God, I hate Dickens. What a pious sap he is. I know he wrote to a very particular audience, but he just makes me want to hurl. I nearly stopped listening, but I really wanted to hear the rest of the stories and I figured I give him another chance since I've changed my mind about so many other authors as I've aged. Nope. Still an emotional wreck with haughty characters. Boo-Hoo.

There were strong entries and weak. I've never read any Oscar Wilde, but from now on I will seek him out. The Canterbury Ghost was a clever, clever story.

The Tideless Sea by W.H. Hodgson left me wondering if I was thinking of the wrong Sargasso Sea. I wasn't. Hodgson was just writing to a myth. It was a story full of suspense and with a bit of retrofitting would make a pretty good movie. I will also be looking for more of Hodgson's stories.

I was familiar with the other authors/stories for the most part and most were good. ( )