B.J. Harrison

The Classic Tales Podcast

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Every week, join award-winning narrator B.J. Harrison as he narrates the greatest stories the world has ever known. From the jungles of South America to the Mississippi Delta, from Victorian England to the sands of the Arabian desert, join us on a fantastic journey through the words of the world's greatest authors. Critically-acclaimed and highly recommended for anyone who loves a good story with plenty of substance.

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B.J. Harrison

Episodes

Ep. 930, The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde VINTAGE 14.05.2024 1:13:01

These Americans. No respect for permanent bloodstains, rattling chains nor ancient legends. It's like they don't even believe in ghosts! Oscar Wilde, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classi...

Ep. 929, Doing Clarence a Bit of Good, by P.G. Wodehouse 10.05.2024 35:25

It is a fact universally known that the contract of "I'll do absolutely anything for you" becomes null and void once the one professing undying devotion is shamelessly jilted. Or at least, one would suppose... P.G. Wodehouse, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Canterville Ghost", by Oscar Wil...

Ep. 928, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, by F. Scott Fitzgerald VINTAGE 07.05.2024 1:01:44

To what lengths will Bernice go to fit in with her cousin's friends? F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a supporter. New storie...

Ep. 927, Rallying Round Old George, by P.G. Wodehouse 03.05.2024 37:25

Monte Carlo is the worst/best place to go on a bender. Until you wake up in a park and make the news the next day…. P.G. Wodehouse, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "Bernice Bobs Her Hair", by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthl...

Ep. 926, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling VINTAGE 30.04.2024 40:25

Can Rikki-Tikki-Tavi protect his family from the deadly cobras of India? Rudyard Kipling, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a supporter. New storie...

Ep. 925, Absent Treatment, by P.G. Wodehouse 26.04.2024 33:17

Bobbie Cardew can't remember anything – ever. Can Reggie rescue him from his household woes? P.G. Wodehouse, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", by Rudyard Kipling. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthly supporter, and help us continu...

Ep. 924, The Machine Stops, by E.M. Forster VINTAGE 23.04.2024 1:25:38

The earth's surface is no longer habitable, and all humanity is sequestered beneath the ground, couched in isolation and contentment. The Machine provides the needs of humanity. But what happens when the Machine stops? E.M. Forster, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesd...

Ep. 923, A Voyage to Lilliput, Part 3 of 3, from Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift 19.04.2024 55:41

With capital punishment in the offing, how can Gulliver escape the land of Lilliput? Jonathan Swift, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Machine Stops", by E.M. Forster. Be sure to check out this science fiction classic on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthly supporter, an...

Ep. 922, Leave It to Jeeves, by P.G. WodehouseVINTAGE 16.04.2024 40:43

Can the artistic Corky court his bird-loving uncle to continue supporting him? Maybe Jeeves can help. P.G. Wodehouse, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and beco...

Ep. 921, A Voyage to Lilliput, Part 2 of 3, from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift 12.04.2024 45:53

How can Gulliver stop a war without any bloodshed? Jonathan Swift, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "Leave It To Jeeves", by P.G. Wodehouse. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthly supporter, and help us continue to highlight these amazing stories. Ple...

Ep. 920, The Yellow Wallpaper VINTAGE, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 09.04.2024 41:52

What does our nervous heroine see in the yellow wallpaper, that no one else can? Charlotte Perkins Gilman, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a su...

Ep. 919, A Voyage to Lilliput, Part 1 of 3, from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift 05.04.2024 1:03:31

How can Lemuel Gulliver escape from the Lilliputians? They're only six inches tall – should be a cinch, right? Jonathan Swift, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthly...

Ep. 918, Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, and A Horseman in the Sky, by Ambrose BierceVINTAGE 02.04.2024 49:05

What knavery occurred during the Civil War at Owl Creek Bridge? Ambrose Bierce, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a supporter. New content is still...

Ep. 917, Green Tea, by Sheridan LeFanu 29.03.2024 1:32:38

Why is Reverend Jennings so distracted when he gives his sermons? Is it just because he's partial to green tea? Sheridan LeFanu, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, and A Horseman in the Sky", two stories from Ambrose Bierce. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. ...

Ep. 916, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, from The Arabian NightsVINTAGE 26.03.2024 1:39:19

Can Ali Baba discover the secret words that open the den of the forty thieves? The Arabian Nights , today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a supporter....

Ep. 915, The Prussian Officer, by D.H. Lawrence 22.03.2024 1:08:20

Why does the Prussian officer pick on his orderly so much? Seriously, what's eating the guy? D.H. Lawrence, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", from the Arabian Nights. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthly supporter, a...

Ep. 914, The Million-Pound Bank Note, by Mark Twain VINTAGE 19.03.2024 52:31

An outrageously generous gift proves increasingly inconvenient, when no one has change for a million-pound bank note. Mark Twain , today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.c...

Ep. 913, The Wrong Shape, by G.K. Chesterton 15.03.2024 48:04

Can Father Brown solve a murder in a curious household? G.K. Chesterton, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Million Pound Bank Note", by Mark Twain. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthly supporter, and help us continue to highlight these amazing st...

Ep. 912, The Man Upstairs, by P.G. Wodehouse VINTAGE 12.03.2024 37:12

Annette Brougham can't get any composing done with all the racket from the apartment upstairs. But when she meets the handsome, pompous tenant, her humor only improves slightly. P.G. Wodehouse , today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producin...

Ep. 911, Referent, by Ray Bradbury 08.03.2024 24:52

Roby Morrison attends a very privileged boarding school. But when a spherical space ship lands, everything changes. Ray Bradbury, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Man Upstairs", by P.G. Wodehouse. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you enjoy the show, please become a monthly supporter,...

Ep. 910, The Man Who Would Be King, by Rudyard Kipling VINTAGE 04.03.2024 1:33:42

Adventurers Dravot and Carnehan have decided to take over a country. Not a big country, just a tiny one. Should be simple, right? Rudyard Kipling , today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A new Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks by going to http://cla...

Ep. 909, Clouds of Witness, Part 9 of 9, by Dorothy Sayers 01.03.2024 58:23

All is revealed. Buckle up. Dorothy Sayers, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Man Who Would Be King", by Rudyard Kipling. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you've enjoyed the show, please become a monthly supporter, and help us keep doing what we do. Please go to http://classictalesau...

Ep. 908, The Body Snatcher, by Robert Louis Stevenson VINTAGE 27.02.2024 49:23

Is an anatomy professor having murder done to secure his specimens? Robert Louis Stevenson , today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A new Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Clouds of Witness, by Dorothy Sayers will continue episodically every Friday. Please help us to continue producing amazing audiobooks...

Ep. 907, Clouds of Witness, Part 8 of 9, by Dorothy Sayers 23.02.2024 1:16:44

Peter runs off in a final mad dash to secure a secret testimony. But will it be enough to save his brother? Dorothy Sayers, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Body Snatcher", by Robert Louis Stevenson. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you've enjoyed the show, please become a monthly...

Ep. 906, The Blue Cross, by G.K. Chesterton VINTAGE 20.02.2024 50:20

Why does Inspector Valentin, while following the track of the thief Flambeau, keep crossing paths with two argumentative priests? G.K. Chesterton , today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. A new Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. Clouds of Witness, by Dorothy Sayers will continue episodically every Friday....