Ep. 992, A Cricket on the Hearth, Part 3 of 3, by Charles DickensVINTAGE
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All is revealed, and our merry story comes to an end. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and get the...
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Ep. 991, The Legend of the Christmas Rose, by Selma Lagerlöf
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Does the robber’s forest actually transform into a sumptuous garden on Christmas Eve? Selma Lagerlöf, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I’d like to thank those of you who have helped us out this week. As I mentioned last week, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But it’s been a rough time. We’re still dealing with the aftermath, and those cancer bills are no joke. I’m so very grateful to all our...
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Ep. 990, A Cricket on the Hearth, Part 2 of 3, by Charles Dickens VINTAGE
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One of the darkest things begins to grow in the Peerybingle household – suspicion. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to...
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Ep. 989, The Fir Tree, by Hans Christian Andersen
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Where will the little fir tree’s burning desire for adventure take him? Hans Christian Andersen, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Well, we’re in a bit of a fix, and we need your help. And as usual, I’ve left it until the last minute. Last year, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But we’re still dealing with the aftermath, and let’s just say it’s a pretty blue Christmas around here. We’re about to...
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Ep. 988, A Cricket on the Hearth, Part 1 of 3, by Charles Dickens VINTAGE
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Who wouldn't want a cricket as a protective spirit on their hearth? Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com...
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Ep. 987, The Black Monk, Part 2 of 2, by Anton Chekhov
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Kovrin turns away from The Black Monk, who finds a singular sort of vengeance. Anton Chekhov, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. How would you like to give the gift of the entire Classic Tales Audiobooks library this holiday season? To everyone you’d like. Your whole list of clients, employees, students, grandkids – all of them can have access to everything. For a limited time, if you go to classictalesaudiobooks.com, you can buy a Giftable All Access Library Pass. It’s a 5-month...
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Ep. 986, Frankenstein, Part 8 of 8, by Mary Shelley VINTAGE
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Our corporeal story is concluded. Mary Shelley, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to , and becoming a supporter. I think you’ll find we make it worth your while. New stories are coming your way on Friday. And now, Frankenstein, Part 8 of 8, by Mary Shelley
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Ep. 985, The Black Monk, Part 1 of 2, by Anton Chekhov
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Legends tell of a spectral Black Monk who last appeared a thousand years ago. When he appears to Kovrin, does it mean he insane or inspired? Anton Chekhov, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is “Frankenstein, Part 8 of 8”, by Mary Shelley. 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 other folks like you. Please go to and become a monthly supporter today. I think...
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Ep. 984, Frankenstein, Part 7 of 8, by Mary Shelley VINTAGE
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Victor is accused of murder, and he is torn about his actual culpability. Mary Shelley, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to , and becoming a supporter. I think you’ll find we make it worth your while. New stories are coming your way on Friday. And now, Frankenstein, Part 7 of 8, by Mary Shelley ...
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Ep. 983, Asleep in Armageddon, by Ray Bradbury
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After a crash landing while waiting for the rescue ship, Leonard Sale has food, water, air, everything he should need. Now, he just needs to get some sleep… 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 “Frankenstein, Part 7 of 8”, by Mary Shelley. 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 other folks like you. Please go to and become a monthly supporter...
info_outlineCan 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.
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The Vintage Episode for the week is “The Bottle Imp”, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.
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Classic Tales for Children: Volume 1 is now available. It includes the new recording of Pollyanna, bundled together with Winnie-the-Pooh, The Wind in the Willows, and Alice in Wonderland. I thought of titles that would really go well together, so I pulled out all the stops. This anthology is perfect to listen to again and again. You can pick it up at classictalesaudiobooks.com by following the link in the show notes.
https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/classic-tales-for-children-volume-1-p366.aspx
Ok, off the top of your head, what movies are better than the books they are based on? Whenever I consider this, I tend to come back to The Wizard of Oz and Ben-Hur. I think in these two instances especially, they expanded on the original material beautifully, to fit the medium of film. It’s a transformative process, to move from story told only in print, to a story told by actors, artists, costumers, directors, set designers, stunt people, special effects artists, and all the other hundreds of people it takes to make a motion picture. I recently discovered I’m going to have to add the film Meet John Doe to my list.
Meet John Doe is a film released in 1941, directed by Frank Capra. It stars Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyk and Edward Arnold. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story, and it was ranked No. 49 in the American Film Institutes 100 years, 100 cheers list. It entered the public domain in 1969, and you can watch it for free many places on the internet, also on Amazon Prime.
The film is based on the story “A Reputation”, by Richard Connell. Connell also wrote “A Friend of Napoleon” that we’ve heard recently, and is most famous for his short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”.
So first, let’s hear the story “A Reputation”, and then look at what elements were modified and expanded on to create the acclaimed motion picture, Meet John Doe. Just a heads up – this story deals with suicide.
And now, “A Reputation”, by Richard Connell.
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