LitReading - Classic Short Stories

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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. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A sick young woman is saved by a final kind gesture. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A young woman stumbles upon a drunk with whom she forms a bond until she learns more. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 his spare time. He also composed several verses of “My Country Tis of Thee,” America’s unofficial national anthem prior to the “Star Spangled Banner’s” gaining official anthem status in 1931. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have every reason to love these people, yet we don't. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Love hearing these classic tales?Get access to the complete, ad-free Litreading archive—by subscribing at litreading.supercast.com.For just a few cents a day, you’ll unlock every story I’ve ever read, hear new episodes first, and support this little literary labor of love.That’s litreading.supercast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.