The Classic Tales Podcast

How can a cryptogram from an ancient Icelandic text lead to a legendary expedition? Jules Verne, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Unexpected", by Jack London. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you have found value in the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter. Help us to...

Can the imp residing in the unbreakable bottle really grant Keawe's every desire? Robert Louis Stevenson, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.c...

Can a movie be better than the story it's based on? Let's take a journey from short story to Academy Award Nominated film, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Bottle Imp", by Robert Louis Stevenson. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you have found value in the show, please consider becomi...

How can two witchdoctors battle for tribal supremacy in the middle of a lightening storm? H. Rider Haggard, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks...

Mental illness runs keep in the Kain family, as do the family secrets. Why does Christopher's mother leave when he's finally home from school? Wilbur Daniel Steele, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.  Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Battle of the Witchdoctors", by H. Rider Haggard. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you...

How true is the saying, "In the Country of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is King"? H.G. Wells, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becom...

When the kids next door cross a line, Mrs. Shields can't help but speak up about it. She knows it will set the gossip machine in motion, but right is right – isn't it? Mary Stanbery Watts, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.  Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Country of the Blind", by H.G. Wells. Be sure to check it out on Tues...

Why does a stay at the Palace Hotel mean trouble? Stephen Crane, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a supporter. New storie...

Do the English just not like Americans? Seriously, why won't Chev's family warm up to Skip? Margaret Prescott Montague, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Blue Hotel", by Stephen Crane. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you have found value in the show, please consider becoming a monthly...

Why does Paul feel like he just doesn't fit in with this world? What will "not fitting in" do to him?   Willa Cather, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictale...

Is money the root of all evil? Or does it change happiness to despair simply by existing? Booth Tarkington, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.  Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  The Vintage Episode for the week is "Paul's Case", by Willa Cather. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you have found value in the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter. Hel...

Why does the Reverend Mr. Hooper mysteriously don a black veil and never take if off in public?   Nathaniel Hawthorne, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictal...

Papa Chibou loves his job as night watchman at the wax museum. But how will he cope when the museum has to close? Richard Connell, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.  Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Minister's Black Veil", by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you have found value in the show, please...

After sampling a taste of the divine, will Ryabovich ever experience it again?   Anton Chekhov, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and b...

Can Selina Jo ever figure out a way to get out of her backwoods life? Edgar Valentine Smith, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.  Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  The Vintage Episode for the week is "The Kiss", by Anton Chekhov. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you have found value in the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter. Help us to help othe...

Can Sherlock Holmes discover a way to save the honor of the masked stranger in his chambers?   Arthur Conan Doyle, 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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaud...

Can Jeeves scheme up a way for Corky's uncle to approve of Corky's fiancée? 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 "A Scandal in Bohemia", by Arthur Conan Doyle. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you have found value in the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter. Help...

When an offended stranger seeks to corrupt the town, will the good citizens of Hadleyburg stand up to the test?   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. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://clas...

Will Jeeves rally round when the goggle-eyed Wilmot is foisted on Berty? 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 Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg", by Mark Twain. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If you have found value in the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter. Hel...

When the brilliant, raven-haired beauty Ligeia falls ill, will her genius be enough to help her recover?   Edgar Allan Poe, 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. If the show has helped you find comfort, peace, or a quiet place to mentally rest, please help us to help...

How can Jeeves help wrangle Bicky's uncle – the hard-boiled egg? 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 "Ligeia", by Edgar Allan Poe. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If the show has helped alleviate your stress, if it's given you comfort, or if you've been able to discover authors...

Hill makes a mistake in his critical biology exam. Should he fess up and take the consequences, or keep his secret forever? H.G. Wells, 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. If the show has helped you find comfort, peace, or a quiet place to mentally rest, please help...

A seaside excursion is just the thing to mend a broken heart. Unless the lady in question is vacationing there, too. How can Freddie's friends lend a hand? 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 "A Slip Under the Microscope", by H.G. Wells. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If the s...

The life of a scrivener is an existence resigned to the handwritten copying of law documents. One day something clicks in Bartleby, and his simple reply to everything is: "I prefer not to." Herman Melville, 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. If the show has helped...

Rocky's formidable aunt wants to experience New York through her nephew. But Rocky hates New York. Maybe Jeeves can help. 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 "Bartleby, the Scrivener", by Herman Melville. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.  If the show has helped alleviate your str...