Episodes

The Arrest of Arsène Lupin 27.06.2021 32:18

A rogue, not a villain. Enter Arsène: the very first story in the long and fabulous saga of Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin.

Louis Bromfield, Up Ferguson Way, Part 2 20.06.2021 48:52

The conclusion of Louis Bromfield’s “Up Ferguson Way.”

Louis Bromfield, Up Ferguson Way 13.06.2021 42:06

Tonight's story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield, epitomizes the craft and vision of his writing. It was first published in 1953.

O. Henry, The Pendulum, A Retrieved Reformation 13.06.2021 32:29

Two classic tales by the great O. Henry

Kipling, Just So Stories* 06.06.2021 29:43

Two beloved children’s stories tonight from Rudyard Kipling’s collection of Just So Stories.

Saki, Open Window, Esmé, Sredni Vashtar 23.05.2021 32:10

Three of the most famous stories by the supremely witty and sardonic Edwardian writer H. H. Munro, who wrote under the name of Saki.

Thomas Hardy A Tradition of 1804 16.05.2021 19:59

Our first visit in this series from Thomas Hardy. Set in Hardy’s beloved Wessex, England, an old man tells to his wondering young friends an extraordinary incident from his boyhood.

Haniel Long, The Professor of Dreams 09.05.2021 21:28

A story to revel in: a break from everything drab and prosaic in our lives. Thank you, Haniel Long.

Katherine Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. Dove 02.05.2021 25:23

Not all love stories are love stories. What happens when a marriage proposal is made and the two people don’t love each other equally?

Jean Giono, The Man Who Planted Trees 25.04.2021 24:44

Jean Giono’s inspiring story of a man living in quiet obscurity who transformed a landscape.

Mary De Morgan, Elena Sottilotta 18.04.2021 34:49

Two modern fairy tales. The forms and structures are traditional, but their tellers offer us new twists.

G. K.Chesterton, The Blue Cross 11.04.2021 51:29

The first of Father Brown. Humor, wit, whimsy, theology, invention, memorable characters. What more could you want?

Alice Dunbar-Nelson, M'sieu Fortier's Violin 04.04.2021 32:33

Off to New Orleans this evening for two stories by the many-talented Alice Dunbar-Nelson.

Lessing, Parable of the Rings 28.03.2021 15:10

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) was one of the most influential figures of the European Enlightenment. Many of them were revered in their time. Lessing’s most famous play, Nathan the Wise, is accorded the compliment of being performed to this day.

Vincent Starrett, The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet 21.03.2021 44:22

Long available only in a very limited edition, here is Vincent Starrett’s affectionate and good-humored pastiche, a Sherlockian adventure set in the world of book collectors.

O. Henry, The Man Higher Up 14.03.2021 31:41

The immortal O. Henry takes us along for scams and the ethical ideas of two favorite confidence tricksters.

Jack London, Love of Life 07.03.2021 1:00:54

Tonight, one of Jack London’s greatest tales, this one from his time in the Klondike.

Kate Chopin, "The Story of an Hour," Jessie Fauset, "Mary Elizabeth" 28.02.2021 28:27

Stories tonight be two literary forerunners, celebrated both for their own creative achievements and for their influence on the next generation of writers.

Maupassant, The Graveyard Sisterhood, The Decoration 21.02.2021 35:24

Two short stories this evening by one of the celebrated French masters of the genre, Guy de Maupassant.

Lord Dunsany, A Tale of London 14.02.2021 12:10

A funny, satirical, thoughtful, and memorable story by the author who invented the genre of fantasy fiction and who was once hugely popular but is now largely forgotten: Lord Dunsany (1878-1957).

Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant 07.02.2021 27:49

Two fairy tales tonight: “The Happy Prince” and “The Selfish Giant,” by the incomparable Oscar Wilde.

Hans Christian Andersen 31.01.2021 31:26

Two famous fairy tales tonight by the beloved 19th century Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, “The Tinder-Box” and “The Steadfast Tin Soldier.”

The Brothers Grimm 24.01.2021 36:59

Four classic fairy tales from the famous collection by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm.

Hauff, The Caliph Stork 17.01.2021 29:13

A charming story in an exotic setting tonight. Wilhelm Hauff, in his very short life, was a purveyor of many delights.

Washington, Eisenhower Farewell Addresses 10.01.2021 20:14

Two timely historical documents: George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796) and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (1961)