American Stories (美国故事)

2024-03-29 ‘Pigs Is Pigs,’ by Ellis Parker Butler

Our story today is called "Pigs is Pigs." It was written by Ellis Parker Butler. Mike Flannery, the agent of…

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2024-03-22 ‘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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2024-03-15 ‘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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2024-03-08 The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, Part Two

We continue the story of “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane. As we told you last week, the story is…

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2024-03-01 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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2024-02-23 ‘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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2024-02-16 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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2024-02-09 ‘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…

2 years ago

2024-02-02 ‘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…

2 years ago

2024-01-26 ‘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…

2 years ago