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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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39:17

The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2022/01/10

Note from Don: Listening back to this story before posting it, I have to say that it moved me more than most – and I spent a few days reading, narrating, and editing it."The Rocking Horse Winner" entered the public domain at the beginning of 2022 and is considered one of the all-time best stories. It’s about a young boy’s dysfunctional relationship with his parents, under stress for living well beyond their means.Like most great short stories, The Rocking Horse winner has it's roots in the author's

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14:52

The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2022/01/05

There is a power that comes from giving without expectation of reward. A self-sacrificing spirit is the theme for Irish author Oscar Wilde’s short story.The Model Millionaire first appeared in print in the newspaper The World in June 1887. The story’s author, Oscar Wilde, was one of the 19th century’s most famous authors and playrights penning works like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.Late in his life, Wilde served almost two years at hard labor after being convicting

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35:23

The Clock That Went Backward by Edward Page Mitchell

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2022/01/03

For much of human existence we have questioned the concept of time. Is it always a constant or can it be manipulated, allowing us to move forward or backward chronologically. In this 19th century story, two cousins speculate about the age of their aunt whom they visited regularly, until they discovered the secrets of her old clock.In 1881, several years before H.G. Wells even started writing his classic, “The Time Machine,” newspaper editor Edward Page Mitchell published his time travel story

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5:49

The State of the Podcast Address: A Plea for Help

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2022/01/03

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a short story. Instead, we need your help to make this podcast more popular and self-supporting. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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67:15

A Case of Premeditation by R. Austin Freeman

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/12/08

Can an almost perfectly planned crime be solved? That question is answered in this classic mystery by one of the early 20th Century's most popular, fictional medical detectives, Dr. Thorndyke.Sandwiched between the Sherlock Holmes mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the whodunnits of Agatha Christie are R. Austin Freeman's "whocatchums." Freeman pioneered the concept of the inverted detective story, in which the whole crime is explained before the investigation. Learn more about your ad choices

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43:39

Three Thanksgiving Kisses by Edward Payson Roe

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/11/22

Unlike Christmas stories Thanksgiving stories are sparse. To celebrate the season, here is the tale of a proper New England celebration combined with a classic love story.The 19th century novels and stories of Edward Payson Roe were very popular in their day. Being a Presbyterian minister, his works had a religious and moral foundation. One of his greatest criticism were the sermonly characteristics of his stories which may explain their wide acceptance during the Victorian age. Learn more about

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14:19

Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/11/21

Somewhere there’s a great story for almost every holiday, even the decidedly American tradition of Thanksgiving and who better to tell such a story than one of America’s finest authors, O. Henry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:00

Araby by James Joyce

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/11/10

James Joyce’s “Araby” is ranked among the pantheon of greatest short stories ever written. In this timeless coming of age tale an adolescent boy, blinded by a hormonal fog, falls for a neighbor girl.Now considered one of the classics of literature, the 1914 collection of short stories, Dubliners, of which “Araby” was an early part was an initial failure selling less than 400 copies. Of those almost a third were purchased Joyce himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:51

The Last Leaf by O. Henry

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/11/07

A sick young woman is saved by a final kind gesture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:39

The Idyl of Red Gulch by Bret Harte

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/09/18

A young woman stumbles upon a drunk with whom she forms a bond until she learns more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:38

Handful of Clay by Henry van Dyke

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/09/07

Every day we are bombarded by images of unattainable beauty, regaled with stories of fame, and envious of those who have attained great wealth. It’s easy to lose sight of our important contributions to the world and those around us. No matter how we have ended up , we all started as a figurative "handful of clay."Henry van Dyke was a well-known clergyman, English professor, and author. He spent almost a quarter century teach English Literature at Princeton, while writing numerous short stories in

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15:32

Good Souls by Dorothy Parker

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/08/29

We have every reason to love these people, yet we don't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:05

August Heat by W. F. Harvey

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/08/18

Record summer temperature’s take their toll on both our physical and mental health. Extreme weather has been known to bring about strange and often dangerous behavior among those suffering its effects. How strange, I’ll let you be the judge in our special summer tale, August Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:07

An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/08/15

What happens when hate overwhelms love? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:16

Hands by Sherwood Anderson

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/08/08

How can we tell the difference between benevolence and predation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:52

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by...

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/07/25

Mark Twain's first popular story of a hardcore gambler in a mining camp during the Gold Rush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:33

Clovis on Parental Responsibility by Saki

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/06/29

Clovis takes on an overly proud mother Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:56

Old Well-Well by Zane Grey

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/06/19

Professional baseball in United States dates back more than 150 years. It has been considered the great American sport since the 19th century. Popular sports attract rabid fans as was the case even back in 1910 when Zane Grey wrote Old Well Well.Known for his Western novels, Zane Gray was one of the most popular authors of the 20th century. Gray was also a huge baseball fan and published a number of stories about the sport. One of the first American authors to become a millionaire, more than 100

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63:29

The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/06/11

Not all dragons are fire breathing monsters bent on destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:04

A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce

LitReading - Classic Short Stories ·

2021/06/08

Early in the US Civil War, families, particularly those in the western part of Virginia (now the state of West Virginia), were torn apart over conflicting loyalties. This story is a fictional account of one young soldier who chose to fight for his country rather than his state.Ambrose served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He became the most famous Civil War storyteller of all time. This story was first published in the San Francisco Examiner in 1889. Years later, Bierce vanished while

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