall in love withthe same woman and seek, tragically, for a solution2 and in the title


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story y about humanity4. 5ll of them, from early brief sketches in(ncounters ?/#9@ to the later 4novellas4, have a distinctive,

disconcerting edge. T! -%-.

Boyd, Wi$$iam(n the an+ee station5 and other stories. 19"1. Read by

%arri-+ a3on, 7 hours 4! minutes. TB ""*.(ighteen short stories ranging from adolescent se1 in a Scottishboys4 public school to murder in a )uiet village in


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desperado named +ainted Tongue, and a town nerd who learnshow to literally escape his own ugly skin. T! --/.

Brad$ey, &arion :immer

The best o' &arion :immer Brad$ey. 199#. Read by 2ateBin-hy, 1* hours 44 minutes. TB "*4!.

8ifteen unearthly tales spanning the whole universe of theimagination. 8rom an alien invasion where death is the key tosuccess ... to a


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a$)ino, ;ta$oAdam, one a'ternoon5 and other stories. 19"*. Read by

%ordon u$ieu, 6 hours 49 minutes. TB !#*.Stories written over twenty years ago in the Italy of the +artisans in

which the author describes the anguished alternation betweenhope and fear of men faced with death, both by +artisan and:erman. =e feels also with a fifteen3year3old the awareness of hisparents4 condescension and hollow heartiness. T! $&9#.

arter, An3e$aB$a-+


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oppression, commercial art, the literary lifestyle and family art incontemporary 5merica. T! /$.

hee)er, John

The stories o' John hee)er. 199#. Read by %arri-+ a3on, *!hours 44 minutes. TB 94#1.

These outstanding stories of 5merican award3winning novelist*ohn 'heever show the power and range of one of the finest shortstory writers of the century. Stories of love and s)ualor in whichmomentary glimpses of brightness contend with time, socialchange and the chaos of history. 'ontains strong language. T!/-&.

he+ho), A =i)e short stories. Read by Simon ade$$, Read by &i-hae$ %o>, Read by atien-e o$$ier, 1 hours 6 minutes. TB1*741.

This collection consists of "The !lack ;onk" and "The !oys" readby Simon 'adell, "The 'obbler and the


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hristie, A3athaoirots ear$y -ases. 1974. Read by eter Bar+er, 1# hours 4!

minutes. TB 6!9.(ighteen short stories centring on the cases which helped to

establish the little !elgian detective4s professional reputation. T!#6$/.

$ar+e, Arthur The 0ind 'rom the sun5 stories o' the sa-e a3e. 197. Read

by a)id Ban+s, 7 hours *4 minutes. TB 916.(ighteen short science fiction stories written during the /6&s.

$oete, Stuart

Three 0hite s0ans, and other stories. 1971. Read by a)idStron3, 9 hours 1 minutes. TB 1766.

Short stories set in ;alaya, 5merica, 5frica, and (ngland settingout with sometimes brutal realism the emotions, similar in all thecountries, which make men act as they do. T! 66.

o$eman, Jane andia&o)in3 on. 1999. Read by 2ath Tay$or?2em, 9 hours 44

minutes. TB 1!"*.

5 collection of short stories about the 5merican West.

ooer, Ji$$yLisa and -o. 19". Read by atri-ia u3hes, 9 hours "

minutes. TB 7146.8ourteen short stories about Lisa and others who fall in and out oflove, finding, losing ?and often finding again@ the men of theirdreams.

o0an, Judith /$aine%amb$ers 'a$$a-y. ##1. Read by hy$$is Lo0e, 7 hours "

minutes. TB 1"479.5 collection of seven stories set in Trois3iviDres, EuFbec. Theyfeature an erratic cast of ordinarily forgotten folks who have fallenthrough the cracks. These include a woman called aymonde,who is an1iously awaiting guests to her lover4s book launching, and


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*ac)ues, a man of simplicity, observing the often unnoticed andunderappreciated aspects of daily life. T! %-/.

oyote, ;)an /

(ne mans trash. ##. Read by Ni-o$e Na+oneshny, hours*# minutes. TB 17"6".

5 collection of stories about being gay and searching out newfrontiers on the road and on the home front. Includes stories of'oyote4s attempts to get married in Aegas with her girlfriend, herheroic horse3riding aunt, and a family of beaver3eating eccentrics.T! %6%.

ra-e, Jim

ontinent. 19"6. Read by Tom ro0e, 4 hours * minutes. TB6779.

In his "=istories" +ycletius wroteC "There and beyond is a seventhcontinent...and its business is trade and superstition." Sevensurprising narratives about this mythical land and its inhabitantse1plore the irreconcilable forces implicit in all cultures. T! 6/.

ah$, Roa$dThe -o$$e-ted short stories o' Roa$d ah$. 1991. Read by

Stehen Thorne, 9 hours 1 minutes. TB 9!71.This complete collection of oald . 199#. Read by /ri- &eyers, 19 hours !minutes. TB 96**.

8ifth and final volume of collected short stories, covering the period/693/%, the year before his death. T! /699.


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i-+ens, har$eshristmas stories. 1"!#?67. Read by %eor3e a3an, *4 hours

*# minutes. TB 696.5 collection of short stories written by ines to which he contributed. T! 6/6.

ona$dson, Stehen RRea)e the @ust and other ta$es. 1999. Read by Stuart &i$$i3an,

16 hours !! minutes. TB 17*"".5 collection of eight short stories rich with e1otic atmosphere,mysticism and menace. 'ontains violence and passages of ase1ual nature. T! 9%%.

oy$e, Arthur onan&emoirs o' Sher$o-+ o$mes. 1"94. Read by Stehen Ja-+, "

hours 4! minutes. TB 1"".(leven adventures of the !aker Street detective.

oy$e, Arthur onanis $ast bo05 some reminis-en-es o' Sher$o-+ o$mes. 1917.

Read by Andre0 Timothy, 6 hours * minutes. TB 14*.


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/$$ison, ar$anShatterday. 19". Read by &ar)in 2ane, 1# hours !6 minutes.

TB 447!.

Si1teen science fiction stories ?one a novella@, to free>e the blood3horror for our own time. T! --$.

=$emin3, ;an(-toussy. ##". Read by a)id Rintou$, hours !1 minutes.

TB 1!6*".*ames !ond series2 book -. Se)uel toC The man with the goldengun, T! 6. In ctopussy, a brilliant ma0or pays a high pricewhen his past catches up with him. In The Living vous with a sniper in !erlin. In The +roperty of aLady, an auction at Sotheby4s is heating up as the bidding startswith fear and ends with terror. 'ontains strong language. T!$69%.

=o0$es, JohnThe ebony to0er. 1974. Read by a)id unhi$$, 1# hours 4!

minutes. TB 7".8our novellas, varied in style and sub0ect, together with a

translation of an early 8rench romance to which the author cantrace much of his own need to write. T! #%#.

%ardam, JaneThe Sidmouth $etters. 19"#. Read by Robin o$mes, 6 hours

1* minutes. TB *6!".Short stories in which the author conveys the e1traordinary natureof the most ordinary events. T! 96$%.

%ardam, JaneThe eo$e on ri)i$e3e i$$. ##". Read by Jane %ardam, !hours 6 minutes. TB 17*!.

5 collection of stories ranging from a Aictorian mansion convertedinto a home for unmarried mothers to a wartime hospital in themiddle of the !lit>, from ghost stories to brilliant observations oflove and loneliness in their various manifestations 3 including, in4+angbourne4, a woman who falls in love with a gorilla 3 to


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reflections on the hapha>ard nature of intellect and memories in4The Last eunion4. T! 9$#.

%e$$horn, &artha

The short no)e$s o' &artha %e$$horn. 1991. Read by Lore$ei2in3, 9 hours 1 minutes. TB 94*.

=ere are tales of people living with enthusiasm, riding on successand facing failure. 5ll meet their fates in the landscapes describedso well by ;artha :ellhornC the great cities of (urope, the colonialenclaves of 5frica, the 5merican deep south.

%i$$iatt, ene$oeWhats it $i+e out and other stories. 196". Read by Arthur

Bush, 6 hours 4! minutes. TB 9!9.Bine short stories showing the author4s deep understanding ofpeople and their actions. T! /$/.

%$ennon, au$o0 did you s$ee. ###. Read by %eo''rey ieroint, !

hours 1! minutes. TB 17"91.5 collection of nineteen short stories on the sub0ects of madmen,paranoiacs and the allegorically burdenedC a husband wonders if

his wife has always been made of wood2 a scientist suspects hisleft hand is plotting against him2 a tourist visits a museumdedicated to his own failed romance. 8or the characters in thesestories life is a board game to which they have lost the instructions.'ontains strong language and violence. T! %/.

%ordimer, NadineSomethin3 out there. 19"4. Read by Norma West, 7 hours *

minutes. TB !*#".

Bine storiesC one, the last and longest, in which the menace of analien creature "out there", stealing food and killing pets,counterpoints the preparations of a guerilla cell for an act ofsabotage. The author writes with a compassionate perception ofthe various moods of love as well as the sorrow that can ensue.


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%reene, %raham&ay 0e borro0 your husband and other -omedies o' the

se>ua$ $i'e. 1967. Read by A$an Lyne, 4 hours 4#minutes. TB 1!7.

5 collection of short stories which leave the reader feeling he hasmet some unusual but strangely real people. T! $.

%reene, %rahamT0enty?one stories. ##1. Read by Stehen %rie', 7 hours 1"

minutes. TB 167*".The stories in this book, all written between /#/ and /$-, allshare the themes that feature so strongly in :raham :reene4snovelsC humour and violence, pity and hatred, betrayal and pursuit.

'omic, sad, shocking and tragic, they recount the tales of ;r;aling4s loud stomach, destructive gangs of children, indiscretionsrevealed and secrets uncovered. 'ontains strong language.T!69%.

%rei3, =ran-isThe bite and other ao-ryha$ ta$es. 19". Read by Wi$$iam

Abney, ! hours 4 minutes. TB 44*.Some of the tales are funny, others sinister and most of them

would demand some courage to read alone in an empty house atnight ... T! -#-9.

ardy, &e$issaThe un-harted heart. ##1. Read by %eo''rey ieroint, 6

hours *6 minutes. TB 17"6!.(ight stories, describing the unseen or "uncharted" regions of life,set among pioneers and 5boriginal people in Borthern ntario inthe early /&&s. In "Traplines" a woman and her child flee from a

dangerous man, whom she knows to be a weendigo, a monsterwith an insatiable appetite for eating humans. 5 fur trader4sdiscovery, in "The Ice Woman," of an 0ibway woman encased inice at the edge of a lake leads to his own disappearance. 'ontainsstrong language. T! %6$.


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ardy, ThomasA -han3ed man. 1""9. Read by Robin o$mes, 1* hours 4

minutes. TB 64#.Twelve short stories.

ardy, ThomasWesse> ta$es. 1991. Read by


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i$$, Re3ina$dAs+in3 'or the moon. 1996. Read by Jonathan ($i)er, 9 hours

*# minutes. TB 11#71.iel and +ascoe series2 book 9. In this collection of four short

stories, eginal =ill divulges how 8at 5ndy and +eter +ascoe metin "The last national service man". "+ascoe4s ghost" finds theinspector investigating the fate of a woman who seems to haveslipped out the world. 5nd +ascoe isn4t the only one having a brushwith the supernaturalC "iel4s ghost" sees him e1pressing asurprising interest in the 4other side4. "ne small step" looks to thefuture where murder on the moon re)uires the personalintervention of 'ommissioner +eter +ascoe of the (urofed *ustice


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for her family4s mysterious origins2 and a woman whose marriageto a carpenter is in such a state of disrepair that she commits avery public act of rebellion. T! %&//.

;nnes, &i-hae$The A$eby 'i$e5 dete-ti)e stories. 197!. Read by Andre0

Timothy, 7 hours. TB 9*9.Sir *ohn 5ppleby series2 book 99. 5 collection of short storiesabout the varied adventures of Sir *ohn 5ppleby, 'ommissioner of;etropolitan +olice. T! #/9/.

;r)in3, Washin3tonThe s+et-h boo+ o' %eo''rey rayon, %ent. ##6. Read by Je''

ardin3, 1! hours 41 minutes. TB 17**.4The Legend of Sleepy =ollow4 and 4ip Aan Winkle4 are classics of5merican fiction and display Irving4s ability to depict 5mericanlandscapes and culture. Irving earned his preeminence in early5merican literature with the masterpieces in miniature collectedhereC travel essays, tale of romance, biographical discourses andliterary musings. T! 99#.

;shi3uro, 2a8uo

No-turnes5 'i)e stories o' musi- and ni3ht'a$$. ##9. Read bya)id Thore, Read by &att Addis, Read by eterBroo+e, 6 hours 9 minutes. TB 16""#.

In a sublime story cycle, Ga>uo Ishiguro e1plores ideas of love,music and the passing of time. 8rom the pia>>as of Italy to the;alvern =ills, a London flat to the 4hush3hush floor4 of an e1clusive=ollywood hotel, the characters we encounter range from youngdreamers to cafe musicians to faded stars, all of them at somemoment of reckoning. 'ontains strong language. T! 6%%&.

Ja-obs, W WLi3ht 'rei3hts. 19#1. Read by Jon ur$e, 7 hours 1! minutes.

TB 1*#!.Stories of old salts, introducing some of the author4s best comiccharacters, !ob +retty, :inger


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Jameson, StormWomen a3ainst men. 19". Read by


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2ennedy, Lena;)y o' the an3e$. 199*. Read by Joe un$o, Read by aro$

&arsh, 7 hours 6 minutes. TB 96!1.

(leven vivid and compelling stories. The title story reveals why anelderly bag lady becomes the centre of attention in an 1fordStreet store2 there is a tale of thwarted love in London4s (ast (nd,and a number of e1amples of how the smooth surface of a buriedpast can be disrupted by the intrusions of the present. With hercustomary freshness and directness, Lena Gennedy e1plores theenduring power of love, the triumph of hope over adversity, theproblems of illness and racial pre0udice, and the )uirky kindness offate. T! /6$.

2ie$y, Benedi-tA $etter to ea-htree5 and nine other stories. 19"". Read by

hi$i (Su$$i)an, 7 hours 4" minutes. TB 741!.Ten short stories in which the tragic and comic sides of life rubshoulders in the west of Ireland. In the title story a trip on the trainout of


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Ginsella weaves his characters into the thrill of the game, be it in*apan, 'entral 5merica, 'anada or the H.S., with a variety ofcomic, tragic, and mystical results. T! -$.

2i$in3, RudyardThe man 0ho 0ou$d be +in3 and other stories. 19"7. Read by

&i-hae$ /$der, 4 hours 1* minutes. TB "946.5 collection of stories features the tale of two e13!ritish soldierswho try to establish their own kingdom. T! %/-6.

2i$in3, Rudyard&rs Bathurst and other stories. 1991. Read by Jon art0ri3ht,

11 hours 1# minutes. TB 9*!7.

In this selection of his late stories, some unforgettable women tell,or conceal, the secrets of their lives. There are ghosts, hauntingsand psychological studies. ne of the earliest radio signals comescrackling through the dark, a pioneer motorist re0oices in his new3found freedom, and the (nglish find themselves threatened fromthe air. =ere are Gipling4s considered views on writing and artists.T!

2$assen, Sarah

The eony season. ###. Read by Anne %$att, 9 hours 1!minutes. TB 1"!.8rom aire to Winnipeg to Hkraine, these short stories provide anassortment of characters who transcend various circumstances toe1plore personal e1periences. They reflect a recurring tensionbetween a desire for solitude and the needs of companionship2between wanting to enter other people4s stories and lives andwanting to remain separate, a stranger. T! %##$.

Le %uin, rsu$a 2The -omass rose.19"*. Read by &a$-o$m Ruth)en, 9 hours*# minutes. TB !1!!.

5 compass of spatial dimensions as well as the usual fourdirections give a framework to twenty new stories ranging fromscience fiction to fantasy and a magical realism. The author findscomedy as well as tragedy as her satire stretches from a well3known TA series to a totalitarian 5merica of the future. T! $$$.


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Lea-h, hristoherS-ars and other -eremonies. 19"#. Read by Brian er+ins, 4

hours !" minutes. TB *779.Twelve short stories with hidden resonances of fear and violence.

Lee, Nan-yead 3ir$s. ##. Read by %i$$ian art, 7 hours *1 minutes. TB

1"#71.5 hand model4s strange and troubled bond with her ailing father isrevealed though an inventory of her body parts. 5 marriage istested as a mother struggles to cope with the disappearance of herprostitute daughter, while two angry women in a mini3van searchfor catharsis as they rampage through the night. Linked by the

background narrative of a serial killer4s arrest in Aancouver, thesedark short stories of emotional wagers, discovery and loss revealthe desires and delusions that compel us to do the things we do.'ontains strong language and passages of a se1ual nature. T!%&.

Leonard, /$moreThe -om$ete Western stories o' /$more Leonard. ##7. Read

by Je'' ardin3, 1 hours 14 minutes. TB 1617.

Lessin3, orisThe story o' a non?marryin3 man, and other stories. 197.

Read by Norma West, 1# hours 1" minutes. TB ""*6.In this collection of 9 short stories


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Lin+$ater, /ri-The stories o' /ri- Lin+$ater. 196". Read by &ar)in 2ane, 1*

hours *# minutes. TB 49".(ighteen stories from his previous collections with widely varied

themes and backgrounds. T! -/%.

Listo0e$, Judith areus+ on the anube. 1969. Read by aro$ &arsh, 7 hours 1!

minutes. TB 1#1*.Si1 stories set against a background of the author4s native =ungaryduring the changing times from /#& to the Ba>i occupation andSoviet oppression. T! &9.

Lo)e-ra't, .. Lo)e-ra't omnibus 15 At the mountains o' madness and

other no)e$s o' terror. 19"!. Read by Wi$$iam Roberts,# hours 6 minutes. TB 17#1.

:athered together are seven tales of horror in the gothic tradition 3full of hinted terrors and unholy stenches, supernatural terror andvilest horror. T! .

Lyon, Annabe$

(>y3en. ###. Read by An3e$a Wi$$son, ! hours 1# minutes.TB 1"#"!.

5 collection of short stories covering many different elementswithin the theme of family. Topics include dating, death,relationships between parents and children, and those betweenfriends. 'ontains strong language. T! %&%$.

&a-La)erty, BernardThe 3reat ro'undo5 and other stories. 19"7. Read by enys

a0thorne, ! hours 9 minutes. TB 7*!4.The characters in these stories are on the fringes of society, forcedto seek consolation as best they can, like the lonely old lady whoresorts to posting a monthly letter to herself. In a shabby world,some 0ust suffer unseen, but a young boy manages to lose hisshame in the psoriasis on his chest through his friendship with aneccentric duchess, and a poem is the link between two strangers.T! 9$-.


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&a$amud, BernardThe stories o' Bernard &a$amud. 19"4. Read by &a>ine o0e,

1# hours 4* minutes. TB !466.5 collection of twenty3five short stories about *ewish 5mericans, a

celebration and an e1piation which gently unravels thecomple1ities of human behaviour with both clarity and charity. T!$-66.

&ans'ie$d, 2atherineo$$e-ted stories. 194!. Read by Rosa$ind Shan+s, 9 hours 4

minutes. TB !*#*.5 collection of ninety3one short stories from a Bew ealander whospent most of her life in (urope, writing stories and continually

seeking higher standards in her writing. =er first book waspublished in / and, until her early death in /#9 at the age ofthirty3four, she wrote continuously, although from / she wasalso searching for a cure for tuberculosis. =er reputation as awriter stems from the undramatic, sensitive and lyrical )uality ofher stories. T! $9&9.

&ars?Jones, AdamLantern $e-ture. 19"1. Read by Robert %$ad0e$$, " hours "

minutes. TB 44*".Three stories by a new writerC the title story is an amusing accountof the disorders which are the normal occurence of +hilip 7orke4slife, the last s)uire of (rdigg driving in his acient ;orris 'owleywith a bicycle on the roof for lifeboat duty. The second story,=oosh3mi, is a satire of royalty and the last and longest, !athpool+ark, is concerned with the law. T!

&auassant, %uy de

Bou$e de sui' and other stories. 1""#. Read by Robin o$mes,9 hours ! minutes. TB 1414.5 collection of short stories by one of the masters of 8renchliterature.

&it-hison, Naomi;ma3es o' A'ri-a. 19"#. Read by Robin o$mes, ! hours 4

minutes. TB *"79.Stories from !otswana and ambia.


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&o33a-h, eborahSmi$e. 19"". Read by e$en o, Read by Raymond Sa0yer,

4 hours 4* minutes. TB 7"##.

5 series of realistic short stories, written with wit andcompassion, in which the author e1plores modern relationshipsand everyday human crises. Through her characters, which rangefrom a !righton waitress to a father to be at an ante3natal class,various themes are revealedC women4s endeavour to please in loveand the compromises people make in life. T! %&&.

&oore, %eor3ee$ibate $i)es. 197. Read by %eor3e a3an, " hours 11

minutes. TB 1##!.8ive stories, each chronicling a life.

&or3an, Berni-eThe too3rahy o' $o)e5 stories. ###. Read by Ann Saunders,

1# hours 6 minutes. TB 17!!1.5 day spent at the home of a movie star leads three fiends todivulge secrets. 5 woman returns home after many years to findthat her childhood friend has led a bleak version of her own life.

;organ4s short stories take place in Bewfoundland and focus onthe bonds between family and friends. 'ontains strong language.T! $$.

&ortimer, JohnRumo$e. 19"#. Read by John Westbroo+, 14 hours 4*

minutes. TB *774.umpole series2 book 9. umpole is the oldest *unior in'hambers, a barrister who never prosecutes, is apt to )uote

poetry, and has a wife known as "She Who ;ust !e beyed". Thestories in this collection were previously published as "umpole ofthe !ailey" and "The Trials of umpole".

&unro, A$i-eRuna0ay. ##6. Read by Li8a Ross, Read by %arri-+ a3on,

11 hours 44 minutes. TB 1716".The runaway of the disturbing title story is 'arla, a congenital4bolter4, who has neighbourly fantasies that take on a frightening


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afterlife... (lsewhere, a stagestruck girl finds life is moreShakespearean than even she imagines2 while Tessa, a youngcountry woman with strange powers cannot foresee what willhappen if she makes off with a plausible charmer. The stories

unravel layers of the past, and different versions of the truthC thecharacters learn that if you look too closely at anything 3 the past,the truth 3 it may crumble. 'ontains strong language. T! 6%.

&ura+ami, aru+iThe e$ehant )anishes. ##6. Read by &u$ti$e narrators,

1#54*. TB 1!97!.In these haunting, hilarious stories the author makes a determinedassault on the normal. 5 man4s favourite elephant simply vanishes2

a couple suffering midnight hunger pangs hold up a ;c


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which men and women are aroused. (ach of the thirteen vignettescaptures a moment of se1ual awakening, recognition or fulfilment.Lust, obsession, fantasy and desire emerge as part of the humancondition, as pure or as comple1 as any other of its aspects. T!

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(ates, Joy-e aro$Last days. 19"!. Read by &a>ine o0e, 9 hours minutes.

TB 6667.Short stories that enter into the private world of each of itscharactersC Saul ;orgenstein who is too smart for any psychiatristto help, Wendy, who cannot face going to the hospital where hermother was taken after an accident and the glimpse of an ageing

lover in the street. The second half of the book leaves 5merica forthe cities of (astern (urope, as seen through the eyes of educated5mericans who visit for conferences and are led into less easilye1pressed e1periences.

(Brien, /dnaThe $o)e ob@e-t. 196". Read by %rete$ a)is, 6 hours 1!

minutes. TB 1##.Short stories concerned with obsessive love and its

disappointments.

(=ao$ain, SeanThe ta$+in3 trees and other stories. 1971. Read by Stehen

Ja-+, " hours. TB 166#.Short stories set in Ireland.

(+ri, BenStars o' the ne0 -ur'e0. 19"9. Read by Jonathan ($i)er, !

hours !9 minutes. TB 9"6*.Short stories from the // !ooker +ri>e winner. 5 succession offlights into the grotes)ue and phantasmagoricC a medicine hucksterbedevilled by dreams as he touts a panacea called "+ower drug", ahallucinatory horror show, in which a musician is haunted bypremonitions of his girl friend4s death. kri4s world is one in whichnightmares have become the only reality. T! /%69.


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a$ey, %ra-e/normous -han3es at the $ast minute. 197!. Read by Stan$ey

rit-hard, 4 hours *! minutes. TB 7**.5 4splendidly comic and unladylike4 collection of short stories from a

contemporary 5merican writer. T! #99.

riest$ey, J BThe ar'itt risis, and t0o other stories. 197!. Read by

Andre0 Timothy, 7 hours ! minutes. TB "19.


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Ross, BessA bit o' -ra-+ and -ar -u$ture and other stories. 199#. Read by

Bri3it =orsyth, * hours 44 minutes. TB 9!97.This is a 4village of stories4, rooted in the stark shore3line

community in oss3shireC real people engaged in the day to daystruggles, 0oys and vanities of life. T! /$/.

Sa3an, =ran-oise;n-identa$ musi-. 19"!. Read by aro$ &arsh, * hours !"

minutes. TB 61#.Twelve tales of love discovered and love lost, love disowned andlove betrayed 3 stories of charm and tenderness with an ironic twistin the tail, most set in the superficial world of wealthy +arisian

society. T! 6#&.

Sa+iThe -hroni-$es o' $o)is. 1911. Read by Andre0 Timothy, 14

hours 4! minutes. TB 46.5 selection of stories from the 'hronicles of 'lovis.

Sayers, orothy Lan3mans ho$iday. 1996. Read by ;an armi-hae$, 6 hours *"

minutes. TB 1#""9.Lord +eter Wimsey, the delightful detective, is a familiar andpopular character but, also introduced is the incredible ;r (gg,salesman e1traordinaire, whose powers of deduction, if they don4tsurpass, at least e)ual those of Lord +eter. This collection ofstories is one of the most interesting, for its blend of the new andthe old, yet still retaining the essential charm that has captivatedher many readers over the years. T! &%%/.

S-hroeder, Adam Le0is2in3dom o' mon+eys. ##1. Read by orothy ay0ard, 6hours 7 minutes. TB 17691.

'harting the 0ungles and depths of the South Seas, these storiesdelve into the lives of a ;alay boy in /th3century Singapore, a


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Sin3er, ;saa- Bashe)isThe ima3e and other stories. 19"6. Read by &a>ine o0e, 9

hours minutes. TB 6*"7.

5nother ## stories, set in contemporary 5merica and pre3warWarsaw, from a Bobel +ri>ewinner. They tell of miracles and testsof faith 3 "the mad hurricane of human passions and the strugglewith them". T! 69%.

Smith, ;ain ri-hton&urdo, and other stories. 19"1. Read by Wi$$iam Abney, !

hours 4! minutes. TB 41#.5 collection of short stories in which the author displays a poetic

and anarchic talent. T! -#&.

Srin3, o0ard/$e)en stories C a be3innin3. 197*. Read by eter %ray, 9

hours ! minutes. TB 1"".5 collection, published posthumously, of short stories and thebeginning of an unfinished novel. T! #%%.

Standish, Robert

/$ehant $a0, and other stories. 1969. Read by &ar)in 2ane, 6hours 49 minutes. TB 1#!.

Twelve short stories set in 'eylon, the 8ar (ast, (urope and'anada. T! $.

Stern, JamesThe stories o' James Stern. 196". Read by %eor3e a3an, 1

hours. TB !"9.Satirical sketches of upper3class behaviour, compassionate

gestures towards the under3privileged, and a keen interest indreams. T! $%/.

Ste)enson, Robert LouisShort stories. Read by Robert Trotter, 4 hours 9 minutes. TB

1419."The ;isadventures of *ohn Bicholson"C the only story set byStevenson in the Scotland of his own time2 the relationship


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between *ohn and his stern parent reflects his own troubledrelationship with his father. "Will 4The ;ill"C Will wants to live lifeto the full but stays serenely in the mountains growing old andwise, while time and life slip away. ";arkheim"C on 'hristmas


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Tay$or, /$i8abethThe de)astatin3 boys, and other stories. 197. Read by John

Ri-hmond, 6 hours *" minutes. TB #"6.Short stories about people in search of happiness and their

vulnerability.

Therou>, au$The London embassy. 19". Read by &ar)in 2ane, " hours *

minutes. TB 4!**.The narrator linking these related short stories and thumb 3 nailsketches is a forty3year old diplomat, newly appointed as +oliticalfficer to the 5merican (mbassy in London. =e views the city andits citi>ens, with a foreigner4s penetrating eye, almost as a stage

set holding together personalities. T! -$99.

Thurber, JamesThe midd$e?a3ed man on the '$yin3 trae8e. 199. Read by

Wi$$iam Roberts, ! hours and 4! minutes. TB 9"7.Thirty si1 short pieces described by the author as "mainlyhumorous, but with a few kind of sad ones mi1ed in". 8irstpublished in /9$, this volume contains some hilarious classicessays about language and people. T! /%#.

Tre)or, Wi$$iamAn3e$s at the Rit8, and other stories. 197!. Read by %abrie$

Woo$', #"51!. TB ""1.Twelve stories in which ordinary people find themselves ine1traordinary situations.

Tre)or, Wi$$iam=ami$y sins C other stories. 199#. Read by &arie &-arthy, "

hours minutes. TB 1#*11.The intimacy which masks the most significant secrets andmotives2 the casualties of bereavement2 the foibles of humannature2 the compromises made for gain2 the victims by nature ofbirth2 the poverty of life without love2 these are some of thesub0ects around which William Trevor weaves magic.T! &9.


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di+e, Johni3eon 'eathers and other stories. 199*. Read by ay0ard

&orse, " hours 4* minutes. TB 1##19.The theme of memory runs through this collection of short stories

and for many of the characters the past is a miraculous landperpetually in need of rediscovery. The stories concern an 5mericawhere most are e1iles and moving automobiles contain a lot oftheir lives. They move from comic romance to sombre monologue,by way of solilo)uies delivered by an angel, an 5+ clerk and alifeguard2 and dialogues between man and his wife, a man and hischild, a boy and his mother, a boy and his minister and several)uests and hosts. The setting is generally +ensylvania. T! &&/.

Wau3h, /)e$ynThe ordea$ o' %i$bert in'o$d, and other stories. 19"9. Read by&i-hae$ Lumsden, 6 hours 1" minutes. TB 1#64.

"The ordeal of :ilbert +infold" is the terrifying story of a novelistwhose imagination turns on and engulfs him. 5 semi3autobiographical depiction of a brief time of insanity, it is one ofWaugh4s most disturbing pieces and shows what a fragile thingmastery can prove to be. There are also two short pieces "Tacticale1ercise" and "Love among the ruins". T! -.

We$don, =ayo$aris and other stories. 19"!. Read by a)id Sin-$air, "

hours 1" minutes. TB !9#9.Twelve short stories ranging from the wilds of Scotland in "+olaris",where sub3mariner, Timmy, conducts his uneasy marriage, to faraway Tasmania in "h ;ary


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habits, new technology2 of won4t3be mothers and would3be fathers2and of houses, ancient and modern. 'ontains strong language. T!-$.

We$$s, %om$ete short stories. 197. Read by &i-hae$ de &or3an, *#

hours. TB 161.Stories packed with humour, strangeness, horror and imagination.T! 6#.

We$ty, /udoraThe -o$$e-ted stories o' /udora We$ty. 19"1. Read by &ar)in

2ane, " hours ! minutes. TB 4*49.

5 collection of all (udora Welty4s short stories from the earliestine4, to a couple not yet in the collection. The settings of herstories are wide ranging but all coloured by her life in *ackson,;ississippi, where the present is moulded so often by the past. T!-9-/.

Wharton, /dithThe 3host stories o' /dith Wharton. 197!. Read by eter %ray,

1 hours. TB *#7".Stories of mystery written by the author over the years /&- and/9, inspired partly by the fear of ghosts she e1perienced as asmall child. Set in the bleak mansions of (ngland, 5merica, andBormandy, eleven classic tales depict the terrors of personsconfronted by unearthly entities.

Wi$de, (s-arLord Arthur Sa)i$es -rime, and other short stories. ##". Read

by ere+ Ja-obi, 6 hours 44 minutes. TB 164".Lord 5rthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds that he mustdo something terrible before he can marry. +oor young =ughie(rskine gives money to a beggar who is not what he seems, andLord ;urchison falls in love with a mystery woman.


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ates, orn'ordBerry and -o. 191. Read by Robin o$mes, 1# hours 1

minutes. TB *11!.!ertram "!erry" +leydell seriesC book . The hilarious incidents in

the life of !erry and family.

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