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Classic Stories Stories for Summer Episodes Available now
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After the Race by James Joyce
James Joyce鈥檚 youthful vignette about a jubilant, heady summer evening spent in Dublin.
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A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf
Woolf鈥檚 strangely romantic sketch of a ghostly couple watching over their old home.
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The Postmaster by Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore鈥檚 tale of a postman leaving his job and the poor girl he's been looking after.
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Holiday Group by EM Delafield
EM Delafield鈥檚 subtle and satirical story of a family's summer trip to the coast.
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A Respectable Woman by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin鈥檚 cleverly observed story about a woman鈥檚 ambivalence towards a guest.