Timeless Classics

This 2007 Audie Award finalist features more than three hours of some of the greatest shorts stories of all time.

• James Thurber's "The Night the Ghost Got In"

performed by Isaiah Sheffer

Comic Mayhem is unleashed when a family hears a ghost in the night... and calls in the police.

• Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"

performed by Maria Tucci

Two women reflect on romance and intrigue, long ago in Rome.

• Jack London's "Make Westing"

performed by Steven Gilborn

Danger, adventure, corruption and secrecy dog a ship as it rounds Cape Horn.

• D.H. Lawrence's "The Rocking Horse Winner"

performed by John Shea

A dark fable of a magical toy helping a little boy cope with family troubles.

• Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

performed by Marian Seldes

In Jackson's classic nightmare of society and sacrifice, someone will be the chosen one.

• Raymond Carver's "Cathedral"

performed by James Naughton

A subtle and intimate portrait of a man during a visit from his wife's blind friend.