Classic short texts  adapted for audio. Selection includes complete stories by Dickens, Chekhov, Maupassant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edith Wharton, E Nesbit, M.R. James, Katherine Anne Porter and other great writers. Plus self contained extracts from Diary of a Nobody, Three Men in a Boat and other famous works.

Classic Stories

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Part Two of Stephen Crane's tragi-comedy of the old West, adapted for audio. In the The Weary Gentlemen saloon they await the return of town marshall Jack Potter. Meanwhile news arrives that Scratchy Wilson is drunk and looking for trouble.

Complete original & adapted adapted text free to download here: https://www.eslreading.org/bride_comes_to_yellow_sky.html

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky - Part 2

Part One of Stephen Crane tragi-comic elegy for the old West, adapted for audio. Marshall Jack Potter is returning to his home town with his new bride on a Pullman train. He is anxious about the reception he will receive.

Complete original & adapted text free to download here: https://www.eslreading.org/bride_comes_to_yellow_sky.html

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky - Part 1

Joseph Davranche tells the bittersweet tale of his black-sheep brother forced to leave Le Havre for exile in America. Classic Maupassant story (1883) adapted for audio in three five-minute parts. The illustrated adapted text is free to access here: https://medium.com/best-short-stories/my-uncle-jules-part-one-90551f83efec

My Uncle Jules by Guy de Maupassant - Part 1

The Davranche family wait for news from `uncle Jules. Suitors are sought for Joseph's sisters. Classic Maupassant story adapted for audio in three five minute parts. Adapted text here: https://medium.com/best-short-stories/my-uncle-jules-part-two-29a1310e2b64

My Uncle Jules by Guy de Maupassant - Part 2

The Davranche family react to sensational news about Uncle Jules.. Final part of a classic Maupassant story adapted for audio. Complete adapted text here: https://eslreading.medium.com/my-uncle-jules-part-two-29a1310e2b64

My Uncle Jules by Guy de Maupassant - Part 3

The Spirit shows Scrooge the Cratchit family Christmas dinner. He learns that Tiny Tim will die if the future remains unchanged. Adapted for audio from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Linked to free learning materials here: https://christmas-carol.eslreading.org. Stays close to the original Dickens text.

A Christmas Carol - Stave 3: Christmas with the Cratchits

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