A treasure chest of the written and spoken word, this collection is read by brilliant actors who make this audio anthology a genuine treat for the listener. This audio recording includes the following short stories: - Reginald on House Parties by Saki, read by Nigel Hawthorne - The Sphinx without a Secret by Oscar Wilde, read by Martin Jarvis - Tobermory by Saki, read by Barbara Leigh-Hunt - On Being Idle by Jerome K. Jerome, read by Hugh Laurie - For Better or Worse by W.W. Jacobs, read by Joanna David - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde, read by T. P. McKenna - The Garden of Truth by E. Nesbit, read by Harriet Walker - The Cat That Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling, read by Liza Goddard - The Girl from Arles by Alphonse Daudet, read by Stephen Fry - Mr. & Mrs. Dove by Katherine Mansfield, read by Rosalind Ayres - Georgie Porgie by Rudyard Kipling, read by Edward Fox - Caterpillars by E. F. Benson, read by Patrick Malahide - Lost Hearts by M. R. James, read by Richard Pasco - Ship to Tarshish by John Buchan, read by Iain Cuthbertson - The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Richard Pasco - The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace, read by Robin Bailey - Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne, read by Nicky Henson - B-24 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Brian Cox - Pat Hobby & Orson Welles by F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by Kerry Shale - Mad by Guy de Maupassant, read by Derek Jacobi - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Richard Griffiths - The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs, read by Patrick Malahide The collection boasts performances by veteran British actors-including such audio luminaries as Derek Jacobi, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Stephen Fry, and the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne. The readings range from fine to superb. Not a dud in the lot. -- "AudioFile" Coming soon...