The Classic Tales Podcast

Join award-winning narrator B.J. Harrison on a quest through the greatest stories ever put to paper. From the jungles of South America to the Mississippi Delta, from Victorian England to the sands of the Arabian Desert, come with us on a series of fantastic adventures – unabridged as the authors intended. Critically acclaimed and highly recommended for anyone who loves a good story with plenty of substance. (Shortlisted by The Wall Street Journal, iTunes, and TIME. Winner of multiple w3 and Voice Arts Awards, a HEAR NOW and an Independent Audiobook Award.)

Ep. 1122, Aladdin, Part 2 of 5, from the Arabian Nights VINTAGE 03/17/2026

Ep. 1121, Jeeves and the Impending Doom, by P.G. Wodehouse 03/13/2026

Ep. 1120, Aladdin, Part 1 of 5, from The Arabian Nights VINTAGE 03/10/2026

Ep. 1119, The New Catacomb, by Arthur Conan Doyle 03/06/2026

Ep. 1118, The Gardener, by Rudyard Kipling VINTAGE 03/03/2026

Ep. 1117, Michael Strogoff, Part 9 of 9, by Jules Verne 02/27/2026

Ep. 1117, Michael Strogoff, Part 9 of 9, by Jules Verne Michael comes to the end of his mission – but does he arrive in time to avert disaster? Jules Verne, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where we use an audiobook format to give you an immersive experience in classic literature. You can get friendlier with the classics you know, and discover new favorites. I’m your host BJ Harrison. I’m glad you could join us. With the Audiobook Library Card, you gain access to everything I’ve personally curated from the public domain and recorded over the past 18 years. Every title was chosen with intent because it was calling to me for some reason. I needed to record it. After 18 and a half years of doing this, we’re still winning awards and turning heads. Subscribe for the Audiobook Library Card for $9.99 a month and get access to it all. Thousands of hours of content at your disposal. It’s the best audiobook deal on the internet. Go to or follow the link in the show notes, and download and listen all you want. I’ve discovered a new and easier way to listen to the audiobooks downloaded from the store, through the Audiobook Library Card or otherwise – it’s the PocketBook App. It’s just a little more intuitive than the KyBook app, and it’s available for iPhone and Android. Links can be found in the show notes. . Feel free to check it out. Last week we introduced a little segment called the Word for the Week, by Ambrose Bierce. In this segment, we hear from the Devil’s Lexicographer himself, as he delivers one of his caustic definitions. The Word for the Week is Backbite, and here to read it is Ambrose Bierce himself: BACKBITE, v.t. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you. Thank you Mr. Bierce. And now, Michael Strogoff, Part 9 of 9, by Jules Verne. /episode/index/show/classictales/id/40250435

Ep. 1116, The Adventure of Silver Blaze, by Arthur Conan Doyle VINTAGE 02/24/2026

Ep. 1115, Michael Strogoff, Part 8 of 9, by Jules Verne 02/20/2026

Ep. 1115, Michael Strogoff, Part 8 of 9, by Jules Verne How can Michael and his companions hope to cross the mile wide Yenisei River, with no boat, raft or ferry? Jules Verne, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where we use an audiobook format to give you an immersive experience in classic literature. You can get friendlier with the classics you know, and discover new favorites. I’m your host BJ Harrison. I’m a professional audiobook narrator, and I’m glad you could join us. With the Audiobook Library Card, you gain access to everything I’ve personally curated from the public domain and recorded over the past 18 years. Every title was chosen with intent because it was calling to me for some reason. I needed to record it. After 18 and a half years of doing this, we’re still winning awards and turning heads. Subscribe for the Audiobook Library Card for $9.99 a month and get access to it all. Thousands of hours of content at your disposal. It’s the best audiobook deal on the internet. Go to or follow the link in the show notes, and download and listen all you want. I’ve discovered a new and easier way to listen to the audiobooks downloaded from the store, through the Audiobook Library Card or otherwise – it’s the PocketBook App. It’s just a little more intuitive than the KyBook app, and it’s available for iPhone and Android. Links can be found in the show notes. . Feel free to check it out. Before we dive into today’s story, I want to start a new little feature called the Word for the Week. Each week, we’ll have a definition from the Devil’s Lexicographer himself – Ambrose Bierce. Over the course of 30 years, Bierce nearly weekly wrote a cynical definition of a common word, sometimes consisting of poems, which he sold to various newspapers and periodicals. After 30 years, he collected all of these into one volume which came to be called The Devil’s Dictionary. In keeping with the spirit of its creation, we’ll hear one of his jocular definitions before we begin today’s show. So, the Word for the Week is Infancy, and here to read it is Ambrose Bierce himself: INFANCY, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, "Heaven lies about us." The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward. Thank you Mr. Bierce. And now, Michael Strogoff, Part 8 of 9, by Jules Verne. /episode/index/show/classictales/id/40173045