Selected Shorts: Edith Wharton

As heard on public radio nationwide…

Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story has toured to the Mount, the stately and elegant home of the great American writer Edith Wharton, for the last several summers, presenting Broadway and Hollywood actors reading stories by Wharton and other writers. Selected Shorts now presents a collection of four of Edith Wharton's short stories, recorded live at the Mount, and featuring acclaimed actresses Kathleen Chalfant, Christina Pickles, Maria Tucci, and Brenda Wehle.

TRACK LISTING

Disc 1

1. Mrs. Manstey’s View
   read by Kathleen Chalfant
2. Roman Fever
   read by Maria Tucci

Disc 2

1. The Reckoning
   read by Brenda Wehle
2. Xingu
   read by Christina Pickles

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The series originates at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.