There are many people who lust after the things of this world. But some folks just do it too much. Guy de Maupassant, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode wit...
Feb 28, 2025•23 min•Season 19Ep. 1013
Why was Miles expelled from school? And who is the haunting man in the tower who seems to know something about it? Henry James, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave u...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 55 min•Season 19Ep. 1012
Can Spade outwit the police and Gutman’s gang? The stunning conclusion of The Maltese Falcon, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It all helps...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 19Ep. 1011
Can a young Marlowe survive as second mate for the ill-fated ship Judea? Joseph Conrad, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a fr...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 19Ep. 1010
Can Sam leverage the falcon to fence in all the murdering, thieving crooks? Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It all helps...
Feb 14, 2025•58 min•Season 19Ep. 1009
The infamous Baron Munchausen is capable of everything and anything. But can he really climb a beanstalk all the way to the moon? Rudolph Erich Raspe, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support...
Feb 11, 2025•41 min•Season 19Ep. 1008
Why is Gutman’s crew rubbing elbows with the captain of the La Paloma ? Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It all helps. To...
Feb 07, 2025•43 min•Season 19Ep. 1007
Is the death penalty better or worse than life in prison? Anton Chekhov, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It all he...
Feb 04, 2025•21 min•Season 19Ep. 1006
What wonders does Gutman detail in the cryptic history of the Maltese Falcon? Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It all hel...
Feb 03, 2025•57 min•Season 19Ep. 1005
Can Father Brown discover the thief in an exclusive club merely by their footsteps? G.K. Chesterton today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episo...
Jan 28, 2025•48 min•Season 19Ep. 1004
Sam needs to meet with someone named “G” – he just doesn’t know why. Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It all helps. Today...
Jan 25, 2025•1 hr•Season 19Ep. 1003
A prize-winning colt has escaped and is now living in the wild. Can anyone catch the wild horse? Banjo Paterson today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or sh...
Jan 21, 2025•27 min•Season 19Ep. 1002
Someone is tailing Sam, and he needs to know who he can trust, and who he shouldn’t. Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It ...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr•Season 19Ep. 1001
In a certain chamber on the second story of a wayside inn, men hang themselves. Nobody knows for certain the spell of this benighted room. Erckmann-Chatrian, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t ...
Jan 14, 2025•44 min•Season 19Ep. 1000
With the police running after him with their noses to the ground, Sam Spade needs some answers from his client - starting with who she really is. Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetar...
Jan 10, 2025•41 min•Season 19Ep. 999
Mr. Boxer comes home after years believed lost at sea. Maybe. Can a suspicious mother-in-law and a fortune teller suss out the truth? W. W. Jacobs, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Many thanks to all who stepped up your support this season. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up ...
Jan 07, 2025•33 min•Season 19Ep. 998
Spade and Archer get hired to tail a shady guy named Floyd Thursby… and one of the greatest detective novels begins. Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I’m so very grateful to all our supporters who have helped us during this holiday season. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of ...
Jan 03, 2025•56 min•Season 19Ep. 997
Does Percy’s dad own a diamond larger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel? If so, why hasn’t anyone else heard about it? F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. For one more week, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and get the perfect...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 18Ep. 996
A school next to a prison is no joke – for the prison looks like a castle, and the prisoners all wear black masks outside. Karin Michaëlis, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I hope you’re all having a wonderful holiday. I’m so very grateful to all our supporters who have helped us during this rough patch. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com , and either make ...
Dec 31, 2024•24 min•Season 18Ep. 995
T’was the Night Before Christmas – you know how it goes. Clement Moore, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never go...
Dec 25, 2024•6 min•Season 18Ep. 994
Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I’d like to thank those of you who have helped us out these last couple of weeks. In case you missed it, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But those cancer bills are no joke. I’m so very grateful to all our supporters who have and do support us, but I’m afraid I need your help again. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, pleas...
Dec 25, 2024•50 min•Season 18Ep. 993
All is revealed, and our merry story comes to an end. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goe...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 18Ep. 992
Does the robber’s forest actually transform into a sumptuous garden on Christmas Eve? Selma Lagerlöf, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I’d like to thank those of you who have helped us out this week. As I mentioned last week, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But it’s been a rough time. We’re still dealing with the aftermath, and those cancer...
Dec 13, 2024•39 min•Season 18Ep. 991
One of the darkest things begins to grow in the Peerybingle household – suspicion. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been g...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Where will the little fir tree’s burning desire for adventure take him? Hans Christian Andersen, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Well, we’re in a bit of a fix, and we need your help. And as usual, I’ve left it until the last minute. Last year, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But we’re still dealing with the aftermath, and let’s just say it’s a prett...
Dec 06, 2024•24 min
Who wouldn't want a cricket as a protective spirit on their hearth? Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before,...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Kovrin turns away from The Black Monk, who finds a singular sort of vengeance. Anton Chekhov, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. How would you like to give the gift of the entire Classic Tales Audiobooks library this holiday season? To everyone you’d like. Your whole list of clients, employees, students, grandkids – all of them can have access to everything. For a limited time, if you go to classictalesaudiobooks.com, you can buy a ...
Dec 06, 2024•42 min
Our corporeal story is concluded. Mary Shelley, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a supporter. I think you’ll find we make it worth your while. New stories are coming your way on Friday. And now, Frankenstein, Part 8 of 8 , by Mary Shelley Follow this link to get The T...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Legends tell of a spectral Black Monk who last appeared a thousand years ago. When he appears to Kovrin, does it mean he insane or inspired? Anton Chekhov, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage Episode for the week is “Frankenstein, Part 8 of 8”, by Mary Shelley. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you have found value in the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter. Help us to help other folks like you. Please...
Dec 06, 2024•53 min
Victor is accused of murder, and he is torn about his actual culpability. Mary Shelley, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you have found value in the show, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com , and becoming a supporter. I think you’ll find we make it worth your while. New stories are coming your way on Friday. And now, Frankenstein, Part 7 of 8 , by Ma...
Nov 19, 2024•46 min
