O. Henry
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"26 tales of seasonal malice by Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Georges Simenon, Woody Allen, Ellery Queen, Rex Stout, Dorothy L. Sayers, Damon Runyon, Margery Allingham, Stanley Ellin, O. Henry, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and 10 others."--Cover.
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"Amongst the many terrifying tales are: Rudyard Kipling writing about his own true ghost and Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, with a story about rats. The unconventional 'wit' Saki, best-known for his social comedies, also makes an appearance with a very unusual werewolf story"--Container.
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"This special anthology will transport listeners back to the Christmases of their youth, when they first heard these holiday tales. From "'Twas the Night Before Christmas, " Clement C. Moore's classic depiction of St. Nicholas at work, to O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi, " which embodies the very spirit of Christmas, Favorite Stories of Christmas Past has something for everyone. Also included is Francis Church's moving editorial response to a little...
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Scary and dark, these stories will make you want to pull the covers up that little bit higher ... You may need to locate the nearest duvet before you start to listen to this truly 'haunting' collection, as you are going to need it for hiding under as you listen to terrifying stories of rats and ghouls, amongst other dastardly creatures of the night ... be prepared to be scared!
67) In old Arizona
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One of the first "talkies" and the first Western to be shot outdoors, In old Arizona was one of the most innovative films of its time. When a Robin Hood-style bandit, The Cisco Kid, falls for a beautiful woman, he may also be falling into a trap, since the woman is also involved with the military man who seeks to capture The Kid -- dead or alive.
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Enjoy the great detectives of the Golden Age of classic mysteries in this second thrilling collection of audio whodunits. Newly recorded for this original anthology, the crimes, criminals, and sleuths depicted here set the standard for decades, and remain as entertaining today as they were when first published.
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Monkey business: A chemist discovers a potent rejuvenation drug that restores youth but with some hilarious results.
O. Henry's full house: John Steinbeck introduces dramatizations of five of O. Henry's short stories.
We're not married: A justice-of-the-peace learns, to his horror, that his license is invalid. He and his wife track down the five couples whom he has "married" to inform them and invites them to "renew" their vows. Couple 1 are an...
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Graphic Classics volume 19
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"Ghosts, cowboys & killer dolls! Seven classic stories and poems to make your holiday season brighter" -- p. [4] of cover.
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Do you believe in ghosts? Not monsters, not floating objects or unexplained coincidences, but an actual presence - a flicker in the corner of the eye, a shadow in a darkened hallway, a hand pressed against the window, or a figure at the end of the bed. Sometimes they are a malevolent warning, or they come seeking revenge, or as a horrible reminder of past misdeeds. But ghosts can visit on the brightest summer's day, or on a lonely stretch of beach,...
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Move over darling: A man who is ready to have his missing wife declared legally dead and remarry finds himself in a predicament when his first wife turns up after five years of being gone!
In O. Henry's full house John Steinbeck introduces dramatizations of five of O. Henry's short stories.
On the Riviera: Jack Martin is an American entertainer working cabarets on the French Riviera. An impersonation of philandering industrialist Henri Duran is...