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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 2 - Book 5 Mar 16, 2021

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 2 - Book 5

Title: International Short Stories Volume 2: English Stories

Overview: International Short Stories is a three-volume anthology of outstanding English, American, and French short stories and novellas of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. It was published by P.F. Collier & Son in 1910. The first volume features celebrated short fiction from the United States, the second volume from England, and the third from France (translated into English). The three-volume series was compiled by Frances J. Reynolds, and edited by William Patten. Volume 2: English Stories includes these 23 short stories The Two Drovers, Mr. Deuceace, The Brothers, Doctor Manette's Manuscript, The Caldron of Oil, The Burial of the Tithe, The Knightsbridge Mystery, The Courting of Dinah Shadd, The Sire de Maletroit's Door, The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange, A Change of Treatment, The Stickit Minister, The Lammas Preaching, An Undergraduate's Aunt, The Silhouettes, My Brother Henry, Gilray's Flower Pot, Mr. O'Leary's Second Love, The Indifference of the Miller of Hofbau, The Stolen Body, The Lazarette of the 'Huntress', The Great Triangular Duel, and Three Thimbles and a Pea.

Published: 1910

Series: International Short Stories Collections, English Short Stories, Selection #1

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collections

Author: William Patten, et al.

Genre: Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Melodrama, Philosophical Fiction, Picaresque, Sea Story, Tragedy, Detective Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories

Episode: International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 2 - Book 5

Volume: 2 of 3

Book: 5 of 12

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Book: 8

Length Book: 3:53:30

Episodes Volume: 32

Length Volume: 13:21:16

Episodes Collection: 91

Length Collection: 40:23:03

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, François Coppée, Honoré de Balzac, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 4 Mar 16, 2021

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 4

Title: International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

Overview: International Short Stories is a three-volume anthology of outstanding English, American, and French short stories and novellas of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. It was published by P.F. Collier & Son in 1910. The first volume features celebrated short fiction from the United States, the second volume from England, and the third from France (translated into English). The three-volume series was compiled by Frances J. Reynolds, and edited by William Patten. Volume 1: American Stories includes these 22 short stories The Prophetic Pictures, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold-Bug, Corporal Flint's Murder, Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy, The Notary of Perigueux, The Widow's Cruise, The Count and the Wedding Guest, Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift, The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and the Willing Performer, The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So, The Shadows on the Wall, Major Perdue's Bargain, A Kentucky Cinderella, By the Waters of Paradise, A Memorable Night, The Man from Red Dog, Jean Michaud's Little Ship, Those Old Lunes!, The Chiropodist, Mr. Dooley on Corporal Punishment, and Over a Wood Fire.

Published: 1910

Series: International Short Stories Collections, American Short Stories, Selection #4

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collections

Author: William Patten, et al.

Genre: Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Melodrama, Philosophical Fiction, Picaresque, Sea Story, Tragedy, Detective Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction

Episode: International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 4

Volume: 1 of 3

Book: 4 of 12

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Book: 7

Length Book: 3:04:16

Episodes Volume: 28

Length Volume: 13:33:02

Episodes Collection: 91

Length Collection: 40:23:03

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 3 Mar 16, 2021

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 3

Title: International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

Overview: International Short Stories is a three-volume anthology of outstanding English, American, and French short stories and novellas of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. It was published by P.F. Collier & Son in 1910. The first volume features celebrated short fiction from the United States, the second volume from England, and the third from France (translated into English). The three-volume series was compiled by Frances J. Reynolds, and edited by William Patten. Volume 1: American Stories includes these 22 short stories The Prophetic Pictures, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold-Bug, Corporal Flint's Murder, Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy, The Notary of Perigueux, The Widow's Cruise, The Count and the Wedding Guest, Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift, The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and the Willing Performer, The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So, The Shadows on the Wall, Major Perdue's Bargain, A Kentucky Cinderella, By the Waters of Paradise, A Memorable Night, The Man from Red Dog, Jean Michaud's Little Ship, Those Old Lunes!, The Chiropodist, Mr. Dooley on Corporal Punishment, and Over a Wood Fire.

Published: 1910

Series: International Short Stories Collections, American Short Stories, Selection #3

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collections

Author: William Patten, et al.

Genre: Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Melodrama, Philosophical Fiction, Picaresque, Sea Story, Tragedy, Detective Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction

Episode: International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 3

Volume: 1 of 3

Book: 3 of 12

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Book: 7

Length Book: 3:41:51

Episodes Volume: 28

Length Volume: 13:33:02

Episodes Collection: 91

Length Collection: 40:23:03

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 2 Mar 16, 2021

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 2

Title: International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

Overview: International Short Stories is a three-volume anthology of outstanding English, American, and French short stories and novellas of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. It was published by P.F. Collier & Son in 1910. The first volume features celebrated short fiction from the United States, the second volume from England, and the third from France (translated into English). The three-volume series was compiled by Frances J. Reynolds, and edited by William Patten. Volume 1: American Stories includes these 22 short stories The Prophetic Pictures, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold-Bug, Corporal Flint's Murder, Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy, The Notary of Perigueux, The Widow's Cruise, The Count and the Wedding Guest, Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift, The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and the Willing Performer, The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So, The Shadows on the Wall, Major Perdue's Bargain, A Kentucky Cinderella, By the Waters of Paradise, A Memorable Night, The Man from Red Dog, Jean Michaud's Little Ship, Those Old Lunes!, The Chiropodist, Mr. Dooley on Corporal Punishment, and Over a Wood Fire.

Published: 1910

Series: International Short Stories Collections, American Short Stories, Selection #2

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collections

Author: William Patten, et al.

Genre: Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Melodrama, Philosophical Fiction, Picaresque, Sea Story, Tragedy, Detective Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction

Episode: International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 2

Volume: 1 of 3

Book: 2 of 12

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Book: 7

Length Book: 2:53:44

Episodes Volume: 28

Length Volume: 13:33:02

Episodes Collection: 91

Length Collection: 40:23:03

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 1 Mar 16, 2021

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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 1

Title: International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

Overview: International Short Stories is a three-volume anthology of outstanding English, American, and French short stories and novellas of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. It was published by P.F. Collier & Son in 1910. The first volume features celebrated short fiction from the United States, the second volume from England, and the third from France (translated into English). The three-volume series was compiled by Frances J. Reynolds, and edited by William Patten. Volume 1: American Stories includes these 22 short stories The Prophetic Pictures, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold-Bug, Corporal Flint's Murder, Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy, The Notary of Perigueux, The Widow's Cruise, The Count and the Wedding Guest, Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift, The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and the Willing Performer, The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So, The Shadows on the Wall, Major Perdue's Bargain, A Kentucky Cinderella, By the Waters of Paradise, A Memorable Night, The Man from Red Dog, Jean Michaud's Little Ship, Those Old Lunes!, The Chiropodist, Mr. Dooley on Corporal Punishment, and Over a Wood Fire.

Published: 1910

Series: International Short Stories Collections, American Short Stories, Selection #1

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collections

Author: William Patten, et al.

Genre: Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Melodrama, Philosophical Fiction, Picaresque, Sea Story, Tragedy, Detective Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction

Episode: International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 1

Volume: 1 of 3

Book: 1 of 12

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Book: 7

Length Book: 3:53:08

Episodes Volume: 28

Length Volume: 13:33:02

Episodes Collection: 91

Length Collection: 40:23:03

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

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Peter and Wendy - Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 5 Mar 14, 2021

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Peter and Wendy - Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 5

Title: Peter and Wendy

Overview: Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, or Peter and Wendy, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland which is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans, and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two brothers John and Michael, Peter's fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. The play and novel were inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until the publication of the play script in 1928. The play debuted at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 27 December 1904 with Nina Boucicault, daughter of the playwright Dion Boucicault, in the title role. A Broadway production was mounted in 1905 starring Maude Adams. It was later revived with such actresses as Marilyn Miller and Eva Le Gallienne. The play has since been adapted as a pantomime, a stage musical, a television special, and several films, including a 1924 silent film, the 1953 Disney animated film, and a 2003 live-action production. The play is now rarely performed in its original form on stage in the UK, whereas pantomime adaptations are frequently staged around Christmas. In the U.S., the original version has also been supplanted in popularity by the 1954 musical version, which became popular on television. The novel was first published in 1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK, and Charles Scribner's Sons in the US. The original book contains a frontispiece and 11 half-tone plates by the artist F. D. Bedford (whose illustrations are still under copyright in the EU). The novel was first abridged by May Byron in 1915, with Barrie's permission, and published under the title Peter Pan and Wendy, the first time this form was used. This version was later illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell in 1921. In 1929, Barrie gave the copyright of the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital, a children's hospital in London.

Published: 1911

Series: Peter Pan Series, Novels Series, Pan #4

Author: J. M. Barrie

Genre: Fairytale Fantasy, Fictional Diary, Novel for Adult Readers, Action & Adventure

Episode: Peter and Wendy - J. M. Barrie - Book 5

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 4:59:18

Book: 5

Length Book: 4:59:18

Episodes: 1 - 17 of 17

Predecessor: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, travel, hero, struggle, danger, camaraderie, eternal youth, children, rescue, fantasy, magical, JMBarrie

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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - J. M. Barrie - Book 4 Mar 14, 2021

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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - J. M. Barrie - Book 4

Title: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Overview: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is a novel by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and published by Hodder & Stoughton in late November or early December 1906; it is one of four major literary works by Barrie featuring the widely known literary character he created, Peter Pan. When he is seven days old, Peter Pan flies away from his mother (forgetting that he is no longer a bird and therefore cannot fly), comes to live in Kensington Gardens, and acquires a goat. Most of the text originally appeared in chapters 13–18 of Barrie's 1902 novel The Little White Bird.

Published: 1906

Series: Peter Pan Series, Novels Series, Pan #3

Author: J. M. Barrie

Genre: Fairytale Fantasy, Fictional Diary, Novel for Adult Readers, Action & Adventure

Episode: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - J. M. Barrie - Book 4

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 2:25:03

Book: 4

Length Book: 2:25:03

Episodes: 1 - 6 of 6

Predecessor: Peter Pan

Successor: Peter and Wendy

Narrator: Peter Eastman

Memorium: Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, travel, hero, struggle, danger, camaraderie, eternal youth, children, rescue, fantasy, magical, JMBarrie

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The Story of Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 3 Mar 14, 2021

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The Story of Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 3

Title: The Story of Peter Pan Retold From the Fairy Play by Sir J. M. Barrie

Overview: Daniel O'Connor took the story from the original play, with the approval of the author J. M. Barrie, and shortened it into a book with music and beautiful illustrations. This shorter book was published before Barrie wrote the longer novel, Peter and Wendy, using the same plot and characters.

Published: 1911

Series: Peter Pan Series, Novels Series, Pan #2

Author: J. M. Barrie, Daniel O'Connor

Genre: Fairytale Fantasy, Fictional Diary, Novel for Adult Readers, Action & Adventure

Episode: The Story of Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 3

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 1:01:09

Book: 3

Length Book: 1:01:09

Episodes: 1 - 6 of 6

Predecessor: Peter Pan

Successor: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Narrator: Phil Chenevert

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, travel, hero, struggle, danger, camaraderie, eternal youth, children, rescue, fantasy, magical, JMBarrie

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Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 2 Mar 14, 2021

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Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 2

Title: Peter Pan

Overview: Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, or Peter and Wendy, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland which is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans, and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two brothers John and Michael, Peter's fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. This delightful book about the Darling children and a boy named Peter is what started it all. The writing of J.M. Barrie is whimsical and funny throughout but his understanding of children and their imaginations is what sets it apart. The play and novel were inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until the publication of the play script in 1928. The play debuted at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 27 December 1904 with Nina Boucicault, daughter of the playwright Dion Boucicault, in the title role. A Broadway production was mounted in 1905 starring Maude Adams. It was later revived with such actresses as Marilyn Miller and Eva Le Gallienne. The play has since been adapted as a pantomime, a stage musical, a television special, and several films, including a 1924 silent film, the 1953 Disney animated film, and a 2003 live-action production. The play is now rarely performed in its original form on stage in the UK, whereas pantomime adaptations are frequently staged around Christmas. In the U.S., the original version has also been supplanted in popularity by the 1954 musical version, which became popular on television. The novel was first published in 1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK, and Charles Scribner's Sons in the US. The original book contains a frontispiece and 11 half-tone plates by the artist F. D. Bedford (whose illustrations are still under copyright in the EU). The novel was first abridged by May Byron in 1915, with Barrie's permission, and published under the title Peter Pan and Wendy, the first time this form was used. This version was later illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell in 1921. In 1929, Barrie gave the copyright of the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital, a children's hospital in London.

Published: 1911 (Fairy Play Staged 1904)

Series: Peter Pan Series, Novels Series, Pan #2

Author: J. M. Barrie

Genre: Fairytale Fantasy, Fictional Diary, Novel for Adult Readers, Action & Adventure

Episode: Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 2

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 5:32:25

Book: 2

Length Book: 5:32:25

Episodes: 1 - 17 of 17

Predecessor: The Little White Bird

Successor: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Narrator: Phil Chenevert

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, travel, hero, struggle, danger, camaraderie, eternal youth, children, rescue, fantasy, magical, JMBarrie

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The Little White Bird - Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 1, Part 2 Mar 14, 2021

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The Little White Bird - Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 1, Part 2

Title: The Little White Bird

Overview: The Little White Bird is a novel by the Scottish writer J. M. Barrie, ranging in tone from fantasy and whimsy to social comedy with dark, aggressive undertones. It was published in November 1902, by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK and Scribner's in the US (and the latter also published it serially in the monthly Scribner's Magazine from August to November). The book attained prominence and longevity thanks to several chapters written in a softer tone than the rest of the book, which introduced the character and mythology of Peter Pan. In 1906, those chapters were published separately as a children's book, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. The Peter Pan story began as one chapter and grew to an "elaborate book-within-a-book" of more than one hundred pages during the four years Barrie worked on The Little White Bird. "A children's book, sharp social commentary, and a sad psychological thriller about a man's search for a sense of belonging. All in one amazing and lyrical collection. This is the first book in which Peter Pan starts to appear. His adventure in Kensington Gardens is first narrated here. Other than that, it offers a magical portrait of contemporary London, and a realistic tale of a family to which every one of us could have belonged." The complete book has also been published under the title The Little White Bird, or Adventures in Kensington Gardens.

Published: 1902

Series: Peter Pan Series, Novels Series, Pan #1

Author: J. M. Barrie

Genre: Fairytale Fantasy, Fictional Diary, Novel for Adult Readers, Action & Adventure

Episode: The Little White Bird - Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 1, Part 2

Part: 2 of 2

Length Part: 4:12:27

Book: 1

Length Book: 7:25:34

Episodes: 14 - 26 of 26

Successor: Peter Pan

Narrator: Collaborative