The Classic Tales Podcast

Why is Broughton so changed when he moves into Thurley Abbey? Perceval Landon, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
 
Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I'm your host BJ Harrison.  I'm glad you could join us.
 
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Well, our performances went great at FanX the Comic convention in Salt Lake City. The Cthulhu reading in particular packed the room, and people were turned away. We gave out a hundred "Cthulhu Comforters", which were little rubber fidget toys shaped like an octopus that kind of popped. I told everyone I gave one out to that it was a scary story, so if they need it, they can fidget with the Cthulhu to help the calm down. When the story got intense at the end, I heard people popping their toys in the audience. It was really, really fun.
 
And now for something completely different.
 
Thurnley Abbey was originally released in McClure's magazine in October 1908. It is the most famous piece of fiction by Perceval Landon, who was a journalist by profession. However, though it is a "one off", it's considered one of the most terrifying stories by ghost story buffs. I hope you like it.
 
And now, Thurnley Abbey, by Perceval Landon
 
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Can the Velveteen Rabbit ever become real? Margery Williams, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
 
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And now, The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
 
 
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How can ancient, anthropomorphized animals possibly be relevant today? Aesop's Fables, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
 
Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I'm your host BJ Harrison.  I'm glad you could join us.
 
Unlimited everything. With a monthly donation of $9.99 or more, that's what you get. Unlimited access to everything I've recorded for the last 19 years. These are the same titles found on Audible, Spotify, and elsewhere. They already have thousands of five-star ratings. Many have won awards. And you can download all you want. No limits.
 
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Today's episode features an author I've wanted to do since I started this show nearly 20 years ago. I just couldn't figure out how to work Aesop into the lineup. There are so many different translations and editions, I simply never found the right one.
 
Then, as I was researching Somerset Maugham, I ran across a reference to the title of one of his books, Cakes and Ale. Maugham's Cakes and Ale is a novel exposing the wrongs of societal snobbery. Maugham lifted his title from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, it seems. Maugham's novel may have its title inspired from Joseph Jacob's edition of Aesop's Fables, as the moral of the story of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse is: Better Beans and Bacon in peace than Cakes and Ale in fear. Something about that just struck a chord with me. I found the Jacob edition of the fables, and they are fantastic, as you will soon hear.
 
I had toyed around many times with adding one or two to the beginning and end of a show, but I didn't think that would give them the attention due to them. Which brings us to today's episode, where we dive in and hear 22 of Aesop's Fables, one after another.
 
As you listen, you might want to check in on how you're feeling. If you're like me, at first I was a little resistive – these feel like kids stories at first. Peter Pan advice, right? Keep listening. See how you feel by the end of the episode. You may realize you want to start it over.
 
 
And now, Aesop's Fables Part 1
 
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Can Father Brown help to solve a murder that couldn't have happened? G.K. Chesterton, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
  
Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I'm your host BJ Harrison.  I'm glad you could join us.
 
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Thursday I'll be doing a live performance of Jeeves and the Dog MacIntosh, by P.G. Wodehouse at the FanX Convention in Salt Lake City (formerly Salt Lake ComicCon). I'll also be performing The Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft with three other narrators, and Asleep in Armageddon by Ray Bradbury. Finally, we're doing a performance of The War of the Worlds Mad Lib style, where the audience chooses half of the story. If you're going to the convention, be sure to stop by.
 
 
And now, The Invisible Man, a Father Brown Mystery, by G.K. Chesterton
 
 
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Why is an ordinary, plain engraving of a country manor valued so highly? M. R. James, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
 
Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I'm your host BJ Harrison.  I'm glad you could join us.
 
Unlimited everything. With a monthly donation of $9.99 or more, that's what you get. Unlimited access to everything I've recorded for the last 19 years. These are the same titles found on Audible, Spotify, and elsewhere. They already have thousands of five-star ratings. Many have won awards. And you can download all you want. No limits.
 
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Next week I'll be doing a live performance of Jeeves and the Dog MacIntosh, by P.G. Wodehouse at the FanX Convention in Salt Lake City (formerly Salt Lake ComicCon). I'll also be performing The Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft with three other narrators, and Asleep in Armageddon by Ray Bradbury. Finally, we're doing a performance of War of the Worlds Mad Lib style, where the audience chooses half of the story. If you're going to the convention, be sure to stop by.
 
If you had to look up the word mezzotint like I did, here's what you'd find at Merriam-Webster:
 
1: a manner of engraving on copper or steel by scraping or burnishing a roughened surface to produce light and shade
2: an engraving produced by mezzotint
 
Today's story has been anthologized and dramatized many times. It felt like an old Twilight Zone episode to me. I hope you like it.
 
And now, The Mezzotint, by M.R. James
 
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