The Purloined Letter (By Edgar Allan Poe)

Embed Music – Free Audio – The Purloined Letter (By Edg… One evening in Paris, during the autumn of 1845, I went to visit a friend, Auguste Dupin. We were smoking our pipes and talking when the door of his apartment opened. Mr. Germont, the head of the Paris police force, came into the room. […]

The Cask of Amontillado (By Edgar Allan Poe)

Music File Hosting – Upload Audio – The Cask of Amontillado (B… Our story today is called “The Cask of Amontillado.” It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Larry West with the story. (MUSIC) Storyteller: Fortunato and I both were members of very old and important Italian families. We used to play together […]

The Diamond Lens – Part 2 -(By Fitz James O Brien)

Listen Music Files – Share Audio – The Diamond Lens – Part 2 … Our story is called “The Diamond Lens. ” It was written by Fitz-James O’Brien. Today we will hear the second and final part of the story. Here is Maurice Joyce with part two of “The Diamond Lens.” STORYTELLER: When I was […]

The Diamond Lens – Part 1 -(By Fitz James O Brien)

Share Music – Listen Audio Files – The Diamond Lens – Part 1 -(… Our story today is called “The Diamond Lens. ” It was written by Fitz-James O’Brien. We will tell the story in two parts. Now, here is Maurice Joyce with part one of “The Diamond Lens.” STORYTELLER: When I was ten years […]

Benito Cereno – Part 3 (By Herman Melville)

Share Music – Free Audio – Benito Cereno – Part 3 (By… Today we complete the story of Benito Cereno, written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers and crew. The […]

Benito Cereno – Part 2 (By Herman Melville)

Embed Music Files – Share Audio – Benito Cereno – Part 2 (By… Today, we continue the story “Benito Cereno.” It was written by Herman Melville. Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the captain, Benito Cereno, and a […]

Benito Cereno – Part 1 (By Herman Melville)

Listen Music – Upload Audio Files – Benito Cereno – Part 1 (By… Our story today is called “Benito Cereno.” It was written by Herman Melville. We tell the story in three parts. Here is Shep ONeal with part one of “Benito Cereno.” Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. […]

Bartleby (By Herman Melville)

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The Law of Life (By Jack London)

Upload Music Files – Play Audio – The Law of Life (By Jack L… Our story today is called “The Law of Life.” It was written by Jack London. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. STORYTELLER: The old Indian was sitting on the snow. It was Koskoosh, former chief of his tribe. Now, all […]

The God of His Fathers (By Jack London)

Music Hosting – Listen Audio – The God of His Fathers (By… Our story this week is called “The God of His Fathers.” It was written by Jack London in the year nineteen-oh-one. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. Storyteller: Silently the wolves circled the herd of caribou deer. Gray bellies close to the […]