CLASSIC SHORT STORIES FOR WOMEN

This is an audio anthology of some of the world’s finest short stories on the subject of marital relationships. Harriet Walter (of Royal Shakespeare Company fame) lends her expert and precise voice to poignant tales--from the feminine perspective--by Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Mary Shelley and others. The stories are chosen well, allowing listeners to enjoy both comic touches of Wharton (“The Mission of Jane”), as well as the psychological torture of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (“The Yellow Wallpaper”). Walter does a superb job illuminating the individual voices in each piece. This audio presentation will certainly be enjoyed by lovers of literature of either gender. R.A.P. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: NOV/DEC 97]