LitReading - Classic Short Stories
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LitReading - Classic Short Stories
Litreading brings classic short stories to life—expertly narrated with care, clarity, and just enough character to keep things lively. From Poe to Twain, Wolfe to Hemingway, each episode features a complete tale designed for immersive, thoughtful listening in a few minutes to an hour.In additio...
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Empire of the Ants–a Classic Scary Sci-Fi Story by H.G. Wells
What is the scary season without a classic monster story? Like the campy creature features of the 50s and 60s, this story features a tiny annoyance tu...
Luella Miller–A Chilling Classic Short Story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Everyone in town has a story about Luella Miller. She never seems to lift a hand, yet somehow, help is always at her side. And those who give it—well,...
The Boarded Window—a Scary Season Story by Ambrose Bierce
What led a man to live an isolated life at his ramshackle cabin, with a boarded up window, in the former American wilderness? What is the tragic story...
A Haunted House–a Classic Ghost Story by Virginia Woolf
As the owner of a 19th-century home, I often think about those lives lived here before us and what they must have been like. As our homes are so much...
The Monkey's Paw–a Classic tale of Terror by W.W. Jacobs
Humans are rarely content with their lot in life. We long for something more and, all too often, believe that, given the right opportunity, our lives...
The Pale Man–a Classic Scary Story by Julius Long
Here is a relatively obscure tale of suspense for the scary season.
After checking into a small hotel to convalesce for the summer, a man become...
The Judge's House–a Classic Ghost Story by Bram Stoker
When a young man seeks the perfect place to study for his universitymathematics exams, he finds an isolated house that seems ideal—too ideal. The loca...
The Damned Thing–a Classic Scary Story by Ambrose Bierce
As Halloween approaches, here is the story of a mysterious death in the 19th-century American wilderness.
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A Wireless Message–a Classic Frightening Story by Ambrose Bierce
As Halloween approaches we begin a time for scarier stories. For this short tale with a chilling twist we turn to prolific 19th century stories Ambros...
The Furnished Room–a Classic Short Story by O. Henry
Rather than your typical October horror story, This chilling tale is a unique variation on your run-of-the-mill ghost story with a wicked twist at the...
The Cask of Amontillado–a Chilling Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe
While Halloween is the season for scary stories, their popularity is timeless. That is why this dark tale of revenge still send chills down listeners...
Doctor Chevalier's Lie–a Classic Short Story by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin’s Doctor Chevalier’s Lie is a moving meditation on compassion in the face of tragedy. Set against the backdrop of a harsh and unforgiving...
The Man with Two Lives—a Scary Season Story by Ambrose Bierce
Here’s a taste of the classic tales coming your way this October during Scary Story Season on Litreading.
Here is the perfect story for those ti...
Forecast: Scary Story Season Coming Soon on Litreading
On October 1, Litreading unlocks the crypt with Scary Season Stories—a chilling collection of timeless tales that whisper through the centuries. These...
Hands—a Classic Short Story by Sherwood Anderson
How can we tell the difference between benevolence and predation?
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An Alpine Divorce—a Classic Short Story by Robert Barr
What happens when hate overwhelms love?
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Good Souls—a Classic Short Story by Dorothy Parker
We have every reason to love these people, yet we don't.
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Handful of Clay—a Classic Short Story by Henry van Dyke
Every day we are bombarded by images of unattainable beauty, regaled with stories of fame, and envious of those who have attained great wealth. It’s e...
The Idyl of Red Gulch—a Classic Short Story by Bret Harte
A young woman stumbles upon a drunk with whom she forms a bond until she learns more.
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The Last Leaf—a Classic Short Story by O. Henry
A sick young woman is saved by a final kind gesture.
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A Chance of Death–a Modern Short Story by Don McDonald
Publishing this story has been one of the scarier things I’ve done in my life. Reading the works of others is far different than narrating a creation...
Araby—a Classic Short Story by James Joyce
James Joyce’s “Araby” is ranked among the pantheon of greatest short stories ever written. In this timeless coming of age tale an adolescent boy, blin...
A Case of Premeditation–a Classic Short Story by R. Austin Freeman
Can an almost perfectly planned crime be solved? That question is answered in this classic mystery by one of the early 20th Century's most popular, fi...
The Clock That Went Backward—a Classic Short Story by Edward Page Mitchell
For much of human existence we have questioned the concept of time. Is it always a constant or can it be manipulated, allowing us to move forward or b...
The Model Millionaire–a Classic Short Story by Oscar Wilde
There is a power that comes from giving without expectation of reward.
A self-sacrificing spirit is the theme for Irish author Oscar Wilde’s sh...
The Rocking Horse Winner–a Classic Short Story by D.H. Lawrence
Note from Don: Listening back to this story before posting it, I have to say that it moved me more than most – and I spent a few days reading, narrati...
Four Men In A Cave-a Classic Short Story by Stephen Crane
Mankind has always loved to explore sometimes crossing great wildernesses, but more often just poking around in our own backyards. This light-hearted...
The Girl and the Photograph–a Classic Short Story by Lucy Maud Montgomery
A fleeting glimpse in the pines, a photograph stolen from a friend’s mantel, and a correspondence born from mistaken identity—The Girl and the Photogr...
A Country Cottage-a Classic Short Story by Anton Chekhov
Life has a nasty habit of throwing us curves that we can either cause us long-term misery or force us to make the best of a bad situation as illustrat...
The Mark on the Wall - a Classic Short Story by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf demonstrates how simply focusing on one thing has the power to unleash torrents of thoughts and memories.
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The Romance of a Busy Broker - a Classic Short Story by O. Henry
There are those for whom work becomes an obsession to the detriment of their personal lives. The businessman in our next story gives new meaning to th...
The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm - a Classic Short Story by Mark Twain
We aren't the first generation to be frustrated by advancing technology. More than a century ago, new fangled products were making people crazy like t...
The Widow's Cruise–a Classic Short Story by Frank Stockton
We have been sharing stories with each other since the beginning of time. On occasion these tales have been known to grow a bit tall, as was the case...
Desiree's Baby–a Classic Short Story by Kate Chopin
Racism has always been an ugly part of the human condition. Yet, the horrors of racism in America are most undeniably illustrated by the treatment of...
The Log - a Classic Short Story by Guy de Maupassant
The lure of an illicit affair is not a new facet of human nature. People have been both tempting and tempted throughout time. But for a sudden twist o...
The Story-Teller–a Classic Short Story by Saki
Most stories for children try to teach a lesson—this one tries to blow them up. In The Storyteller by Saki, an overstuffed train car, three fidgety ki...
The Three Day Blow–a Classic Short Story by Ernest Hemingway
Our second tale in this story series by a young Ernest Hemingway picks up a few months after our last story, "The End of Something," which you might w...
The End of Something–a Classic Short Story by Ernest Hemingway
This story is part of a series of tales written by a young Earnest Hemingway. It’s a “slice of life” story about the conflicting emotions in a relatio...
Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans–A Classic Short Story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
When the plans for a top-secret British defense project are stolen and the apparent thief is found dead, the government turns to legendary detective S...
That's Marriage–A Classic Short Story by Edna Ferber
Marriage takes the simple concept of procreation and turns it into a lifelong commitment that can, at times, lead to unexpected anger and resentment....