Quiet Stories
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
23. A Moonlight Fable and The Diamond Maker
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, T...
22. Love of Life
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
21. My Double and How He Undid Me
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
20. The Schoolmaster’s Progress
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading The Schoolmaster's Progress by the American author, Caroline Kirkland. This story was first published in her collect...
19. Stories of Old Greece and Rome Part II
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. S...
18. The Singing Lesson and An Ideal Family
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading two short stories by Katherine Mansfield - The Singing Lesson and An Ideal Family. Regular listeners may recall we re...
17. The Door in the Wall
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading the short story, The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells. The English author is best known for his works of science fictio...
16. Dalyrimple Goes Wrong
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading the short story, Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This is third story we've read by Fitzgerald and the s...
15. The Young King
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading The Young King by Oscar Wilde. This is our second episode featuring the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde; our first was epi...
14. Stories of Old Greece and Rome Part I
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, by listener request, we'll be reading the first few chapters from Stories of Old Greece and Rome by Emile Kip Baker, published in 1913. If ...
13. The Adventure of the Western Star
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading the short story, The Adventure of the Western Star, from Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie. This story, featuri...
12. In Nature’s School Part II
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be continuing our adventures with Phil and the woodland creatures of In Nature's School, by Lillian Gask. If you would like to ...
11. The Diamond Necklace and In the Spring
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading two short stories by Guy de Maupassant – The Diamond Necklace and In the Spring. The French author was renowned as ...
10. The Red-Headed League
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading The Red-Headed League, a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This short story was first published in The...
9. Three Norse Tales
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading three selections from Norse Tales for the Use of Children by Sir George Webbe Dasent, originally published in 1862. D...
8. The Garden Party
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield, first published in 1922. Mansfield was born and raised in New Zealand but sp...
7. The Model Millionaire and The Happy Prince
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading two children's stories with similar themes by Oscar Wilde - The Model Millionaire and The Happy Prince. Wilde is perh...
6. In Nature’s School
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be reading excerpts from In Nature's School, a children's story by Lilian Gask. This story tells the tale of Phil, a seven year old or...
5. The Ice Palace
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, by listener request, we'll be reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story, The Ice Palace. If you would like to request a story you can email...
4. The Great Stone Face
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll be reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, The Great Stone Face. Hawthorne's inspiration for the face-like rock formation in...