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Narrated Archives

Narrated Archives

By: Sally Barron
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Narrated Archives explores the extensive public domain library to offer listeners both enduring classics and forgotten tales. The content spans genres including adventure, mystery, horror, love, and the human spirit, all waiting to be rediscovered.

With each episode a brief biography of the author(s) introduces the episode.

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Episodes
  • 5 of the Shortest Stories from Life Magazine
    Dec 23 2025

    This episode includes a few stories from “Short Stories From Life" a collection of short stories of under 1,500 words were compiled from “Life” magazine’s Shortest Story Contest published in 1916. The contest received over 30,000 entries from all around the world from which 81 of the best stories were published in a collection.

    • Arletta by Margaret Ade
    • The Cat Came Back by Virginia West
    • Hope by Edward Thomas Noonan
    • North of Fifty-three by Mary Woodbury Caswell
    • Thicker Than Water by Ralph Henry Barbour and George Randolph Osborne





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    Send requests for authors or short stories to: sbnarration@sallybarronvoiceovers.com

    Here's my website: www.narratedarchives.com

    Audiobooks narrated by Sally Barron can be found at:

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    31 mins
  • A Christmas Story: Young Lucretia
    Dec 16 2025

    This episode of Narrated Archives takes us back to the late 19th century and quiet yet complex world of Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman with a little Christmas story called "Young Lucretia".

    It’s a seemingly simple tale about a very young girl and her exploration of duty, the weight of family expectations, and the struggle for personal autonomy.



    Send us a text

    Support the show

    Thanks for listening!

    Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts Spotify or your favorite podcast provider.

    Send requests for authors or short stories to: sbnarration@sallybarronvoiceovers.com

    Here's my website: www.narratedarchives.com

    Audiobooks narrated by Sally Barron can be found at:

    • audible
    • Spotify
    • Google Play
    • Nook
    • Kobo
    • Libro.fm
    • storytel
    • Hoopla (free from with your public library card)

    ...

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    31 mins
  • Edith Wharton’s The Verdict
    Dec 9 2025

    In this episode "The Verdict" by Edith Wharton is a short story first published in 1908.

    The narrative centers around an artist who abandons his painting career at the height of his success. The story is told from the perspective of Mr. Rickham, an acquaintance of Gisburn, who becomes intrigued by the reasons behind Gisburn's sudden withdrawal from the art world. It is considered a typical example of her writing particularly for its style, themes and social critique.



    Send us a text

    Support the show

    Thanks for listening!

    Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts Spotify or your favorite podcast provider.

    Send requests for authors or short stories to: sbnarration@sallybarronvoiceovers.com

    Here's my website: www.narratedarchives.com

    Audiobooks narrated by Sally Barron can be found at:

    • audible
    • Spotify
    • Google Play
    • Nook
    • Kobo
    • Libro.fm
    • storytel
    • Hoopla (free from with your public library card)

    ...

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    31 mins
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