Classic Stories A Celebration of the Short Story Episodes Available now
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece about madness and women breaking out.
Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant
Maupassant’s tragic wartime tale of the friendship and loyalty that binds two friends.
The Recruit by Honore de Balzac
Balzac’s tale of maternal love & mistaken identity during the French Revolution.
The Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant
Maupassant’s fable of a villager who finds a piece of string & is accused of thieving.
El Verdugo by Honore de Balzac
Balzac’s tale of French troops taking over a Spanish town during the Napoleonic war.
The Fly by Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield’s 1922 story about a boss and his old employee reliving old times.
The Toys of Peace by Saki
Saki’s satire about children given toys representing normal life rather than war.
The String Quartet by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s sketch of woman finding emotions and storylines in music.
The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s tale of a morbidly absorbing painting and the sacrifices made for art.
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant’s story about a woman devoting her life to repay a debt she never owed.
