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ICARUS AND DAEDALUS, THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, AND A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER BY F, SCOTT FITZGERALD

ICARUS AND DAEDALUS, THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, AND A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER BY F, SCOTT FITZGERALD

From1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales


ICARUS AND DAEDALUS, THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, AND A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER BY F, SCOTT FITZGERALD

From1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We bring you four stories today:
Icarus and Daedalus- James Baldwin- an ancient Greek tales about a son who forgets his father's instructions;
The Sword of Damocles- about the close friend of a wealthy man who wishes he could spend one day in his friends place living the good life and gets his chance by James Baldwin
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson- describes the courageous but costly cavalry charge of the Light Brigade, knowing that they were rising into sure death
F. Scott Fitgerald's letter to his daughter, reminding her what's important in life
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Released:
Feb 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Expand your horizons with this collection of hand-picked classic short stories and tales by writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Louisa May Alcott, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes mysteries, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases..