1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

We introduce two new shows and an episode from each tonight. From 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age  (was 1001 Greatest Love Stories)  Uncle Jesse's Life Book- a story of love and respect that a visiting mother and daughter have for an old man who is pining away for a lost loved one From  1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories ( was 1001 Ghost Stories) The Family of the Vordoulak- a old man tel...

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A bride-to-be and one of Father Brown's flock alerts him to a potential catastrophe when she finds her suitor's room wrecked and he lying tied in ropes in the corner. Together with a noted scientist and criminologist with whom Father Brown had been talking, the three rushed back to the scene to figure out what had happened. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us!    Get all of our shows at on...

In 1925 Hemingway's collection of his first short stories appeared as  In Our Time, and included the cryptic The Three Day Blow.  He begins with a memory of  WWI, then gives us a dialogue between Nick Adams (Hemingway's alter -ego in his early stories) and a friend as they spend a few days drinking at his friend's fathers lodge. The theme is baically to portray a 'lost generation' of young men aft...

A young man builds a home and vineyard at the top of a gentle slope in Virginia's Blue ridge Mountains only to find his home sliding downhill in a heavy rainstorm. Enjoy all of our 1001 collection at www.bestof1001stories.com S upport our efforts to tell history the way it really happened by chipping in a little every month at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Follow us a facebook.com/1001heroes...

A great short story by Bret Harte telling of the little community of Red Gulch and Judge Piper's beautiful daughters, the youngest of which, Del, is known to speak her peace when she wishes and possess a strong will when it comes to potential suitors. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us!   Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as wel...

A young man from the country travels to Boston (during the days when the British soldiers were housed there) seeking his relative Major Molineux, who had promised the young man a chance to rise up in the world should he ever travel there after his schooling.  The reception he receives with every inquiry is rude, even threatening, and he ventures to find out why.

Bertie gort himself in realtrouble this time- he's engaged. Only Jeeves knows what to do.

Zane Grey reminds us how minor league baseball was played 100 years ago- when many of the players were showboats and pranksters- when fans came to be entertained- and when baseball wasn't all business as it is today. In this story manager Delaneys Stars take on the Providence Greys in the championship last game of the season and the action on and off the field never stops. Hold onto your sides.  ...

A man of sciencewho has traveled the world searching for the source of the evil winds that destroy mankind finds himself pursued by them. He locks hilmself in his house in an effort to beat them.....

An aged Allan Quartermaine entertains a couple of old friends at his home who ask him for a story- and he rewards them with the story of the time he bagged 4 lions in one encounter.  

Father Brown, walking through a small town in the early morning hours, hears 5 pistol shots followed by some strange noises, and though he knows he should keep walking, his curiosity demands satisfaction....   Get all of our shows at one website:www.bestof1001stories.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!  https...

A knight returns from the Crusades to his castle in Germany to find that the neighboring castle is under seige and that a beautiful 18 year old girl named Brunhilda Bernstein is defending it staunchly, the King having died during the seige and her brother off at war. Check out our new website and leave us a review- it's easy!   www.bestof1001stories.com

Two great short stories from O.Henry! AFTER TWENTY YEARS-  A cop walking the beat at night passes a man standing quietly in a passageway and they exchange greetings. The man tells the cop he is waiting for an old friend to show up- they had grown up together there in the city and became separated after agreeing to meet at this time and place in exactly 20 years..... LOST ON DRESS PARADE- A twenty-...

This is our way of reminding you that we offer new Jack London stories weekly every Sunday at noon ET at 1001 Best of Jack London - Here are the links: Our website: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-best-of-jack-london-1/ Hit "Follow" at Apple Podcast:   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Spotify:   https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3...

This 1001 Stories Network DOUBLE FEATURE includes two great H.P.Lovecraft short stories, the first being THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN- a story about a frail old man who lives alone in a New England village and is reputed to have a fortune in gold doubloons- a fortune that three robbers want. In BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP a young doctor in a mental hospital receives a strange patient that seems to be experie...

A cranky old lady writes a mean editorial to the city paper about an organ grinder who was playing beneath her window, asking the city to move him off the streets. A reader replies giving us a picture of that part of the city and just how many people look forward to the organ grinder's music, which brings happiness for a short time to a population which cannot afford to go out and pay for entertai...

Father Brown and his trusty friend Flambeau are visiting an old castle in Germany when Flambeau shares the story of an unsolved murder which occurred there years ago. Browse all 12 of our 1001 stories Network shows at www.bestof1001stories.com and visit our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork to support us-Thank You!

The Sleuths- A man comes to New York City to find his sister whom he knows is in need of financial help but is led astray by ineffective and expensive detectives. Wictches Loaves-An older woman who owns a bakery takes pity on a regular customer who orders stale bread crumbs and decides to apply a little surprise butter to them on one of his visits....

A Classic sci-fi short story by Ray Bradbury that tells of a space traveler who has crash landed on a planet inhabited by thoughts- beings with no form that destroyed their own civilizations through war and have been waiting eons for a living being to land there. All he has to do is avoid sleep for sic days until the rescue ship comes..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Bernie Wooster receives a call from an old beau inviting him up to she and her new husband's home in the country and he accepts, but has second thoughts when he finds the purpose of her invitation.

We remember D-Day, the Allied invasion of German- held France, every year on June 6th. May we never forget the sacrifices there and elsewhere for our freedom. War correspondent Ernie Pyle was loved by the American public for his coverage of WWII, which often featured names and hometowns that the information-starved public weren't getting from the news. He arrived at D-Day plus 1 and got a front ro...

In this story, inspired by an experience Crane survived as a journalist covering the war in Cuba, four men struggle to survive in high seas inside a small dinghy.   Get all of our shows at one website: www. BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few do...