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The Classic Tales Podcast

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The Classic Tales Podcast delivers professional performances of unabridged classics. Enjoy classic short fiction from Poe, Dickens, Hardy, and others. Performed by character actor B.J. Harrison.


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Episode 71, Fear and the Graveyard, by Guy de Maupassant
Skeletons and corpses rise from their fitful sleep to deliver a chilling message from beyond the grave. Two perspectives on fear by Guy de Maupassant. ...

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[ Fri, 5 Sep 2008 06:13:00 GMT ]


Episode 59, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part One, by Arthur Conan Doyle
The spectral hellhound, which dogs the descendants of the Baskerville family, has claimed another victim. The ancient legend, and the modern murderous facts are placed before the great Sherlock Holmes. And one of the greatest adventures put to print begins… ...

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[ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:07:00 -0700 ]


Episode 58, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Part Two
The Forty Thieves seek the life of Ali Baba. And Morgiana, the slave girl, shows that her worth is greater than gold. The magic carpet ride continues with the conclusion of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...

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[ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:59:00 -0700 ]


Episode 57, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Part One
In the mystical land of Arabia, there is a secreted magic door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame”. Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. And when Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted words, endless possibilities begin to unwind before him. Take a magic carpet ride with the Arabian Nights. Today, on the Classic Tales Podcast. ...

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[ Fri, 30 May 2008 03:04:00 -0700 ]


Episode 56, The Aunt and Amabel, by E. Nesbit
Visit the roots of Narnia. C.S. Lewis enjoyed the works of E. Nesbit since he was a child. Amabel's journey through a mahogany wardrobe stuck him so vividly, he drew heavily from it in his creation of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Don't miss this episode. ...

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[ Thu, 22 May 2008 23:47:00 -0700 ]


Episode 55, The Lurking Fear, Part Two, by H.P. Lovecraft
The mountains are not safe. No one knows why, and no one knows exactly how, but when the heavens bellow their thunder, human lives are lost. Is it the ghost of an unavenged man? Is it a wolf beast, obeying the primal call of heaven? Our diligent reporter finds out, and the knowledge drives him to delirium. Today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...

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[ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:22:00 -0700 ]


Episode 54, The Lurking Fear, Part One, by H.P. Lovecraft
The Lurking Fear. The Silent Death. Thunder calls it forth. It moves without detection. It kills without mercy. It terrorizes a mountainside. H.P. Lovecraft weaves a spellbinding tale of terror in the Catskill Mountains. ...

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[ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:54:00 -0700 ]


Episode 53, The £1,000,000 Bank Note, by Mark Twain
What if you had the equivalent of five million dollars in your pocket, but had no way of spending it? Two brothers make a bet, proposing that such a man would either starve or barely scrape by after a month of such living. 27 year old Henry, a shipwrecked, penniless American in London, is the man the brothers choose. For 30 days, he must sink or swim by keeping a £1,000,000 note safe in his pocket. ...

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[ Fri, 02 May 2008 01:52:00 -0700 ]


Episode 52, The Red Room, by H.G. Wells
The Red Room is haunted. Nobody knows how or why, but one man has lost his life while spending the night in the forbidden chamber. The horrors of the room drove him to madness. So, what will happen when another ambitious young man attempts to enter the room? Find out, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...

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[ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:19:00 -0700 ]


Episode 51, The Birthmark, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
One ounce of darkened blood. This birthmark was the only thing that kept Georgiana from celestial perfection. Her husband, Aylmer, was certain the birthmark would grow stale and insignificant over time. But time, it seems, has a will of its own. And as Aylmer fuels the dark fire within himself, the birthmark gains a scorching power that promises to engulf them both. ...

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[ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:59:00 -0700 ]


Episode 50, Leave it to Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse
When one of Bertie Wooster’s American chums needs help in getting his hard-nosed uncle to approve of his intended, Jeeves demonstrates his colossal mind power with the equanimity of a true gentleman’s gentleman. ...

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[ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:06:00 -0700 ]


Episode 49, Heart of Darkness, Part Three, by Joseph Conrad
“The horror. The horror.” These are the final words uttered in this world by the enigmatic Mr. Kurtz. And while Marlow mulls over the myriad paths these words cut into his heart, he is lead to a final interview with Kurtz’ Intended. She is the only mourner Kurtz ever had. So, how is Marlow to tell her that her embodiment of perfection was actually the Heart of Darkness? ...

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[ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:02:00 -0700 ]


Episode 48, Heart of Darkness, Part Two
The voyage begins, and whispers of the mysterious Mr. Kurtz trickle into Marlow’s ear. Cannibals join the crew with tattooed faces, patterned heads and rotten hippo-meat. White mist gathers round us as we journey further into the Heart of Darkness. ...

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[ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:04:00 -0700 ]


Episode 47, Heart of Darkness, Part One, by Joseph Conrad
“A weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares.” This is how Marlow describes his journey into the Belgian Congo. And while Europeans go mad, corporations turn tyrannous, and the legend of a great ivory hunter is dangled before him, Marlow observes everything with a keen eye, as we journey with him, into The Heart of Darkness. ...

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[ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:36:00 -0700 ]


Episode 46, The Blue Cross, by G.K. Chesterton
Valentin, the greatest detective in the world, travels to London on the trail of the most elusive of villains. But a strange trail of clues leads Valentin through London and out into the country. It isn’t until the meandering journey’s end that the short, moon faced Father Brown sets Valentin back on his feet. ...

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[ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:24:00 -0700 ]


Episode 45, The Body Snatcher, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Two student anatomists purchase the remains of humanity in the small hours of the morning. The shadowy men who bring the bodies seldom speak, and the suspicions of the students are never spoken aloud. Until one morning, when the drapery is lifted from the face of a new acquisition and one student recognizes it as the face of a dear friend, alive and well only yesterday. ...

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[ Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:53:00 -0700 ]


Episode 44, To Build A Fire, by Jack London
A man with no name follows a wandering path into the frozen Klondike. And here, deep in the heart of God’s country, he is forced to pit his will, mind and spirit against the forces of Mother Nature, herself. Adventure as only Jack London can write it. ...

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[ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:58:00 -0700 ]


Episode 43, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Coleridge
A bird of good omen is murdered. A skeletal ship is sighted moving against the wind and tide. The figure of Death along with a singular, gruesome companion man the fiendish craft. As they draw closer, it becomes evident that the two play at dice for the soul of the Ancient Mariner. The result is nothing short of cataclysmic. ...

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[ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:38:00 -0700 ]


Episode 42, The Offshore Pirate, Part Two, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ardita is taken by the pirates to an unchartered island, teeming with enchantment. But as Ardita and Carlisle grow closer to each other, a revenue boat is hot on their trail. ...

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[ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:17:00 -0700 ]


Episode 41, The Offshore Pirate, Part One, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ardita Farnam, flapper and demimondaine, has a feisty will and a fiery tongue. But when 7 hulking musicians seize her yacht while her rich uncle goes ashore, she soon discovers the limits of her persuasive powers, and a battle of wits begins. ...

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[ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:12:00 -0700 ]


Episode 40, Berenice, by Edgar Allan Poe
A monomaniac observes the gradual degeneration of his cousin, Berenice. And when the servant delivers the message of her death, the maniac goes into a trance-like reverie. When he finally comes to himself, his clothes are steeped with blood and gore. ...

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[ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Episode 39, The Highwayman, by Alfred Noyes
A highwayman promises to return for his love,Bess, once he's acquired the gold he requires. But when the redcoats come, and set a trap for him, Bess warns her lover in a manner never to be forgotten. ...

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[ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Episode 38, The Man Who Would Be King, Part Two, by Rudyard Kipling
A country conquered. A King proclaimed. And pride leads our two vagabonds to rise and fall in a violent cataclysm. The Man Who Would Be King, concluded. ...

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[ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:15:00 -0700 ]


Episode 37, The Man Who Would Be King, Part One, by Rudyard Kipling
Through the scorching sands of India, two loafing vagabonds follow a map scratched onto a scrap of paper. They have but little education between them. But their rusty brains have concocted a plan: to find a land to conquer, and there be crowned king. ...

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[ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:36:00 -0700 ]


Episode 36, The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant
An invisible alien parasite latches on to a French Nobleman. The more he fights against his foe, the stronger its influence over him. Is it insanity? Or is it the Horla? ...

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[ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:35:00 -0700 ]


Episode 35, The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell
A mysterious island, shrouded in fear, evil, and darkness. Here the amoral General Zaroff hunts. And what, you ask, is the most dangerous game? It is the manner and substance of his nightly killings. ...

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[ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:42:00 -0600 ]

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