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B. J. Harrison Reads Merry Christmas
by Stephen Leacock
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
The First World War has left the world in agony. Disillusionment, hopelessness, and horror are rife when a despondent author gets a visit by Father Time and Father Christmas, who come to raise his spirits. He wishes for better days, but the war has taken everything, turning him into a hopeless and angry nihilist. Nevertheless, the Christmas spirit is here to bring hope and another chance at happiness.
"Merry Christmas" is a poignant short story where Stephen Leacock unleashes his ironic and satirical potential, together with his usual socially critical tone, to construct a narrative about the erosion of Christmas values. A must for fans of the author and for winter time reading.
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B. J. Harrison Reads An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
by Louisa May Alcott
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
B.J. Harrison narrates "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" by author Louisa May Alcott. Thanksgiving is here, but the mother and father of seven children are called away to the bedside of an ill grandmother. The farm is left in charge of the eldest child and the children decide to whip up a Thanksgiving dinner that will make their parents proud, but the task turns out to be more difficult than they had imagined. This heartwarming short story from the late 19th century has been turned into the TV movie An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008) starring Jacqueline Bisset.
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B. J. Harrison Reads A Case of Identity
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A young woman named Mary Sutherland is engaged and about to marry Hosmer Angel, when he unexpectedly disappears. In her despair and anxiety, Mary decides to ask Sherlock Holmes for his help. This seems to be a simple case for the great detective. After a short exchange of letters with Mary's stepfather, Mr. Windibank, Sherlock finds out what the truth is.
Why and how did Hosmer Angel disappear? How did the letters help Sherlock and what did he discover? Is the missing man still alive?
You can find the answers in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "A Case of Identity".
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B. J. Harrison Reads Sinbad the Sailor
by Anonyme
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Sinbad is a poor man who works as a carrier under the regime of Harun al-Rashid. Every day, obediently, the man carries the heavy load on his head. One day he feels that fatigue taking over him, and he decides to sit and rest for a few minutes. While Sinbad rests, he sees a store full of fascinating luxuries and he thanks Allah for the beautiful sight. When the owner of the shop sees the poor man, he decides to invite him inside. When the two men gets to know each other, it turns out that the storekeeper is a former sailor like Sinbad.
Why is Sinbad so fascinated by the store he sees? What does he truly desire? How did the shop owner come to acquire such wealth and what can the poor man learn from him? Can Sinbad also become rich?
You can find all the answers in this exciting and adventurous story.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Furnished Room
by O. Henry
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"The Furnished Room" is a short story about love and dedication, about exhaustion and despair. A young man is searching for a girl he fell in love with. He rents a room near the theatre where she could sometimes be seen and he devotes his days to the dream of finding her. When all of a sudden the sweet fragrance of her perfume fills his room... Has he finally found her? Or is this an evil ghost from the past? Will he get to embrace the girl he loves or she will drag him to the verge of madness?
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Hand
by Guy De Maupassant
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A man keeps a disembodied hand attached to his wall. One night he is found murdered, a finger sticking out of his mouth, and the hand is missing from the wall. Later a hand with one missing finger is seen at the man's grave. The police inspector who worked on the case wants to give some logical explanation but is there any? Or it was a supernatural occurrence? Find out in Guy de Maupassant's horror story "The Hand".
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B. J. Harrison Reads Casting the Runes
by M. R. James
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Mr. Edward Dunning is a researcher studying "The Truth of Alchemy" by Mr. Karswell. He starts seeing the name "John Harrington" everywhere he goes and finds out that Harrington was working on the same book before suddenly dying in an accident. Dunning gets in touch with Harrington's brother who is ready to help out. He wants to save Dunning but what from? It turns out that Karswell has cursed both the researchers by casting runes over them. Harrington could not save himself. Will Dunning succeed?
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Sign of The Shadow
by Maurice Leblanc
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy.
On 15th April, every day, Louise d'Ernemont leaves the house in the morning with her daughter and does not return home until nightfall – and nobody knows where she goes. It turns out that she is in fact the granddaughter of the wealthy d'Ernemont, who was guillotined on that exact date years earlier. A lost fortune, hidden jewels, a family mystery, it's time for Arsene Lupin to step in to help the heirs of d'Ernemont.
The third story in Maurice Leblanc's collection "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic detective series perfect for readers who love Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Afterward
by Edith Wharton
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"You won't know till afterward. You won't know till long, long afterward."
When Ned and Mary Boyne hear that their new house is haunted, they laugh it off and joke that every good house in the countryside must have a ghost for it to be worth purchasing. They move in and forget all about its supposed supernatural quirks. But when Mary notices a strange change in her husband's behaviour, she begins to suspect a not so friendly ghost is indeed at play.
'Afterward' is a chilling and disturbing short story that starts out on a happy note and then slowly unravels. It's made all the more haunting by Edith Wharton's impeccable prose.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Tobin's Palm and the Ransom of Red Chief
by O. Henry
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"Tobin's Palm" is a story about a young man named Tobin whose love Katie has disappeared. He did everything he could to find her, but she was nowhere to be seen. Heartbroken, Tobin falls into despair. His friend Jawn shows up and force Tobin to head out into to get some fresh air. But what they stumble upon there is not what Jawn or Tobin had expected.
"The Ransom of Red Chief" is a short story with a twist ending about two criminals, named Bill and Sam. They decide to kidnap an important and rich figure's child, hoping he'll pay the large ransom to get his boy back. What they had taking into consideration in their plan making, was how irritating the boy turns out to be. They find themselves in an uncomfortable situation but the question is how will they get themselves out of it?
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
In "The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", our main characters Algernon and Jack are tired of social obligations and have decided to lead a double life instead. However, nothing is simple when it comes to keeping secrets and several fates get entangled with the men's questionable endeavours. This late-19th-century play by Oscar Wilde is considered a satire of its time, offering a critique of Victorian institutions, such as marriage. The play has seen numerous radio, film, opera and musical adaptations. These include the 1992 film "The Importance of Being Earnest", starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth. Hear the classic as read by B.J. Harrison.
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Man Who Knew Too Much
by G. K. Chesterton
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"The Man Who Knew Too Much" tells the story of Horne Fisher and the burden he had to carry throughout his whole life. He knew too much about politicians and aristocracy, about corruption and covered crimes. The prime minister of England was a friend of his father, the foreign minister married his sister. Without even intending to, he found out many things about the private life of politicians, which is very different from what is presented to the people. The question is, what is Fisher going to do with all this information?
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Invisible Man, a Father Brown Mystery
by G. K. Chesterton
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Isidore Smythe is in danger. He has received threating letters and he does not see a way out. John Angus offers Smythe his help and Smythe is escorted back to his flat. Angus is determined to find out who has sent the letters and he heads out to the former criminal Flambeau and the private detective Father Brown. Before he leaves Smythe's apartment, he instructs four people to keep an eye on him. Yet when he comes back Smythe is missing and there's a bloodstain on the floor. Is Smythe dead or has he been kidnapped? Who is responsible? Will Angus, Flambeau and Brown manage to solve the case? Find out in "The Invisible Man, a Father Brown Mystery".
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Mark of the Beast
by Rudyard Kipling
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Fleete is an Englishman who is traveling to India. Unfortunately, the poor man has no prior understanding or respect for Indian culture and ends up desecrating a holy statue in the local temple. Fleete can give no reasonable explanation for his actions and is declared bewitched by the "Silver Man". Why is Fleete in India? Who is the "Silver Man"? What will happen to Fleete? Find all the answers in Rudyard Kipling's adventure story "The Mark of the Beast" from 1890.
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Pit and the Pendulum
by Edgar Allan Poe
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A prisoner arrives at a trial before the Spanish Inquisition and is condemned to death. Upon his conviction, he faints and finds himself in a horrendous cell to fight off death. Still, this prisoner is not giving up that easily and describes his horrendous circumstances to the last detail. "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe is nothing short of grim until the very end. The short story from the 19th century has inspired countless film and television adaptations, including Guillermo del Toro's narrated version in the animated anthology Extraordinary Tales (2015).
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B. J. Harrison Reads Phantoms
by Ivan Turgenev
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
The narrator is under the spell of Ellis – a female vampire – who takes him on series of flights to different places, such as Paris, St. Petersburg and the Isle of Wight. At these places, he becomes a witness to various incidents and becomes involves in different situations.
Why was the narrator cursed by Ellis? Why did she take him to those places and what did she wanted to show him? What will the narrator learn from their journey? How will the story end?
Find all the answers in Turgenev's story "Phantoms" from 1863.
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B. J. Harrison Reads a Christmas Tree and a Wedding
by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
The narrator in the story has just came back from a wedding, but he wants to take us to a Christmas party that he was at several years ago and where he witnessed how big of a difference there is between the social classes. He saw how the rich people's children received expensive gifts while one poor boy, the son of the governess, received only a book without covers. The narrator observed something else too: children do not build relationships based on wealth. They are pure and free from prejudices – until the society changes them. Do you want to know what the connection is between this Christmas party and the wedding? Between one rich girl and one poor boy? "A Christmas Tree and a Wedding" by Fyodor Dostoevsky holds the answers.
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Yellow Sign
by Robert William Chambers
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"The Yellow Sign" is considered to be Robert Chambers' horror masterpiece. He introduces us to Mr. Scott, an artist living in New York City. One day, Scott sees an overweight young man, who looks like a lawn grub to him. The artist's is working on a painting of a girl named Tessie. When the girl falls ill, Scott tries to cure her, so he can finish his work as fast as possible. However, Tessie's condition gets worse and she starts having very strange dreams.
Who is the young man that Scott saw? Is he related to Tessie and is he responsible in some way for her condition? Will she survive? What is the mystery surrounding her condition? Find all the answers in Robert W. Chambers' horror story "The Yellow Sign" from 1895.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Judge's House
by Bram Stoker
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A student arrives in a small town willing to find a quiet place where he can prepare for his exams. An old mansion seems like a great option for him. The locals warn him that strange things occur from time to time, but the student is not superstitious. He will however come to rethink his decision. Out of nowhere the house starts filling with rats. What is happening? Is there some logical explanation or he is really experiencing supernatural events? Find out the answers in "The Judge's House" by the master of horror, Bram Stoker.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Ambitious Guest
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A young traveler is up on a mountain when night falls and he finds shelter with a family that lives nearby. They make friendly conversation and the visitor shares his dreams and goals to achieve great things in life. Their conversation is however interrupted by the sound of rocks falling from the slope. Are they in danger? Find out in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Ambitious Guest".
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Descent of Man
by Edith Wharton
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"I tell you there's nothing the public likes as much as convictions – they'll always follow a man who believes in his own ideas. And this book is just on the line of popular interest."
Professor Linyard is a man of science. And when he writes a book to great acclaim in which he takes the side of religion, he fully expects the satire to be understood. But when it's taken at face value, he goes along with it to better provide for his family.
Is Professor Linyard a sellout or merely a good provider? 'The Descent of Man' is a brilliant short story by Edith Wharton that leaves it to the reader to finds the answers.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Red-Headed League
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker with ginger hair, pays a visit to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. He tells them about his young assistant, Vincent Spaulding, who has advised Wilson to respond to an urgent job advertisement in the local newspaper. The very next morning the pawnbroker is interviewed and hired. Everything goes well, until one morning he sees an announcement which says that "The red-headed league is dissolved". Wilson is extremely dissatisfied and goes to meet the landlord but does not receive any help. Now Sherlock Holmes has the task of resolving this case.
What is this red-headed league and why was it dissolved? Where is Vincent Spaulding and did he lie to Wilson? Can Sherlock Holmes solve this case and help the pawnbroker?
Find all the answers in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Red-Headed League".
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Turn of the Screw
by Henry James
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A governess is hired by a bachelor to take care of his nephew and niece. She has barely arrives at the house that she starts seeing ghosts and having other supernatural visions. She decides to share her frightening experience with the maid of the house, Mrs. Grose. The maid, however, is not surprised and tells the governess that the ghosts are those of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel.
What are the ghosts doing in the house? Were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel murdered? Are they seek revenge? Will the governess stay in the house or will she run away?
Find all the answers in Henry James' most famous ghost story "The Turn of the Screw" from 1898.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Intelligence
by Raphael Sabatini
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Forty-year-old Professor Kauffmann is awakened by the loud, insistent trilling of the electric bell. He slides his hand, holding a weapon, into his gown's pocket and goes downstairs to open the door. To his relief, it is Elphinstone who is ringing the doorbell in the middle of the night. The young man enters Kauffmann's house without being invite, saying that he is in a great danger, and that so is the professor as well.
What do Professor Kauffmann and Elphinstone have in common? What is the danger that is lurking over them? How will they handle the situation? mFind all the answers in Rafael Sabatini's 1918 novel "Intelligence".
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Canterville Ghost
by Oscar Wilde
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
B.J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde's first short stories, "The Canterville Ghost". The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alone in the castle and that the ghost of an old tenant, Sir Simon de Canterville, is with them. Yet the family is not so easily scared, even if the ghost can take many shapes and forms.
The short story from the late 19th century mixes humor with the macabre. It has seen countless stage and screen adaptations, including the 1974 film adaptation "The Canterville Ghost", featuring James Whitmore.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Silver Blaze
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Sherlock Holmes is at the stables of Colonel Ross in Dartmoor. He has an especially important mission to investigate the disappearance of Silver Blaze, titular horse and a famous winner. It is not enough that the champion is gone, but his trainer, John Straker, has apparently been murdered. After carefully examining the crime scene, Holmes follows the horse's footprints to the neighbor stables, where he tries to get more information from Silas Brown. After the conversation Holmes assures Colonel Ross that another horse, Silver Flame, is ready to participate in the race later that day.
What exactly happened with John Straker and who murdered him? Where is Silver Blaze and was the horse killed as well? Will Sherlock Holmes make another great reveal to another complicated case?
This short story about crimes, mystery and investigation was published in 1892.
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B. J. Harrison Reads When the World Screamed
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
The three scientist Mr. Edward Malone, Mr. Peerless Jones and Professor Challenger come together to build a machine that can drill deep into the earth. When the machine's construction is finally completed the drilling starts, and it will not stop until the earth's mantle is reached. Everything goes well for the three men, until they reach something into the earth that threatens to destroy their excavation.
What is the reason for the excavation? What is threatening to destroy their mission and why? How is everything going to end? Will the three scientists manage to complete their goals, or it will all be one great failure?
This science fiction is the fourth Professor Challenger story and it was first published in 1928.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Youth
by Joseph Conrad
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Forty-two years old Marlow is drinking with four other Englishmen. They have known each other since the beginning of their working lives. Some of them have other jobs now, but they still gather to recall the good old days. Marlow tells his friends a story of his early life, when he travelled to the East as a young man in search of adventure. He shares his experience and impressions of the different cultures he came across with the four men.
Where exactly do the five men meet? Where do they work now? What extraordinary story will Marlow tell them and how are his friends going to react to it?
Find all the answers in Joseph Conrad's autobiographical short story "Youth" from 1898.
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Snow Queen
by Hans Christian Andersen
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
B.J. Harrison reads one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories, "The Snow Queen". The devil, who has taken the shape of an evil troll, has created a mirror that freezes the heart and turns everything ugly. But the mirror breaks and shard spread out throughout the world.
Years later, two children named Kai and Gerda hear the story of a terrible Snow Queen. Soon Kai and Gerda are drawn into the world of the mirror and the Snow Queen, who has the power to make everyone forget all that is good. The famous short story has been turned into innumerable literary, film, television and musical versions since its publication in 1844. Films adaptations include the British animated film The Snow Queen (1995), featuring the voices of Helen Mirren and Hugh Laurie.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Bernice Bobs Her Hair
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"He wondered idly whether she was a poor conversationalist because she got no attention or got no attention because she was a poor conversationalist."
Bernice is having a difficult summer trying to fit in with her popular cousin Marjorie and her friends. But when Marjorie helps her become a society girl and she wins the affections of a certain young man, a battle of wits and wills ensues between the two cousins.
In classic 90s makeover movie style, 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' is the 1920s equivalent of 'She's All That'. A coming-of-age story about the pressures of fitting in at the risk of losing one's true identity.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Gloria Scott
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Sherlock Holmes is still a student when he receives his very first case. While still in college, he is invited to the house of his good friend, Victor Trevor. There he meets Trevor's father, who challenges Holmes to analyze him, so that he can test the young detective's investigative skills. Holmes touches a nerve after mentioning a person with the initials "J.A.". After the shock passes, Trevor's father tries to hide how terrified he is, but Holmes can still catch the anxiety in his eyes.
Why did Trevor's father get so scared after he heard the initials? Whose are they and what does their possessor have to do with the father? Who or what is Gloria Scott? Will Holmes be able to complete the case and reveal the truth? Is he good enough?
This story about mystery and fear of the past was first published in 1893.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Bell and the Fog
by Gertrude Atherton
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Ralph Orth is an American novelist who decides to move to the English countryside. There he buys a marvellous estate called Chillingsworth. Inside Chillingsworth's gallery, Orth finds an old portrait of a young girl who takes Orth's breath away. He is fascinated and is determined to find out who this girl was. His obsession with little lady Blanche gets so strong that one day he sees her walking around in the neighborhood. Is Ralph Orth going crazy? How can he be seeing a girl who died many years ago? Will his questions be answered and will his dream of having lady Blanche as his own daughter come true? Find out in "The Bell and the Fog".
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B. J. Harrison Reads The White Wolf
by Frederick Marryat
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
One day Krantz comes home to witness his wife being unfaithful to him. In a fit of anger he kills both his wife and her lover, who is also Krantz's lord. Krantz fears the punishment he will surely receive, so he flees with his three children. His safe haven is the Hartz Mountains. There he meets a beautiful young lady who he marries shortly after. Their marriage however does not go as expected. The bride's night-outs raise Krantz's suspicions. Will the story repeat itself or will be taken by surprise this time round? Find out the answers in Frederick Marryat's mysterious and thrilling short story "The White Wolf".
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B. J. Harrison Reads In Letters of Fire
by Gastón Leroux
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Three young men are caught by a storm and are offered shelter by a strange man. Something about him is very disturbing and they are about to find out what it is. Their host claims that he has made a pact with the Devil and can't get himself out of the deal. Is he going crazy or he is telling the truth? If it is the truth, can the three visitors help the poor man? Find out in Leroux's "In Letters of Fire".
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Man Who Lived Backwards
by Charles F. Hall
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Can you imagine traveling back to the past? What would you find there? Would you like it? Would you find that everything you do has some consequences in the future? Do you want to join the man in our story? Because he is about to "trap" himself in a backwards time warp. If you are not brave enough to come along, but you still want to find out what happened next, just grab "The Man Who Lived Backwards" by Charles F. Hall.
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B. J. Harrison Reads A Journey in Search of Christmas
by Owen Wister
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Cowboy Lin McLean rides into Cheyenne, Wyoming at Christmastime. His plans quickly take an unexpected turn when he encounters the child of a person he once knew. In the spirit of Christmas, he finds himself going out of his way for the boy who has been living in harsh conditions and gives him a taste of a better life.
A sweet tale about Christmas and warmth, "A Journey in Search of Christmas" is a classic by the master of western fiction, Owen Wister. Hear the novel from the early 20th century as read by B. J. Harrison.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Scarlet Plague
by Jack London
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Sixty years ago, a plague wiped out mankind and only a handful of people managed to survive. The survivors established their own civilization and rules in the wild and destructed world. Now, sixty years later, an old man named James Howard Smith walks together with a young boy through the desert. The two travelers walk along an old and long forgotten railway track with an important mission, a mission that can change the life of all the survivors.
What was this plague and where did it come from? How did some of the people manage to survive? What is James Smith's mission, and can he accomplish it? How can a single man change the fate of humanity?
Find all the answers in Jack London's post-apocalyptic novel "The Scarlet Plague" from 1912.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck's happy and comfortable life comes to an end when he is kidnapped from Miller's estate and forced to pull sleds in the Klondike region of Canada. The poor dog does not want to obey his new owner and as a result he is beaten and tortured. After Buck arrives in the cold North, he meets another dog named Curly, that is mercilessly killed by a pack of huskies.
Who kidnapped Buck and how could Miller let this happen? Will Buck learn to obey his new master or will he try to escape? Can he survive the hard life int he Klondike? Find all the answers in Jack London's adventure novel "The Call of the Wild" from 1903.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Jeeves and the Chump Cyril
by P. G. Wodehouse
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
The social adventures of the English gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves return in a story brought to life by B. J. Harrison. An acquaintance of Bertie's Aunt Agatha, Cyril Bassington-Bassington, is in town, although his reasons for arriving are not entirely clear. Once Bertie introduces Cyril to his playwright friend, things take a turn that greatly displeases Bertie's aunt. Once again, the valet Jeeves must come to the rescue.
This short story by P.G. Wodehouse was written in the early 20th century and will not disappoint readers with a taste for humor and social entanglements. It was adapted into an episode for the 1990s British television series "Jeeves and Wooster".
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Captain of the Pole Star
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
While in the middle of the arctic ocean, Captain Nicholas Craigie decides to cast anchor. His crew, however, is afraid that the ship will be trapped in the ice, which would lead to everyone's inevitable death, but the captain is unwavering. Suddenly, one morning, the second mate reports that he has seen a ghost during the night. Of course, everyone laughs at him and refuses to believe his words. But things change when sailor Milne also reports seeing a shadow wandering around their boat. One night the brave captain decides to go out in the dark to find the ghost.
For what reason did the captain decide to anchor in the middle of the arctic ocean? What is this mysterious ghost that is wandering around the boat every night? Will the captain be able to find the ghost and solve the mystery? What will happen with the "Pole Star" and its crew?
You can find all the answers in this intriguing short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Dracula's Guest
by Bram Stoker
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
An Englishman stops at an inn during his trip through Transylvania. He decides to wander around in a carriage despite the approaching night; darkness doesn't seem to worry him. He sets off but after a while the horses get scared by howling wolfs. The Englishman continues by foot and suddenly finds himself in a snowy and gloomy cemetery. This would not be that big of a problem if this specific night was not the so called Walpurgis Night, or in other words the time when spirits leave their graves to haunt the living. What is the Englishman's fate? Find out in "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Beyond the Broken Glacier
by Robert William Chambers
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
We all have heard about the great glaciers. Some may have even seen them. But did you ever wonder what is hidden behind the great and treacherous Canadian glacier? Now you have the opportunity to find out. Robert Chambers takes us on a great adventure beyond the impassable lands with his ''Beyond the Broken Glacier''.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Fear and Was It a Dream?
by Guy De Maupassant
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A man's beloved woman suddenly dies of pneumonia. He cannot cope with the loss and spends a whole night wandering around the cemetery searching for her. However, what he finds and sees there is far from what he expected.
Would you feel fear after reading "Was It A Dream?"? Then it may be interesting for you to find out what the characters in Maupassant's short story "Fear" have to say about it as well.
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
by L. Frank Baum
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus reveals the story behind the man we all know. In this children's fantasy story, baby Claus is discovered in a forest by a supreme immortal and placed in the care of a lioness and later a wood nymph. Claus is kind towards children and spends his time making toys for them, but not everyone is pleased with his activities and will do all they can to make it stop. The story by L. Frank Baum, known to most as the author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," has been turned into a graphic novel and the 1994 anime television mini-series Shounen Santa no daibken.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Playing With Fire
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
A small group of friends decide to attend a seance at a local art studio. While some of them are very sceptical about the whole thing, others believe in the medium's abilities. The group starts a discussion about a new painting of a mythical creature, when a Frenchman joins and claims that he sees a unicorn in it. Shortly after the seance begins, a strange light fills the room and the medium starts speaking in a different voice. The voice is that of a person no longer within the living. A short conversation arises between the group and the spirit that possesses the medium.
Why do the friends decide to attend this seance? What do they want to find out? Will the sceptical ones believe in the occult? What does the mysterious painting actually represent? What is the group going to learn from the spirit and will something else happen?
Find all the answers in Sir Conan Doyle's short story "Playing with Fire", first published in 1900.
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Flying Stars
by G. K. Chesterton
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
It is the day after Christmas. Colonel Adams and his daughter are throwing a party. The neighbor, the girl's uncle, her godfather and the local priest Father Brown are invited. The uncle comes up with a plan: they are going to arrange a masquerade play with costumes. It seems like a very good idea, until the three diamonds the girl's godfather had brought her as a gift disappeared from his pocket. Luckily Father Brown is there and he will try to solve this case as quickly as possible. Will his intuition be enough or will a further investigation have to be led? Find out who the thief is in "The Flying Stars".
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B. J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward
by Maurice Leblanc
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy.
There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time.
"The 200,000 Franc Reward" is a story about robbery, betrayal, and criminal investigation, great for readers who want to dive into a classic detective series, set against the backdrop of Paris during the Belle Époque. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes or Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin.
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B. J. Harrison Reads the Room in the Dragon Volant
by Sheridan Le Fanu
read by B. J. Harrison
Part of the Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison series
"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches of a greedy count, little does he suspect that the whole situation could be a trap. With plenty of Gothic elements and some remarkable episodes of horror, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a haunting mystery story that will keep readers at the edge of their seat.