To Build A Fire
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36 minutes, 37 seconds
Unabridged Short Story
1902
"All a man had to do was to keep his head, and he was all right. Any man who was a man could travel alone. But it was surprising, the rapidity with which his cheeks and nose were freezing. And he had not thought his fingers could go lifeless in so short a time. Lifeless they were, for he could scarcely make them move together to grip a twig, and they seemed remote from his body and from him. When he touched a twig, he had to look and see whether or not he had hold of it."
The classic man vs. nature story. Read by Max Miller.
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14 minutes, 24 seconds
Unabridged Short Story
1884
"When a subject was accused of a crime of sufficient importance to interest the king, public notice was given that on an appointed day the fate of the accused person would be decided in the king's arena..."
A short fable about a young hero who angers a ruthless king who forces him to make an ultimate choice. But does the king's semi-barbaric daughter make the choice for him? Read by Max Miller.
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