1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Four men, having survived a shipwreck off the coast of Florida in high seas, try to survive in a small dinghy. The overwhelming theme of this story is the conflict between the men and the uncaring sea and their struggle to stay alive. Stephen Crane had survived a very similar experience and was writing from experience. NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts!...

In this 1906 short story by Texas author Andy Adams a young eastern college bound man is offered a trip out west to Texas to check up on his father's investment of property outside of San Antonio. His trip, taken primarily to restore his health, turns out to be to his great liking and he finds ways to extend it for a few years, becoming throuroughly western in the process.  Adams spent most of his...

While riding his bicycle in the Miskatonic Valley of rural New England, a geneologist seeks shelter from an approaching storm. He enters an apparently abandoned house only to find it occupied by a loathsome old man who seems to enjoy pictures of hacked human bodies. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers!   NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabr...

In "the Steadfast Tin Soldier" from Hans Christian Anderson whcih has been adapted into ballet and theater, a boy receives a set of 25 tin soldiers, all cast from an old tin spoon, and lines them up on a tabletop. One soldier stands on a single leg, nevefr faltering, and falls in love with a paper ballerina. A series of events overtake the tin soldier before he can realize his dream, leaving us to...

From the creator of "Leave It To Jeeves" comes this short story, narrated by a character very similar to our friend Bernie Wooster- who tries to help his friend out after a marital row. It seems his pal has trouble remembering anything, and this time he had forgotten his wife's birthday- a cardinal sin in male-female relationships.  How am I doing on story choices?   Leave us a review at www.besto...

This story takes place just after Christmas, in London, and involves a priceless gemstone called "the blue carbunkle", which has been stolen, and Holmes and Watson pick up the challenge  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!...

A beautiful woman enjoying an ocean cruise with her much older husband  attracts the attention of two men who end up competing for her attention while our narrator tries to talk sense into the younger man.  The characters are well presented and the story keeps the listener on edge throghout. Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com and try a few stories at 1001 Stories From the3 Gild...

In this hilarious short story from Down Under a company which employs door-to-door book salesmen finds itself in serious trouble when , at the end of a long and successful sales push, the salesmen beging quitting dbecause the people are frankly tired of them and have vowed to kill them on sight in some cases.  The company hires a "Genius" who invents a salesman made of cast -iron, equipped with a...

"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence: The story revolves aound a young boy who is desperately seeking the love of his mother, whose love for her family has been overshadowed by her desire for money and material things, and who feels that luck left her long ago. The boy discovers a psychic connection with a gift rocking horse which promises to provide answers to his mother's unhappiness, a p...

In "The Little Girl Who Dared" by Henry Lanier you'll hear the story of the disastrous plight of the Donner Party, when a large group of emigrants traveling to California were trapped in the Sierra Mountains for months as a result of early snows. The courage of a small girl in bringing aid to her father, who had been turned out of the party, turned out to be a critical factor in the survival of ha...

Father Brown and his pal Flambeau take a tour of the Cornwall coast and are led to an old pirates home with a lot of legend attached. . They have no idea that they and the owner will be targets of a murder attempt within a few hours. Check out all of our shows and leave a review for this one at www.bestof1001stories.com ANDROID USERS-   1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.co...

An autobiographical account of the time Bierce was captured by a confederate home guard and spent a few days in captivity before escaping back to the union lines. Ambrose Bierce's self-deprecating humor combines with his ability to tell a good story, making this a compelling read.   Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.bestof1001stories.com    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Bertie helps out an old pal who is trying to extract a bigger allowance from his rich uncle so he can marry a waitress. They turn to Jeeves for a way to talk his uncle into it.

A great Zane Grey short story from his book "The Red-Headed Outfield". Zane Grey was a very popular western and sports writer in the arly 20th century. His portrayal of minor league baseball, in the days when town played against town, reminds us of the days when baseball was played for the love of the game- long before money became the biggest motivator. Get all of our shows at one website: www.be...

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Our protagonist is a young man whose family and ancestors have been marooned on a nearly uninhabitable planet with no hope of escaping. Here, because of harmful radiation, they are born they age, and die after 8 days They have the advantage of having inherited their intelligence from past generations, so even in his first day of life the boy can think intelligently- and he soon comes up with a way...

A Little Journey is a great example of Ray Bradbury's writing! It is storytelling at its best, it makes you smile, and its science fiction that can be enjoyed by all. In this story a group of old ladies pays for a journey to Mars and a chance to meet God. When disappointment threatens the trip, one very sprightly lady named Amanda Bellows stands up for all of them, and you find yourself cheering f...

A professional diver is hired by a celebrity to find her missing diamond bracelet, which she lost while waving to a passing steamer as her own steamer headed toward New York City.. The diver, after receiving the coordinates, dives on the spot, discovering an undersea cave and more trouble than he anticipated.   Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My emai...

"About Love" by Anton Chekhov is a story about love and missed opportunities set to Tchaikovsky's Mazeppa. Our Sponsor Link: www.ziprecruiter.com/1001 Apple Listeners: Give us a review Thanks! All Listeners: Our Website: www.1001storiespodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In turn-of-the-century New York City, a young lady named Miss Leeson is trying to make it on her own checks into a boarding house and accepts the only room she can afford- a closet-sized upper room with one skylight, through which she looks wonderingly at a star that she names Billy Jackson. Work becomes scarce, and she becomes sick and weak of starvation. O'Henry's skill at describing the buildin...

A young lady rides away from a small group of prairie travelers for some time alone and soon finds herself surrounded by a party of Sioux warriors. One of the scouts for the small wagon train whom she had previously looked down upon for his shyness does his best to rescue her from her peril.   Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF 1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well f...

Bernie Wooster's old pal stops by to share his troubles- those being the fact that his Uncle's monthly checks have dried up- and being to proud to borrow from Bernie, he is seeking an answer. Bernie asks Jeeves.... Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com to enjoy all our shows and episodes free.

A young up and coming attorney decides to court two young ladies and put them to the test to see which is the better marriage material, so he asks them to join him for a sleigh ride across an icy river... Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com for all 12podcasts, including our two newest- 1001 True Crome From Another Time and 1001 Stories from the Gilded Age. Give the greatest gift of all and help s...

  In the winter of 1915-1916 Jack and his wife Charmian London sailed their Snark to Hawaii, It was a bittersweet return to paradise for both of them, Jack have come there twice before, one of those times with Charmaine. But this was his last year of life, and he wanted to spend it on the islands he loved the most. In what we call part 1, Charmian adds a preface and Jack begins a two part story of...

"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte: In this dramatic short story by Bret Harte, four men and women are banished into the snow laden High Sierras from the 1850 town of Poker Flat for their sins. Their courage in the face of death tells us what we already know...that we should never judge the quality of people by their professions, The story became an international hit and later spawned four...