The Classic Tales Podcast

When the brilliant, raven-haired beauty Ligeia falls ill, will her genius be enough to help her recover?  Edgar Allan Poe, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.  Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  A Vintage Episode is released every Tuesday. If the show has helped you find comfort, peace, or a quiet place to mentally rest, please help us to help more people like you by going to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com, and becoming a supporter. New stories are coming your way on Friday. Keep an ear open for our Kickstarter for The Golden Triangle – the seventh novel in the Arsène Lupin series. We’ll let you know when we’re ready to kick off.  Playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw said of today’s story, “The story of the Lady Ligeia is not merely one of the wonders of literature: it is unparalleled and unapproached”. I hope you like it.  And now, Ligeia, by Edgar Allan Poe  Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:  Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:  Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:  Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:   Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

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 pretty blue Christmas around here.   We’re about to start season 19 of the podcast, and I honestly don’t know how I’ve kept the lights on this long. But it’s been my absolute joy to do this show. I’m so very grateful to all of our supporters who have and do support us, but I’m afraid I need your help again. If you’d like to ensure The Classic Tales keeps going strong, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com, and either make a donation, or pick up one of our many support options.   Not looking to get rich, here. Just trying to make it through this rough patch. So if you can lend a hand, we’d really appreciate it.    And now, “The Fir Tree”, by Hans Christian Andersen.    Limited time offer: Get a Lifetime Access pass for 60%off     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:      Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:

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, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and get the perfect gift for the Classic Tales enthusiast on your list – a lifetime pass.   And now, A Cricket on the Hearth, Part 1 of 3, by Charles Dickens   Follow this link to save 60% on a giftable lifetime pass for the entire Classic Tales Audiobook Library     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:      Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:      Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

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 Giftable All Access Library Pass. It’s a 5-month subscription that will grant unlimited free access to our entire library of titles that you can give to anyone you want.   You buy the product; we give you a coupon code and a link that you can email to your friends, employees, clients, family. The whole list. The web page will walk them through the process of setting up a free account, and they can download whatever they want for five months! If you want to keep going, you can!   Think of it – all of your employees, your friends, your family, your clients discovering The Count of Monte Cristo, David Copperfield, Arsène Lupin Boxed Sets, PG Wodehouse, Agatha Christie, Scaramouche, so many amazing audiobooks for all your friends to discover and enjoy. You’ll have so much to talk about! They will love it.   Go now to classictalesaudiobooks.com and get the Giftable All Access Library Pass. Give the unlimited gift of literature to everyone this holiday season. This is a limited time offer – don’t miss it.   LIMITED TIME OFFER: Follow this link to buy the Giftable All Access Library Pass     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:       Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:       And now, “The Black Monk”, Part 2 of 2, by Anton Chekhov.

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 Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today. I think you’ll find we make it worth your while.     Insanity or inspiration? Today’s story follows Kovrin, an overworked scholar and young professor, who takes a long break in visiting the family who raised him. But when he sees the fabled Black Monk, is it a sign of insanity? Or is it inspiration? Chekhov explores themes of the selfish genius, contrasting that with selfless sacrificing for family. I hope you like it.   And now, “The Black Monk”, Part 1 of 2, by Anton Chekhov.     Follow this link to order The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:       Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:

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 Mary Shelley      Follow this link to get The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:      Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

After a crash landing while waiting for the rescue ship, Leonard Sale has food, water, air, everything he should need. Now, he just needs to get some sleep… Ray Bradbury, 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 7 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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today. I think you’ll find we make it worth your while.     I feel like Ray Bradbury almost needs no introduction. As a kid in the 80s, I was astounded at the Disney film, Something Wicked This Way Comes. It ticked all the boxes to my young mind. When I was in high school, I discovered the richness of his storytelling in Dandelion Wine. When I discovered audiobooks, I heard him read to me The Martian Chronicles. He was a great friend of Ray Harryhausen, the great pioneer of stop motion fantasy and adventure films in the 70s and 80s. My father-in-law painted something for Mr. Bradbury, who wrote him back, saying that he had placed his art above his typewriter. Ray Bradbury died in 2012.   Today’s story was originally written in 1948, in the winter edition of Planet Stories. After extensive research it appears the copyright was not renewed.   And now, “Asleep in Armageddon”, by Ray Bradbury.     Follow this link to order The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:     Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:

Victor makes a devil’s bargain, and is haunted with remorse, for this new creature may be more vicious, cruel, and inhuman than the first. 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. New stories are coming your way on Friday.   And now, Frankenstein, Part 6 of 8, by Mary Shelley       Follow this link to get The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

Can two people really communicate wordlessly with one another? Katherine Mansfield, 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 6 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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today. I think you’ll find we make it worth your while.     I learned about Katherine Mansfield from the Pens and Poison Podcast. Professor Alex Moffett talked extensively with host Liza LEEza Libes about Telepathy in literature. I’ve included a link to the episode in the show notes.   Apparently, today’s story, written in 1920, is one of the first instances of communicating telepathically in fiction. Keep in mind it was written over a hundred years ago. It reads like contemporary fiction to me. Mansfield was a friend of Virginia Woolf, and you can really feel her influence, as we weave in and out of the thoughts of each character. It’s almost an experimental piece, feeling out the world of unspoken communication. I hope you like it.   And now, “Psychology”, by Katherine Mansfield.   Follow this link to hear the Pens and Poison episode about Telepathy in Literature with professor Alex Moffett.     Follow this link to order The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:     Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:

A diabolical threat is issued at the top of a Swiss mountain, and another phase of Victor’s nightmare begins. 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. New stories are coming your way on Friday.   And now, Frankenstein, Part 5 of 8, by Mary Shelley   Follow this link to get “For the Blood Is the Life, and Other Creepy Classics” narrated by the Utah Audiobook Narrators.     Follow this link to get The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

How can a Civil War era murder be solved with a thumb print? Mark Twain, 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 5 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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today.   Today’s program is part of the larger anthology “For the Blood Is the Life, and Other Creepy Tales”, a collection of classic spooky stories curated by me, and narrated by the Utah Audiobook Narrators. We each took a story and ran with it! So if you like today’s tale, follow the link in the show notes to pick up your copy of this collection of creepy classics – narrated by my Utah Audiobook Narrator friends.     Today’s story is taken from Chapter 31 from Life on the Mississippi. Twain was fascinated with the new science that came from fingerprinting, and also used it as a plot device in his novella Pudd’nhead Wilson.   And now, “A Thumb Print, and What Came of It”, by Mark Twain.   Follow this link to get “For the Blood Is the Life, and Other Creepy Classics” narrated by the Utah Audiobook Narrators.     Follow this link to order The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

After swearing vengeance on the creature he has created, Victor is shocked when the creature tells his tale. 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. New stories are coming your way on Friday.   And now, Frankenstein, Part 3 of 8, by Mary Shelley   Follow this link to get The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

Carmilla’s bloodthirsty nature is revealed. J. Sheridan LeFanu, 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 4 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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today.   The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven is now available. If you’re a fan of the classic film, you’ve got to pick up the audiobook. A link can be found in the show notes, or you can go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and click the appropriate button.   And now, “Carmilla”, Part 3 of 3, by J. Sheridan LeFanu.     Follow this link to order The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:     Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:

After Victor Frankenstein’s nervous attack, shocking news reaches him from home – that of murder! 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. New stories are coming your way on Friday.   And now, Frankenstein, Part 3 of 8, by Mary Shelley   Follow this link to get The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:      Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

Why are Carmilla and Laura suddenly sleepwalking? J. Sheridan LeFanu, 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 3 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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today.   The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven is now available. If you’re a fan of the classic film, you’ve got to pick up the audiobook. A link can be found in the show notes, or you can go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and click the appropriate button.   And now, “Carmilla”, Part 1 of 3, by J. Sheridan LeFanu.     Follow this link to order The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven       Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:       Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:

In the thunderous hills above Ingolstadt a creature is born. It is a being so horrible that its own creator turns away in disgust. 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. New stories are coming your way on Friday.   The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven is now available. If you’re a fan of the film, you’ve got to pick up the audiobook. A link can be found in the show notes, or you can go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and click the appropriate button.   And now, Frankenstein, Part 2 of 8, by Mary Shelley   Follow this link to get The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:      Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:      Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

Why is the enchanting young woman staying in the castle so tight-lipped about her past? J. Sheridan LeFanu, 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 2 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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today.   The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven is now available. If you’re a fan of the classic film, you’ve got to pick up the audiobook. A link can be found in the show notes, or you can go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and click the appropriate button.   And now, “Carmilla”, Part 1 of 3, by J. Sheridan LeFanu.     Follow this link to preorder The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven      Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:       Follow this link to follow us on TikTok:

The gargantuan figure of a man is sighted in the frozen wastes north of Russia, and one of the most influential stories ever written begins. 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. New stories are coming your way on Friday.   The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven is now available. If you’re a fan of the film, you’ve got to pick up the audiobook. A link can be found in the show notes, or you can go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and click the appropriate button.   This series of vintage episodes was first recorded back in 2013. If you’ve never read the original Frankenstein, you’re in for a treat. In a world where AI is becoming more and more commonplace, this story of a man who created a new form of life, and the ensuing unintended consequences is still shockingly relevant.   And now, Frankenstein, Part 1 of 8, by Mary Shelley   Follow this link to get The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:     Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

With all their resources exhausted, how can our travelers possibly return to the surface of the earth? Jules Verne, 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 1 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 go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter today.   The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven is going live today. If you’ve preordered your copy, you should be receiving an email with your access link to the audiobook soon. If you’re a fan of the classic film, you’ve got to pick up the audiobook. A link can be found in the show notes, or you can go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and click the appropriate button.     And now, “A Journey to the Center of the Earth”, Part 9 of 9, by Jules Verne.     Follow this link to preorder The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven       Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:     Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:     Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:       Follow this link to follow us on TikTok: