Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Episode 55: The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Edna O'Brien

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Creature by Edna O'Brien

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Creature by Edna O'Brien

Episode 54: The Creature by Edna O'Brien

J D Salinger

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger

Episode 53: Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell

Episode 52: Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell

Ted Chiang

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad by MR James

Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad by MR James

Episode 50: Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad by MR James

George Saunders

Trev Downey reads Sea Oak by George Saunders

Trev Downey reads Sea Oak by George Saunders

Episode 49: Sea Oak by George Saunders

Harrison Bergeron

Kurt Vonnegut

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut

Episode 48: Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut

Kevin Barry

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Cruelty by Kevin Barry

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Cruelty by Kevin Barry

Episode 47: A Cruelty by Kevin Barry

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Dagon by H P Lovecraft

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Dagon by H P Lovecraft

Episode 46: Dagon by H P Lovecraft

Is there anything better than being told a good story? Well, yes. Being told one of the truly great stories probably beats it. In this podcast, Trev Downey reads the very best in the genre and discusses them with his guests.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides

Episode 45: Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka

Episode 44: A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka

Trev Downey reads and then discusses To Build A Fire by Jack London

Trev Downey reads and then discusses To Build A Fire by Jack London

Episode 43: To Build A Fire by Jack London 

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

Episode 42: The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

Episode 41: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

Kaaron Warren

Trev Downey reads and then discusses All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren

Trev Downey reads and then discusses All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren

Episode 40: All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren 

Trev Downey reads and then very briefly reacts to The Million Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain 

Trev Downey reads and then very briefly reacts to The Million Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain

Episode 39: The Million Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain 

Richard Matheson

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Button, Button by Richard Matheson

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Button, Button by Richard Matheson

Episode 38: Button, Button by Richard Matheson

Raymond Carver

Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses My Father's Life by Raymond Carver

Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses My Father's Life by Raymond Carver

Episode 37: My Father's Life by Raymond Carver

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Signalman by Charles Dickens

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Signalman by Charles Dickens

Episode 36: The Signalman by Charles Dickens

It would be enough to hear great stories read by a great story-teller, but the discussions are very knowledgeable and interesting. Thank you.

thank you

Highly recommend to all who love literature

Great stories, great narration, great discussions!

The Great Stories

Trev Downey reads Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver and then discusses it with Neil Poole.

Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver

James Joyce

Trev Downey reads Eveline by James Joyce and then discusses the story with Neil Poole.

Eveline by James Joyce

John Cheever

Trev Downey reads The Enormous Radio by John Cheever and then discusses it with Neil Poole.

The Enormous Radio by John Cheever

Trev Downey reads and briefly reflects on The Gift of the Magi by O Henry in this bonus Christmas episode of The Great Stories.

The Gift of the Magi by O Henry

Roddy Doyle

Trev Downey reads and briefly reacts to Bullfighting by Roddy Doyle.

Bullfighting by Roddy Doyle

Kate Chopin

Trev Downey reads The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and then discusses it with Neil Poole.

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

Trev Downey reads The Diamond Maker by HG Wells and then discusses it with Neil Poole.

The Diamond Maker

Denis Johnson

Trev Downey reads Emergency by Denis Johnson and then discusses it with Neil Poole.

Emergency by Denis Johnson

Marghanita Laski

Trev Downey reads The Tower by Marghanita Laski and then discusses it with Neil Poole.

The Tower by Marghanita Laski

BONUS EPISODE: Trev Downey reads The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe.

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

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