Ranked #1
The Blind Men and the Elephant by James Baldwin
The Blind Men and the Elephant by James Baldwin
There were once six blind men who stood by the roadside every day, and begged from the people who passed. They had often... Read more
6 Dec 2018
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1min
Ranked #2
The Continuity of Parks by Julio Cortázar
The Continuity of Parks by Julio Cortázar
The story starts with a busy upper-class man who has a unique passion for books. His passion boarders on obsession descr... Read more
4 Dec 2018
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3mins
Ranked #3
The Shadow over Innsmouth By H. P. Lovecraft
The Shadow over Innsmouth By H. P. Lovecraft
The narrator explains how he instigated a secret investigation of the ruined town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, by the U.... Read more
28 Sep 2019
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22mins
Ranked #4
All Summer in a Day By Ray Bradbury
All Summer in a Day By Ray Bradbury
The story is about a class of students on Venus, which, in this story, is a world of constant rainstorms, where the Sun... Read more
2 Aug 2019
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10mins
Ranked #5
The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde
The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde
Hughie is handsome, charming and popular but he has been very unlucky as far as financial matters are concerned. He was ... Read more
27 Nov 2018
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10mins
Ranked #6
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Chapter 3
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Chapter 3
Victor is now 17 years old and ready to become a student at the University of Ingolstadt in Ingolstadt, Germany (near Mu... Read more
1 Nov 2018
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14mins
Ranked #7
An Imperial Message by Franz Kafka
An Imperial Message by Franz Kafka
The Emperor—so they say—has sent a message, directly from his death bed, to you alone, his pathetic subject, a tiny shad... Read more
3 Dec 2018
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1min
Ranked #8
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Chapter 9
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Chapter 9
After Justine’s execution, Victor becomes increasingly melancholy. He considers suicide but restrains himself by thinkin... Read more
2 Nov 2018
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11mins
Ranked #9
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Chapter 8
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Chapter 8
The trial for Justine Moritz begins at 11:00 the next morning. Victor suffers silent torture while the entire scene play... Read more
1 Nov 2018
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14mins
Ranked #10
Isaac Asimov and Ernest Hemingway Short Stories
Isaac Asimov and Ernest Hemingway Short Stories
Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov The End of Something by Ernest Hemingway--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti... Read more
29 Mar 2020
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14mins
Ranked #11
3 Classic Fiction Short Stories
3 Classic Fiction Short Stories
A country cottage by Anton Chekhov A haunted house by Virginia Woolf After 20 years by O. Henry--- Support this podcas... Read more
20 Mar 2020
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11mins
Ranked #12
2 Hours of Classic Short Stories
2 Hours of Classic Short Stories
2 Hours of Classic Short Stories--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hmphaudiobooks/support
19 Mar 2020
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2hr
Ranked #13
3 Funny Short Stories by Stephen Leacock
3 Funny Short Stories by Stephen Leacock
Borrowing a Match by Stephen Leacock My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock The New Food by Stephen Leacock--- Support t... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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8mins
Ranked #14
The Stroke of the Sun by Arthur C. Clarke
The Stroke of the Sun by Arthur C. Clarke
Set in Hasta la Vista, the capital of a hypothetical country named Perivia in South America. Citizens are football craz... Read more
24 Dec 2019
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13mins
Ranked #15
Three Classic Christmas Stories
Three Classic Christmas Stories
The Greatest Gift It's a Wonderful Life Short story by Philip Van Doren Stern The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian An... Read more
14 Dec 2019
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39mins
Ranked #16
The End of Something by Ernest Hemingway
The End of Something by Ernest Hemingway
“The End of Something” is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway, published in the 1925 New York edition of In Our Ti... Read more
13 Dec 2019
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7mins
Ranked #17
Three Classic Science Fiction Stories
Three Classic Science Fiction Stories
the eyes have it by philip k. dick 00:00:02 the pedestrian by ray bradbury 00:10:51 the fun they had by isaac asimov 00:... Read more
10 Dec 2019
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24mins
Ranked #18
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
On a cold New Year's Eve, a poor, young girl tries to sell matches in the street. She is already shivering from cold and... Read more
7 Dec 2019
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4mins
Ranked #19
The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury
The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury
The story features Leonard Mead, a citizen of a television-centered world in 2053. In the city, roads have fallen into d... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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7mins
Ranked #20
The Open Window by H.H. Munro (SAKI)
The Open Window by H.H. Munro (SAKI)
Framton Nuttel, seeking a "nerve cure" prescribed by his doctor, visits a rural area where he knows no one. His sister p... Read more
22 Nov 2019
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5mins