Classic Stories Episodes Available now
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman—A Celebration of the Short Story
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece about madness and women breaking out.
Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant—A Celebration of the Short Story
Maupassant’s tragic wartime tale of the friendship and loyalty that binds two friends.
The Recruit by Honore de Balzac—A Celebration of the Short Story
Balzac’s tale of maternal love & mistaken identity during the French Revolution.
The Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant—A Celebration of the Short Story
Maupassant’s fable of a villager who finds a piece of string & is accused of thieving.
El Verdugo by Honore de Balzac—A Celebration of the Short Story
Balzac’s tale of French troops taking over a Spanish town during the Napoleonic war.
Araby by James Joyce—A Celebration of the Short Story
James Joyce’s story from Dubliners about a boy enchanted by a woman and a utopian bazaar.
A Blunder by Anton Chekhov—A Celebration of the Short Story
Chekhov’s sketch about an old couple waiting for a man to propose to their daughter.
A Gentleman Friend by Anton Chekhov—A Celebration of the Short Story
Anton Chekhov’s fable about a woman’s search for luxury and her encounter with a dentist.
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin—A Celebration of the Short Story
Kate Chopin’s tale of a woman who spends a windfall on herself, instead of her children.
An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce—A Celebration of the Short Story
Ambrose Bierce’s American Civil War tale about an entrapped Confederate plantation owner.
