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The eight strokes of the clock audiobook maurice leblanc 1864 1941 the eight strokes of the clock is a collection of eight short stories by maurice leblanc. The best american short stories audiobook edgar allan poe. Washington irving 17831859 was the first important american writer of short stories. These mp3 files feature the voices of awardwinning professional narrators.
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