The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories
Written by Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald and
Narrated by Various Narrators
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About this audiobook
Ten superbly narrated stories that help explain America by America's best writers. Irving's incredible and amusing tale of the archetypal "Rip Van Winkle" relates the story of a man who slept through history. Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" tells of a young soldier who must struggle with his conscience no matter what the consequences. "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is Mark Twain's hilarious story of a contest to end all contests in the rowdy days of the Forty-Niners. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Man of the Crowd" tells of one man's strange fascination with another. "The Ransom of Red Chief" is another of O. Henry's tales of a kidnapping that goes horribly, horribly, wrong.
Including:
"Rip Van Winkle"
by Washington Irving,
narrated by George Vafiadis
"The Man of the Crowd"
by Edgar Allan Poe,
narrated by Ralph Cosham
"The Red Badge of Courage"
by Stephen Crane,
narrated by Sean Pratt
"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
by Mark Twain,
narrated by Thomas Becker
"The Ransom of Red Chief"
by O'Henry,
narrated by Michael Hanson
"The Call of the Wild"
by Jack London,
narrated by Michael Kramer
"Desiree's Baby"
by Kate Chopin,
narrated by Jacquilin Kinlow
"Miss Tempy's Watchers"
by Sarah Orne Jewett,
narrated by Tana Hickens
"The Eyes"
by Edith Wharton,
narrated by Ralph Cosham
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
by F. Scott Fitzgerald,
narrated by Kimberly Schraf
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents, both touring actors, died before he was three. He was raised by John Allan, a prosperous Virginian merchant. Poe published his first volume of poetry while still a teenager. He worked as an editor for magazines in Philadelphia, Richmond and New York, and achieved respect as a literary critic. In 1836, he married his thirteen year-old cousin. It was only with the publication of The Raven and other Poems in 1845 that he achieved national fame as a writer. Poe died in mysterious circumstances in 1849.
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Reviews for The American Experience
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Some of the narrations are very quiet, or have poor quality. I'd say, 4/10 are one of those two things. However, I'd still recommend the book, as the narrators do a generally fine job, particularly for The Red Badge of Courage and The Call of the Wild, which constitute most (in time) of this collection. Worth listening. Quite liked the Fitzgerald, as well. Oh! The narration for the Twain story is fabulous. Again -- a recommended listen.
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