1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Do you recall your parents saying "Wise Up?". This is the BEST way to increase your intellect, grow your vocabulary, and broaden your view of history and culture. Take the "wise up!" challenge and listen to any 5 of these narrated stories and give your brain a treat! (It works for all ages, includ...
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THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY
FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY
New York City in Greenwich Village around 1910 was a haven for aspiring artists and anyone looking...
BEST OF (#17 OF 460) A BURGLAR'S CHRISTMAS by WILLA CATHER
2025 SPECIAL-FALL FAMILY & HEROES THEMES NOW THRU 12/31-Lots of family stories here at 1001 Classic Short SAtories now thru December-Tell a friend
HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AS 1001 HEROES AND 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES GO 100% FAMILY AND HONOR THEMES NOW THRU DEC 31ST ( SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE- MORE COMING MID NOV)
The Holidays are approaching and at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast our shows themes every Sunday will be turning to FAMILY and H...
RIP VAN WINKLE (WASHINTON IRVING) and THE AMERICAN BOY (THEODORE ROOSEVELT)
Rip Van Winkle- A very lazy old Dutchman takes his dog on a mountain hunting trip to escape his nagging wife and winds up meeting a strange little gro...
PERJURED by EDITH MIRILEES
A teen-aged boy witnesses an horrific death by the railroad tracks of his small town and to build his status with the older boys he hangs with he adds...
A GRAY SLEEVE by STEPHEN CRANE
After a skirmish a Civil War cavalry Captain enters a house thinking it might be housing enemy and finds a scared young lady holding a gun behind her...
DAVID SWAN by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
A young man heading for college in Boston decides to catch a nap in a cozy little glen not far from the stage stop. While sleeping soundly he is silen...
MARJORIE DAW (PT 2 OF 2) T.B. ALDRICH
Our two best friends continue to write back and forth until John (Jack) Fleming's leg heals enough to travel, which he does, taking the train to new H...
MARJORIE DAW (PT 1) by THOMAS B. ELDRICH
Two close pals exchange letters, one having had to cancel his trip to a summer spot in New Hampshire with his friend due to a broken leg. In the lette...
THE CAGE and OUT ON THE FIELD BY ZANE GREY
Wayne University Ken Ward has a long shot at playing varsity baseball ijn his first year due to the team's varsity players being grounded by playing b...
THE BOULEVARD OF ROGUES by MEREDITH NICHOLSON
From the author who gave us "House of 1,000 Candles" (currently at 1001 Stories For The Road) comes this short story about a city councilman who m as...
THE PRELIMINARIES by A.C.COMER
A young man wants to marry a local girl whose father was recently sent to prison for embezzling another person's money. He talks to the girl's mother,...
DUTCH COURAGE by JACK LONDON
Two young mountain climbers are about to take on the famous Half Dome in the High Sierras when they see a distress signal flashed at them from high up...
THE LIE (PT 2) MARY ANTIN
A teacher, knowing that one of her students, a recently immigrant from Russia, is deeply upset about something, goes to his home to speak with his mot...
THE LIE (PT 1) MARY ANTIN
A teacher in a city school circa 1916 (we assume New York) works with a 12 year old immigrant boy whose family had recently arrived from Russia as he...
BLIND MAN'S HOLIDAY by O.HENRY
This engaging story takes place in New Orleans in the early 1900's, as a young man and woman get married spontaneously, but within hours the man begin...
THE RUBE'S WATERLOO by ZANE GREY
Con, the Worcester coach, is all set to win the series when his best pitcher, nicknamed "The Rube', falls apart. It seems that a very pretty girl name...
A CANARY FOR ONE and MY OLD MAN ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Two great early Hemingway storieswritten in his cryptic style and describing everyday events that help to illustrate his message.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHEAP FLAT POIROT INVESTIGATES
The famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot uses his "little grey cells" to break an international spy ring.
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ROBIN HOOD SHOOTS FOR QUEEN ELEANOR by HOWARD PYLE
Robin receives a royal request from the Queen to represent her at the national match, promising he and his followers safe journey to and from London....
THE GREAT SERMON HANDICAP A JEEVES STORY from P.G.WODEHOUSE
Another great tale from Wodehouse taking a poke at the generation of wealthy young men who are kept on retainers by rich relatives and have no desire...
THE RACE by STEWART EDWARD WHITE
Two cowboys are paid to round up a crew of Mexicans to drive a herd of cattle near the Mexican border. When one of the vaqueros becomes angry and shoo...
LITTLE JOHN GOES TO NOTTINGHAM FAIR and HOW LITTLE JOHN LIVED AT THE SHERIFF;S
Two great Robin Hood adventures from Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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SPRINGTIME A LA CARTE and THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY A DOUBLEHEADER FROM O.HENRY
Spring has arrived, and in the bustling city of New York in 1905 or so minds were turning to other than business pursuits. Two great stories from O.He...
THE BODY SNATCHERS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
SPOOKTEMBER IS HERE!! A favorite tale of horror from Robert Louis Stevenson who gave us Treasure Island (which, by the way, is over at 1001 Stories F...
THE GRIFFIN AND THE MINOR CANON by FRANK STOCKTON
A classic Frank Stockton tale about a griffin ( a winged beast of legend) and a minor canon- meaning an associate pastor/priest who handles the actual...
THE WORST CRIME IN THE WORLD A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
A great Father Brown Mystery from GK Chesteron's collection 'The Wisdom of Father Brown.
Father Brown plans to meet his niece in a picture galle...
THE HONOUR OF ISRAEL GOY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
Father Brown, thief-turned-detective Flambeau, and an inspector from Scotland Yard come to a castle in Scotland to try to determine if a murder has be...
2 B R 0 2 B by KURT VONNEGUT
(to be or naught to be) In a future where death is volunteered and the population is controlled, a soon-to-be father waits for his triplets to be bor...
A MYSTERY OF HEROISM by STEPHEN CRANE
meAmidst a raging battle taking place over an otherwise peaceful glen, a soldier, having been taunted by others, decides to run under shell and rifle...
THE UNEXPECTED by JACK LONDON
A woman hunting the Klondike for gold with her husband meets 'the unexpected' when tragedy suddenly occurs within their group and tests her ability to...
MR.VINCENT EGG AND THE WAGE OF SIN H.C. BUNNER
An elder man living out his latter days in Paris and working part time writing for a tour guide spends one week every month drinking himself into a st...
MY WATCH and MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE by MARK TWAIN
MY WATCH: A humurous piece describing the narrator's futile efforts to get his watch fixed
MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE: An autobiographical piece...
THE HUNTER'S LODGE CASE by AGATHA CHRISTIE
With Poirot recovering from the flu, Hastings sets out to solve a murder. In the process, as Hastings share the results of his investigation, Poirot r...
THE UNFAMILIAR by RICHARD CONNELL
A small, broze-skinned man shows up mysteriously in a small Connecicut farming town wearing strange clothes and speaking very little english. A local...
O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY: DOUGHERTY'S EYE OPENER and LITTLE SPECK IN GARNERED FRUIT
Big Jim Dougherty was a sporting man, but he hadn;t been much of a husband to Del. After three years of marriage she finally had to ask him to take he...
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COMING SOON TO 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE: ANNE OF THE ISLAND
It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this)...
(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 3 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT
Our protagonist finds himself stranded at Innsmouth and given a room at the only hotel- a room from which he makes a narrow escape as unseen creatures...
(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 2 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT
The suspense heats up quickly as our narrator finds the town drunk, who, with the help of a quart of whiskey, shares an incredible story of devil wors...