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All boys at some time or other get a hankering to search for buried treasure. But when Tom and Huck decide to explore the haunted house, they accidently discover more than what they bargained for.  Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: Ep._261_Tom_Sawyer_8of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 7:13 AM

School ends in a singularly dramatic fashion. But Tom Sawyer finds the summer vacation time weighs heavily on his hands. But when the murder trial comes up, the boys are forced into a choice between what is right, and what is easy.  Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: Ep._260_Tom_Sawyer_7of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 10:58 AM

Tom's secret is revealed, and the red-handed pirates return to civilization through one of the most famous scenes in literature.  Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: Ep._259_Tom_Sawyer_6of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 8:23 AM

Well, it looks like the abuses of home and hearth cannot be endured any longer. And Tom Sawyer makes a life changing decision - he will lead a life of crime, and become a pirate. With Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn by his side, this small band of miscreant cutthroats discovers that life as a pirate can be really homesick.  Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: Ep._258_Tom_Sawyer_5of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 11:29 AM

A grave is robbed, and a man is murdered - right in front of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Will any amount of blood oaths and schoolboy superstitions keep them safe?  What will happen when Sid hears Tom talking in his sleep? Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: Ep._257_Tom_Sawyer_4of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 6:54 AM


Devils, witches and other superstitions haunt the imaginations of Tom and Huck. They concoct a great way for getting rid of warts - but they'll need a recently dead felon, a graveyard at midnight, and a dead cat.   Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: Ep._256_Tom_Sawyer_3of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 6:26 AM

Sunday School is a definite point in the week. For Tom Sawyer, it's not a particularly high one. From having to wash, wear uncomfortable clothes, and above all- wearing shoes, how is a boy to survive?  Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: 255_Ep._255_Tom_Sawyer_2of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 6:01 AM

Tom Sawyer emanates self-confidence wherever he goes. With his buddy Huck Finn, pretty Becky Thatcher, cantankerous Aunt Polly and a host of others, let's begin a journey to the time of riverboats, fishin' holes, and midnight grave robbers. Mark Twain, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_254_Tom_Sawyer_1of10.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 10:59 AM

A malicious spectre haunts the Parisian Opera house. This murderous fiend speaks through walls, abducts innocents through mirrors, and holds the opera management in a cruel state of hostage. But when this monster falls for the beautiful Christine Daae, his powers of attractive enticement and malevolent mayhem all come to the surface. Who can put an end to this reign of terror?

Discover the wonders of Gaston Leroux's gothic thriller in a was that will tantalize the senses. The actual unabridged novel is by far the best way to experience the story of the haunting yet humanistic Phantom of the Opera.

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Direct download: 01_Phantom_of_the_Opera_Sample.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 6:41 PM

Poison, Swordplay, Vengence. Now is everything revealed, and the whirlwind of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark comes to its tragic and dramatic conclusion. William Shakespeare, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_253_Hamlet_5of5.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 7:02 AM

The hunter becomes the hunted. Because of his bloody deed, Hamlet must pit wits with the King, who begins a stealthy campaign for his nephew's destruction. William Shakespeare, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_252_Hamlet_4of5.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 3:57 PM

The crafty play wrings a vehement reaction from the king, and Hamlet resolves anew to avenge himself of his father's unnatural murder. But in the high emotions of the moment, mistaken identity brings about a sudden and violent tragedy. William Shakespeare today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Direct download: CT_251_Hamlet_3of5.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 3:23 PM

Every soul wonders at Hamlet's apparent madness. Friends are recruited, and a troupe of traveling players comes to offer artistic distraction. But unbeknownst to them all, Hamlet hatches a scheme to trap a murderer into confession. William Shakespeare, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_250_Hamlet_2of5.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 3:47 PM

The ghost of a murdered king calls upon his son to avenge him, and an epic presentation of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark begins. William Shakespeare, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_249_Hamlet_1of5.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 1:14 PM

Hannay takes the lead in a frantic manhunt for the German spies that have so adeptly eluded the greatest minds in Britain. What are his only clues? The fact that high tide is at 10:17, and the enigmatic phrase: 39 steps. John Buchan, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.


 

Direct download: CT_248_39_Steps_6of6.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 8:09 AM

Hannay finds a sort of safety in the home of Sir Walter Bullivant. Here he breathes a sigh of relief, only to have his stomach tie itself into knots. For the higher echelon of British Intelligence isn't what it seems. John Buchan, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. 

Direct download: CT_247_39_Steps_5of6.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 8:14 AM

While fleeing from the hordes of volunteers who are scouring the countryside for him, Richard Hannay ducks into a country house. But this house holds a death more certain than any punishment the police can invent. John Buchan, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_246_39_Steps_4of6.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 7:01 AM

Richard Hannay finds he can't compete with the resources of the German spies. He finds himself surrounded by informants wherever he turns, culminating in a face to face interview with the leaders of the spy ring.  How will he escape? Find out, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_245_39_Steps_3of6.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 3:31 AM

On the run from the police and international assassins, Richard Hannay flees across Scotland. All the while, seeking to decode the mysterious black book of the murdered agent that lay pinned to his apartment floor, back in London.  John Buchan, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Direct download: CT_244_39_Steps_2of6.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 6:49 AM

Richard Hannay is bored out of his skull with London. That is, until he is stopped on the street by a desperate man who tells him an outlandish tale of political turmoil and intrigue. But as the story deepens, Hannay himself is soon absorbed into the web of cutthroats and assassins. John Buchan, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Direct download: CT_243_39_Steps_1of6.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 6:11 AM

Where can you find a world where raindrops cut through you like bullets, and sandwiches are as hard as concrete? Why, in the past of course. For the past cannot be altered. Journey backwards in time, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Direct download: CT_242_Man_Backward.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 10:16 AM