VOA Special English, American Stories, 'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One
Our story is called "A Pair of Silk Stockings." It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story.
Today's story is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton. The story was written by Frank Stockton in 1882. It was adapted for VOA Learning English by Shelley Gollust. The storyteller is Barbara Klein.Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived
Today's story is called "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is about something strange that happened long ago in a valley called "Sleepy Hollow". It was written by Washington Irving. The story is told by Doug Johnson.
Our story today is called "One Thousand Dollars." It was written by O. Henry. Here is Steve Ember with the story.
Today we present the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story.
Our story today is called "The Purloined Letter." It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is generally known for his horror stories. This is the third of three stories he wrote about Auguste Dupin and how he solves crimes. The story is about a stolen let
Our story today is called "The Ambitious Guest. " It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Harry Monroe with our story.
Our story this week is "Keesh." It was written by Jack London. Here is Shep O'Neal to tell you the story.
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We present "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte. Here is Jim Tedder.
Editor's Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video, audio, a quiz, and a lesson plan for teachers. Hope you enjoy reading and listening to this story! Please leave your question
Editor's note: If you are tired from doing year-end gift shopping, relax and think about the poor man in this story.
We continue the story of "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. As we told you last week, the story is based on true events. In eighteen ninety-six, Crane was traveling to Cuba as a news reporter. On his way there, his ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Crane
We present the short story "The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock" by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.
Our story today is called "Athenaise." It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story.
Today we tell a traditional American story called a "tall tale." A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated – much greater than in real life. Long ago, the people who settled in undevelop
We present the second of four parts of the short story "The Blue Hotel," by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English.
We present the first of four parts of the short story "The Blue Hotel," by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English.
Our story today is called "The Diamond Lens. " It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. We will tell the story in two parts. Now, here is Maurice Joyce with part one of "The Diamond Lens."
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17 May, 2019
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Our story is called "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky." It was written by St
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10 May, 2019
From VOA Learning English, this is American Stories.
Our story is called "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky." It was written by Stephen Cran
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Today we tell a traditional American story called a "tall tale." A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. T
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19 April, 2019
Editor's note: This is the fourth in our series of programs called "A Princess of Mars." The story is from a series of books by Edgar