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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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[ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:13:00 -0700 ]

Episode 70, The Dream Woman, Part Two, by Wilkie Collins

Francis Raven marries the woman of his dreams. But when their marriage dissipates into violent animosity, Francis realizes that the woman of his dreams has turned into the Dream Woman. ...

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[ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 ]

Episode 69, The Dream Woman, Part One, by Wilkie Collins

“Wake up! Wake up there! Murder!” A hostler spits out these vehement words while he turbulently sleeps. He is haunted by a phantasm. It is a ghostly woman with a droop in the left eye, long flaxen hair, and a long buckhorn clasp knife. ...

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[ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 ]

Episode 68, The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

It’s just a hideously papered room. At least, that’s what everybody else thought. But when a woman suffering from a nervous condition is housed in the room, things begin to surface from the wallpaper- things that seem familiar, but are best left quiet and undisturbed. ...

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[ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:03:00 -0700 ]

Episode 67, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Bernice has rare beauty and wealth, but is undeniably socially awkward. Her cousin Marjorie does her best to make her into a social vampire. To be a socialite in America in the 1920s, some of the more archaic feminine ideals need to go. Bernice’s luxurious long hair may need to go, too. ...

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[ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:41:00 -0700 ]

Episode 66, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, and A Horseman in the Sky, by Ambrose Bierce

There is a bridge at Owl Creek that is surrounded by dry and cracking driftwood. Burning the bridge would be the perfect way for a civilian Southerner to strike a blow against the Union Army. But Peyton Farquar doesn’t make it that far, and instead finds a rope around his neck. It’s the “devil’s lexicographer”, Ambrose Bierce, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. ...

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[ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:33:00 -0700 ]

Episode 65, Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest, by P.G. Wodehouse

Jeeves stays his hand. Yes, that’s right. Even though a particularly well-upholstered friend of Aunt Agatha chucks her bleary eyed, milk sot of a son on Bertie for a month, Jeeves refuses to rally to the cause. Of course, if Bertie would simply throw out the offensive tie and hat, things might be smoothed over soon enough. But Bertie, just this once, has decided to be firm. ...

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[ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:24:00 -0700 ]

Episode 64, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part Six, by Arthur Conan Doyle

Deep mists shroud the final attack of the Baskerville hound. And while Holmes and Watson track down the hellish beast, Sir Henry Baskerville receives a shock that will haunt him all the rest of his days. The Hound of the Baskervilles, concluded, on the Classic Tales Podcast. ...

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[ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:26:00 -0700 ]

Episode 63, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part Five, by Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes finally reveals himself, and proclaims who he believes the murderer to be. However, he further states that there exists not a shred of evidence to convict the villain. Holmes’ net tightens, and the fiendish hound claims another victim. ...

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[ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:41:00 -0700 ]

Episode 62, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part Four, by Arthur Conan Doyle

The mysterious butler, Barrymore, has his secret exposed. The throaty wail of a hell hound terrorizes the moor, causing Sir Henry Baskerville’s very bones to tremble with fear. ...

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[ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:08:00 -0700 ]

Episode 61, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part Three, by Arthur Conan Doyle

A wild horse struggles for freedom from the merciless Grimpen Mire. Watson and Stapleton stare in horror and wonder as the mire slowly extinguishes the thrashing animal. The gloom and mystery of the moor pervade Watson’s investigations, and nobody is as innocent as they would have us believe. ...

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[ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:09:00 -0700 ]

Episode 60, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part Two, by Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes explores three potential threads of the mystery. The journey is exhausted in London, and we venture into the dangerous lands of Dartmoor. ...

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[ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 ]

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 ]

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