Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this definitive audio collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style -- from the plain bald language of his first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the twentieth century.

The Short Stories Volume I features Stacy Keach reading suchfavorites as: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomben The Capitalof the Work- The Snows of Kilimanjaro; Old Man at the Briage; Upin Michigan; On the Quai at Smyrna; Indian Camp; The Doctor andthe Doctor's Wife, The End of Something; The Three-Day Blow, TheBattler; A Very Short Story, Soldier's Home, The Revolutionist; Mr.and Mrs. Elliot, Cat in the Rain; Out of Season; and Cross-Country Snow.