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LitReading - Classic Short Stories

Short Storyverses

Litreading delivers classic short stories—carefully selected, beautifully narrated, and updated every week.From Poe to Twain, O. Henry to Wharton, each episode presents a complete tale in a clean, immersive performance lasting anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. These timeless stories are read with clarity, warmth, and just enough character to bring them fully to life.Litreading is part ofShort Storyverses(shortstoryverses.com), a growing collection of podcasts devoted to exceptional

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22:48

Pigs is Pigs by Ellis Parker Butler

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/06/06

There is nothing like a corporate bureaucracy to raise someone's ire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:56

Two Hearts That Beat as One by Frank Norris

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/06/03

There is something special about the Old West. Life is the western United States for much of the 19th century was akin to living in another country, which makes sense as it was cobbled together from many diverse societies. Our next story takes place in the Great Southwest and involves a potential love triangle gone very wrong.During his short life, Frank Norris had an outsized impact on American Literature. A painter turned author, Norris travelled globally as a news correspondent writing several

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19:07

An Angel in Disguise by T.S. Arthur

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/05/27

Without individual compassion, the good, old days were rarely good for orphaned or disabled children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:13

Dusk by Saki

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/05/21

A young man seeks help from a stranger on a park bench. Does he deserve it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:19

The Bakers Dozen by Saki

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/05/12

Saki (or H.H. Munro) is considered to be one of the greatest short story masters of all-time for his biting humor and spot on satire as evidenced by the unique story in the form of a playlet.Saki (the pen name of H.H. Munro) was a prolific and witty short storyist of the early 20th century. A 1910 review of his worked stated that “Saki has one of the lightest and most entertaining touches of the humorists of the day.” He died from a sniper’s bullet in France during WWI. Learn more about your ad

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39:16

The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in...

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/05/10

What would you do if your conscience no longer nagged you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:09

Indian Camp by Ernest Hemingway

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/05/03

Thankfully, I can now read Hemingway to you. This story is a powerful way to start. It’s a tale of duty, pain, suffering, racism and so much more. It has myriad twists and turns and all manner of fascinating subplots for such a short story. You may need to listen more than once. Hemingway penned this early work at the age of 24, shortly after the birth of his first child (which may explain the subject matter) by his first wife. It wasn’t published until 1925 and later became part of his first short

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18:18

Tobermory by Saki

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/25

Since we just shared a cat story, how about another one from our story archive? Here is a biting satire of Victorian Era British upper class from the perspective of the family cat who gains a startling new skill.Saki was the pen name of British author, H.H. Munro who was one of true masters of the short story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:58

Gipsy by Booth Tarkington

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/21

Being a dog person, some of my favorite stories feature dogs. It only seems fair to feature a feline character. And you couldn’t ask for a story than one from a two time Pulitzer Prize winner.This story was part of Booth Tarkington’s extremely popular Penrod stories, that, during their day rivaled the popularity of Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Tarkington is only one of three authors to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction. The other two: Faulkner and Updike. Learn more about your ad

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12:15

The Looking Glass by Anton Chekov

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/19

While forward to the future we often forget the darkness that is part of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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39:48

Love in the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/19

A young man's longing for love is briefly fulfilled on one moonlight evening on the sea off the coast of Cannes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:50

Mr. Know-All by W. Somerset Maugham

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/14

Welcome aboard an early 20th Century trans-pacific ocean liner where one is likely to be stuck for weeks with any number of unusual characters. Of course, we are likely to put a great deal of stock in first impressions when it often pays to wait to get to know someone.Never a darling of the critics, W. Someset Maugham (the W is for William) was a prolific author and playwright. He was best known for his short stories many of which were fictional global travelogues. Because so many of his works were

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15:36

The Whirligig of Life by O. Henry

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/12

A rural mountain couple struggle with their differences, anger, and overpowering love for each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:23

The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/09

So far, all of our public domain stories were created prior to 1925. However, there are a few newer tales that are no longer copyright protected. From one of the world’s best science fiction writer’s comes a tale of idioms and aliens.Essentially, this story is a long dad joke. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I, a dad, did.Even if you don’t know his name, you know the work of Philip K. Dick. Several of his books and stories have been adapted into movies and Tv shows like: Total Recall, Minority

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21:26

Second Best by D.H. Lawrence

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/06

A new love springs from the conversations of two sisters and a couple of moles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:06

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/02

Grief and heartbreak are the typical reactions to the loss of a loved one, but other emotions may lurk within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:42

The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not...

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/04/01

When a preacher failed to stir the emotions of his congregants he resorts to the time tested tradition of embellishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:55

After Twenty Years by O. Henry

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/03/29

Twenty years after heading west to find his fortunes a man returns to meet a long lost friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:23

The Aged, Aged Man by Lewis Carroll

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/03/26

I have always loved the work of Lewis Carroll. In fact, Litreading began with my rendition of Carroll’s nonsense poem Jabberwocky. His only foray into shorter works came in the form of poetry, much of which found its way into his Alice books.This piece was written a bit differently earlier and changed when added to the book, “Alice’s Adventures Through the Looking Glass.”This nonsense verse is said to be a parody of a poem by Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence.Lewis Carroll was the pen name and

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16:02

The Fly by Katherine Mansfield

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/03/24

Grief part of the human condition and we cope with it varies from person to person. When two old men discuss the loss of family members several years after World War I, it is a fly that help illustrate both life’s constant struggles and fragility.The Fly is considered one of Catherine Mansfield’s greatest works because it is personal. Mansfield lost her brother in a training demonstration during World War I.One of the great modernist writers of the early 20th century, Mansfield was both a

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