English and Irish Short Stories (The Spoken Word)

In the years after World War II, the BBC invited some of the leading British and Irish writers of short stories to read selected works of their own on the radio. For the first time this unrivaled archive of recordings is now being made available for wider distribution. This 3-CD set includes a wide range of stories from the elegantly-turned miniatures of Somerset Maugham to the eerie supernatural tales of Algernon Blackwood. The writers featured are Phyllis Bentley, Algernon Blackwood, Angela Carter, Frank O'Connor, Sean O'Faolain, Somerset Maugham, Harold Pinter, VS Pritchett, Kingsley Amis, Edna O Brien, A E Coppard, William Trevor, and Lord Dunsany. The set offers a unique opportunity to hear some of the most highly-regarded masters of the craft in their own voices.