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Ep. 857, The Speckled Band, by Arthur Conan Doyle VINTAGE

Release Date: 09/13/2023

Ep. 1070, Anthem, Part 2 of 2, by Ayn Rand VINTAGE

The Classic Tales Podcast

Ayn Rand’s dystopian tale is concluded, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have...

Ep. 1069, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 8 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

The Classic Tales Podcast

A final voyage for Blackbeard’s treasure turns out to be more than the boys bargained for. Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to or follow the link in the show notes. ...

Ep. 1068, Anthem, Part 1 of 2, by Ayn Rand VINTAGE

The Classic Tales Podcast

“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil.” Ayn Rand, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to or follow the link in...

Ep. 1067, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 7 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

The Classic Tales Podcast

The treacherous Ned Rackham is discovered, and Blackbeard makes a legendary last stand. Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to or follow the link in the show notes. ...

Ep. 1066, The Golden Anaconda, by Elmer Brown Mason VINTAGE

The Classic Tales Podcast

What is the orchid hunter after, when he joins Wandering Smith on his hunt for anacondas? Elmer Brown Mason, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord...

Ep. 1065, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 6 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

The Classic Tales Podcast

Can Captain Bonnet outwit Blackbeard in a stealthy sea skirmish? Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to or follow the link in the show notes. The Audiobook Library Card...

Ep. 1064, The Call of Cthulhu, by H. P. Lovecraft VINTAGE

The Classic Tales Podcast

Records surface of a deity with a "cuttlefish head, dragon body, scaly wings, and hieroglyphed pedestal". What would happen if this sleeping Kraken was roused? H.P. Lovecraft, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to or follow...

Ep. 1063, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 5 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

The Classic Tales Podcast

Can Jack and his companions make it through the swamp and rendezvous with Captain Bonnet? Or will they be too late? Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to or follow the link...

Ep. 1062, The Mark of Zorro, Part 7 of 7, by Johnston McCulley VINTAGE

The Classic Tales Podcast

The dynamic conclusion of Zorro’s first adventures. Johnston McCulley, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building...

Ep. 1061, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 4 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

The Classic Tales Podcast

Why is Blackbeard’s dingy covertly rowing inland? And why is it riding so low in the water? Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to or follow the link in the show notes. ...

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Helen Stoner is terrified. Two years ago, her sister died after hearing strange noises in her room. Now after moving into her sister’s room, Helen is hearing the noises again! Arthur Conan Doyle, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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This episode of The Classic Tales Podcast was originally released on June 22, 2007, along with The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allan Poe, and Part One of Barbara of the House of Grebe, by Thomas Hardy.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It is one of the 56 short stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon, and hosts many tell-tale signs of the classic detective genre. Doyle himself called it his “best story”. It was originally published in the Strand Magazine in February 1892.

And now, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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