Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection

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Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection - carefully selected from our catalogue of over 300 short stories. This stunning and original collection features a famous array of literary talent and quality performance. A unique and utterly collectable edition, with stories spanning many themes and incidents, it is also a varied and accessible way into spoken word for newcomers. Stories: MOTHERS AND FATHERS by Angela Huth read by Janet McTeer SHARED CREDIT by Frederic Raphael read by Martin Jarvis THE YEAR'S MIDNIGHT by Helen Simpson read by Harriet Walter A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING by Barry Unsworth read by Janet McTeer THE GHOST OF THE RAIN FOREST by Barry Unsworth read by Rosalind Ayres A FEELING FOR BIRDS by Lisa St. Aubin de Teran read by Janet McTeer BATTLEFIELDS by Alan Sillitoe read by Janet McTeer WHO? by Fay Weldon read by Julie Christie MRS ALCOTT DANCES NAKED IN THE RAIN by Rosie Thomas read by Janet McTeer PRESTO BARBARO by Ronal Frame read by Janet McTeer SEA LION by Douglas Hurd read by Martin Jarvis THE SONS OF UPLAND FARM by George Mackay Brown read by Martin Jarvis DRESSING UP by Angela Huth read by Rosalind Ayres TWENTY YEARS by Doris Lessing read by Rosalind Ayres HUMPHREY'S MOTHER by Penelope Mortimer read by Martin Jarvis THE HERO by Joanna Trollope read by Martin Jarvis SHREDS AND SLIVERS by Ruth Rendell read by Martin Jarvis BRUT MILLESIME by Ludovic Kennedy read by Rosalind Ayres ON SEEING THE 100% PERFECT GIRL ONE BEAUTIFUL APRIL MORNING by Haruki Murakami read by Walter Lewis BAGLADY by A.S. Byatt read by Rosalind Ayres HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS by William Boyd read by Martin Jarvis TOY BOY by Edwina Currie read by Rosalind Ayres SIMON by Patrick O'Brien read by MartinJarvis