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A CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS by RUDYARD KIPLING
The story (Summary by The Kipling Society) at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales "I" tells this story, in which his rooms in London (Kipling lived …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
THE KEEPER OF THE LIGHT by HENRY VAN DYKE
🎙️ SHOW NOTES SUMMARY — "The Keeper of the Light" by Henry van Dyke In this gentle, quietly powerful tale, Henry van Dyke turns his attention to the …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
THE DAGGER WITH WINGS A FATHER BROWN STORY
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Father Brown: "The Dagger with Wings" (audio only, original video)
A Gothic Mystery with a Supernatural Shadow
In this episode, Father…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
THE LAGOON by JOSEPH CONRAD
Episode Summary: "The Lagoon" by Joseph Conrad In this haunting tale of "impulsive betrayal and permanent remorse", a white traveler known only as Tu…
6 months ago
KEEPING WATCH by W.W. JACOBS
SUMMARY OF 'KEEPING WATCH' A boat captain with a pretty daughter aboard leaves two crewmen 'on guard' whilem he heads for a night at the local tavern…
6 months, 1 week ago
THE PRETTY GIRL IN THE ARMY by HENRY LAWSON
"That Pretty Girl in the Army" by Henry Lawson
In this light, good‑humored tale, Henry Lawson turns his attention to the small misunderstandings and …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM by CHARLOTTE YONGE
"The Last Fight in the Coliseum" — Charlotte Yonge
Episode Summary
In this episode, we bring you Charlotte Yonge's powerful historical tale "The La…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
THE CHEST OF BROKEN GLASS and FEDERALIST No. 55 by JAMES MADISON
The Chest of broken Glass is an old folk tale about a father who has grown old- to old to care for himself, and in order to gain more time from his t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
AN O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY! AFTER TWENTY YEARS and BRICKDUST ROW
"After Twenty Years" — Summary
Set on a quiet, rain‑slicked street in early‑20th‑century Manhattan, After Twenty Years explores loyalty, fate, and th…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
MIX WAR, ART, AND DANCING and CAT IN THE RAIN by ERNEST HEMINGWAY
AN ERNEST HEMINGWAY DOUBLE PLAY 🎙️ Mix War, Art, and Dancing
Hemingway's early newspaper sketch drops listeners into a Kansas City Y.W.C.A. ballroo…
7 months ago