Here's a great collection of free, out-of-copyright stories from American Literature | Short Stories and Classic Literature
And they have all been recorded on YouTube.
As an example, the last story on this list of 20 (see below) is by Nathaniel Hawthorne:

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Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Minister's Black Veil - YouTube

Twenty Great American Short Stories

The titles below represent the first collection of short stories published at American Literature.

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The Skylight Room - by O. Henry

The Luck of Roaring Camp - by Bret Harte

The Story of an Hour - by Kate Chopin

The Cask of Almontilado - by Edgar Allen Poe

Eve's Diary - by Mark Twain

A Horseman in the Sky - Ambrose Bierce

Regret - by Kate Chopin

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Mark Twain

An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge - by Amrbose Bierce

To Build a Fire - by Jack London