2018-08-25 ‘Transients in Arcadia’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “Transients in Arcadia,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. There is a certain hotel on…
2018-08-18 ‘The Cop and the Anthem,’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “The Cop and the Anthem,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Soapy moved restlessly on…
2018-08-11 ‘Hearts and Crosses,’ by O. Henry, Part Two
We present Part Two of the short story “Hearts and Crosses,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. One day, a…
2018-08-04 ‘Hearts and Crosses,’ by O. Henry, Part One
We present part one of the short story “Hearts and Crosses,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Baldy woods reached…
2018-07-28 ‘The Last Leaf,’ by O. Henry
Our story today is called “The Last Leaf.” It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Many artists lived in the Greenwich Village area of…
2018-07-21 ‘The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock,’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Prince Michael of…
2018-07-14 ‘Mammon and the Archer’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “Mammon and the Archer” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Old Anthony Rockwall, who made…
2018-07-07 ‘Pecos Bill,’ An American Folk Tale
Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story…
2018-06-30 ‘The Blue Hotel,’ by Stephen Crane, Part Four
We present the fourth of four parts of the short story “The Blue Hotel,” by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio…
2018-06-23 ‘The Blue Hotel,’ by Stephen Crane, Part Three
We present the third of four parts of the short story “The Blue Hotel,” by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio…
2018-06-16 ‘The Blue Hotel,’ by Stephen Crane, Part Two
We present the second of four parts of the short story “The Blue Hotel,” by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio…
2018-06-09 ‘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 originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio…
2018-06-02 ‘Athenaise’ by Kate Chopin
Our story today is called “Athenaise.” It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles…
2018-05-19 The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack London
The western American city of San Francisco, California suffered a huge earthquake on April 18th, 1906. More than three thousand people are known to have died. The true number of…
2018-05-12 Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne
We present the short story “Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. That very unusual man, old Doctor Heidegger, once invited four friends to…