Ep. 726, The Striped Chest, by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Why is a dead man found lying beside a treasure chest in an abandoned, derelict ship? Arthur Conan Doyle, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 725, The Great Gatsby, Part 5 of 5, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Great Gatsby comes to his inevitable end. F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 724, The Great Gatsby, Part 4 of 5, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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What exactly do Tom’s investigations into Gatsby reveal? F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 723, The Great Gatsby, Part 3 of 5, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Will Gatsby get what he wants when he risks everything in one bold and clumsy move? F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 722, The Great Gatsby, Part 2 of 5, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Pieces begin to accumulate in the puzzle of Jay Gatsby. But can Nick see clearly enough to begin putting them together? F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 721, The Great Gatsby, part 1 of 5, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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It’s New York in the 1920s, and Nick Carraway begins erecting the scaffolding of one of the greatest American novels. F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 720, Edith Swan-neck, an Arsene Lupin Adventure, by Maurice Leblanc
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Death is the tragic result of Lupin’s latest burglary. Has the gentleman thief gone too far? Maurice Leblanc, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 719, The Outsider, by H.P. Lovecraft
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What will our hero see when he climbs to the top of the castle? H.P. Lovecraft, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 718, Hop-Frog, by Edgar Allan Poe
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What will become of a king who openly mocks a cripple and a dwarf? Edgar Allan Poe, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Ep. 717, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, by Stephen Crane
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What will become of the townsfolk when Scratchy Wilson goes on the rampage, and the sheriff is out of town? Stephen Crane, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
info_outlineA copyist, a tailor, and an official each demonstrate the cracks in Tsarist Russian society. Nikolai Gogol, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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And now for something completely different.
Today’s story is from Ukranian-born author Nikolai Gogol, and it exposes the various weaknesses of life in Tsarist Russia. Akakii Akakievich is a simple poor man, who is doing everything as he should, following all the rules. Watch how his social status ebbs and flows, as the people in his life help him, or don’t.
And now, The Overcoat, by Nikolai Gogol.
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