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Funny Stories

Aunt Hetty on Matrimony by Fanny Fern

The opinionated Aunt Hetty holds forth on that perennial dilemma – to marry or not?

• 4 mins

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Mrs Badgery by Wilkie Collins

A man moves in to his new home, only to find the previous occupant hasn’t moved out.

• 24 mins

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Lost Hearts by MR James

A young orphan is sent to live with his uncle who is involved in some unusual alchemy...

• 26 mins

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The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs

Three wishes are granted to the owner of ‘the monkeys paw’ with terrifying consequences.

• 26 mins

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The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde’s story about a naïve young man taken in by an artist’s model.

• 12 mins

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Marriage a la Mode by Katherine Mansfield

A husband fears for his marriage when his wife falls in with a rather artistic set...

• 26 mins

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The Dilettante by Edith Wharton

What is going on at the heart of Thursdale and Mrs. Vervain’s ambiguous relationship?

• 21 mins

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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe’s story set during carnival season in 19th Century Italy.

• 16 mins

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How I Built Myself A House by Thomas Hardy

In Thomas Hardy’s story, he describes the pitfalls of building a dream home from scratch.

• 19 mins

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The Siren by Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov’s tale of hungry court officials taunting each other with visions of food.

• 13 mins

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The Open Window by Saki

Saki’s story about a suggestible man who is left reeling by a little girl’s spooky joke

• 7 mins

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The Man of No Account by Bret Hart

1850’s California. A group of young men are heading out to make their names and money.

• 11 mins

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At The Barbers by Anton Chekhov

In Anton Chekhov’s tale a barber cuts the old man’s hair.. but also dates his daughter

• 9 mins

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Tobermory by Saki

In Saki’s story a guest at Lady Blemley’s houseparty says he has taught her cat to talk.

• 19 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece about madness and women breaking out.

• 38 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant

Maupassant’s tragic wartime tale of the friendship and loyalty that binds two friends.

• 14 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Recruit by Honore de Balzac

Balzac’s tale of maternal love & mistaken identity during the French Revolution.

• 35 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant

Maupassant’s fable of a villager who finds a piece of string & is accused of thieving.

• 15 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

El Verdugo by Honore de Balzac

Balzac’s tale of French troops taking over a Spanish town during the Napoleonic war.

• 23 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Toys of Peace by Saki

Saki’s satire about children given toys representing normal life rather than war.

• 14 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The String Quartet by Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf’s sketch of woman finding emotions and storylines in music.

• 10 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe’s tale of a morbidly absorbing painting and the sacrifices made for art.

• 8 mins

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The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant’s story about a woman devoting her life to repay a debt she never owed.

• 20 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Mesmeric Mountain by Stephen Crane

Stephen Crane’s fantastical tale of a man who thinks he’s being followed – by a mountain.

• 10 mins

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The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre tale of Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague.

• 16 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Interlopers by Saki

Saki's fable about warring neighbours.

• 15 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Fly by Katherine Mansfield

Katherine Mansfield’s 1922 story about a boss and his old employee reliving old times.

• 15 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry

O. Henry’s parable about a homeless man seeking shelter, and the lengths he goes to.

• 16 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Cone by HG Wells

HG Wells’ twisted tale about a man taking revenge on an adulterer.

• 27 mins

A Celebration of the Short Story

The Christening by DH Lawrence

DH Lawrence’s story of a young unmarried mother, her baby and her stern collier father.

• 24 mins