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"American Stories" is a weekly radio program broadcast on the Voice of America. These are aimed at second language learners of English. However, they are still quite interesting for native English speakers, too.
Time
Each program is about 15 minutes.
Total listening time is about 10 hours.
About the MP3 Files
The MP3 files have been non-destructively edited, without re-encoding the MP3, so there has been no loss in audio quality. The only editing that was done was to crop off the intro music and the exit music to keep the file size down and to save listeners some time.
Find Transcripts
You can also find the transcripts for these stories by using the following search:
www.google.com/search?q=%2B%22american+stories%22+%2B%22voa+special+english%22
Public Domain
These are only the public domain stories that have been broadcast by the Voice of America.
See www.voanews.com/specialenglish/disclaim.cfm to find the following message.
All text, audio and video material produced exclusively by the Voice of America is public domain. However, some images and graphics are licensed for use and covered by all applicable copyright laws.
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
| Audio Files | VBR MP3 |
| A Horseman in the Sky - By Ambrose Bierce |
5.9 MB
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| A Municipal Report - By O Henry |
5.9 MB
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| A Pair of Silk Stockings - By Kate Chopin |
3.2 MB
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| A Princess of Mars - By Edgar Rice Burroughs - Part 1 |
5.8 MB
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| A Princess of Mars - By Edgar Rice Burroughs - Part 2 |
5.6 MB
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| A Princess of Mars - By Edgar Rice Burroughs - Part 3 |
5.6 MB
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| A Princess of Mars - By Edgar Rice Burroughs - Part 4 |
5.8 MB
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| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - By Ambrose Bierce |
2.6 MB
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| Athenaise - By Kate Chopin |
3.3 MB
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| Bartleby - By Herman Melville |
6.3 MB
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| Benito Cereno - Part 1 - By Herman Melville |
5.9 MB
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| Benito Cereno - Part 2 - By Herman Melville |
6.2 MB
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| Benito Cereno - Part 3 - By Herman Melville |
6.3 MB
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| Doctor Heideggers Experiment - By Nathaniel Hawthorne |
3.3 MB
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| Feathertop - By Nathaniel Hawthorne |
6.1 MB
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| John Henry |
6.4 MB
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| Keesh - By Jack London |
6.3 MB
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| Luck - By Mark Twain |
6.0 MB
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| Paul Bunyan |
6.4 MB
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| Paul's Case - Part 1 - By Willa Cather |
2.3 MB
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| Paul's Case - Part 2 - By Willa Cather |
6.0 MB
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| Pecos Bill |
2.9 MB
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| Rappaccini's Daughter - By Nathaniel Hawthorne - Part 1 |
6.2 MB
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| Rappaccini's Daughter - By Nathaniel Hawthorne - Part 2 |
6.3 MB
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| The Ambitious Guest - By Nathaniel Hawthorne |
6.1 MB
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| The Birthmark - By Nathaniel Hawthorne |
3.3 MB
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| The Boarded Window - By Ambrose Bierce |
3.3 MB
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| The Californian s Tale - By Mark Twain |
6.3 MB
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| The Cask of Amontillado - By Edgar Allan Poe |
6.3 MB
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| The Devil and Tom Walker - By Washington Irving |
6.0 MB
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| The Diamond Lens - By Fitz-James O Brien - Part 1 |
3.1 MB
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| The Diamond Lens - By Fitz-James O Brien - Part 2 |
3.0 MB
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| The Gift of the Magi - By O Henry |
6.6 MB
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| The God of His Fathers - By Jack London |
6.1 MB
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| The Lady or the Tiger - By Frank R Stockton |
3.2 MB
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| The Law of Life - By Jack London |
6.5 MB
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| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - By Washington Irving |
5.7 MB
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| The Line of Least Resistance - By Edith Wharton |
6.0 MB
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| The Luck of Roaring Camp - By Bret Harte |
3.1 MB
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| The_Open_Boat_-_By_Stephen_Crane_-_Part_1.mp3 |
6.1 MB
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| The_Open_Boat_-_By_Stephen_Crane_-_Part_2.mp3 |
3.7 MB
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| The Purloined Letter - By Edgar Alen Poe |
2.8 MB
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| The Ransom of Red Chief - By O Henry |
3.2 MB
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| The Return of a Private - By Hamlin Garland |
6.1 MB
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| The Story of an Eyewitness - By Jack London |
6.1 MB
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| The Tell-Tale Heart - By Edgar Allan Poe |
3.2 MB
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| The_Whirligig_of_Life_-_By_O_Henry.Mp3 |
3.3 MB
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| The White Heron - By Sarah Orne Jewett |
6.1 MB
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| To Build a Fire - By Jack London |
6.3 MB
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| Information | Format | Size |
| AmericanStories_files.xml | Metadata | [file] |
| AmericanStories_meta.xml | Metadata | 2.6 KB |
| Other Files | Unknown |
| AmericanStories_rules.conf |
9.0 B
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