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    Virtual Thrilling Tales: An Evening of Victorian Ghost Stories for the Holidays

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Enjoy "An Evening of Victorian Ghost Stories for the Holidays". Recorded on December 13, 2021.

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    Virtual Thrilling Tales: Luella Miller by Mary Wilkins Freeman

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Enjoy "Luella Miller" by Mary Wilkins Freeman. Recorded on November 8, 2021.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 32.5 MB] [Play time: 00 hr 37 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: in our time by Ernest Hemingway

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Enjoy "in our time" by Ernest Hemingway. Recorded on April 14, 2021.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 26.17MB] [Play time: 0 hr 30 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: The Puzzle by Anonymous

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Enjoy "The Puzzle" by Anonymous. Recorded on March 31, 2021.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 42.04MB] [Play time: 0 hr 48 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: The Water Hole by Maxwell Struthers Burt

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Enjoy "The Water Hole" by Maxwell Struthers Burt. Recorded on Feb. 24, 2021.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 40.31MB] [Play time: 0 hr 48 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: The Place of Madness by Merlin Moore Taylor

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Enjoy "The Place of Madness" by Merlin Moore Taylor. Recorded on Feb. 3, 2021.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 33.16MB] [Play time: 0 hr 40 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: Midlife Crisis

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Enjoy "The Biography of Blade" by Zona Gale and "The Last Dive" by Carlos Drake two tales from the "The Best Short Stories of 1924." Recorded on Jan. 20, 2021.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 22.38MB] [Play time: 0 hr 25 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: The Inexperiened Ghost by H.G. Wells

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is "The Inexperienced Ghost" by H.G. Wells. Enjoy! Recorded on Jan. 6, 2021.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 32.90MB] [Play time: 0 hr 37 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: The Ghost's Summons by Ada Buisson

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is "The Ghost's Summons" by Ada Buisson. Enjoy! Recorded on Dec. 16, 2020.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 15.73MB] [Play time: 0 hr 17 min]

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  • Virtual Thrilling Tales: Smee by A.M. Burrage

    Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is "Smee" by A.M. Burrage. Enjoy! Recorded on Dec. 2, 2020.

    Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 27.70MB] [Play time: 0 hr 32 min]

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