Selected Shorts: Timeless Classics : A Celebration of the Short Story

This three-CD compilation features some of the best short stories from National Public Radio's "Selected Shorts", an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by distinguished stage and screen actors and recorded live at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City.

More than three hours of recordings in each collection capture the intimacy of live performance, with stories that are alternately exciting, poignant, and funny, making this, the perfect accompaniment to any number of daily activities: driving, cooking, exercising, relaxing or intently listening. "Timeless Classics" includes, among others: "The Night the Ghost Got In" (James Thurber, read by Isaiah Sheffer); "Roman Fever" (Edith Wharton, read by Maria Tucci); "Make Westing" (Jack London, read by Steven Gilborn); "The Rocking Horse Winner" (D H Lawrence, read by John Shea); "The Lottery" (Shirley Jackson, read by Marian Seldes); "The Most Dangerous Game" (Richard Connell, read by Charles Keating); and, "Cathedral" (Raymond Carver, read by James Naughton).