THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER" by CHARLES DI...

⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES — "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe ⭐ EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we present one of Edgar Allan Poe's most iconic and visually striking tales — "The Masque of the Red Death." First published in 1842, this story r ...  Show more

⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES — "The World and the Door" by O. Henry From the collection Whirligigs (1910) ⭐ EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we bring you one of O. Henry's most emotionally intricate and ironic tales — "The World and the Door." It's a story abou ...  Show more

Nearly two centuries ago, Charles Dickens wrote a tale of greed and redemption. It starts with a miserly old man, his long-dead business partner, and the sound of rattling chains… When Ebenezer Scrooge is forced to reckon with his past, he’s in for a frightful night of ghostly vi ...  Show more

Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection - Charles Dickens - Book 18, Volume 4, Part 2

Title: Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection

Overview: 2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fourth volume; the first volume of short works - ...

Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection - Charles Dickens - Book 18, Volume 3, Part 2

Title: Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection

Overview: 2012 is the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the third volume of this collection, which aimed to c ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charles Dickens' novella, written in 1843 when he was 31, which has become intertwined with his reputation and with Christmas itself. Ebenezer Scrooge is the miserly everyman figure whose joyless obsession with money severs him from society and his ...  Show more