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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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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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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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