Classics Narrated Podcast
1) Adam Bede, Chapters 3 and 4
Dinah declines Seth's proposal, which he bears meekly, and Adam finishes work his father, a drunk absent without explanation, has neglected.
2) Adam Bede, Chapter 2
Dinah, a beautiful young Methodist woman, preaches an outdoor sermon to the villagers of Hayslope. Not ordained, but saintly, she speaks as one of them, about their commonplace struggles and temptatio...Show More
3) Chapter 1: The Workshop
We meet Adam and Seth Bede, and the other carpenters in Mr. Burge's shop as their work day ends. The time is late 18th century, in the rural English Midlands. They tease and quarrel over a young femal...Show More
4) Lightning and the lightning bug.
The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. - Mark Twain, Letter to George Bainton, 10/15/1...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) The Cask of Amontillado
Anticipating the concept of "frenemy," Poe gives us vanity, self-righteousness, and terrible cruelty in revenge, as stone-hearted Montresor lures credulous Fortunato to his doom.
6) The Black Cat, by Edgar Allan Poe
NOT recommended for children; Edgar Allan Poe's tale of increasing evil, alcoholism, and murder may haunt the listener as the cat haunted the protagonist.
7) Change of Pace
Moving from Adventures of Tom Sawyer, to one of the more appalling stories of Edgar Allan Poe calls for some word of explanation. First, be assured I have little or nothing in common with the protagon...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 33-35
Tom learns how Injun Joe died, he and Huck search for treasure, and adjust to "respectability."
9) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 31 and 32
Lost in gloom, almost without food, the only person Tom and Becky see after wandering many hours in the trackless cavern means death. Leaving the exhausted Becky, Tom at last sees sunlight through a p...Show More
10) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 29 and 30
The Thatchers return, so Becky and Tom with a large group go on a picnic and cave exploration. Huck spies on dangerous men and averts an attack against an innocent woman. The day following the picnic,...Show More