Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 6


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(3.8 stars; 27 reviews)

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. In the sixth and last volume, we find stories of Oriental origin. (Summary by Leni) (11 hr 51 min)

Capítulos

Introduction: A World-Old Web of Oriental Tales 11:28 Leído por Leni
The Power of Eloquence (Japanese) 22:26 Leído por Martin Gradwell
The Dishonest Goldsmith and the Ingenious Painter (Turkish) 9:55 Leído por Martin Gradwell
The Craft of the Three Sharpers, from the Thousand and One Nights 23:32 Leído por Katie Riley
The Cheerful Workman, from the Thousand and One Nights 4:37 Leído por Katie Riley
The Robber and the Woman, from the Thousand and One Nights 7:10 Leído por Katie Riley
The Wonderful Stone (Chinese) 11:31 Leído por Phil Chenevert
The Weaver Who Became a Leach, from the Thousand and One Nights 9:47 Leído por Malane
Visakha (Tibetan) 16:03 Leído por Mary Schneider
Told by the Constable, from the Thousand and One Nights 19:20 Leído por John O
The Unjust Sentence (Chinese) 7:54 Leído por Max Körlinge
The Scar on the Throat, from the Thousand and One Nights 41:56 Leído por Malane
Devasmitá (Sanskrit) 19:05 Leído por excessory
The Sharpers and the Moneylender, from the Thousand and One Nights 5:15 Leído por Elanor
The Withered Hand (Turkish) 6:32 Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr
The Melancholist and the Sharper, from the Thousand and One Nights 4:05 Leído por Elanor
Lakshadatta and Labdhadatta (Sanskrit) 10:08 Leído por Max Körlinge
The Cunning Crone, from the Thousand and One Nights 6:34 Leído por Jason Bennett
Judgement of a Solomon (Chinese) 8:05 Leído por Michael Reuss
The Sultan and his Three Sons, from the Thousand and One Nights 13:15 Leído por Michael Reuss
A Tale of a Demon (Sanskrit) 28:11 Leído por Michael Reuss
The Jar of Olives and the Boy Kazir, from the Thousand and One Nights 23:45 Leído por Michael Reuss
Another Solomon (Chinese) 3:35 Leído por Ana
Calamity Ahmad and Habzalam Bazazah, from the Thousand and One Nights 55:31 Leído por Easton
A Man-hating Maiden (Sanskrit) 15:05 Leído por Jason Bennett
Told by the Constable, from the Thousand and One Nights 18:35 Leído por Easton
The Clever Thief (Tibetan) 8:45 Leído por Mary Schneider
The King Who Made Mats (Persian) 13:00 Leído por Malane
The Brahman Who Lost His Treasure (Sanskrit) 4:42 Leído por Malane
The Duel of the Two Sharpers, from the Thousand and One Nights 20:22 Leído por Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
The Lady and the Kazi (Persian) 19:06 Leído por Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Mahaushadha (Tibetan) 5:54 Leído por Mary Schneider
Avicenna and the Observant Young Man (Turkish) 6:38 Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr
A Conjurer's Confession, part I 10:56 Leído por Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
A Conjurer's Confession, part II 36:10 Leído por Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
A Conjurer's Confession, part III 23:25 Leído por Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
A Conjurer's Confession, part IV 14:42 Leído por Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 1 22:24 Leído por Phil Chenevert
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 2 22:35 Leído por Phil Chenevert
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 3 33:31 Leído por Phil Chenevert
Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 4 8:08 Leído por Phil Chenevert
More Tricks of Spiritualists 24:47 Leído por Phil Chenevert
How Spirits Materialize 31:34 Leído por Phil Chenevert

Reseñas

Great stories, but not what it's titled


(4.5 stars)

Great stories, well read, from Asia and the Arab world. To call them mystery or detective stories is almost completely incorrect. A few stories involve crime to some extent, some include one or more murders, and a couple exemplify justice. But that's as close as it gets. Most are just wonderful stories: love stories, stories of bravery and adventure, morality tales et al. The selection is entertaining and exotic and gave me a glimpse of distant times and places.


(1 stars)

stories were not very interesting or seem to have no point.