'Rappaccini’s Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Part Two

Today we complete the story, Rapaccini's Daughter. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Kay Gelland with the second and final part of Rapaccini's Daughter.

02 Apr 2025,·13 mins mins

'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two

The Fall of the House of Usher Part II Roderick Usher, whom I had known as a boy, was now ill and had asked me to come to help him. When I arrived I felt something strange and fearful about the great old stone house, about

19 Mar 2025,·11 mins mins

'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One

The Fall of the House of Usher Part 1 It was a dark and soundless day near the end of the year, and clouds were hanging low in the heavens. All day I had been riding on horseback through country with little life

27 Feb 2025,·11 mins mins

'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Three

The Fall of the House of Usher Part 3 I was visiting an old friend of mine, Roderick Usher, in his old stone house, his palace, where a feeling of death hung on the air. I saw how fear was pressing on his heart and

11 Feb 2025,·11 mins mins

'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Two

The Blue Hotel Part 2 I think you are tongue tied. Man! Man! Have you gone mad? Oh no! Oh no! There are people in this world who know nearly as much as you do, understand?

14 Jan 2025,·17 mins mins

'The Open Boat' by Stephen Crane, Part Two

A long stretch of coast lay before the eyes of the men. Slowly the land rose up out of the mountainous sea. The men could see a small house against the sky. To the south, they could see a lighthouse. Tide, wind, and waves were pushing the lifeboat northward. The

18 Nov 2024,·13 mins mins