The Classic Tales Podcast

Episode 174, Jeeves and the Chump Cyril, by P.G. Wodehouse

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:02:00 GMT

Aunt Agatha breaks her icy silence, and asks Bertie to look after a fellow Englishman, Cyril, who is visiting in New York. She only has one stipulation: keep Cyril off the American stage. But by the time Bertie gets the imperiling word, Cyril lands a part in a musical comedy. And with Jeeves turning a bit of a cold shoulder after a bust up over some purple socks, what's a Wooster to do? P.G. Wodehouse, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 173, The Man From Snowy River, by Banjo Paterson

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:38:00 GMT

Adventure from the Australian Outback. Cowboy style poetry from Australia's Banjo Paterson. Today, on The Classic Tales Podcast. This episode contains 4 poems: The Man from Snowy River, Old Pardon, the Son of Reprieve, Clancy of the Overflow, and Conroy's Gap.

Episode 172, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 9 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:08:00 GMT

The grand finale of the epic adventure: The Scarlet Pimpernel. Today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 171, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 8 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 08:12:00 GMT

A dragnet is created for the Scarlet Pimpernel. Chauvelin knows what he looks like, where he is going, and what he will do when he gets there. How will he escape? Find out today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 169.5, Eclipse of the Crescent Moon sample, by Geza Gardonyi

Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMT

In 1541,the crown of Hungary is up for grabs. King John, seeing that the Austrians were attacking with an innumerable force, petitions the Turks for assistance. King John then dies, leaving an infant son. While the Turkish army is en route, the Hungarians rally their forces, and beat back the Austrians themselves. Then, just as the Austrians beat their final retreat, the main Turkish army arrives at the castle in Buda. And among their number is the sultan himself.

In the years that follow, the Turks relentlessly invade Hungary, their efforts culminating in the siege of the castle at Eger. The Turkish army numbers over 200,000. The Hungarian defenders number only 2,000. Now it’s your turn to take part in the adventure, and journey to the land of medieval Hungary.

Get the audiobook here: http://www.thebestaudiobooks.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=35

Episode 170, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 7 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:48:00 GMT

The Scarlet Pimpernel is on French soil. His deadly enemy, Chauvelin, approaches on the sea. Two friends have only one hour to warn The Pimpernel of his danger. The result is an unexpected battle of wits between The Scarlet Pimpernel and his deadly arch enemy. Baroness Orczy, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 169, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 6 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:36:00 GMT

Marguerite has one blessed moment when she feels that all is well. But once things begin to piece themselves together, the true horror of what she has done racks her soul with terror. Baroness Orczy, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 168, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 5 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:38:00 GMT

Percy and Marguerite hold a midnight tete-a-tete, and doors long closed are flung wide open. Is Percy man enough to help his wife in her hour of need? What kind of a man is he, really? Baroness Orczy, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 167, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 4 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:19:00 GMT

Marguerite gives the performance of her life at Lord Grenville's ball. For while she dances and fulfills her part as the most fashionable woman in England, her mind is racked with furious doubts. She must sacrifice either the life of her beloved brother, or betray the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Baroness Orczy, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 166, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 3 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 07:15:00 GMT

Chauvelin makes a diabolical proposition to Marguerite. She laughs off his proposal as if it were so much of a good joke. But when certain secret documents fall into the spidery hands of Chauvelin, Marguerite finds that spying in the name of France is no laughing matter. Baroness Orczy, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 165, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 2 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:03:00 GMT

Marguerite Blakeney is known as the cleverest woman in Europe. She is the unprecedented leader of fashion in London. And yet, there are whispers that follow in her magnificent train. Did she really send a family to certain death on the stoop of the guillotine? Find out, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Episode 164, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Part 1 of 9, by Baroness Orczy

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:19:00 GMT

Paris: September 1792. At the West Barricade, the bloody guillotine continues her ghastly work. And word has gotten round that the mischievous Englishman who delights at ferrying off French Aristocrats to England is somewhere among them. For today, the Citoyen Fouquier-Tinville, on his way to the Committee of Public Safety , received another enigmatic calling card. It was signed with a symbol of a red flower - the mark of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Baroness Emma Orczy, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast.