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  The Castle of the King

  Bram Stoker

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  An old poet finds himself separated by many miles from his dying wife and is reflecting over their life together in his sadness and misery. Theirs was a story of two people from different stations of life - he, poor and she, rich. He worked hard to make a name for himself and, having done so, he returns to her to find out that she had loved him all these years and was waiting for him as well. The poet is so distraught that with it having taken so long for them to be together, it seems even more unfair for them to be separated at the end. Finding out that his love has passed away, he immediately decides to follow after her to the Castle of the King of Death.

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  The Child with the Bread Shoes

  Teofilo Gautier

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  When little Hans dies of the croup, his mother uses all her scant wealth to ensure him a proper burial. She spins the thread for his shroud and has a beautiful little coffin made. But while she is out, the rats gnaw at little Hans's leather slippers and the dead child has nothing for his feet.Hans' mother makes him a pair of shoes from her last loaf of bread. But after the child is buried, the ghostly child reappears night after night weeping. The bread shoes are preventing him from entering heaven. But the local priest comes up with a plan.

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  Classic Short Stories - Volume 4...

  Edith Nesbit, Edgar Allan Poe,...

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  Stories are one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements.  Whether written down or spoken they have an ability to capture our imagination and thoughts, and take us on incredible journeys in the space of a phrase and the turn of a page. 
   
  Within a few words of text or speech, new worlds and characters form, propelling a narrative to a conclusion with intricate ease. Finely crafted, perfectly formed these Miniature Masterpieces, at first thought, seem remarkably easy to conjure up. But ask any writer and they will tell you that distilling the essence of narrative and characters into a short story is one of the hardest acts of their literary craft.  Many attempt, but few achieve.

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  Beowulf

  Anonymous Anonymous

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  It's never been easy to be a hero. When Beowulf arrives at Hrothgar's hall, he discovers that the hall is beset by Grendel, an evil creature that kills and pillages with impunity. Beowulf, in heroic fashion, bests Grendel in combat, then follows Grendel back to his lair to finish the job. 
  But Beowulf couldn't have counted on meeting Grendel's mother. 
  And then, later, there's this dragon. 
  But why are you reading about it? This story was meant to be told, to be repeated aloud. Listen as J.B. Bessinger, Jr. reads Beowulf and many other Old English poems, including Caedmon's Hymn. Listen to poems about love, war, faith, and heroism from centuries past. 
  Contents include: Caedmon's Hymn, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, The Battle of Brunan Burg, A Wife's Lament, and selections from Beowulf: lines 1-125, lines 195-225, lines 702-852, and lines 3137-3180.

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  Les Misérables: Volume 4: The...

  Victor Hugo

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  Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, and letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose.BOOK 4: SUCCOR FROM BELOW MAY TURN OUT TO BE SUCCOR FROM ON HIGH: Thus their life clouded over by degrees. But one diversion, which had formerly been a happiness, remained to them, which was to carry bread to those who were hungry, and clothing to those who were cold.

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  Macbeth

  William Shakespeare

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  Infamously known as the cursed Scottish play, Macbeth is perhaps Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy. When General Macbeth is foretold by three witches that he will one day be King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth convinces him to get rid of anyone who could stand in his way – including committing regicide. As Macbeth ascends to the throne through bloody murder, he becomes a tyrant consumed by fear and paranoia.  
   
  
  
  Recorded at The Invisible Studios in May 2011. 
   
  
  
  Adapted and directed for radio by Martin Jarvis
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
  An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
  Josh Cooke as Banquo and others
  JD Cullum as Macduff and Second Murderer
  Dan Donohue as Ross
  Jeannie Elias as Second Witch and others
  Chuma Gault as Lennox and Servant
  James Marsters as Macbeth
  Jon Matthews as Malcolm
  Alan Shearman as Angus and others
  André Sogliuzzo as Donalbain, Third Witch and others
  Kate Steele as Lady Macduff, First Witch and Apparition
  Kris Tabori as Duncan and others
  Joanne Whalley as Lady Macbeth
  
  Associate Producers: Anna Lyse Erikson, Myke Weiskopf
  Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
  Sound Effects Artist: Tony Palermo

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