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Short excerpt readings from classic world literature in public domain. It also includes insightful background information and tidbits about the various novels. This podcast is ideal for late night listenings. Season 2 premiering in January will feature such authors as Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Sun Tzu, Miguel de Cervantes and many more. Season 1 features the works of Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and O. Henry. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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    • Jul 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 5m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - Public Domain Classics - Season 4 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 6:11


    This episode focuses on the classic children's novel.  Listen to insightful commentary about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its author. Additionally, enjoy a dramatic excerpt reading from the book.  Be sure to subscribe and like our podcast, but most of all, keep on reading!

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Public Domain Classics Season 4 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 9:08


    This episode focuses on the classic American Jazz Age novel. Listen to insightful commentary about The Great Gatsby and it's author. Additionally, enjoy a dramatic excerpt reading from the book. Be sure to subscribe and like our podcast, but most of all, keep on reading! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pdcah/support

    " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore - Public Domain Classics - Season 4 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 5:52


    This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. This episode focuses on the classic Christmas poem. Listen to insightful commentary and a dramatic reading of it. Be sure to subscribe and like our podcast, but most of all, keep on reading! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pdcah/support

    "The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe - Public Domain Classics - Season 4 Episode 1 - Season Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 4:19


    This episode focuses on a common Edgar Allan Poe theme, premature death. Listen to insightful commentary and a dramatic reading of this classic short horror story in the public domain. Be sure to subscribe and like our podcast, but most of all, keep on reading! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pdcah/support

    "Alone" and "A Dream Within A Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe - Public Domain Classics - Season 3 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 5:28


    This episode focuses on a pair of Poe's most beloved poems, Alone and A Dream Within A Dream. Listen to insightful commentary and a dramatic reading of these two classic poems in the public domain. Be sure to subscribe and like our podcast, but most of all, keep on reading! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Public Domain Classics - Season 3 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 5:20


    This episode focuses on the classic fiction novel, "Little Women" by the Louisa May Alcott. Listen to insightful commentary and a dramatic short reading from the book. Subscribe, like and keep on reading! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Matthew A. Henson - A Black History Month commemorative episode - Public Domain Classics - Season 3 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 5:01


    This episode focuses on the non fiction book, "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole" by the African American explorer, Matthew A. Henson. Listen to commentary about the author and the background behind this historical book. There is also a dramatic short reading from the novel. Subscribe, like and keep on reading! #publicdomainbooks #NorthPole #MatthewHenson #arcticexplorer --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Winnie-the-Pooh written by A.A. Milne - Public Domain Classics - Season 3 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 4:13


    This episode focuses on the classic children's book, "Winnie-the-Pooh" by A.A. Milne. Listen to commentary about the author and the background behind this timeless book. There is also a dramatic short reading from the first chapter. Subscribe, like and keep on reading! #publicdomainbooks #WinniethePooh #AAMilne #ChristopherRobin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Public Domain Classics - Season 3 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 7:34


    This episode focuses on " A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Listen to commentary about the author and the background behind this classic Christmas tale. There is also a dramatic short reading from the finale of the book. Subscribe, like and keep on reading! #publicdomainbooks #CharlesDickens #AChristmasCarol --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - Public Domain Classics - Season 3 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 10:32


    This episode focuses on the Mark Twain novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Listen to commentary and facts about the author and the background behind this classic American novel. There is also a dramatic short reading from Chapter 9. Subscribe, like and keep on reading! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe - Public Domain Classics - Season 2 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 4:40


    "Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. This poem is read in its entirety as part of the 25th National Poetry Month celebration. #NationalPoetryMonth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes - Public Domain Classics - Season 2 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 4:54


    The plot revolves around the adventures of a noble from La Mancha named Alonso Quixano, who reads so many chivalric romancesthat he loses his mind and decides to become a knight-errant (caballero andante) to revive chivalry and serve his nation, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha. Please subscribe, download and review! Public Domain Classics is a podcast which focuses on short readings from classic literature in public domain. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Public Domain Classics - Season 2 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 4:31


    Public Domain Classics is a podcast which focuses on short readings from classic literature in public domain. This episode consists of readings from The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today as it was for military strategists in ancient China. Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Public Domain Classics - Season 2 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 4:38


    Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Public Domain Classics is a podcast which focuses on short readings from classic literature in public domain. This episode is a reading from chapter one of Pride and Prejudice. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Declaration of Independence - Part 1 - ( ASMR style) - Bonus episode Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 3:40


    A reading from the beginning of the United States Declaration of Independence in ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America) is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the Thirteen Colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule. With the Declaration, these new states took a collective first step toward forming the United States of America. - Wikipedia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Public Domain Classics - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 0:44


    The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry - Public Domain Classics - Episode 6 Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 3:29


    This episode is about the Christmas short story, the The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time. there are no spoilers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Public Domain Classics - The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe - Episode 5 Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 4:45


    Public Domain Classics is a podcast which focuses on short readings from classic literature in public domain. This podcast is ideal for late night listenings. This episode is a reading from the last few stanzas of the haunting poem , The Raven written by Edgar Allan Poe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Public Domain Classics - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Episode 4 Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 5:41


    Public Domain Classics is a podcast which focuses on short readings from classic literature in public domain. This podcast is ideal for late night listenings. This episode is a reading from Frankenstein - Chapter 10.. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Public Domain Classics - Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - Episode 3 Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 5:28


    Public Domain Classics is a podcast which focuses on short readings from classic literature in public domain. This podcast is ideal for late night listenings. This episode is a reading from Alice in Wonderland - Chapter 7 "A Mad Tea Party".. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Public Domain Classics - Dracula by Bram Stoker - Episode 2 Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 3:39


    This podcast presents short readings from classic literature that are now in public domain. This episode is a reading from Letter, Abraham Van Helsing, M. D., D. Ph., D. Lit., etc., etc., to Dr. Seward. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Public Domain Classics - Episode 1 Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 1:59


    This podcast presents short readings from classic literature in public domain. This podcast is ideal for late night listenings. A reading of the preface of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the focus of episode #1. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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