2016-10-08 ‘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. True! Nervous — very, very nervous I had been and…
2016-10-01 ‘The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky’ by Stephen Crane, Part Two
From VOA Learning English, this is American Stories. Our story is called “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.” It was written by Stephen Crane. Today, we will hear the second…
2016-09-26 No One Talks About Counties — But They Should
On election night in the U.S. this year, reporters will talk a lot about places that are not familiar even to most Americans: Hamilton, Bucks, Chester, Hillsborough and Pinellas. They…
2016-09-24 ‘The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky’ by Stephen Crane: Part One
From VOA Learning English, this is American Stories! Our story is called “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.” It was written by Stephen Crane. We will listen to the story…
2016-09-17 ‘A Pair of Silk Stockings’ by Kate Chopin
Our story is called “A Pair of Silk Stockings.” It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Little Missus Sommers one day found herself the…
2016-09-10 ‘The Diamond Lens’ by Fitz-James O’Brien, Part Two
Our story is called “The Diamond Lens. ” It was written by Fitz-James O’Brien. Today we will hear the second and final part of the story. Here is Maurice Joyce…
2016-09-03 ‘The Diamond Lens’ by Fitz-James O’Brien, Part One
Our story today is called “The Diamond Lens. ” It was written by Fitz-James O’Brien. We will tell the story in two parts. Now, here is Maurice Joyce with part…
2016-08-27 ‘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 the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the desk in the…
2016-08-20 ‘A Horseman in the Sky’ by Ambrose Bierce
Our story today is called, “A Horseman in the Sky.” It was written by Ambrose Bierce. Carter Druse was born in Virginia. He loved his parents, his home and the…
2016-08-13 ‘The Boarded Window’ by Ambrose Bierce
Our story today is called “The Boarded Window.” It was written by Ambrose Bierce. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. In 1830, only a few miles away from what…
2016-08-06 ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ by Ambrose Bierce
Our story today is called, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. ” It was written by Ambrose Bierce. The occurrence, or event, in our story takes place during the Civil…
2016-07-30 ‘The Furnished Room,’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “The Furnished Room,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Restless, always moving, forever passing like…
2016-07-23 ‘A Retrieved Reformation,’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “A Retrieved Reformation,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. In the prison shoe-shop, Jimmy Valentine…
2016-07-16 ‘After Twenty Years,’ by O.Henry
We present the short story “After Twenty Years,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. The cop moved along the street,…
2016-07-09 ‘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…