LitReading - Short Stories and Timeless Tales

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LitReading: Great Short Stories Read AloudGreat stories deserve to be heard.LitReading brings you a complete short stories, unabridged and narrated by veteran broadcaster and voice actor Don McDonald. Hear the masters of the form, including Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Edith Wharton, Anton Chekhov, Kate Chopin, William Faulkner, Katherine Mansfield, Stephen Crane, Saki, Bret Harte and Virginia Woolf. Along with them come overlooked gems from the golden age of American, British and Russian literature that deserve a second hearing.Each episode is one full story, from a few minutes to a deeply immersive hour. Think of it...

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Recent episodes

  • The Judge's House – A Classic Ghost Story by Bram StokerOct 31, 2026 · 48 min
  • A Wireless Message - A Supernatural Short Story by Ambrose BierceOct 30, 2026 · 7 min
  • The Furnished Room – a Classic Haunted Tale by O. HenryOct 30, 2026 · 18 min
  • The Man with Two Lives – A Chilling Old West Tale by Ambrose BierceOct 30, 2026 · 7 min
  • The Cask of Amontillado - A Classic Scary Story by Edgar Allan PoeOct 30, 2026 · 17 min
  • The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence — How Much Luck Is Enough?Oct 29, 2026 · 41 min
  • The Willows - Part Two by Algernon Blackwood — Something Beyond the River Is WatchingOct 28, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
  • The Willows - Part One by Algernon Blackwood — Something Beyond the River Is WatchingOct 28, 2026 · 56 min
  • Yuki-Onna by Lafcadio Hearn — A Promise Made in the StormOct 27, 2026 · 11 min
  • The Hum by Don McDonald — A Widower Follows a Sound Beneath His HouseOct 24, 2026 · 25 min

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