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Masterpieces of Humour: Intriguing and Unusual Crime Stories

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3.5

Duration
11H 40min
Language
English
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Fiction

A delightful collection of humorous classic tales by some of the world's greatest racconteurs. 1. "The Cabmen’s Shelter", by A. J. Alan 2. "The Giraffe Problem", by Barry Pain 3. "The Man Who Stole a Meeting House", by John Townsend Trowbridge 4. "Hot Potatoes", by Arnold Bennett 5. "Mons. Cassecrouche’s Inspiration" by George Walter Thornbury 6. "The Burglary", by Arnold Bennett 7. "The 19 Club", by A. J. Alan 8. "Self-Help" by W. W. Jacobs 9. "Gabriel-Ernest", by Saki 10. "An Undergraduate’s Aunt", by F. Anstey 11. "Major Namby", by Wilkie Collins 12. "The Lightning-Rod Man", by Herman Melville 13. "The Murder of the Mandarin", by Arnold Bennett 14. "A Coincidence", by A. J. Alan 15. "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty", by Stacy Aumonier 16. "The Mc Wiliamses and the Burglar Alarm", by Mark Twain 17. "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog", by O. Henry 18. "The Belated Russian Passport", by Mark Twain 19. "The Test", by W. W. Jacobs 20. "The Model Millionaire" by Oscar Wilde 21. "Smoked Skipper", by W. W. Jacobs 22. "Curried Cow", by Ambrose Bierce 23. "The Black Poodle", by F. Anstey 24. "The One Million Pound Banknote", by Mark Twain 25. "The Changeling", by W. W. Jacobs 26. "The Inconsiderate Waiter" by J. M. Barrie

© 2020 Red Door Consulting (Audiobook): 9781467695497

Release date

Audiobook: 5 February 2020

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