Across The Years

Author(s): Eleanor H. Porter

Genre(s): General Fiction, Short Stories

Narrators: Kandice Stehlik, Julia Niedermaier, Patti Cunningham, Inah Derby, Gabriela Cowan, Carolyne, Tara Dow, Betsie Bush, Alex Lau

Number of Chapters: 18

Length: 6 hours and 08 minutes

Language: English

These 18 wonderful short stories by Eleanor H. Porter, the author of Pollyanna, deal with those marvelous and maddeningly frustrating creatures: human beings. As always, Porter describes real people with sensitivity and an insight into all of their variety that makes you say "I knew someone just like that". She is able to capture the faded, but not quite extinguished, dreams of the elderly and the bright hopes of youth. The theme of this collection is how we humans deal with life and love throughout our lives, "Across the Years", no matter where we are or what era we live in. (Summary by phil chenevert)