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Thank you so much for listening. Lovecraft makes it easy with his incredible imagery!

Agreed, this is such a well written tale. And thanks so much for listening!

Thanks so much for listening! Get well soon.

Good luck with your assignment! This is a great story, loads of imagery and things you can take from it. Thanks for listening!

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Good luck on your assignment! Thanks for listening!

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Thanks for listening and good luck with the assignment!

I did not know these versions existed. Plenty of people struggle with Shakespeare, I love how accessible this is. I might do The Tempest next when I come back to these tales, as that is my favourite Shakespeare. Thanks for listening!.

@@readingtheclassics I'd love that.

Thank you so much! I can't stand those AI ones either. This started off with me just trying to talk slower but now I am reading stuff I always wanted to but never made time for!

Hi there. The full story is linked in the short and available on my channel. I only upload shorts for stories I have read in full. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/MIAtwdr84_s/w-d-xo.html

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Thanks for listening!

Yeah, I know... I try not to use AI to create the images so I'm stuck with whatever is in Adobe Stock. And he was the fish-goddiest looking thing I could find... hope you enjoyed the story though!

@@readingtheclassics I shoulda put you read it very well too, lol just thought was funny. God bless man, and its awsome as HP contributed to so many genres that people dont even realize.

Thanks so much! Agreed, never thought I would enjoy his work but definitely love his style.

You are too kind! Thanks so much!!

Awww thank you so much!

I love seeing his writing at different stages of his life. Thank you so much!!

This one was so good. Random selection, had no clue what I was in for. I just love that it stems from an accounting error, cant get much more banal than that. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening!

Haha, love it! Thanks so much for listening!!

@@readingtheclassics You have quite the collection here, I will be back to consume more.

Thank you! I am having a blast choosing these.

Haha, indeed! Really love this one. Saki has such a great dark humour style.

Oh good! I couldnt stop laughing either. This story has next to zero videos or views on TH-cam but it was just too good not to do!! Thanks for listening!

I guess 'survival of the fittest' was going through the elders' minds. But at the same time, it is such a harsh concept. The parts where Koshkoosh is talking about how he wishes his son would come back or that his grand daughter would have left more wood... but that he didn't do those things for his father really highlights that idea of the circularity of nature. This one hit too close to home for me for a whole different reason but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Thanks for listening!

I went into this one not knowing what I was getting into. What a ride it was! Thanks for listening.

This story seems to resonate with a lot of people for various reasons. Glad I chose it. Thanks for listening!

You could probably argue that this has a definitive tone of one who believes in the unity of all religions. But I don't think it needs to be that clear cut. Tolstoy had a beautiful way of articulating moral, philosophical, and theological messages. No matter where he was in his journey at this time, this tale has as much a philosophical point as a religious one. I honestly just picked it because I wanted to read another Tolstoy piece and this one was the first one I found. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening!

This is an expression of any sect; that's the entire point.

@@lynnfisher3037 Yes, I get that. I found it informative that Tolstoy himself would make this point, as a Christian. As a side note, Wikipedia says that this story was written by a Frenchman and Tolstoy translated it into Russian, making some changes to appease the censors.

Hey, thanks for watching this short, I didn't think anyone would watch these. And I agree, one of his best!

@@readingtheclassics Always an audience for Lovecraft mate 👌

The structure of this one was so good. And you're too kind - thank you!

I enjoyed this one too! Thanks for watching.

It had some interesting choices for some of the sentence structures which didnt help. I didnt like that flow much either. That said, it felt like a childrens story, exploring the imagination of a person taking a beach walk. I enjoyed it but it certainly wasnt up to his usual writing standard.

I seem to have a knack for picking ones that resonate with you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Awwww that is not a fun way to listen to a story! Glad you got to listen on your own, this is a great one!

I have a bit of a backlog of longer stories I want to start working through but sometimes I run out of time, so I scan for more short ones. I read the first line of this and knew it was next. No matter what he is writing, Bierce never fails to entertain. I just wish he had found the comma a little more....haha!

@@readingtheclassics Looking forward to the longer stories, too. You do exceptionally well reading these classics. I hope more people find your channel.

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

I liked the somewhat straightforward but still obscure philosophical nature of this one. Thanks for listening!

Thank you for listening!

Thanks so much!

That's me! Wacky but fun story. Thanks for listening!

@@readingtheclassics I hope this is okay, I download your readings to my 2K drive so I can just listen when I want. Thank you so much!

The opening line got me, "four men came to a place that was wet" ... haha. Random story but I loved it. Thanks for listening!

I think at some point we all awaken still feeling like we are in the dream and can see something from it. Hawthorne is so good at this subject matter. Love how he makes you ponder things. Thanks for listening!

@@readingtheclassics I have been really liking your choices.

Thank you so much!

It is an interesting thought. When you think of all the dictatorships in the world, its not a stretch to see them consider something like this. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening!

Awww, sorry to hear that. There is so much great literature out there. I love the uniqueness of Kate Chopin so I thought I would try some more of her work. Thanks for listening!

I had a bit of fun with this one. It is not often that I have read the story before so normally its my first pass interpretation. Since I knew this one, figured I would put some character into it! I think this is one his best stories. Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening!

You are so kind! Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much, really appreciate it!

Me too. Thanks for listening!