The Boy on Graves-End Road (By Caty Weaver)

Embed Music Files – Embed Audio Files – The Boy on Graves-End Road (… I’m Pat Bodnar. October thirty-first is Halloween. In the spirit of this ancient holiday, we present a story written by Special English reporter and producer Caty Weaver. It’s called “The Boy on Graves-End Road.” Kelly Ryan was making dinner. Her ten-year-old […]

Luck (By Mark Twain)

Listen Music Files – Listen Audio – Luck (By Mark Twain) Our story today is called “Luck.” It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. Storyteller: I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military men of his time. I do […]

A Piece of Red Calico (By Frank Stockton)

Free Music – Listen Audio – A Piece of Red Calico (By Fr… I was going to town one morning when my wife gave me a little piece of red calico cloth. She asked me if I would have time, during the day, to buy her two and a half meters of calico cloth like […]

The Lady, or the Tiger? (By Frank R. Stockton)

Upload Music – Embed Audio Files – The Lady, or the Tiger (By … We present the short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were progressive. But others […]

The Lady in Black (By Eleanor H. Porter)

Listen Music – Play Audio – The Lady in Black (By Eleano… Our story today is called “The Lady in Black.” It was written by Eleanor H. Porter. Here is Faith Lapidus with the story. The house was very still. In the little room over the porch, the Lady in Black sat alone. Near her, […]

The Tell-Tale Heart (By Edgar Allan Poe)

Upload Music Files – Download Audio – The Tell-Tale Heart (By Edga… Today we present the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. True! Nervous — very, very nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I am mad? The disease had […]

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 […]