Note from Don: Listening back to this story before posting it, I have to say that it moved me more than most – and I spent a few days reading, narrating, and editing it.
"The Rocking Horse Winner" entered the public domain at the beginning of 2022 and is considered one of the all-time best stories. It’s about a young boy’s dysfunctional relationship with his parents, under stress for living well beyond their means.
Like most great short stories, The Rocking Horse winner has it's roots in the author's own childhood. His well-educated mother expressed similar frustrations with Lawrence’s blue collar father.
view more
"The Rocking Horse Winner" entered the public domain at the beginning of 2022 and is considered one of the all-time best stories. It’s about a young boy’s dysfunctional relationship with his parents, under stress for living well beyond their means.
Like most great short stories, The Rocking Horse winner has it's roots in the author's own childhood. His well-educated mother expressed similar frustrations with Lawrence’s blue collar father.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More Episodes
The Looking Glass by Anton Chekov
2021-04-19
2021-04-19
Love in the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2021-04-19
2021-04-19
Mr. Know-All by W. Somerset Maugham
2021-04-14
2021-04-14
The Whirligig of Life by O. Henry
2021-04-12
2021-04-12
The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick
2021-04-09
2021-04-09
Second Best by D.H. Lawrence
2021-04-06
2021-04-06
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
2021-04-02
2021-04-02
After Twenty Years by O. Henry
2021-03-29
2021-03-29
The Aged, Aged Man by Lewis Carroll
2021-03-26
2021-03-26
The Fly by Katherine Mansfield
2021-03-24
2021-03-24
Misery by Anton Chekhov
2021-03-21
2021-03-21
A Telephonic Conversation by Mark Twain
2021-03-17
2021-03-17
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
2021-03-15
2021-03-15
The Other Two by Edith Wharton
2021-03-10
2021-03-10
The Cactus by O. Henry
2021-03-04
2021-03-04
Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby by Kathleen Norris
2021-02-28
2021-02-28
Solid Objects by Virginia Wolff
2021-02-24
2021-02-24
Get this podcast on your
phone, FREE
