American Stories - VOA Learning English

by VOA Learning English

Language Learning #183

Classic short stories that introduce American literature to intermediate English learners.

Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Part One - February 20, 2025
Feb 20, 2025 – 00:15:41
American Stories Four Poems by Robert Frost - May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023 – 00:11:20
Two Stories about Letter X, How It Got into the Alphabet - April 07, 2023
Apr 7, 2023 – 00:11:13
How the Animals Lost their Tails - April 07, 2023
Apr 7, 2023 – 00:12:14
American Stories: Chicken Little - March 09, 2023
Mar 9, 2023 – 00:10:25
'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe, Part Five - October 12, 2017
Oct 12, 2017 – 00:11:35
'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe, Part Four - October 06, 2017
Oct 6, 2017 – 00:12:20
'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe, Part Three - September 28, 2017
Sep 28, 2017 – 00:11:18
'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe, Part Two - September 21, 2017
Sep 21, 2017 – 00:10:00
'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe, Part One - September 18, 2017
Sep 18, 2017 – 00:10:00
'The Law of Life,' by Jack London, Part Two - June 29, 2017
Jun 29, 2017 – 00:10:01
'The Law of Life,' by Jack London, Part One - June 22, 2017
Jun 22, 2017 – 00:12:34
'Love of Life,' by Jack London, Part Four - June 15, 2017
Jun 15, 2017 – 00:12:45
'Love of Life,' by Jack London, Part Three - June 08, 2017
Jun 8, 2017 – 00:12:04
'Love of Life,' by Jack London, Part Two - June 01, 2017
Jun 1, 2017 – 00:17:45
'Love of Life,' by Jack London, Part One - May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017 – 00:11:30
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Four - May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017 – 00:12:56
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Three - May 09, 2017
May 9, 2017 – 00:10:32
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Two - May 02, 2017
May 2, 2017 – 00:17:51
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part One - April 26, 2017
Apr 26, 2017 – 00:16:17
'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Four - March 31, 2017
Mar 31, 2017 – 00:11:01
'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Three - March 24, 2017
Mar 24, 2017 – 00:11:20
'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two - March 09, 2017
Mar 9, 2017 – 00:11:05
'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One - March 09, 2017
Mar 9, 2017 – 00:11:27
'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Three - March 03, 2017
Mar 3, 2017 – 00:11:06
'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two - February 24, 2017
Feb 24, 2017 – 00:11:11
'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One - February 16, 2017
Feb 16, 2017 – 00:11:07
'The Black Cat,' by Edgar Allan Poe - February 06, 2017
Feb 6, 2017 – 00:11:19
'The Masque of the Red Death,' by Edgar Allen Poe - February 01, 2017
Feb 1, 2017 – 00:10:32
Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen - November 18, 2016
Nov 18, 2016 – 00:12:39
'The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky' by Stephen Crane, Part Two - September 30, 2016
Sep 30, 2016 – 00:12:45
'The Furnished Room' by O. Henry - July 27, 2016
Jul 27, 2016 – 00:16:17
'A Retrieved Reformation' by O. Henry - July 21, 2016
Jul 21, 2016 – 00:15:31
'After Twenty Years,' by O. Henry - July 14, 2016
Jul 14, 2016 – 00:06:42
'Transients in Arcadia' by O. Henry - July 07, 2016
Jul 7, 2016 – 00:11:47
'From the Cabby's Seat,' by O. Henry - June 26, 2016
Jun 26, 2016 – 00:10:27
'The Romance of a Busy Broker' by O. Henry - June 24, 2016
Jun 24, 2016 – 00:07:10
'The Count and the Wedding Guest,' by O. Henry - June 16, 2016
Jun 16, 2016 – 00:10:45
'The Cop and the Anthem' by O. Henry - June 08, 2016
Jun 8, 2016 – 00:14:02
'Hearts and Crosses' by O. Henry, Part Two - June 01, 2016
Jun 1, 2016 – 00:08:02
Hearts and Crosses by O. Henry, Part One - May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016 – 00:13:22
The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock - May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016 – 00:14:36
Mammon and the Archer by O. Henry - May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016 – 00:11:42
A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce - August 21, 2015
Aug 21, 2015 – 00:12:54
The Return of a Private by Hamlin Garland - August 18, 2015
Aug 18, 2015 – 00:13:07
The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack London - August 11, 2015
Aug 11, 2015 – 00:14:01
AS: The Return of a Private by Hamlin Garland - August 05, 2015
Aug 5, 2015 – 00:13:17
The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce - August 05, 2015
Aug 5, 2015 – 00:14:10
Feathertop by Nathaniel Hawthorne - July 27, 2015
Jul 27, 2015 – 00:13:09
The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving - July 21, 2015
Jul 21, 2015 – 00:13:19