Classic Stories A Celebration of the Short Story Episodes Available now

The Mesmeric Mountain by Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane’s fantastical tale of a man who thinks he’s being followed – by a mountain.

The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre tale of Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague.

The Interlopers by Saki
Saki's fable about warring neighbours.

Araby by James Joyce
James Joyce’s story from Dubliners about a boy enchanted by a woman and a utopian bazaar.

The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry
O. Henry’s parable about a homeless man seeking shelter, and the lengths he goes to.

The Cone by HG Wells
HG Wells’ twisted tale about a man taking revenge on an adulterer.

The Christening by DH Lawrence
DH Lawrence’s story of a young unmarried mother, her baby and her stern collier father.

Tarquin of Cheapside by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s strange Elizabethan-set tale of a young writer is seeking refuge.

Ma'ame Pelagie by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin portrait of a woman on a plantation adjusting after the American Civil War.

The Kabuliwalah by Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore’s tale of a little girl befriending a travelling fruit salesman.