Quiet Stories Podcast
1) 23. A Moonlight Fable and The Diamond Maker
In this episode we'll be reading two short stories by H.G. Wells - A Moonlight Fable and The Diamond Maker. These stories come from the collection, The Door in the Wall and Other Stories. We read the...Show More
2) 22. Love of Life
In this episode we'll be reading Love of Life by Jack London, originally published in 1907. The American author is best known for his short stories and novels depicting the Klondike gold rush in nort...Show More
3) 21. My Double and How He Undid Me
In this episode we'll be reading My Double and How He Undid Me by Edward Everett Hale. This story was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1859 and brought the American author immediate attenti...Show More
4) 20. The Schoolmaster’s Progress
In this episode we'll be reading The Schoolmaster's Progress by the American author, Caroline Kirkland. This story was first published in her collection from 1845 titled Western Clearings. Kirkland i...Show More
5) 19. Stories of Old Greece and Rome Part II
In this episode we'll continue reading Stories of Old Greece and Rome by Emile Kip Baker. These stories use the Roman names for gods and goddesses. Some of the deities featured in these chapters alon...Show More
6) 18. The Singing Lesson and An Ideal Family
In this episode we'll be reading two short stories by Katherine Mansfield - The Singing Lesson and An Ideal Family. Regular listeners may recall we read another short story by Mansfield, The Garden Pa...Show More
7) 17. The Door in the Wall
In this episode we'll be reading the short story, The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells. The English author is best known for his works of science fiction but was prolific in many styles including social...Show More
8) 16. Dalyrimple Goes Wrong
In this episode we'll be reading the short story, Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This is third story we've read by Fitzgerald and the second we've read from Flappers and Philosophers, t...Show More
9) 15. The Young King
In this episode we'll be reading The Young King by Oscar Wilde. This is our second episode featuring the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde; our first was episode 7 which was released on February 10, 2021. Th...Show More
10) 14. Stories of Old Greece and Rome Part I
This week, by listener request, we'll be reading the first few chapters from Stories of Old Greece and Rome by Emile Kip Baker, published in 1913. If you would like to request a story you can email th...Show More