Great American Stories II: Ten Unabridged Classics by O. Henry; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator David Drummond, Todd McLaren, Norman Dietz, and Laural Merlington

These treasured stories from the most influential authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries are selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic, oral qualities. Listen to these 10 unabridged classics by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, O. Henry, and Willa Cather.

Stories:

• "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1831)
• "The Minister's Black Veil: A Parable" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1831)
• "Endicott and the Red Cross" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1837)
• "Bartleby, the Scrivener" by Herman Melville (1853)
• "The Lightning Rod Man" by Herman Melville (1854)
• "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry (1906)
• "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry (1909)
• "A Cosmopolite in a Café" by O. Henry (1906)
• "The Sculptor’s Funeral" by Willa Cather (1905)
• "Paul’s Case" by Willa Cather (1905)

O. Henry, the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), was a prolific American short story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. A twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance, is typical of his stories. During his lifetime, O. Henry published over six hundred stories and ten collections, including Cabbages and Kings, The Four Million, The Trimmed Lamp, Whirligigs, and The Heart of the West.