Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of the twentieth century, legendary director, producer, and screenwriter Orson Welles was also an acclaimed actor, whose distinctive voice commanded attention. In this recording, Welles offers historic interpretations of excerpts from classic literature. This collection features time-honored works by several distinguished contributors, including American authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Oscar Wilde. Narrated as only Orson Welles can, the stories collected here include:
" By the Old Moulmein Pagoda" by Rudyard Kipling
• " The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde
• " Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson
• " The Red Room" by H.G. Wells
• " Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
• " The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad
• " Shredni Vashtar" by Saki
• " The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
• " Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• " The Way Through the Woods" by Rudyard Kipling
