1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

At The Pits Mouth- This story was written by Rudyard Kipling in British India in 1888. A young wife whose husband is away in the military is having an extra-marital affair with a "Tertium Quid"- meaning a third party, and not a welcome one. How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin-This story relates how the Rhinoceros got his bad temper and his baggy skin. Note: a Parsee in India is a descendant of a Zoroa...

A science fiction tale from Jack London that tells of a high tech madman who sets out to destroy the world in retribution for abuse he received both as a child and as an adult. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple...

Rumpelstiltskin- a young girl's father brags to a king that his daughter can make gold from straw-and the king puts her to the test- with her life on the line. The Dog and The Sparroiw- A tiny sparrow befriends a dog and helps him find food. as they wander the rail together. When disaster strikes, the sparrow seeks revenge. The Queen Bee- Three brothers stumble upon an enchanted castle and are han...

O.Henry wrote this classic tale of fall in New York City in 1905 from the viewpoint of a homeless man named Soapy, who, after feeling the first cold winds of winter coming, realizes that its time to get arrested so he can spend the winter in jail at Blackwell's Island. But getting arrested isn't going to prove easy this time around..... Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 His...

Archive 2016- We include a short history on Ambrose Bierce here for you). Also, I was still working on timing in these old episodes so bear with me. "The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce: A group of men traveling in the old west meet a strange man at their campfire- a man who has an even stranger story. We also include a background on the incredible life of Ambrose Bierce, from his Civil War experience...

Written in 1911, this short story by Jack London provides a window to another time. Feminists decry this story as "male centric" - which it is- and so were the times. But at least men were chivalrous then, something rarely seen today. An innocent young lady named Loretta tells a new suitor that she has made a huge mistake with a former boyfriend who has since told her that because of her wild act...

Perfect for lunch breaks- 5 new short short stories & tales. 1) A Father's Return (African folklore), 2) The Man, The Boy, and The Donkey (James Baldwin), 3) How The Indians Learned to Heal (Old Iroquois Tale by Mabel Powers, 4) The Greatest of These is Love (1st Corinthians), 5) Sacajawea (Francis T Miller). Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My...

Ms. McMillan - a group enjoying a table on a cruise ship share ideas over a bouquet of flowers which has been delivered to the wrong stateroom. The Hour & The Man - The leader of a band of thieves is caught by the local ruler and condemned to death, but finds escape may be possible by bribing his jailer. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email work...

A tale from old Spain told by Washington irving, one of America's first and best storytellers, written during his diplomatic duty in Spain. This is a part of his novel Tales From the Alhambra. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!  https://patreon...

Two gold hunters stop for a week in Dawson to do some gambling, and one of them is convinced he has found a system that can win at roulette. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support...

An old man with special navigation skills who is trying to rebuild his broken reputation volunteers for a dangerous space mission from Mars to Jupiter. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!  https://patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork . Its time I star...

"The Mexican" (Pt 1) by Jack London is the story of a young Mexican man who, after losing his parents in the struggle to overthrow a corrupt regime, turns to prizefighting to support the revolution, and sets up a winner take all fight with a known professional. SUPPORT OUR SHOW MONTHLY AT PATREON Become an Assistant Producer at 1001 Stories Network ( a great resume enhancement) and support us at P...

"The Mexican (pt 2)" by Jack London is the exciting conclusion to the story of an 18 year-old Mexican boy who tries to avenge the murder of his parents by winning a prize fight so he could get guns for the revolution. STORIES BY JACK LONDON. BEST OF JACK LONDON. JACK LONDON PODCAST. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love...

Two stories telling of incredible courage and faith. the Shepherd Girl is new- Fort St, Elmo is from our archives, both are excellent stories, SUPPORT OUR SHOW MONTHLY AT PATREON Become an Assistant Producer at 1001 Stories Network ( a great resume enhancement) and support us at Patreon today! Here;s the link: https://www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork\ YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND...

Today I have a real treat for you , actually two treats, one by sharing our first dystopian short story with you, and two by having the writer of this story performing the narration for it. She's our own Australian original, Erica Tippet, and she has become a pretty good short story writer since her last visit here when she read a Henry Lawson story for us last year. Dystopian stories are a sort o...

Modern Rural Sports- A pair of big city conmen head for rural farmland to see who they can swindle only to find the farm community has gone big tech. A Retrieved Reformation - a professional safecracker gets out of prison and soon finds a small town that he likes. He decides to live a straight life and marries the bankers daughter, putting the old business behind him forever. But he is faced with...

Two men are sitting by a campfire and one is telling a story about one of the older men of the crew named The Oracle, who is a quiet legend among them. As the story goes...well, you'll just have to listen to find out. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your u...

A party takes place at which a hide and seek game of "Smee' is played. The game resembles today's game of sardines. In this particular house, the host warns, there is an unexpected deep stairwell behind a door, and a girl fell and broke her neck there ten years previous. NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost...

A man in far north Alaska finds himself struggling to survive against hunger and wolves. His survival will come down to how much will to live he has left. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-h...

Two Mark Twain essays for your enjoyment. CONCERNING THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE An amusing essay recalling a conversation with an Englishman comparing the two languages with Mark Twain (real name Samuel Clemens) defending the American language as correct english. A HELPLESS SITUATION Twain recalls receiving a letter from someone who is a relative of someone Twain barely knew 16 years before asking him...

Featuring THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER, THE ELVES & THE POOR SERVANT GIRL, THE GOLDEN BIRD, and HANS IN LUCK. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW 1001...

A young boy left in charge of his fathers cable ferry which operated 200 feet over top of the Sacramento River is suddenly faced with a herculean problem. The cable car they used had never ben used to transport people, yet suddenly a man and wife appeared in a storm with an emergency, needing to cross. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...

Two Saki Short Stories today Also: Catch THE ADVENTURE OF THE CARDBOARD BOX (New Sherlock Holmes Adventure) now at 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories right here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 A HOLIDAY TASK A funny story in which a young man tries to help a woman who is searching for her identity and ends up "holding the bag". A DEF...

In 'A LADIES MAN a group of men taking a slow steamer encounter 15 young ladies who are being sheltered by a headmistress nicknamed "the dragon" and they try to find ways to break the ice. In "A CASE OF FEVER" a older doctor aboard a passenger ship shares a past experience from the American west with his younger crewmates. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best St...

In the exciting conclusion of Washington Irving's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, we join the traveling schoolteacher Ichabod Crane as he saddles up old Gunpowder for a ride to a special party hosted at the home of Katrina Van Tassle, where he hopes to win her heart away from the town hero and rabble rouser, Brom Bones. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytel...