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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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10:45

Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/02/16

What should we do, when should we do it, and whose direction should we take? Those three questions have plagued humanity throughout time. Where can the answers be found or are they unanswerable? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:29

In a Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/02/12

What is truth? How does our perception color the facts as we observe them. Those differences how we see the world complicates this Japanese murder investigation in this renowned short story.This profound modernist fable has echoed for almost a century. Also called "In a Bamboo Grove," this 1929 short story was inspiration for the critically acclaimed 1950 Japanese film, "Rashomon." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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57:12

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/02/11

Would it be better to start life as an old man and end it as an infant? That was the question posed by Mark Twain that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald to write his short story, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:46

The Great American Pie Company by Ellis Parker Butler

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/02/09

People dream of success. Those ambitions can often be prodigious. Rarely, however, do our future business strategies develop as quickly as do those in this story that encapsulates the economic concerns of the early 20th Century.For a full-time banker and part-time author Ellis Parker Butler was prolific writing more than 2,000 stories that were published in well over 200 magazines in the early 20th Century. His most famous story is "Pigs is Pigs" which a narrated in 2019. Learn more about your ad

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24:35

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/02/06

Prepare to be moved by one of the most unusual short stories ever written, which tells a chilling tale of the simple life and complex death of a slave-owning planter in Union-occupied Alabama during the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:24

The Million Pound Bank Note

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/02/04

This classic Mark Twain tale is a witty commentary on poverty and wealth. There is much of Twain’s personal circumstance reflected in the story, as Twain had himself recently gone from riches to bankruptcy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:33

The Way the World Is by Zona Gale

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/02/02

Falling in love is one of humanities most common events and biggest mysteries. What is it that ignites one person's passion for another. This poignant tale of surprisingly falling for someone was penned by the first woman playwright to win a Pulitzer Prize.A brilliant author author of novels, short stories and plays, Zona Gale was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prie for Drama for the stage adaptation of her novel, Miss Lulu Bett. She sold her first story at age 16 for $3. Learn more about your ad

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15:15

The Interlopers by Saki

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/01/20

A long-running feud leads two men to face each other and the ravages of nature in this powerful classic story by one the best short story authors of all time.One of listeners most requested authors is Saki, the pen name of British write H.H. Munro.His incredible short stories run the gamut from biting satire to shockingly macabre.At age 43, Munro insisted on enlisting as a mere trooper to fight for the British in World War One and was killed by a German sniper in 1916. Learn more about your ad

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12:58

Memoirs of a Yellow Dog by O. Henry

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/08/05

I am a big fan of dogs and am fascinated with their non-verbal communication skills. I also enjoy dog stories and the writing of O. Henry, so what could be better to end season two of Litreading than a dog story written by O. Henry. Each season of Litreading stretches from fall until mid-summer, giving me time for a family hiatus. In this one, I’m going to be moving to a new home in western Virginia, where I am also building a new studio. I have some big plans for season three of Litreading, do come

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7:23

My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/07/07

We all have our particular foibles and phobias. Today’s humorous short story focuses on one whose greatest fear is of banks. Would that be ripiaphobia? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:35

Jimmy Rose by Herman Melville

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/06/28

Life can deal any of us some terrible blows. In this semi-auto biographical tale we explore the life of a once wealthy merchant, Jimmy Rose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:00

The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/06/14

Here is a wonderfully nostalgic tale of a time when boys could enjoy a taste of freedom, share ideas, and let’s their imaginations run wild, before the responsibilities of life overrode such fancies. You're invited to get lost at the foot of "The Enchanted Bluff."Willa Cather published "The Enchanted Bluff" in "Harper's Magazine" in 1909 during a period when her writing skills were blossoming in stories about her experiences living on the Nebraska prairie. Her efforts culminated in a Pulitzer Prize

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12:33

Nevada Funeral - Scotty Briggs and the Clergyman by...

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/05/25

In the 19th century, the United States was as diverse from region to region as were the country’s of Europe, except for the fact that we spoke some semblance of the same language. However, the language divide between proper Easern American English and that of the the inhabitants of the West could, at times be vast.Samuel Clemens was born in Florida in 1835, but it wasn’t until 27 years later that his alter ego, Mark Twain, came into being in Carson City, Nevada. He credited the many extreme

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45:38

A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/05/16

In the early 19th century country a farmer is murdered in his home. While investigated, local authorities task a local women with gathering a few things for the wife who was arrested for the crime. Susan Glaspell wrote a one-act play which she adapted into "A Jury of Her Peers” It is loosely based on a murder covered while working as a reporter for the Des Moines Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:12

Gentle Hand by Mary Roberts Rinehart

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/05/13

During these stressful times, forced into close quarters with those we love. we may find ourselves growing angry when a softer approach tends to me far more effective as is illustrated in this story.Mary Roberts Rinehart is yet another fine example of a talented early 20th Century authors. Known as The American Agatha Christie, she is best known for her mystery stories. A character in her 1920 play “The Bat” was the inspiration for Bob Kane’s comic book character “Batman.” Learn more about your ad

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16:39

Nobodys Story by Charles Dickens

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/05/05

Charles Dickens was a constant observer of the plight of his fellows and critical of the divisions between humanity’s strata. In this deep and poignant parable of mankind’s need to be recognized by others he arrives at the conclusion that in the end, despite our apparent differences, we are all same.Dickens wrote "Nobody’s Story" to honor those who toil in anonymity and suffer quietly. It was originally published in 1853 as part of a Volume of Christmas stories, but felt more appropriate for

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13:19

The Boston Massacre by Nathaniel Hawthorne

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2020/03/04

What began as a street brawl on a winter evening in Boston, became one the biggest sparks to help ignite the American revolution. 250 years ago, on March 5th 1770, anger over the British housing troops among civilians in Massachusetts boiled over into what the British called the Incident on King Street but was referred to my early Americans as "The Boston Massacre."To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the seminal event in early American history, we present Nathaniel Hawthorne's unique narrative

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6:34

Father Forgets by W. Livingston Larned

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2019/06/14

A special Father's Day episode of Litreading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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40:12

The Prophet - Part Two by Khalil Gibran

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2019/01/04

Here is the second half of Kahlil Gibran's global bestselling book with sage advice on pain and pleasure, good and evil, and the inevitability of death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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39:24

The Prophet - Part One by Khalil Gibran

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2019/01/03

For almost a century, the profound words of The Prophet have stirred the hearts and moved the souls of millions of readers around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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