Henry was the pen name of william sydney porter 18621910, an american writer of outstanding short stories known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings. Many companies we service have learning requirements for their employees to spend hours of their own free time on progressive training. Short stories are designed to be read in one sitting. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Free audio books in genre short stories that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Librivoxs short story collection 002 internet archive. Henry, published in 1907 in his collection the trimmed lamp and other stories. The last leaf is a story about a lady who becomes ill with pneumonia.
Eventually, the men are driven crazy by the boys spoiled and hyperactive behavior, and they pay the boys father to take him back. Recorded in thirtyone accessible chapters, the story audio bible download sweeps you into the unfolding progression of bible characters and events from genesis to revelation. When one of them, johnsy, becomes gravely ill with pneumonia, she becomes obsessed with counting the leaves on the ivy outside the window. Included are stories by virinia woolf, leo tolstoy, edgar allen poe, franz kafka, edith wharton, and many more. When one of them, johnsy, becomes gravely ill with pneumonia, she becomes obsessed with counting the. Listen to genius presents free audio downloads in the category. This track is from classic tales of hope and courage.
Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. In it a young woman dying from pneumonia despite the best efforts of her loving roommate, a doctor, and a mature resident in the building who has appointed himself guardian to the young lady and her housemate, soon learns that she is the key to her own life or. This index is arranged by collection, but the table is easily sortable by author, story title, reader or narration length by clicking the corresponding header. University press audiobooks presents classic short stories read by awardwinning narrators, produced by listen to genius. Johnsy and sue, who want to be artists, live together in an old apartment in new york.
Henry first published in the july 6, 1907 issue of the saturday evening post. The last leaf short stories and classic literature. It tells the story of an old artist who saves the life of a young artist, dying of pneumonia, by giving her the will to live. T h e l a s t l e a f i american english for english. Many short stories can now be found online for free, in an audio format. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Perfect for entrepreneurs and anyone seeking the most out of life each audiobook includes captions and more information listen to the greatest classics works of nonfiction and literature on greatest audio books. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. O henry describes how an old painter sacrifices his own life to save the life of a young artist. Henrys short story, the last leaf, in a touching tale of love and devotion interspersed with humorous. The last leaf is the story of two female artists living together in greenwich village.
At top of a three story building sue and johnsy had their studio. Henry was the pen name of william sydney porter 1862 1910, an american writer of outstanding short stories, known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings. The voice of america voa american stories are good for people studying english. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves. In the evening, there was another storm but the leaf did not fall. Lovecraft the revolt of mother by mary wilkinsfreeman kerfol by edith wharton over the border by morgan robertson. Henry published in 1907 in his collection the trimmed. As such, short stories can be easily read on the morning commute, on a lunch break or in the evening. Oct 17, 2019 the ransom of red chief is a short story by o.
This site only hosts the american stories that are not adaptations of ed material. The narrator remarks that the labyrinthine, winding streets of the neighborhood make it. Now, the voa special english program american stories. But, an old artist who lives in the same building paints a leaf for her, and she survives.
As the weather gets colder and windier, the leaves fall one by one. Henry published in 1907 in his collection the trimmed lamp and other story. Henrys the trimmed lamp and other stories of the four million 1907. Short stories provide ample opportunities to increase your knowledge about different cultures and different lifestyles.
May 21, 2015 uncle wiggilys travels audiobook howard r. Henry was the pen name of william sydney porter 18621910, an american writer of outstanding short stories, known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and surprise endings. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Free short stories audio books, mp3 downloads, and videos. Unfortunately, where most of o henrys works are voicey and entertaining, this one. Garis 1873 1962 this is the second of 79 uncle wiggily books published and contains another selection of bedtime stories from those originally published in the newark evening news every day except saturday for over 40 years.
Listed in this article are a few popular short stories from different authors, from america, europe and russia. Librivox short science fiction index librivox wiki. Some of the benefits of our progressive training company are universal learning and professional development. Reading short stories helps to establish a reading schedule or routine. If youre behind on your reading for the year, or need to give your annual reading challenge a little boost, ive got 15 super short audiobooks you can listen to in a day. The last leaf is an endearing story about many forms of love and our interdependency upon one another and most importantly ourselves.
The admiral is the bittersweet tale of a young and simple sailor. These mp3 files feature the voices of awardwinning professional narrators. It tells the story of an old artist who saves the life of a young neighboring artist, dying of pneumonia, by giving her the will to live. Jul 31, 2009 now, the voa special english program american stories. Feb 02, 2015 try these audio short stories cassandra neace feb 2, 2015 one of the most frequent concerns that i hear from people who havent given audiobooks a try is the time commitment. The story is set in greenwich village during a pneumonia epidemic.
The last leaf is the story of two female artists living together i. In a little district west of washington square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called places. If you dont find a story on the above lists it may still be available on the gutenberg site. God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what the story is all about. The last leaf takes place in greenwich village, a bohemian neighborhood in new york city, sometime in the early 20th century. Henry was the pen name of william sydney porter 18621910, an american writer of outstanding short stories, known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
A reading of the short story the last leaf written by o henry. Henry, cathy dobson for free with a 30 day free trial. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit. We provide all audiobooks like free audio books audiobook. All text, audio and video material produced exclusively by the. Schools offering animation degrees can also be found in these popular choices. You have looked after me so lovingly and i have not cooperated with you. It follows two men who kidnap, and demand a ransom for, a wealthy alabamians son.
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