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The Classic Tales Podcast

The Classic Tales Podcast delivers professional performances of unabridged classics. Enjoy classic short fiction from Poe, Dickens, Hardy, and others. Performed by character actor B.J. Harrison.

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Episode 145, Right Ho, Jeeves, Pt 2of8, by P.G. Wodehouse

Fink-Nottle has a late night run in with a superstitious cabman. His true love moves to the country, and Bertie has positively forbidden Jeeves to handle the case. Bertie concocts a plan that will not only solve his old school chum's problem, but get him out of the girl's school award distribution racket for good - or so it seems.

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Episode 144, Right Ho, Jeeves, Pt 1of8

 Gussie Fink-Nottle can't quite find the pluck to ask the girl of his dreams to marry him. He consults Jeeves of course. But Bertie, feeling his lemon just as supple as his manservant's, steps in and takes over the case. What follows is a torrent of hilarious hi-jinks, and an 8 part miniseries of Jeeves and Wooster begins. P.G. Wodehouse, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 143, "The Door in the Wall" by H.G. Wells

A young boy unlocks a world of joy and imagination. But when he returns the next day, he finds the door is not there. It has moved. How can a door move? And what is the real meaning of The Door in the Wall? H. G. Wells, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 142, The Mandarin and the Glass Dog

Chinese sorcerers that can talk to butterflies and glass dogs that bark. The creator of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, makes his debut on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 141, The Lady or the Tiger, mostly by Frank Stockton

The justice of a barbaric king leads a young man to decide between life and death. His choice is perfectly simple รข choose either the lady, or the tiger. Frank Stockton - today on the Classic Tales podcast.

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The Cutting Room Floor

This episode contains a behind the scenes look at podcast production. Hosted by Michael Cuellar, editor for The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 140, "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", by Arthur Conan Doyle

Burglery turns to murder, and Sherlock Holmes is called in to examine the mysterious demolition of Napoleonic busts. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, today Charles Dickens, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 139, The Life of Our Lord, by Charles Dickens

The Life of Our Lord was originally written for the children of Charles Dickens. The Classic Tales is proud to present the entire novella unabridged as a special gift for Christmas. Merry Christmas to all.

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Episode 138 "The Cricket on the Hearth" Part 3 of 3 by Charles Dickens

Suspicions crowd and confuse the Carrier in the dark. His entire life fells as though balanced on the edge of a knife. Finally, he makes his decision concerning Dot, and the inevitable consequences follow. Charles Dickens, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 137 "The Cricket on the Hearth" Part 2 of 3 by Charles Dickens

Bertha is a young woman who is blind, but you wouldn't know it. Her father has created an enchanted world for her, irrespective of the shanty hovel they live in. His tales tell of a world of wealth, respect and abundance. However, this fantasy scenario backfires when Bertha falls in love with Tackleton, the mischievous toy merchant. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 136 "The Cricket on the Hearth" Part 1 of 3 by Charles Dickens

Tackleton was a toymaker who hated children. And if a Cricket was ever heard tittering near his hearth, he'd crush it, and relish the jam on the heel of his boot. But for some gentler hearts,the Cricket is a prophet that nudges their minds to brighter days. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 135, The Duplicity of Hargraves, by O. Henry

Major Talbot is a bona fide Southern gentleman. The trivial matters of today can't hold a candle to the grand old times when the Southern gentleman was the true American aristocrat. When a young actor by the name of Hargraves becomes familiar with the aged Major,  Hargraves wants to learn more than how to make a mint julep. He has a duplicitous agenda of his own. O. Henry, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 134, A Diamond As Big As The Ritz, Pt2 of 2, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Love comes to John and Kismine in the Hidden Valley of the Diamonds. They spend the long, lazy summer vowing never to part. Yet, how far will Kismine's father go to keep this valley of immeasurable wealth a secret? The answer will shake the earth. F. Scott Fitzgerald, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 133, A Diamond As Big As The Ritz, Pt1 of 2, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Percy Washington says that his dad is the richest man in the world. His preparatory schoolmate, John, squints with a skeptical eye. Percy says his dad has a diamond as big as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Well, that seems like a good fantasy. But what happens when John finds out that Percy is telling the truth? F. Scott Fitzgerald, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 132, "Olalla" Part 2 of 2, by Robert Louis Stevenson

Haunting screams in the night herald the existence of something evil. The cries cannot be of a beast, but was there ever man or woman born who could create such a torrent of screaming infamy? Perhaps the daughter, Olalla, will explain all. Of course, she may also turn out to be the screaming demoniac.  Robert Louis Stevenson, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 131, "Olalla" Part 1 of 2, by Robert Louis Stevenson

There is something wrong about the Spanish residencia on the hill. Some disregard it as only a house with a mad woman with her two children. Others claim that unspeakable things happen at night, when the house is in the shadows. When a wounded war hero takes refuge in this forbidding home, he slowly realizes that degenerate people tend to fraternize with degenerate spirits. Robert Louis Stevenson, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 130, "Oh Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad" by M.R. James

Superstitions around Suffolk hold that one who whistles on the seashore kindles the wind. But Professor Parkins discovers that some whistles summon more than empty atmosphere. M.R. James, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 129, Lot No.249, Part 2 of 2, by Arthur Conan Doyle

Layers of evidence reveal to Abercrombie Smith that Bellingham must be at the bottom of the strange attacks. But in the method and manner of these outrages he finds something he cannot believe. Finally, he sees the red eyes of the demoniac in the dead of night, and his worst fears are realized. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 128, Lot No.249, Part 1 of 2, by Arthur Conan Doyle

Unexplained events are happening at Oxford these days. Several students have been attacked at night by some strange form of wild animal. It can scale walls with cat-like agility. Its arms are as thin and as strong as steel bands. And there is one student who conducts midnight studies in his room with certain Egyptian artifacts. The most significant of which is a 6'7" tall mummy. Arthur Conan Doyle, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Episode 126, The Man Who Disliked Cats, by P.G. Wodehouse

Jean Priaulx, an aspiring artist, dislikes cats. That may be an understatement. He can't stand them. Their existence is noxious to him. Why? Because he holds one of them responsible for destroying his life. How can an innocent animal devastate the life of would-be French master? Find out, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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