Monday, December 25, 2006

Short Story - Fall of the House of Usher, The: Pit and the Pendulum, The: And Other Tales...



The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly, he touches upon some of our greatest nightmares - premature burial, ghostly transformation and words from beyond the grave. Written in the 1830s and 1840s, they have retained their power to shock and frighten even now.


Publisher: NAXOS
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator: William Roberts
ISBN: 9 62634 283 8

Forgiven
A Deadly Accident
The Christian Kids Theater group is devastated by a tragedy greater than any of them could've imagined. Now their director, Katy Hart, must find a way to walk the kids through their grief and give them a reason to believe again. But will hatred and revenge have the final word?

An Aching Emptiness
Dayne Matthews is at the top of the Hollywood list, working on what could be his best movie yet. Still, he is empty and unfocused, aching for real love and the family he'll never know. Then a friend tells him about a teaching center and a way to become like God. Is this the answer Dayne's been searching for?

A Shocking Discovery
John Baxter reconnects with an old friend and shares a buried secret, one that he and his wife shared all their married lives. Now - in his wife's honor - he decides to continue a very special search. But in the process he makes a critical mistake. What will happen when one of his daughters stumbles onto a letter she was never supposed to see? In this season for the Baxters, grace and redemption will play a greater role than ever before.

Publisher: Brilliance Audio Inc
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Narrator: Sandra Burr
ISBN: 9781597379632

Short Story - Normandy Stories



Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focusses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid colour and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically. It is this skilful and affecting blend of tragedy and comedy, of tears and laughter, which make Maupassant's Normandy Stories the enduring favourites they are today.
Publisher: NAXOS
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Narrator: Oliver Montgomery
ISBN: 9 62634 311 7

Dubliners

An award-winning reading of Joyce's fourteen accessible stories including 'The Dead'.

Audio Best of the Year - Publishers Weekly


Publisher: In Audio
Author: James Joyce
Narrator: Ralph Cosham
ISBN: 1 58472 246 0