
Classics Narrated
Adam Bede, Chapters 3 and 4
55:27 | Aug 9th, 2012
Dinah declines Seth's proposal, which he bears meekly, and Adam finishes work his father, a drunk absent without explanation, has neglected.
Adam Bede, Chapter 2
Chapter 1: The Workshop
Lightning and the lightning bug.
0:00 | Jan 24th, 2011
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 made this episode no longer publicly available.The Cask of Amontillado
17:31 | Nov 16th, 2010
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.
The Black Cat, by Edgar Allan Poe
26:50 | Jun 24th, 2010
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.
Change of Pace
0:00 | Jun 24th, 2010
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 made this episode no longer publicly available.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 33-35
37:28 | May 12th, 2010
Tom learns how Injun Joe died, he and Huck search for treasure, and adjust to "respectability."
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 31 and 32
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 29 and 30