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.
Written By : Dorothy Parker
Various
Harper Collins US
Runtime : 5 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Short Stories
Comedy
Fiction
Our Price : $29.95 $19.95
Parker's work pulls no punches, writing with pure, unadulterated passion. More info... |
Written By : Lynn Rosen
Full Cast Production
Play it by Ear Productions
Runtime : 20 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Short Stories
Our Price : $1.75
Kelly and her mother huddle on a rainy NYC street fearing they’ll never know enough about each other More info... |
Written By : Edgar Allan Poe
Kerry Shale
Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 4 hours 10 minutes
Categories : Classics
Short Stories
Detective
Detective
Our Price : $18.75
Three famous Dupin stories, which provided Poe with the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. More info... |
Written By : David Sedaris
Various
Hachette Audio
Runtime : 22 hours
Categories : Contemporary
Comedy
Short Stories
Journalism
Our Price : $99.98 $69.99
Collection of Sedaris's hilarious audio programs, including two of his most recent releases More info...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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