Literature
‘Luck’ by Mark Twain – Short story
SUSAN CLARK: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called “Luck.” It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. (MUSIC) SHEP O’NEAL: I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military men of his time. [...]
Short Story: ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) We present a special Christmas story called “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Here is Shep O”Neal with the story. SHEP O”NEAL: One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it in the smallest pieces of money – [...]
