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The Classic Tales Podcast The Classic Tales Podcast delivers professional performances of unabridged classics. Enjoy classic short fiction from Poe, Dickens, Hardy, and others. Performed by character actor B.J. Harrison. Login to Add this to your Playlist Format : Literature PodcastDirectory.com's listings of the The Classic Tales Podcast Podcasts
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Episode 145, Right Ho, Jeeves, Pt 2of8, by P.G. Wodehouse Updated: 2010-02-05 07:26:00 Description: Fink-Nottle has a late night run in with a superstitious cabman. His true love moves to the country, and Bertie has positively forbidden Jeeves to handle the case. Bertie concocts a plan that will not only solve his old school chum's problem, but get...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 144, Right Ho, Jeeves, Pt 1of8 Updated: 2010-01-29 01:50:00 Description: Gussie Fink-Nottle can't quite find the pluck to ask the girl of his dreams to marry him. He consults Jeeves of course. But Bertie, feeling his lemon just as supple as his manservant's, steps in and takes over the case. What follows is a torren...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 143, "The Door in the Wall" by H.G. Wells Updated: 2010-01-22 05:03:00 Description: A young boy unlocks a world of joy and imagination. But when he returns the next day, he finds the door is not there. It has moved. How can a door move? And what is the real meaning of The Door in the Wall? H. G. Wells, today on The Classic Tales Pod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 142, The Mandarin and the Glass Dog Updated: 2010-01-15 06:08:00 Description: Chinese sorcerers that can talk to butterflies and glass dogs that bark. The creator of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, makes his debut on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 141, The Lady or the Tiger, mostly by Frank Stockton Updated: 2010-01-08 03:56:00 Description: The justice of a barbaric king leads a young man to decide between life and death. His choice is perfectly simple â choose either the lady, or the tiger. Frank Stockton - today on the Classic Tales podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Cutting Room Floor Updated: 2010-01-01 07:28:00 Description: This episode contains a behind the scenes look at podcast production. Hosted by Michael Cuellar, editor for The Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 140, "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", by Arthur Conan Doyle Updated: 2010-01-01 08:31:00 Description: Burglery turns to murder, and Sherlock Holmes is called in to examine the mysterious demolition of Napoleonic busts. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, today Charles Dickens, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 139, The Life of Our Lord, by Charles Dickens Updated: 2009-12-25 05:12:00 Description: The Life of Our Lord was originally written for the children of Charles Dickens. The Classic Tales is proud to present the entire novella unabridged as a special gift for Christmas. Merry Christmas to all. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 138 "The Cricket on the Hearth" Part 3 of 3 by Charles Dickens Updated: 2009-12-18 06:29:00 Description: Suspicions crowd and confuse the Carrier in the dark. His entire life fells as though balanced on the edge of a knife. Finally, he makes his decision concerning Dot, and the inevitable consequences follow. Charles Dickens, today, on The Classic Tales...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 137 "The Cricket on the Hearth" Part 2 of 3 by Charles Dickens Updated: 2009-12-11 07:52:00 Description: Bertha is a young woman who is blind, but you wouldn't know it. Her father has created an enchanted world for her, irrespective of the shanty hovel they live in. His tales tell of a world of wealth, respect and abundance. However, this fantasy scenar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 136 "The Cricket on the Hearth" Part 1 of 3 by Charles Dickens Updated: 2009-12-04 06:10:00 Description: Tackleton was a toymaker who hated children. And if a Cricket was ever heard tittering near his hearth, he'd crush it, and relish the jam on the heel of his boot. But for some gentler hearts,the Cricket is a prophet that nudges their minds to brighte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 135, The Duplicity of Hargraves, by O. Henry Updated: 2009-11-27 08:54:00 Description: Major Talbot is a bona fide Southern gentleman. The trivial matters of today can't hold a candle to the grand old times when the Southern gentleman was the true American aristocrat. When a young actor by the name of Hargraves becomes familiar with th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 134, A Diamond As Big As The Ritz, Pt2 of 2, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Updated: 2009-11-20 07:13:00 Description: Love comes to John and Kismine in the Hidden Valley of the Diamonds. They spend the long, lazy summer vowing never to part. Yet, how far will Kismine's father go to keep this valley of immeasurable wealth a secret? The answer will shake the earth. F....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 133, A Diamond As Big As The Ritz, Pt1 of 2, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Updated: 2009-11-13 08:45:00 Description: Percy Washington says that his dad is the richest man in the world. His preparatory schoolmate, John, squints with a skeptical eye. Percy says his dad has a diamond as big as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Well, that seems like a good fantasy. But what happ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 132, "Olalla" Part 2 of 2, by Robert Louis Stevenson Updated: 2009-11-06 07:36:00 Description: Haunting screams in the night herald the existence of something evil. The cries cannot be of a beast, but was there ever man or woman born who could create such a torrent of screaming infamy? Perhaps the daughter, Olalla, will explain all. Of course,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 131, "Olalla" Part 1 of 2, by Robert Louis Stevenson Updated: 2009-10-30 07:59:00 Description: There is something wrong about the Spanish residencia on the hill. Some disregard it as only a house with a mad woman with her two children. Others claim that unspeakable things happen at night, when the house is in the shadows. When a wounded war he...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 130, "Oh Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad" by M.R. James Updated: 2009-10-23 04:20:00 Description: Superstitions around Suffolk hold that one who whistles on the seashore kindles the wind. But Professor Parkins discovers that some whistles summon more than empty atmosphere. M.R. James, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 129, Lot No.249, Part 2 of 2, by Arthur Conan Doyle Updated: 2009-10-16 07:26:00 Description: Layers of evidence reveal to Abercrombie Smith that Bellingham must be at the bottom of the strange attacks. But in the method and manner of these outrages he finds something he cannot believe. Finally, he sees the red eyes of the demoniac in the dea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 128, Lot No.249, Part 1 of 2, by Arthur Conan Doyle Updated: 2009-10-09 06:35:00 Description: Unexplained events are happening at Oxford these days. Several students have been attacked at night by some strange form of wild animal. It can scale walls with cat-like agility. Its arms are as thin and as strong as steel bands. And there is one stu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 126, The Man Who Disliked Cats, by P.G. Wodehouse Updated: 2009-09-25 06:40:00 Description: Jean Priaulx, an aspiring artist, dislikes cats. That may be an understatement. He can't stand them. Their existence is noxious to him. Why? Because he holds one of them responsible for destroying his life. How can an innocent animal devastate the li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 127, Feathertop, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Updated: 2009-10-02 07:49:00 Description: It is widely known that Mother Rigby is one of the most powerful witches in New England. And when she constructs a make shift scarecrow to frighten the crows away, she is struck with an uncommon idea. Why not give this pumpkin headed creation life? N...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 126, The Man Who Disliked Cats, by P.G. Wodehouse Updated: 2009-09-25 06:40:00 Description: Jean Priaulx, an aspiring artist, dislikes cats. That may be an understatement. He can't stand them. Their existence is noxious to him. Why? Because he holds one of them responsible for destroying his life. How can an innocent animal devastate the li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 125, A Case of Identity, by Arthur Conan Doyle Updated: 2009-09-18 10:12:00 Description: Sherlock Holmes hears the distressing tale of Miss Mary Sutherland. It seems that something unexpected and mysterious has happened to her fiancee, Hosmar Angel. Is it a simple case of cold feet? Holmes finds something far more diabolical, lurking dee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 124, The Unexpected, by Jack London Updated: 2009-09-11 07:03:00 Description: Edith was a respectable maid in England, living a life that is well oiled and extremely predictable. But when she goes to the States, marriage, trail blazing, prospecting, and even murder each leave their mark on her well-mannered life. So, what happ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 123, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 8 of 8 Updated: 2009-09-04 05:51:00 Description: Victor's mad ambition comes to a chilling finale, as we see the creature creep into the chamber that holds the worldly remains of his creator. Conscience makes no coward of him, and our Gothic tale comes to an end. Frankenstein, the unabridged ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 122, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 7 of 8 Updated: 2009-08-28 04:00:00 Description: Victor is accused of murder in Ireland. But the accusations that wrack his soul nearly tear his mind asunder. Traces of the monster consume him, and his ominous wedding with Elizabeth is solemnized. Frankenstein, the unabridged mini-series, continues...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 121, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 6 of 8 Updated: 2009-08-21 04:00:00 Description: The creature's proposal racks Victor with pangs of conscience and remorse. Finally, he agrees to create another patchwork horror: a mate for the fiend he has already formed. But how far will he go before he realizes that this being may be more murder...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 120, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 5 of 8 Updated: 2009-08-14 05:58:00 Description: Upon a snow-capped mountain in Switzerland, two figures sit in grave conversation. One is misshapen, awkward, and frightening. It is he who speaks. It is he who makes a diabolical threat and proposal to his own creator. Frankenstein, the unabridged m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 119, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 4 of 8 Updated: 2009-08-07 06:46:00 Description: Death haunts Victor Frankenstein during every waking hour. He vows revenge on the creature he has formed. But when he meets the daemon face to face, he feels it only just to hear the creature's strange tale....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 118, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 3 of 8 Updated: 2009-07-31 05:33:00 Description: Victor Frankenstein, scientist and surgeon, after creating his monster has suffered a nervous attack. When he regains his senses after three months of illness, he learns that the cry of "Murder!" is sounded at home. But this is a sound that...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 117, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 2 of 8 Updated: 2009-07-24 05:33:00 Description: In the thunderous hills above Ingolstadt, a creature is formed. It is a being so horrible in aspect that its own creator turns away in disgust. The whirlwind of consequence begins for the ambitious and brilliant giver of life. Frankenstein, the unabr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 116, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Part 1 of 8 Updated: 2009-07-17 05:31:00 Description: In the frozen wastes north of Russia, a lone seaward vessel seeks the elusive Northwest Passage. Suddenly they sight a dog sled with a gargantuan figure in the shape of a man, driving the dogs northward to sure oblivion. The following day, they find ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 111, Battle of the Witchdoctors and other tales, by H. Rider Haggard and others Updated: 2009-06-12 09:13:00 Description: Two witchdoctors battle for tribal supremacy in the middle of the throes of a lightening storm. Also, three harrowing tales from real adventurers, each in turn wrestling alligators, chased by gargantuan spiders, and ravaged by lions. It's exotic adve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 109, The Country of the Blind, Part 1 of 2, by H.G. Wells Updated: 2009-05-29 05:39:00 Description: In the wild wastes of Ecuador's Andes, tales have been whispered of a fabled Country of Blind Men. It is a place that has been cut off from the rest of the world for centuries, and all the inhabitants are indeed blind. When Nunez, the explorer, narro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 110, The Country of the Blind, Part 2 of 2, by H.G. Wells Updated: 2009-06-05 05:24:00 Description: In the Country of Blind Men, the one-eyed man is king. Nunez acquires his kingdom of sight, such as it is, and our story is concluded. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 105, The Ghost In The Mill, by Harriet Beecher Stowe Updated: 2009-05-01 04:00:00 Description: Storytelling can take a ghostly turn when you are snowed in, in the mountains. And when two good ol' boys have their roistering halted by a mysterious Indian woman, the weird spirit she conjures turns their blood to ice. Harriet Beecher Stowe, today,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 102, "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather Updated: 2009-04-10 09:59:00 Description: Paul weaves an imaginary world about him, full of flamboyant lies and belligerence. And when the mesh of his web reaches the critical point, he lashes back at the world with shocking audacity. Willa Cather, today, on the Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 101, "The Kiss", by Anton Chekhov Updated: 2009-04-03 05:07:00 Description: A mysterious kiss given in the darkness changes the life of a young Russian officer. Anton Chekhov makes his debut on the Classic Tales Podcast....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 100, "Murder With Vine and String", by Maupassant, Bierce, and Stevenson Updated: 2009-03-27 05:55:00 Description: Today we hear from A Madman, A Consumptive, and the Devil's Lexicographer. Guy de Maupassant, who was institutionalized in a mental hospital in his later years, reveals how suspicion can overwhelm to the point of self-destruction in "The Piece o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 99, A Scandal in Bohemia, by Arthur Conan Doyle Updated: 2009-03-20 09:33:00 Description: Sherlock Holmes receives a client wearing a mask, submitting an insoluble quandary to the great detective. The history of Europe may be changed forever, if Holmes cannot prevent a scandal in Bohemia. Arthur Conan Doyle, today, on The Classic Tales Po...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 98, "The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg" Part 2 of 2, by Mark Twain Updated: 2009-03-13 05:18:00 Description: Hadleyburg gathers for the biggest, brightest town meeting in history. But by the time the meeting ends, Hadleyburg's incorruptibility turns out to be about as pure as yesterday's dishwater. The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg, concluded, on The Classic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 97, "The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg" Part 1 of 2, by Mark Twain Updated: 2009-03-06 07:21:00 Description: Hadleyburg enjoys the reputation of being an incorruptible town. Every citizen has developed a perfect sense of honesty. But they have the misfortune of offending a certain revengeful man. This man will not be satisfied with a homicide or two. No. He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 96, "Ligeia", by Edgar Allan Poe Updated: 2009-02-27 05:23:00 Description: In a chamber enshrouded with grotesque and arabesque drapings, death discovers unfathomed powers. Does the mortal coil shuffle off when the body ceases, or does it only cast its ghastly pall when the will to live ceases to dwell inside this earthly t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 95, Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg, by P.G. Wodehouse Updated: 2009-02-20 13:09:00 Description: Can you really make a fortune with a chicken farm? Bertie's pal sure thinks so. And though he's not generously endowed with the gray matter, Jeeves certainly is. And when the need arises for some instant capital, Jeeves know just how to drum it up, s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 93, Bartleby, Part 1 of 2, by Herman Melville Updated: 2009-02-06 08:33:00 Description: The life of a Scrivener can be a dull one. After all, your entire occupation has to do with the handwritten copying of law documents. But when Bartleby arrives, he turns the office upside down with the enigmatic phrase: âI prefer not to.â If you ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 94, Bartleby, by Herman Melville Updated: 2009-02-13 10:02:00 Description: This includes parts 1 and 2 of Bartleby, by Herman Melville. For those who were able to listen to part 1, kindly skip through the first 41 minutes of this episode. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 93, Bartleby, Part 1 of 2, by Herman Melville Updated: 2009-02-06 08:33:00 Description: The life of a Scrivener can be a dull one. After all, your entire occupation has to do with the handwritten copying of law documents. But when Bartleby arrives, he turns the office upside down with the enigmatic phrase: âI prefer not to.â ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 92, The Secret Garden, by G.K. Chesterton Updated: 2009-01-30 06:33:00 Description: Father Brown returns to solve a murder at the residence of the finest detective in all of France: Aristide Valentin....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 91, Alice in Wonderland, Part Three of Three, by Lewis Carrol Updated: 2009-01-23 12:36:00 Description: Alice meets the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon and participates in a ludicrous courtroom scene, as her adventures in Wonderland are concluded. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 90, Alice in Wonderland, Part Two of Three, by Lewis Carroll Updated: 2009-01-16 14:02:00 Description: Alice takes advice from a caterpillar, and attends a mad tea party as her adventures in Wonderland continue. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 89, Alice in Wonderland, Part One, by Lewis Carroll Updated: 2009-01-09 09:28:00 Description: Alice begins her fantastic journey into Wonderland, following an unprecedented White Rabbit with a pocket watch. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 88, A Slip Under the Microscope, by H.G. Wells Updated: 2009-01-02 14:07:00 Description: In the throes of a prestigious science academy,the fortunes of many a student hang by a single precarious thread. And unbeknownst to Mr. Hill, his entire career hangs by a simple slip under the microscope. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 87, The Ice Palace, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Updated: 2008-12-26 05:00:00 Description: Sally Carrol is engaged to a Yankee. None of her friends from Tarleton, Georgia can understand it. But, Sally Carrol is convinced that she is truly in love. But when she goes up North in the middle of January, she discovers the cold complexities of s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 85, A Classic Tales Christmas, by Various Authors Updated: 2008-12-12 06:49:00 Description: Robert Louis Stevenson tells of "Christmas at Seaâ, then we have âThe Christmas Presentâ by Richmal Crompton. Saki puts in his two cents about Christmas presents in "Reginald on Christmas Presentsâ. Robert Frost delivers a "Christm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 86, The Goblins and the Gravedigger, by Charles Dickens Updated: 2008-12-19 10:20:00 Description: A surly and morose gravedigger is snatched by a menacing band of goblins on a cold Christmas Eve. Charles Dickens, today on the Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 83, Thanksgiving in New York, by O. Henry Updated: 2008-11-28 06:12:00 Description: Two tales of Thanksgiving in New York by O. Henry. First, in "Two Gentlemen at Thanksgiving", we hear of a Thanksgiving dinner that shouldn't have been eaten. In "The Purple Dress", we have a dress that shouldn't have been delayed...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 84, The Nightmare, by Edgar Rice Burroughs Updated: 2008-12-05 07:32:00 Description: Delusions of blood and thunder torment the Lord of the Jungle. Tarzan of the Apes makes his debut on The Classic Tales, heralding his very own podcast. Subscribe to The Tarzan of the Apes Podcast by going to: http://www.premiumcast.com/Tarzan-C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 80, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling Updated: 2008-11-07 10:49:00 Description: The pages of The Jungle Book are opened, and a wild mongoose fights tooth and nail with deadly cobras. Itâs Rudyard Kipling, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 81, The Machine Stops, Part 1 of 2, by E.M. Forster Updated: 2008-11-14 06:42:00 Description: The earth's surface is no longer habitable. All humanity is sequestered beneath the ground, couched in isolation and contentment. The Machine provides the needs of humanity. It's E.M. Forster, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 82, The Machine Stops, Part 2 of 2, by E.M. Forster Updated: 2008-11-21 08:19:00 Description: Again we enter E.M. Forster's visionary world, where humans live beneath the scorched surface of the earth, subservient drones to a life-supporting machine. Today, Kuno's voice rises like a phantasm in his mother's room with the haunting words, "...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 79, Dracula's Guest, by Bram Stoker Updated: 2008-10-31 04:57:00 Description: Bram Stoker takes us to his world of vampires, wolves and crypts. This tale takes place near Munich on Walpurgis Night. Walpurgis Night has its origin in German folklore. It coincides with April 30, or May Dayâs Eve, when it was held that witches met...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 78, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Part Three, by Robert Louis Stevenson Updated: 2008-10-24 06:08:00 Description: The contents are divulged of Dr. Jeckyllâs final confession, and âThe Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hydeâ is concluded....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 76, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Part One, by Robert Louis Stevenson Updated: 2008-10-10 09:50:00 Description: There is a man that haunts the streets by night. His visage provokes involuntary torrents of hatred. His voice is huskily whispered, and his deformity lies within. The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 77, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Part Two, by Robert Louis Stevenson Updated: 2008-10-17 04:51:00 Description: Murder has a face. It has a hollow darkness in the eyes, and a course rasping in the throat. It wears a tense skin around angular bones, and stoops with a twist in his back. For Henry Jeckyll, Murder wears the face of Edward Hyde. The Strange Case of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 71, Fear and the Graveyard, by Guy de Maupassant Updated: 2008-09-05 06:13:00 Description: Skeletons and corpses rise from their fitful sleep to deliver a chilling message from beyond the grave. Two perspectives on fear by Guy de Maupassant. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 72, The Music of Erich Zann, by H.P. Lovecraft Updated: 2008-09-16 05:36:00 Description: The music of the night. Dracula hears it in his midnight haunts. It enchants the Parisian Phantom in his ecstasies below the opera house. And tonight, it will mesmerize Erich Zann into a supernatural battle. H.P. Lovecraft today, on The Classic Tales...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 73, The Canterville Ghost, Part One, by Oscar Wilde Updated: 2008-09-19 05:27:00 Description: The ghost that haunts Canterville Chase has built a marvelous career of midnight hauntings. But when an American family moves in, they simply have no respect for permanent bloodstains, nightmarish chains or ancient legends. They even throw pillows ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 74, The Canterville Ghost, Part Two, by Oscar Wilde Updated: 2008-09-26 06:28:00 Description: The Canterville Ghost is reconciled with the Angel of Death, and the Otis family. The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde, concluded. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 75, The Man Upstairs, by P.G. Wodehouse Updated: 2008-10-03 06:47:00 Description: P.G. Wodehouse gives us a delightful romantic comedy of two struggling artists who fantastically misunderstand each other. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 59, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part One, by Arthur Conan Doyle Updated: 2008-06-13 10:07:00 Description: The spectral hellhound, which dogs the descendants of the Baskerville family, has claimed another victim. The ancient legend, and the modern murderous facts are placed before the great Sherlock Holmes. And one of the greatest adventures put to prin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 58, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Part Two Updated: 2008-06-06 10:59:00 Description: The Forty Thieves seek the life of Ali Baba. And Morgiana, the slave girl, shows that her worth is greater than gold. The magic carpet ride continues with the conclusion of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 56, The Aunt and Amabel, by E. Nesbit Updated: 2008-05-23 06:47:00 Description: Visit the roots of Narnia. C.S. Lewis enjoyed the works of E. Nesbit since he was a child. Amabel's journey through a mahogany wardrobe stuck him so vividly, he drew heavily from it in his creation of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Don't mi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 57, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Part One Updated: 2008-05-30 10:04:00 Description: In the mystical land of Arabia, there is a secreted magic door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame”. Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. And when Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted wor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 55, The Lurking Fear, Part Two, by H.P. Lovecraft Updated: 2008-05-16 06:22:00 Description: The mountains are not safe. No one knows why, and no one knows exactly how, but when the heavens bellow their thunder, human lives are lost. Is it the ghost of an unavenged man? Is it a wolf beast, obeying the primal call of heaven? Our diligent rep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 54, The Lurking Fear, Part One, by H.P. Lovecraft Updated: 2008-05-09 05:54:00 Description: The Lurking Fear. The Silent Death. Thunder calls it forth. It moves without detection. It kills without mercy. It terrorizes a mountainside. H.P. Lovecraft weaves a spellbinding tale of terror in the Catskill Mountains. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 52, The Red Room, by H.G. Wells Updated: 2008-04-25 06:19:00 Description: The Red Room is haunted. Nobody knows how or why, but one man has lost his life while spending the night in the forbidden chamber. The horrors of the room drove him to madness. So, what will happen when another ambitious young man attempts to enter ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 53, The £1,000,000 Bank Note, by Mark Twain Updated: 2008-05-02 08:52:00 Description: What if you had the equivalent of five million dollars in your pocket, but had no way of spending it? Two brothers make a bet, proposing that such a man would either starve or barely scrape by after a month of such living. 27 year old Henry, a shipw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 51, The Birthmark, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Updated: 2008-04-18 05:59:00 Description: One ounce of darkened blood. This birthmark was the only thing that kept Georgiana from celestial perfection. Her husband, Aylmer, was certain the birthmark would grow stale and insignificant over time. But time, it seems, has a will of its own. And...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 49, Heart of Darkness, Part Three, by Joseph Conrad Updated: 2008-04-04 11:02:00 Description: “The horror. The horror.” These are the final words uttered in this world by the enigmatic Mr. Kurtz. And while Marlow mulls over the myriad paths these words cut into his heart, he is lead to a final interview with Kurtz’ Intended. She is the only ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 50, Leave it to Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse Updated: 2008-04-11 09:06:00 Description: When one of Bertie Wooster’s American chums needs help in getting his hard-nosed uncle to approve of his intended, Jeeves demonstrates his colossal mind power with the equanimity of a true gentleman’s gentleman. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 48, Heart of Darkness, Part Two Updated: 2008-03-28 07:04:00 Description: The voyage begins, and whispers of the mysterious Mr. Kurtz trickle into Marlow’s ear. Cannibals join the crew with tattooed faces, patterned heads and rotten hippo-meat. White mist gathers round us as we journey further into the Heart of Darkness. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 44, To Build A Fire, by Jack London Updated: 2008-02-29 07:58:00 Description: A man with no name follows a wandering path into the frozen Klondike. And here, deep in the heart of God’s country, he is forced to pit his will, mind and spirit against the forces of Mother Nature, herself. Adventure as only Jack London can write i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 45, The Body Snatcher, by Robert Louis Stevenson Updated: 2008-03-07 05:53:00 Description: Two student anatomists purchase the remains of humanity in the small hours of the morning. The shadowy men who bring the bodies seldom speak, and the suspicions of the students are never spoken aloud. Until one morning, when the drapery is lifted fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 46, The Blue Cross, by G.K. Chesterton Updated: 2008-03-14 05:24:00 Description: Valentin, the greatest detective in the world, travels to London on the trail of the most elusive of villains. But a strange trail of clues leads Valentin through London and out into the country. It isn’t until the meandering journey’s end that the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 47, Heart of Darkness, Part One, by Joseph Conrad Updated: 2008-03-21 07:36:00 Description: “A weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares.” This is how Marlow describes his journey into the Belgian Congo. And while Europeans go mad, corporations turn tyrannous, and the legend of a great ivory hunter is dangled before him, Marlow observe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 43, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Coleridge Updated: 2008-02-22 06:38:00 Description: A bird of good omen is murdered. A skeletal ship is sighted moving against the wind and tide. The figure of Death along with a singular, gruesome companion man the fiendish craft. As they draw closer, it becomes evident that the two play at dice for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 42, The Offshore Pirate, Part Two, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Updated: 2008-02-15 07:17:00 Description: Ardita is taken by the pirates to an unchartered island, teeming with enchantment. But as Ardita and Carlisle grow closer to each other, a revenue boat is hot on their trail. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 41, The Offshore Pirate, Part One, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Updated: 2008-02-08 09:12:00 Description: Ardita Farnam, flapper and demimondaine, has a feisty will and a fiery tongue. But when 7 hulking musicians seize her yacht while her rich uncle goes ashore, she soon discovers the limits of her persuasive powers, and a battle of wits begins. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 39, The Highwayman, by Alfred Noyes Updated: 2008-01-30 07:00:00 Description: A highwayman promises to return for his love,Bess, once he's acquired the gold he requires. But when the redcoats come, and set a trap for him, Bess warns her lover in a manner never to be forgotten. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 40, Berenice, by Edgar Allan Poe Updated: 2008-02-01 07:00:00 Description: A monomaniac observes the gradual degeneration of his cousin, Berenice. And when the servant delivers the message of her death, the maniac goes into a trance-like reverie. When he finally comes to himself, his clothes are steeped with blood and gore...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 38, The Man Who Would Be King, Part Two, by Rudyard Kipling Updated: 2008-01-25 07:15:00 Description: A country conquered. A King proclaimed. And pride leads our two vagabonds to rise and fall in a violent cataclysm. The Man Who Would Be King, concluded. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 37, The Man Who Would Be King, Part One, by Rudyard Kipling Updated: 2008-01-18 07:36:00 Description: Through the scorching sands of India, two loafing vagabonds follow a map scratched onto a scrap of paper. They have but little education between them. But their rusty brains have concocted a plan: to find a land to conquer, and there be crowned king...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 36, The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant Updated: 2008-01-11 11:35:00 Description: An invisible alien parasite latches on to a French Nobleman. The more he fights against his foe, the stronger its influence over him. Is it insanity? Or is it the Horla? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 35, The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell Updated: 2008-01-04 08:42:00 Description: A mysterious island, shrouded in fear, evil, and darkness. Here the amoral General Zaroff hunts. And what, you ask, is the most dangerous game? It is the manner and substance of his nightly killings. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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