These ten 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. Includes The One Million Pound Bank Note, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, A Visit to Niagara, and Mysterious Visit by Mark Twain, narrated by Patrick Fraley; The Blue Hotel and The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane, narrated by Patrick Hogan; The Eyes of the Panther and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, narrated by Russ Holcomb; and The Love of Life and To Build a Fire by Jack London, narrated by Bruce Robertson.