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Classic Short Stories - AI Narrator
Peter Kovacs
59 episodes
2 weeks ago
Welcome to the "Classic Short Stories Audiobook" podcast. Your go-to podcast for diving into the world of classic literature. Each episode brings to life the best short stories and novellas from renowned authors, expanding your literary horizons with timeless tales. Our library is ever-growing, with regular additions of new books to ensure there's always something fresh for your listening pleasure. Narrated by an advanced AI, our podcast stands out for its consistent and smooth reading style, offering a unique listening experience that captures the essence of each story. Join us on this literary journey, where classic works are just a play button away.
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Welcome to the "Classic Short Stories Audiobook" podcast. Your go-to podcast for diving into the world of classic literature. Each episode brings to life the best short stories and novellas from renowned authors, expanding your literary horizons with timeless tales. Our library is ever-growing, with regular additions of new books to ensure there's always something fresh for your listening pleasure. Narrated by an advanced AI, our podcast stands out for its consistent and smooth reading style, offering a unique listening experience that captures the essence of each story. Join us on this literary journey, where classic works are just a play button away.
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Mark Twain - "The £1 000 000 Bank Note" - 1893
Classic Short Stories - AI Narrator
51 minutes
1 month ago
Mark Twain - "The £1 000 000 Bank Note" - 1893
💰🎩 Mark Twain – The £1,000,000 Bank Note (1893) 🪶

A satire of wealth, illusion, and the grand comedy of human vanity.

In fog-bound London, a penniless American drifter is handed a note of impossible value — a single banknote worth one million pounds. 💷 A jest between two idle gentlemen becomes an experiment in human nature, and a parable of perception and power.

Armed with nothing but this absurd symbol of fortune, the stranger finds every door flung open, every courtesy bestowed. 🕰️🍸 The mere appearance of wealth grants him influence, respect, and admiration — though he cannot spend a single shilling. What begins as farce deepens into revelation: society worships not the man, but the illusion he carries.

Twain weaves wit with irony, turning social satire into moral inquiry. ⚖️ Beneath the laughter lies an indictment of hypocrisy — the world’s readiness to bow before appearances, and its blindness to true worth.

💼✨ The £1,000,000 Bank Note is both fable and mirror — a comedy of manners gilded with truth. Twain’s humor is razor-edged, his insight merciless: in a civilization obsessed with money, even the shadow of wealth commands more power than the substance of character.

💬 “It is a curious thing — how impossible it is to make people see that mere money does not confer virtue.”

A tale of fortune and folly — brilliant, biting, and timeless — where laughter masks unease, and the richest man in London may well be the poorest of all. 🕯️💷
Classic Short Stories - AI Narrator
Welcome to the "Classic Short Stories Audiobook" podcast. Your go-to podcast for diving into the world of classic literature. Each episode brings to life the best short stories and novellas from renowned authors, expanding your literary horizons with timeless tales. Our library is ever-growing, with regular additions of new books to ensure there's always something fresh for your listening pleasure. Narrated by an advanced AI, our podcast stands out for its consistent and smooth reading style, offering a unique listening experience that captures the essence of each story. Join us on this literary journey, where classic works are just a play button away.