American Stories (美国故事)

2022-07-08 ‘The Californian’s Tale,’ by Mark Twain

Editor's Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video,…

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2022-07-01 ‘A Piece of Red Calico,’ by Frank Stockton

Editor's note: If you are tired from doing year-end gift shopping, relax and think about the poor man in this…

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2022-06-24 ‘Love of Life,’ by Jack London, Part Two

We present the second of four parts of the short story "Love of Life," by Jack London. The story was…

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2022-06-17 The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, Part One

Our story today is called “The Open Boat.” It was written by Stephen Crane and is based on what really…

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2022-06-10 ‘The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,’ by Mark Twain

Editor's note: This story includes some of the informal dialect that Mark Twain liked to include in his writing. We…

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2022-06-03 The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne

We all want to make ourselves better. Women and men try to be more attractive, smarter, and kinder. This story…

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2022-05-27 The Lady in Black by Eleanor H. Porter

Our story today is called “The Lady in Black.” It was written by Eleanor H. Porter. Here is Faith Lapidus…

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2022-05-20 ‘The Fall of the House of Usher,’ by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Three

We present the last of three parts of the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar…

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2022-05-13 ‘The Fall of the House of Usher,’ by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two

We present the second of three parts of the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar…

4 years ago

2022-05-06 ‘The Fall of the House of Usher,’ by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One

We present the first of three parts of the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar…

4 years ago