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    How the Widow Won the Deacon

    From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

    Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

    Unabridged

    16 min

    The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is William James Lampton. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Stories To Make You Laugh

    The best medicine…

    Unabridged

    8 hours 36 min

    Pure laughter, whether our own or others, makes us all feel more comfortable with the world and situations we find ourselves in. Why something is funny is hard to say but we know that there are people who are funny and can say funny things. It’s an immediate advantage for them.In this volume your hosts including Mark Twain, Nikolai Gogol, J M Barrie, O Henry and many others who range from the ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Happy Ending - Love Short Stories

    Sometimes they do end up happily ever after…

    Series series Love for stories, stories for love

    Unabridged

    6 hours 7 min

    Love. Perhaps the one word solution for everything. An emotion, a state of mind that we strive for, search for. A wondrous force that binds, inspires, and a force that can spin out of control; unbalanced and fragile. Love reflects, changes and embraces us all.In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country.Love comes in many forms, many ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Best American Humorous Short Stories

    In view of the necessary limitations as to the volume's size, I could not hope to represent all periods of American literature adequately, nor was this necessary in order to give examples of the best that has been done in the short story in a humorous vein in American literature. Probably all types of the short story of humor are included here, at any rate. Not only copyright restrictions but in a ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Lessons from Literature - Stories Exploring Women's Choice in Marriage

    Learn from the oldest form of communication and education - storytelling

    Unabridged

    8 hours 28 min

    Being curious, learning from all of our experiences, is one of our most pleasing traits as human beings.In this series we examine particular facets of ourselves and, with the aid of many classic authors, delve into characters and stories that not only entertain us, but inform us on how short stories can help us both deal and understand issues that touch and weave into our lives with the words and ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes

    Gossip, Gumption, and the Glories of Small-Town Life

    Series Audiobook 5 - A Kaleidoscope of American Storytellers

    Unabridged

    8 hours 11 min

    In the towns where the porch lights glow late, the screen doors creak often, and no secret stays secret for long, life unfolds with charm, chatter, and more than a touch of mischief.Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes invites you into parlors both prim and peculiar, where romances are whispered behind teacups, rivalries simmer at choir practice, and widows form committees with suspicious speed. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Classic Humor MEGAPACK ®

    45 Short Stories and Poems

    From Mark Twain to O. Henry, from Saki to Washington Irving—The Classic Humor Megapack reels in no less than 45 classic short stories and poems sure to amuse. Read and laugh!Included are:THE STRIKE OF ONE, by Elliott FlowerTHE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, by Mark TwainA DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER, by O. HenryLAURA, by SakiTEETH IS TEETH, by Ellis Parker ButlerARAMINTA AND THE AUTOMOBILE, ... Read more

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  • The Best American Short Stories 2024

    A collection of the year’s best contemporary fiction, these short stories are selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor.“There have never been as many exquisitely built stories in existence than there are now,” proclaims guest editor Lauren Groff in her introduction. This abundance led to a volume of robust stories ... Read more

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    25 Weird Tales of Crime and Mystery

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    A Collection

    Series series Best American
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