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Daisy Miller

Author : Henry James

Performed By : Susan O'Malley

Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes

Categories : Classic Literature

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"By maintaining a vigorous, satisfying pace, Susan O'Malley holds the listener's attention
admirably. Her reading is intelligent and agreeable."AudioFile

"What the European male fails to understand is that the American Girl is innocent by definition, mythically
innocent; and that her purity depends upon nothing she says or does...."Leslie Fiedler

When Frederick, an American expatriate traveling in Europe, meets the commonplace, newly rich Miller
family from New York, he is charmed by the daughter, Daisy, and her "inscrutable combination of audacity
and innocence". The Millers have no perception of the complex code that underlies behavior in European
society, and Winterbourne is astonished at the girl's unworldliness and her mother's unconcern when Daisy
accompanies him to the Castle of Chillon. Some months later, he meets the family in Rome, where Daisy
has aroused suspicion among the American colony by being seen constantly with a third-rate Italian.
Ostracized by former friends who think her "intrigue" has gone too far, Daisy denies that she is engaged
to Giovanelli. Publicly, Winterbourne defends her as simply uncultivated, but privately, he hesitates.

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Classic American Short Stories

Author : Various

Performed By : William Roberts

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 2 hours 35 minutes

Categories : Short Stories
Classic Literature
Classics

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Five great American short story writers, dating from the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, are represented here. Different in atmosphere and writing style, they nevertheless caught the mood and concerns of the day in a way that was distinctly American. Bierce's 'An Occurrence...' leaves echoes in the imagination; the stories by Crane and London recall the themes of the Civil War and the Klondike for which they are well known. Twain's humour is to the fore in The Notorious Jumping Frog.... And O. Henry's sharp observation makes his neat tales a joy to listen to. An attractive and accessible collection.