For Reading Out Loud

P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves and the Kid Clementina 25.05.2025 41:15 ↓

P. G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster tells of "Jeeves and the Kid Clementina"

Stacy Aumonier, Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty 18.05.2025 42:49 ↓

Stacy Aumonier's anticipation of Alfred Hitchcock: "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty"

O. Henry, Shearing the Wolf 11.05.2025 15:34 ↓

In an age of scams, you might enjoy learning about the old “green goods” caper: O. Henry, “Shearing the Wolf.”

Agatha Christie, The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan 04.05.2025 32:41 ↓

All the evidence points to one person, but Hercule Poirot keeps asking questions and solves “The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan.”

Werner Bergengruen- The Sand Doctor 27.04.2025 26:48 ↓

Werner Bergengruen takes an amused and skeptical look at misleading national identities in his story “The Sand Doctor.”

Kate Chopin, Love on the Bon-Dieu 20.04.2025 29:24 ↓

A tender story by Kate Chopin: "Love on the Bon-Dieu"

Stacy Aumonier, A Source of Irritation 13.04.2025 35:35 ↓

Sudden and high adventure in the most stolid and regular of lives: "A Source of Irritation" by Stacy Aumonier

Leonard Merrick, The Doll in the Silk Dress 06.04.2025 34:46 ↓

A romance set in the theater in Belle Époque Paris: Leonard Merrick’s “The Doll in the Pink Silks Dress”A romance set in the theater in Belle Époque Paris: Leonard Merrick’s “The Doll in the Pink Silks Dress”

(Anon.), The Betting Scotchman 30.03.2025 21:56 ↓

A trickster's tale: The Betting Scotchman

Anatole France, "Putois" 23.03.2025 33:40 ↓

Anatole France's charming tale of the elusive gardener, "Putois"

Thomas Mann, Mario and the Magician - 2 16.03.2025 44:29 ↓

The second and concluding part of Thomas Mann's "Mario and the Magician"

Thomas Mann, Mario and the Magician - 1 09.03.2025 48:41 ↓

Thomas Mann's thrilling political parable, "Mario and the Magician"

G. K. Chesterton, The Hammer of God 02.03.2025 40:54 ↓

G. K. Chesterton' priestly sleuth Father Brown in "The Hammer of God"

Eden Phillpotts, Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat . . ." 23.02.2025 34:46 ↓

Eden Phillpotts's charming and clever story about a man and a cat and much more

Somerset Maugham, A Friend in Need, The Wash Tub 16.02.2025 29:12 ↓

Two classic stories by the English writer William Somerset Maugham: A Friend in Need, The Wash Tub

P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves and the Song of songs 09.02.2025 57:29 ↓

Comedy with music tonight from P. G. Wodehouse: Jeeves and the Song of Songs

Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger, 4/4 02.02.2025 26:07 ↓

The conclusion of Thomas Mann's early masterpiece Tonio Kröger

Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger, 3/4 26.01.2025 42:24 ↓

Tonio travels toward Denmark, stopping for a curious visit in his hometown.

Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger, 2/4 19.01.2025 39:07 ↓

Tonio Kröger, part two of four. After a loving encounter in Munich, Tonio sets forth on a return journey.

Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger, 1/4 12.01.2025 39:27 ↓

Thomas Mann's great early story Tonio Kröger, the first of four parts.

Damon Runyon, The Three Wise Guys 05.01.2025 35:04 ↓

Damon Runyon's retelling of an Epiphany story: Three Wise Guys

Anatole France, Mlle. de Doucine's New Year's Present 29.12.2024 13:19 ↓

For auld lang syne, with best New Year's wishes, a charming tale by Anatole France.

Anatole France, Our Lady's Juggler, Robert Benchley A Good Old-Fashioned Christmas 22.12.2024 32:37 ↓

Two Christmas stories, one by Anatole France, one by Robert Benchley

P. G. Wodehouse, The Great Sermon Handicap 15.12.2024 35:19 ↓

Classic Jeeves and Bertie Wooster: P. G. Wodehouse's 1922 story "The Great Sermon Handicap"

Lucy Maud Montgomery. White Magic 08.12.2024 35:39 ↓

A story of romance and cynicism, of kindness and a kind of magic. Lucy Maud Montgomery’s “White Magic.”