The Classic Tales Podcast
Designed to make classic literature less intimidating, The Classic Tales Podcast has been showcasing the greatest literary authors for years. Narrating with gusto, BJ Harrison performs each word of the classic texts, elevating them with character voices, sharp accents and bridled emotion. Adventure, Mystery, Horror, Humor and more - The Classic Tales Podcast has something for everybody. It really is The Cure for the Common Commute. Winner - Outstanding Podcast Host: Arts and Entertainment , Society of Voice Arts and Sciences- 2022 Winner of w3 Silver Award by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts-2022 Winner of w3 Gold Award by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts-2021 Winner of Independent Audiobook Award for "Scaramouche", by Raphael Sabatini - 2021
Episodes
It is a fact universally known that the contract of “I’ll do absolutely anything for you” becomes null and void once the one professing undying devotion is shamelessly jilte...
To what lengths will Bernice go to fit in with her cousin’s friends? F. Scott Fitzgerald, Read more
Monte Carlo is the worst/best place to go on a bender. Until you wake up in a park and make the news the next day…. P.G. Wodehouse, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
Can Rikki-Tikki-Tavi protect his family from the deadly cobras of India? Rudyard Kipling, Read more
The earth's surface is no longer habitable, and all humanity is sequestered beneath the ground, couched in isolation and contentment. The Machine provides the needs of humanity. But what happens ...
With capital punishment in the offing, how can Gulliver escape the land of Lilliput? Jonathan Swift, today on The Classic Tales Pod...
Can the artistic Corky court his bird-loving uncle to continue supporting him? Maybe Jeeves can help. P.G. Wodehouse, Read more
How can Gulliver stop a war without any bloodshed? Jonathan Swift, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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What does our nervous heroine see in the yellow wallpaper, that no one else can? Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Read more
How can Lemuel Gulliver escape from the Lilliputians? They’re only six inches tall – should be a cinch, right? Jonathan Swift, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
What knavery occurred during the Civil War at Owl Creek Bridge? Ambrose Bierce, Read more
Why is Reverend Jennings so distracted when he gives his sermons? Is it just because he’s partial to green tea? Sheridan LeFanu, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
...Can Ali Baba discover the secret words that open the den of the forty thieves? The Arabian Nights Read more
An outrageously generous gift proves increasingly inconvenient, when no one has change for a million-pound bank note. Mark Twain Read more
Can Father Brown solve a murder in a curious household? G.K. Chesterton, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Annette Brougham can't get any composing done with all the racket from the apartment upstairs. But when she meets the handsome, pompous tenant, her humor only improves slightly. P.G. Wodehouse
Adventurers Dravot and Carnehan have decided to take over a country. Not a big country, just a tiny one. Should be simple, right? Rudyard Kipling Read more
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