1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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A young man who inherits a fortune that puts him in the cross hairs of a secret society comes to Holmes for answers. SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES BEST OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SHERLOCK HOLMES PODCAST NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here : ​​ https://www...

1001 RADIO DAYS (our 4th 1001 podcast) is hosting "31 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS MEMORIES" beginning December 1st, bringing a new episode nightly ALL MONTH!  Enjoy Christmas themed shows from the golden days of radio-including THE LONE RANGER, LUX RADIO THEATER ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE, a JACK BENNY MEMORIAL, Edmund R Murrow's 1940 CHRISTMAS EVE IN LONDON, THE LIFE OF RILEY, FATHER KNOWS BEST, GUNSMOKE, THE SH...

Jack London's autobiographical story covering the years when he traveled with hoboes. Bulls was and is the hobo expression for police, who were often rough on hoboes. Tune in to 1001 Heroes podcast for "KING OF THE ROAD"- the story of American hoboes yesterday and today. We appreciate your monthly support!  Here;s the link: https://www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork\ STORIES BY JACK LONDON. BEST O...

The dramatic ending of Jack London's epic short story 'To Build A Fire". A man alone in the Alaskan wilderness in the dead of winter struggles to survive in a frozen wilderness where one small mistake can cost you your life... 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-grea...

One of Jack London's most powerful short stories about a man trying to survive the Alaskan wilderness in extreme cold. One mistake can cost you your life.... 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-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on An...

This special 1001 Classic Short Stories presentation honors the people of Australia and their heritage.  Done as a thank you for giving 1001 Classic Short Stories and 1001 Heroes so many subscriptions and reviews. have given us huge rankings in Australia. Your national anthem always chokes me up when I hear it, because I recall your sacrifices for freedom in far off places like Gallipoli, North Af...

Hans Christian Anderson's "the Little Mermaid" was the inspiration for the Disney Movie, which is markedly different from Anderson's version.  Disney's version creates many more characters and adds funny moments, then gives it the fairy tale wedding ending in which the little mermaid gets her man and all is right with the world.  Hans Christian Anderson's tale is more adult oriented, and has a lit...

Pt. 2 of HP Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" tells the story of the night the Dunwich Horror was unleashed upon the sleepy town of Dunwhich and the desperate struggle of 3 scientists to end a bigger holocaust.. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P. LOVECRAFT PODCAST NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 En...

A man named Messner stops his dog team to take refuge in a remote cabin in the Yukon and is shocked when company arrives in the form of his runaway wife and her paramour.. Its a tense situation with a surprise ending in true Jack London style. 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/...

The Dunwich Horror, one of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft's most enjoyed stories, is the story of a strange rural Massachusetts family that has some unusual connections with the evil world below- connections that will erupt upon an innocent town when they are unleashed. Part one introduces us to the people and town of Dunwich- where the suspense builds almost immediately. If you enjoy this episode-...

The Red Headed League is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson, who usually narrates the adventures. In this unusual mystery, Holme's full detective talents are brought to bear against a master thief.. BEST OF SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES SHERLOCK HOLMES SHERLOCK HOLMES PODCAST   NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https...

In this classic Jack London tale, an aging prizefighter, down on his luck, and with no money for a decent meal prior to the fight, enters the ring against a young contender bent upon taking him down.  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-stories/id148575...

Arthur Conan Doyle one gave his magazine editor a list of his favorite 12 Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and The Speckled Band was #1. This is a well-crafted tale that you will enjoy. SHERLOCK HOLMES MSTERY STORIES BY SHERLOCK HOLMES BEST OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SHERLOCK HOLMES PODCAST NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stori...

This short story masterpiece by author H.P. Lovecraft helped to solidify his long enduring reputation as one of America's premier horror fiction writers. Dagon is one of the many mythic monsters Lovecraft refers to in his dream-addled phantasms, coming close to but never equaling the semi-godlike status of Ctulhu. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P. LOVECRAFT PODCAST NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Storie...

 "Adelantado" in Spanish means, "advance man", or "one who comes first", and was the term given to Spaniards by their King as having the right to rule over newly discovered territories, provided they returned a percentage of riches to the king. During his term as US Ambassador to Spain, gifted writer Washington Irving stayed at the legendary Alhambra, where many of their old tales legends reached...

Koolau The Leper by Jack London is the story of the leader of a leper colony in Hawaii that is refusing to have his people be moved to what they believe is a prison on Molokai. It is a powerful story of courage in the face of death, and takes the time to show the horrors of leprosy, which existed in Hawaii at that time, and the social injustices that were being committed upon the Hawaiian people b...

"The Call of Cthulhu Pt 2" features the dramatic conclusion of HP Lovecraft's tense story of a anthropologists search for a sleeping monster, as he finds an account written by a Norwegian sailor who survived an attack from Cthulhu. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P.LOVECRAFT PODCAST BEST OF H.P. LOVECRAFT NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

"Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, Wherever You Are"...The famous singer and comedian Jimmy Durante always signed off his radio show with these famous words- but the real identity of Mrs. Calabash always remained a mystery...until now. This is a special episode borrowed from our show 1001 Stories For The Road, available wherever podcasts are found...  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

In "The Call of Cthulhu, Pt 1" by HP Lovecraft, a Boston Anthropologist named Thurston takes on the job of clearing up his recently deceased grand-uncle's files, and finds that he had been studying the existence of a monstrous entity that once ruled Earth. Clues lead Thurston closer to the enigma and to danger. In Part Two- Cthulhu rises and kills. Don't miss it. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P. LOV...

"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle reaches its exciting conclusion here as Sherlock Holmes and Watson almost loose their lives trying an experiment to find out what had caused the death of an innocent victim. Don't forget our contest for new (and old) subscribers which ends June 15th in a drawing for a FREE Kindlewhite E-reader and all the accessories.  Subscribe to our show...

"The Cat" by Australian writer Banjo Patterson is a humorous piece for your enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" is a classic Sherlock Holmes Mystery that places Watson and Holmes at an estate in Cornwall as Holme's tries to get some much needed rest and recoup- but that plan falls short and Holmes becomes wrapped up in a very challenging set of circumstances. Be a friend to the show and give our first 1001 Classic Short Stories Book a nice review!  Here's the link: see "B...

"Aloha Oe" by Jack London is the story of a young girl who has accompanied her father on a senator's junket to Hawaii, befriends a young man with Hawaiian blood,and learns a hard lession about the divisions between race and class. "The Mexican pt 2" will return as soon as I get over this d....n cold. STORIES BY JACK LONDON. BEST OF JACK LONDON. JACK LONDON PODCAST. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Sto...