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Classic Short Stories - AI Narrator

Welcome to the "Classic Short Stories Audiobook" podcast. Your go-to podcast for diving into the world of classic literature. Each episode brings to life the best short stories and novellas from renowned authors, expanding your literary horizons with timeless tales. Our library is ever-growing, with regular additions of new books to ensure there"s always something fresh for your listening pleasure. Narrated by an advanced AI, our podcast stands out for its consistent and smooth reading style,

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46:39

Mark Twain - "A Cure For The Blues" - 1871

Classic Short Stories - AI Narrator ·

2025/11/06

🎩 Mark Twain – “A Cure for the Blues” 💡- 1871In a world that takes itself too seriously, one man discovers a remedy for despair — and it isn’t found in any doctor’s bag.Mark Twain’s A Cure for the Blues begins as a simple confession: a man plagued by melancholy claims to have found a miraculous cure. Yet, as he tells his story, we realize that his medicine is laughter itself — laughter at human folly, hypocrisy, and the grand absurdity of life.With razor-sharp wit, Twain skewers pretension and

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71:53

Washington Irving – "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - 1820

Classic Short Stories - AI Narrator ·

2025/11/01

🎃 Washington Irving – "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820) 🌕A tale where mist drifts through autumn woods and legends ride by night. In the quiet village of Sleepy Hollow, the schoolmaster Ichabod Crane dreams of wealth and love — and of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel. But beneath the harvest moon, dreams turn to dread when the ghostly Headless Horseman takes the road.Through pumpkin fields and trembling forests, Irving weaves a story of desire, superstition, and fear — a glimpse of early

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22:57

Willa Cather – "The Enchanted Bluff" - 1909

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2025/10/22

🌄 Willa Cather – The Enchanted Bluff (1909) ✨A quiet elegy for youth, memory, and the dreams that fade with time. On a soft Nebraska evening, a group of boys camp beside the river, their laughter rising with the sparks of the fire. One of them — Tip Smith — tells of a faraway mesa in New Mexico, The Enchanted Bluff, a place wrapped in mystery and the ghost of an ancient tribe. Under the stars, they swear they will go there someday.Years pass. The river still runs, but the promise dissolves into the

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32:01

Willa Cather "On the Divide" - 1896

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2025/10/22

🌾❄️ Willa Cather – On the Divide (1896) 🕯️A stark tale of solitude, desire, and the brutal poetry of the frontier.Across the frozen Nebraska plains, life is pared down to endurance. There, amid the silence and wind, a rough Scandinavian settler named Canute drifts through the desolation of his own making. Hardened by loneliness and the endless winter, he mistakes possession for connection — a desperate act in the face of spiritual hunger.When he seizes Lena Yensen, the young woman he longs for but

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51:23

Mark Twain - "The £1 000 000 Bank Note" - 1893

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2025/10/19

💰🎩 Mark Twain – The £1,000,000 Bank Note (1893) 🪶A satire of wealth, illusion, and the grand comedy of human vanity.In fog-bound London, a penniless American drifter is handed a note of impossible value — a single banknote worth one million pounds. 💷 A jest between two idle gentlemen becomes an experiment in human nature, and a parable of perception and power.Armed with nothing but this absurd symbol of fortune, the stranger finds every door flung open, every courtesy bestowed. 🕰️🍸 The mere

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49:01

Edgar Alan Poe - "William Wilson" - 1839

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2025/10/05

🕯️🩸 Edgar Allan Poe – William Wilson (1839) 👁️‍🗡️A haunting study of identity, guilt, and the shadowed mirror of the soul.In the dim corridors of an English boarding school, an echo is born — another William Wilson, identical in name, in voice, in every gesture. 👤🕯️ What begins as childish unease soon unfolds into a chilling revelation of conscience and corruption, of the self turned enemy.With each encounter, the doppelgänger grows more tangible, his presence more relentless — a spectral

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33:46

H. G. Wells - "Under the Knife" - 1896

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2025/01/05

🌌✨ H.G. Wells - "Under the Knife" (1896) 🔮⚙️A haunting meditation on mortality, consciousness, and the fragile line between life and death, set in the stark and sterile theater of a Victorian operating room. 🌌💉 In this profoundly introspective tale, H.G. Wells takes readers on a journey into the unknown, blending scientific precision with metaphysical wonder as one man confronts the edge of existence.🔪✨As the protagonist prepares for a high-stakes surgical operation, he is gripped by a

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29:05

H. G. Wells - "The Cone" - 1895

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2025/01/04

🌋⚙️ H.G. Wells - "The Cone" (1895) 🔥✨A searing tale of industrial might, human passion, and the devastating consequences of betrayal, set against the infernal backdrop of a Victorian steelworks. 🌌🔗 In this dark and atmospheric narrative, H.G. Wells plunges us into a world of roaring furnaces and molten metal, where simmering jealousy and vengeance ignite into a catastrophic confrontation.🔥⚙️ Amid the towering chimneys and glowing crucibles, two men’s fates collide in a dramatic spiral of rage

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29:45

Frederick Douglass - My Escape From Slavery - 1881

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2024/12/28

🌅🚂 Frederick Douglass - "My Escape from Slavery" (1881) ✊✨A gripping and profound journey of courage, identity, and the relentless pursuit of freedom, set against the tense backdrop of antebellum America. 🌌🔗 In this compelling narrative, Frederick Douglass recounts his daring flight from the chains of bondage, navigating a perilous path where each step carries the weight of life or death.🚂🌟 Amid the bustling train stations, whispered plans, and clandestine encounters, Douglass takes on the

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91:21

James Joyce - "The dead" - 1914

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2024/12/21

❄️🍷 James Joyce – "The Dead" (1914) 🕯️✨A tender exploration of love, memory, and impermanence, set amidst the cozy yet wistful atmosphere of an Irish Christmas gathering. 🎄🕊️ Gabriel Conroy, a quiet and introspective man, finds himself confronted with the unspoken depths of his marriage and his own identity during an evening of music and tradition.💔🌨️As the night fades, a haunting revelation from his wife, Gretta, about a lost love challenges Gabriel’s sense of self and his connection to her

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7:03

Alice Dunbar-Nelson - "A Carnival Jangle" - 1899

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2024/12/19

🎭🎡 Alice Dunbar-Nelson - "A Carnival Jangle" (1899) 🌌✨A vivid exploration of freedom, desire, and societal constraints set against the dazzling chaos of a carnival. 🎠🌟 In this richly atmospheric story, a young woman navigates the vibrant yet unsettling energy of the carnival, torn between her upbringing's moral rigidity and the alluring possibilities of indulgence.🎭💔Amid the swirling lights, masked figures, and festive noise, she is drawn into a world that challenges her identity and values

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50:54

Willa Cather - "A Death In The Desert" - 1903

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2024/12/19

🎻🌅 Willa Cather - "A Death in the Desert" (1903) 🏜️✨A poignant meditation on art, mortality, and the enduring power of memory set against the stark beauty of the American West. 🌌🎶 In this deeply introspective story, Katharine Gaylord, a gifted but ailing musician, retreats to the desert as her health declines, finding solace in isolation and the remnants of her artistic legacy.🪶🎵Through a visit from Everett Hilgarde, the brother of her lost love Adriance, Katharine confronts her past passions

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Jack London - "The Call Of The Wild" - 1903

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2024/12/15

🌲🐺 Jack London - "The Call of the Wild" (1903) 🐾❄️A visceral tale of instinct, survival, and the untamed spirit of nature that resonates through time. 🌌⚡In this riveting novel, Buck, a domesticated St. Bernard-Scotch Collie mix, is stolen from his comfortable life in sunny California and thrust into the unforgiving wilderness of the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.🌟❄️Through brutal experiences and harsh lessons, Buck transforms from a pampered pet into a creature of the wild. Each trial

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23:19

H. G. Wells - "The Moth" - 1895

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2024/12/15

🎩 H.G. Wells - "The Moth" (1895) 🦋✨A haunting tale of rivalry, obsession, and the shadow of guilt that transcends death. 🌌⚖️In this chilling story, Professor Hapley, a proud and combative entomologist, is locked in a bitter feud with his rival, Professor Pawkins. Their relationship is marked by relentless hostility and public disputes. But when Pawkins unexpectedly dies, the rivalry seems to have reached an abrupt end—or so it seems. 🕯️💔Soon after Pawkins’ death, Hapley is tormented by the

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Franz Kafka - "Homecoming" - 1920

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2024/12/11

📚 Franz Kafka - "Homecoming" (1920) 🏠🕰️In Homecoming, Franz Kafka captures the profound tension of returning to a place that is both familiar and alien. A young man steps into his father’s farmyard after a long absence, only to find himself gripped by uncertainty and estrangement. 🚪🌌 The desolate surroundings—a broken farmyard, a fluttering torn cloth, and the looming kitchen door—become a stage for his inner turmoil.Through vivid and symbolic imagery, Kafka explores themes of alienation,

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Joseph Conrad - "The Secret Sharer" - 1910

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2024/12/11

📚 Joseph Conrad - "The Secret Sharer" (1910) 🌊🕵️‍♂️In The Secret Sharer, Joseph Conrad masterfully delves into the depths of identity, isolation, and moral ambiguity. A young, untested ship captain discovers a fugitive, Leggatt, hiding aboard his vessel and secretly shelters him in his cabin. 🚢🌘 Through their bond, the captain confronts his own insecurities and questions of loyalty, courage, and leadership.Set against the backdrop of the vast, mysterious sea, Conrad weaves a tale of duality and

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127:13

Jack London - "The Scarlet Plague" - 1912

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2024/12/10

📚 Jack London - "The Scarlet Plague" (1912) 🌍⚡Jack London's The Scarlet Plague presents a stark vision of a world devastated by a catastrophic pandemic. In the aftermath of societal collapse, an elderly survivor recounts the rapid fall of civilization and the loss of knowledge and progress. 🌋🌿Through vivid storytelling, London portrays humanity reduced to a primitive state, grappling with survival and the haunting echoes of a once-great society. A profound exploration of fragility, resilience,

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36:47

Charlotte Perkins Gilman - "The Yellow Wallpaper" - 1892

Classic Short Stories - AI Narrator ·

2024/12/09

🌌✨ "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892) – A Tale of Oppression and Liberation 🖼️🕯️This gripping and symbolic short story captures the suffocating reality of a woman trapped by societal and marital expectations. Narrated in the first person, it tells the story of a young woman who is confined to a room with peeling yellow wallpaper as part of a "rest cure" prescribed by her physician husband. 💼🏡 Supposedly for her own good, she is forbidden from working or engaging in creative activities, leaving her

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38:01

Edith Wharton - His Father’s Son - 1910

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2024/11/21

🎨 Edith Wharton - "His Father’s Son" (1910) 🖼️✨A poignant tale of generational conflict, self-discovery, and the price of individuality! 🌌💼 Young Lewis Raycie, born into a wealthy and traditional family, dreams of escaping the suffocating expectations of his domineering father, Mr. Raycie, who demands loyalty to the family’s legacy. 🏛️⚖️When Lewis is sent to Europe to refine his taste and invest in art, he is captivated by the bold, revolutionary works of modernist painters. 🎨🌟 Inspired by

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29:36

H. G. Wells - "The Purple Pileus" - 1896

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2024/11/21

🎩 H.G. Wells - "The Purple Pileus" (1896) 🍄✨A surreal tale of rebellion, transformation, and the intoxicating lure of freedom! 🌌🌿 Mr. Coombes, a timid shopkeeper trapped in an oppressive marriage and stifled by societal expectations, stumbles upon an otherworldly escape when he discovers a strange, glowing purple mushroom in the countryside. 🍄💜Driven by despair, he eats the mushroom in an act of defiance. What follows is an extraordinary shift—his mundane world takes on vivid colors, and his

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