The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov ~ Full Audiob...

A Fair Barbarian by Frances Hodgson Burnett audiobook. Genre: romance Set in the proper English village of Slowbridge, A Fair Barbarian begins when Octavia Bassett, a wealthy young American from Nevada, arrives to stay with her quiet and conventional aunt, Miss Belinda. Octavia i ...  Show more

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles audiobook. Genre: tragedy In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, the proud and celebrated king of Thebes faces a crisis that threatens both his city and his own sense of identity. A deadly plague has fallen over the land, and Oedipus, determined to save his people, v ...  Show more

Jacke welcomes in the new year by taking a deep dive into the melancholy (and beautiful) short story "Gooseberries" (1898), by the Russian genius Anton Chekhov. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at h ...  Show more

After the death of his mother, a grieving recluse makes a pact with a sadistic djinn to bring her back—only to be cast into a century of isolation where his mind unravels, memories distort, and the boundary between reality and madness shatters forever. Author: Jude Irons ...  Show more

This week we revisit the master, Edgar Allan Poe, with a story featuring themes of contempt, guilt, and insanity that will chill you to the bone... Check out our holiday sponsors! Factor: Head to FactorMeals.com/nighty50 and use code nighty50 for 50% off! Nighty Night is sponsore ...  Show more

Chekhov's 1898 story "The Man In A Case", like many of his stories, was a comment on the social and political atmosphere prevalent in Russia at the time, and for that he was criticized often. This story was the first part of what has become known as "The Little Trilogy", along wi ...  Show more