American Stories (美国故事)

2025-01-03 ‘The Blue Hotel,’ by Stephen Crane, Part One

We present the first of four parts of the short story "The Blue Hotel," by Stephen Crane. The story was…

8 months ago

2024-12-27 ‘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…

8 months ago

2024-12-20 ‘The Gift of the Magi,’ by O. Henry

Editor's Note: We are pleased to share a traditional holiday story with you, 'The Gift of the Magi' by O.…

8 months ago

2024-12-13 Chicken Little

And now an American Children’s Story from VOA Learning English. Today’s story probably had its start long before it was…

8 months ago

2024-12-06 How the Animals Lost Their Tails by Carl Sandburg

Introduction: Today’s story is How the Animals Lost Their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat.…

9 months ago

2024-11-29 The Cask of Amontillado

Our story today is called "The Cask of Amontillado." It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Larry West…

9 months ago

2024-11-22 ‘Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen,’ by O. Henry

We present the short story "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by…

9 months ago

2024-11-15 The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe

Our story today is called "The Purloined Letter." It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is generally known for…

10 months ago

2024-11-08 ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe

Today we present the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story.…

10 months ago

2024-11-01 ‘The Boy on Graves-End Road,’ by Caty Weaver

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

10 months ago