2004-01-10 A Girl for Walter
Now, the Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. Our story today is called “A Girl for Walter”. It was written by Theodore Jacobs. Here is Shep O’ Neil with the story.…
2003-12-27 Here It Comes, There It Goese
Our story today is called “Here It Comes, There It Goes.” It was written by Margaret Haggard. Here is Shep O’ Neil with our story. I never thought that my…
2019-03-01 ‘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…
2019-02-22 ‘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…
2018-12-07 ‘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…
2017-09-01 ‘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…
2016-11-04 ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,’ by Washington Irving
Today’s story is called “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is about something strange that happened long ago in a valley called “Sleepy Hollow”. It was written by Washington Irving.…
2015-09-17 Luck by Mark Twain
Mark Twain Our story today is called “Luck.” It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. I was at a dinner in London given in…
2014-12-23 VOA Staff Presents ‘A Visit From St. Nicholas’
The American idea of Santa Claus largely comes from a poem called “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1822, but he did not put…