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The Classic Tales Podcast

Summary: Every week, join award-winning narrator B.J. Harrison as he narrates the greatest stories the world has ever known. From the jungles of South America to the Mississippi Delta, from Victorian England to the sands of the Arabian desert, join us on a fantastic journey through the words of the world's greatest authors. Critically-acclaimed and highly recommended for anyone who loves a good story with plenty of substance.

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 Ep. 559, Behind a Mask, part 3 of 4, by Louisa May Alcott | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:10:21

A tableau vivant sets the perfect scene for Jean Muir’s greatest, albeit silent, performance. Louisa May Alcott, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 558, Behind a Mask, part 2 of 4, by Louisa May Alcott | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:03:45

Tensions rise as all at the Coventry estate feel “little” Muir’s presence. Louisa May Alcott, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 557, Behind a Mask, part 1 of 4, by Louisa May Alcott | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:49

All in the Coventry household are curious about the new governess, little Jean Muir. But is the slight and frail girl all she seems to be?

 Ep. 556, The Mummy's Curse, by Louisa May Alcott | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:33

Lost in the Pyramids, or The Mummy's Curse, by Louisa May Alcott

 Ep. 555, The Flowering of the Strange Orchid, by H.G. Wells | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:49

Winter Wedderburn has only one thing to occupy his time – the cultivating of rare and exotic orchids. One day he comes across a strange orchid with an especially exotic history. H.G. Wells, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 554, A Journey in Search of Christmas, Part 2 of 2, by Owen Wister | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:27

A cowpuncher in Denver gets more than he bargained for when he started his search for Christmas.

 Ep. 553, A Journey in Search of Christmas, Part 1 of 2, by Owen Wister | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:09

Back in the days of the Old West, a cowpuncher rolls into town after twelve weeks on the trail. Learning that it’s Christmastime, strange cogitations begin work their magic.

 Ep. 552, A Christmas Tree and a Wedding, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:27

While people watching at a Christmas party, a young man observes the connection between people and things, and between innocence and wealth.

 Ep. 551, The Room in the Dragon Volant, Part 5of5, by Sheridan LeFanu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:04:46

The Room in the Dragon Volant comes to its horrifying conclusion. Sheridan LeFanu - today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 550, The Room in the Dragon Volant, Part 4of5, by Sheridan LeFanu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:01:02

The Flying Dragon rears its shadowy head, and the Dragon Volant begins to work its strange form of magic. Sheridan LeFanu - today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 549, The Room in the Dragon Volant, Part 3of5, by Sheridan LeFanu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:03:25

A mysterious magician tells of things no other human can know, and the Dragon Volant’s past begins to unfold. Sheridan LeFanu - today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 548, The Room in the Dragon Volant, Part 2of5, by Sheridan LeFanu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:11

Nightmares lead to midnight scuffles, and a late night departure produces more eerie adventures. Sheridan LeFanu - today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 547, The Room in the Dragon Volant, Part 1of5, by Sheridan LeFanu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:04

Sheridan LeFanu’s Gothic novella of a haunted hotel in newly post-Napoleonic Paris. Today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 Ep. 546, The Doll's Ghost, by F. Marion Crawford | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:58

Mr. Puckler is a doll doctor, and the dolls he repairs become very, very lifelike.

 Ep. 545, Lamia, by John Keats | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:49

Blood-sucking. Hypnotizing. Shape shifting. Magical. Is this a vampire? No. It’s a Lamia. John Keats, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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