“The Great English Short-Story Writers” is a collection of thirteen short stories by nineteenth century masters of the form. The complete list of stories and their authors is as follows:
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe
The Mysterious Bride by James Hogg
The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving
Dr. Heideggers Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe
Rab and His Friends by Dr. John Brown
The Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn by Charles Dickens
A Story of Seven Devils by Frank R. Stockton
A Dogs Tale by Mark Twain
The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy
Julia Bride by Henry James
A Lodging for the Night by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Languages: English
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Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone 2.2 Software Update
iPhone OS 3.0 Tested