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Library of World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1 by Various — audiobook cover art

Library of World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1

Various
GENREaudiobook
LANGUAGEEnglish
LISTENED31
RATING4.8
RELEASED2026

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Author

Various

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Language

English

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Genre

audiobook

About this Audiobook

by Various

📖 Synopsis & Plot Overview

recording of Library of World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1, by Julian Hawthorne, ed. In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first time translated into English, and many of them come from unexpected sources, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, or a Tibetan manuscript.

🔍 Key Themes & Narrative Depth

In the first volume, we find stories written by American authors. (Summary by Leni) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the catalog page for this recording. org.

Chapters

01
Introduction, by Julian Hawthorne
Various
23:52audiobook
02
By the Waters of Paradise, part 1, by Francis Marion Crawford
Various
21:01audiobook
03
By the Waters of Paradise, part 2, by Francis Marion Crawford
Various
37:06audiobook
04
The Shadow on the Wall, part 1, by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Various
18:11audiobook
05
The Shadow on the Wall, part 2, by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Various
16:16audiobook
06
The Corpus Delicti, part 1, by Melville Davisson Post
Various
35:34audiobook
07
The Corpus Delicti, part 2, by Melville Davisson Post
Various
36:00audiobook
08
An Heiress from Redhorse, by Ambrose Bierce
Various
17:07audiobook
09
The Man and the Snake, by Ambrose Bierce
Various
18:09audiobook
10
The Oblong Box, by Edgar Allan Poe
Various
28:59audiobook
11
The Gold Bug, part 1, by Edgar Allan Poe
Various
46:37audiobook
12
The Gold Bug, part 2, by Edgar Allan Poe
Various
50:19audiobook
13
Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams, part 1, by Washington Irving
Various
25:17audiobook
14
Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams, part 2, by Washington Irving
Various
30:06audiobook
15
Adventure of the Black Fisherman, part 1, by Washington Irving
Various
32:43audiobook
16
Adventure of the Black Fisherman, part 2, by Washington Irving
Various
31:00audiobook
17
Wieland's Madness, part 1, by Charles Brockden Brown
Various
34:18audiobook
18
Wieland's Madness, part 2, by Charles Brockden Brown
Various
36:04audiobook
19
Wieland's Madness, part 3, by Charles Brockden Brown
Various
32:56audiobook
20
Wieland's Madness, part 4, by Charles Brockden Brown
Various
46:40audiobook
21
Wieland's Madness, part 5, by Charles Brockden Brown
Various
36:57audiobook

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Tania S.
November 2, 2020
A masterpiece hiding in plain sight

Unodio having this for free is honestly unreal. I would have paid for this without hesitation. The quality is that good.

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Sarah M.
September 1, 2022
Absolutely hooked from chapter one

I stumbled onto Library of World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1 randomly and honestly? Best accident ever. The way Various explains things — it just clicks. I've tried similar books and they always felt dry. This one actually kept me engaged start to finish.

JK
James K.
September 1, 2022
Did not expect this to hit so hard

Okay so I'm not usually big on audiobooks but a friend insisted I try this. Three chapters in and I was completely sold. Library of World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1 is genuinely well-made — the content, the pacing, all of it.

PR
Priya R.
September 1, 2022
Listened twice — both times were worth it

Found this on Unodio and wasn't expecting much. Two hours later I was still going. Various doesn't waste your time with filler — every chapter earns its place.

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