Quiet Stories

23. A Moonlight Fable and The Diamond Maker

In this episode we’ll be reading two short stories by H.G. Wells – A Moonlight Fable and The Diamond Maker.  These stories come from the collection, The Door in the Wall and Other Stories. We read the title story from this collection in episode 17, released on April 21, 2021.

22. Love of Life

In this episode we’ll be reading Love of Life by Jack London, originally published in 1907.  The American author is best known for his short stories and novels depicting the Klondike gold rush in northwestern Canada. This story is no exception and describes scenes of survival in the harsh northern landscape.

21. My Double and How He Undid Me

In this episode we’ll be reading My Double and How He Undid Me by Edward Everett Hale.  This story was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1859 and brought the American author immediate attention and praise. The son of Nathan Hale, the so-called inventor of the newspaper editorial, Edward Hale possessed strong literary skills from a young age and entered Harvard College when he was only 13 years old.

20. The Schoolmaster’s Progress

In this episode we’ll be reading The Schoolmaster’s Progress by the American author, Caroline Kirkland.  This story was first published in her collection from 1845 titled Western Clearings. Kirkland is known for her depictions of frontier life and was a highly regarded author  by her contemporaries such as Edgar Allen Poe and Charles Dickens.

19. Stories of Old Greece and Rome Part II

In this episode we’ll continue reading Stories of Old Greece and Rome by Emile Kip Baker. These stories use the Roman names for gods and goddesses. Some of the deities featured in these chapters along with their Greek names are Jupiter (Zeus), Juno (Hera), Neptune (Poseidon), Pluto (Hades), Minerva (Athena), and Apollo (Helios).