These treasured stories from the most influential authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries are selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic, oral qualities.

Listen to these 10 unabridged classics by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, O. Henry, and Willa Cather.

Stories: Nathaniel Hawthorne - "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (1831), "The Minister's Black Veil: A Parable" (1831), "Endicott and the Red Cross" (1837); Narrated by David Drummond.

Herman Melville - "Bartleby, the Scrivener" (1853), "The Lightning Rod Man" (1854); Narrated by Todd McLaren.

O. Henry - "The Gift of the Magi" (1906), "A Retrieved Reformation" (1909), "A Cosmopolite in a Café" (1906); Narrated by Norman Dietz.

Willa Cather - "The Sculptor’s Funeral" (1905), Paul’s Case (1905); Narrated by Laural Merlington.