Awesome Radio - Narrated Stories Story Briefs

Sometimes it's nice just to hear a story. Like the "golden age of radio," Awesome Stories features dramatizations of classics, narrated chapters of our own stories, radio interviews and radio plays. This collection benefits ESL, adult literacy and those who just want to close their eyes and listen to a good story!

Frankenstein moves to the remote Orkney Islands to work on a companion for his monster. Nearing completion of his task, Victor has second thoughts and...

Aboard a ship in the Arctic, Victor Frankenstein dies. His death greatly upsets the monster. Never accepted by others, the monster threatens to end hi...

An explosion-caused tsunami (on December 6, 1917) sends 18 meters (nearly 60 feet) of sea water above the high-water mark on the Halifax side of the h...

Helen Keller first realized the meaning of words when her teacher (Annie Sullivan) spelled “water” (w-a-t-e-r) in her hand on the 5th of April, 18...

One of her most famous poems - "How Do I Love Thee?" - was first published in 1850. Elizabeth wrote it while she was dating Robert Browning.

Still the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate for Literature, Rudyard Kipling was enormously popular during his lifetime.

In spite of censorship in her time, Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) remains one of Russia's most-loved poets of the 20th century.

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bront (1816-1855), remains popular even though it was first published in October of 1847.

Charlotte Bront once served as a governess at Stone Grappe Hall.

In Chapter III, of Jane Eyre, Mr.

"It's a Wonderful Life" is one of the most-popular films to watch during the holidays. Who was James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997), its star? Known the...

By 1904, when people begin to worry about the potentially addictive effects of coca leaves, John Pemberton has to change his Coca Cola formula.

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