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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, including TV-bound seniors). Enjoy listening to well-narrated tales from writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories and captivating tales are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases.. We now offer new episodes thrice weekly, Sundays at noon ET, Wednesdays at 5PM ET, and "Best Of's (Listener Favs)" ery early Friday mornings. We are the best "self-improvement" course you'll ever take, and we are free! First- check out our "Reviews" here: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/reviews/

Episodes

THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST

Watson recalls a case in which he and Holmes unravel a mystery surrounding a young lady cyclist who iis being pursued daily by an unknown man. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.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 dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID H...

Jun 08, 202548 min

BEST OF (#70 OF 524) AN ADVENTURE IN THE UPPER SEA by JACK LONDON

In "Adventure In the Upper Sea" by Jack london, a balloon pilot recounts a harrowing incident involving a young boy during a public show in Oakland CA in this riveting jack London tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 06, 202519 min

THE DAY OF THE DOG (PT 2) ROBERT B. McCUTCHEON

In part two the young attorney and his client figure out an ingenious way to get past the bulldog and then have to decide the safest way to get to Chicago. Deputies will be watching the train stations- so the going will be tough. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio Crime Solvers at Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/0UAUS12lnS2063PWK9CZ37 1001's Be...

Jun 04, 202545 min

THE DAY OF THE DOG (PT 1) by GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

In part one a junior partner in a Chicago law firm travels by train, and then by foot, to an Illinois farm at which his firm's client, a young widow named Mrs. Delaney, is staying with relatives. His mission: to show her what she is legally entitled to with the sale of her husband's property. She has been told otherwise by her crooked relatives, who find a way, using a vicious bulldog, to trap first the young lawyer, and then Mrs. Delaney, on the roof of the carriage house. Try the new "Tales of...

Jun 01, 202552 min

BEST OF (#64 of 569) GALLEGHER A NEWSPAPER STORY by R.H. DAVIS

A street smart boy named Gallegher finds work at a Philadelphia newspaper and quickly proves his worth by identifying a murderer. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-cr...

May 30, 20251 hr 3 min

THE WNNNG BALL by ZANE GREY

A minor league manager unexpectedly tells his team they are headed for Canada to play an exhibition game and they run into tougher competition than expected., forcing them to employ "the rabbit"- a hot baseball which is nearly impossible to catch. Get all of our shows at one website: www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for s...

May 28, 202526 min

A RUDYARD KIPLING DOUBLE PLAY COURAGE and FALSE DAWN

'Courage' is actually a very moving poem- a father's advice to his son. False Dawn had me holding my sides through parts of this story as our narrator, who we presume is working at a government post in India, accompanies a small party of locals who have decided to have a picnic about 6 miles from the village in the middle of nowhere when a rain and then dust storm kicks up. Check out our short stories by category at www.bestof1001stories.com!

May 25, 202524 min

BEST OF (#63 of 568) OVER THE STELVIO PASS by ROBERT BARR

An Englishman checks in at a small mountain inn in Switzerland and immediately discovers a beautiful young lady who happens to be the daughter of the proprietor. He has no idea that his presence is ruining the plans of another young man, an Italian, who owns a sharp knife and a vile temper. APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple ...

May 23, 202529 min

THE ACTOR AND THE ALIBI A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON

Mundon Mandeville runs a thoroughly disliked repertoire theater company and is murdered inside a windowless room in the building although everyone involved has an alibi. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr Joh...

May 21, 202547 min

THE JELLYBEAN by F.SCOTT FITZGERALD

The story was written as a sequel to “The Ice Palace,” and Clark Darrow appears in both. The omniscient narrator, who ensures that close observation is paid to Powell’s story, draws in the reader. The opening line – “Jim Powell was a Jelly-bean”- labels the protagonist immediately, and as a character he remains within the stereotype Fitzgerald indicates, though he almost manages to break free. The history of Powell’s life presents a tale of a family fallen on hard times. Powell is humiliated by ...

May 18, 202548 min

BEST OF (#62 of 567) THE MISSING WILL A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE

In this classic Poirot mystery Hastings and Poirot are asked to clear up a very unusual settlement in which the sole heir, a young woman, is challenged by her now deceased grandfather to find a will in which she will receive all his fortune. If she does not find it- it all goes to charity. In his eyes, he was testing her to see if she was deserving of it....does she pass the test? APPLE USERS 1001 Stories from The Old West at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from...

May 16, 202524 min

THE MYSTERY OF HUNTER'S LODGE by AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT INVESTIGATES

Yes- Poirot is BACK!...despite the terrible review we received a couple years ago complaining that my French sounds like its been infusd with Russian.. I was moved by that, and left for a year to study at the Sarbonne, at which time I was reminded that Poirot's character was born in lived as a child in in Portugal, and often took trips with his father to Moscowbefore the fall of the Romanovs-so I had to spend some time there as well. then it was back to the states to study the shows on PBS with ...

May 14, 202531 min

LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST by FRANK STOCKTON

Frank Stockton was best known for his humurous children's stories and later "fairy tales for adults" in which he pokes fun at our human capacity for misundesrstanding while building a very credible love story. He wrote the story in the mid 19th century and didnt live long enough to enjoy seeing it beceome a movie in 1936 starring Carole Lombard and Caesar Romero. Visit us at www.bestof1001stories.com

May 11, 202556 min

BEST OF (#61 OF 566) LANTY FOSTER'S MISTAKE by BRET HARTE

A young girl meets a stranger riding near her parent's ranch, does him a favor, and later comes to believe he may be a Mexican horse thief. From "Stories of the Early West" by Bret Harte About the author Profile Image for Bret Harte. Bret Harte Follow People note American writer Francis Bret Harte for The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches (1870), his best-known collection of his stories about California mining towns. People best remember this poet for his short-story fiction, featuring min...

May 09, 202540 min

JEEVES TAKES CHARGE by P.G. WODEHOUSE

Jeeves Takes Charge" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post in the United States in November 1916, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in April 1923. The story was also included in the 1925 collection Carry On, Jeeves.[1] Bertie meets Jeeves for the first time in this story. Florence Craye, Bertie's fiancée, wants him to destroy his uncle's scandalous memoirs....

May 07, 202548 min

AN O.HENRY DOUBLE-HEADER TOBIN'S PALM and THE COMING OUT OF MAGGIE

Tobin's Palm From O' Henry's 'The Four Million': Two young sons of Ireland , John and Daniel (Tobin) head for Coney Island Amusement Park in order that good palm John can relieve Daniel of his worries over his girlfriend's not having arrived yet from County Sligo with his money. It's been three moneths and no sign of her. He consults a fortune teller who tells him things are not going his way and that he will soon see a pale girl, a dark man, and a man with a crooked nose who ( we can assume) ho...

May 04, 202535 min

(BEST OF # 60 OF 565) THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN - A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

Arthur Conan Doyle's #3 favorite of all his Sherlock Holmes adventures. A crypto mystery. SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES MYSTERIES BEST OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SHERLOCK HOLMES PODCAST Get all of our shows at one website:WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork . Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount...

May 02, 20251 hr

FAREWELL and FASCINATION by GUY DE MAUPASSANT

Two similar stories by Maupassant explore the memories of older men with regard to the woman whom they just can't forget....] for music credit: Midnight in Paris Music by Jean-Paul Verpeaux from Pixabay New sponsor spot time markers: Sponsor Message intro 12:51 Show re-entry: 12:54 Visit us at www.bestof1001stories.com

Apr 30, 202528 min

AHEAD OF SCHEDULE by P.G. WODEHOUSE

get ready for another "Jeeves" style adventure- this time with the clueless Rollo and his excellent butler and advisor Wilson. It seems Rollo is quite caught up with a young lady but he has his own "system" for getting the final "yes" from her and doesn't need advice. Join our email list at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales podcast and browse our new categories under "episodes". www.bestof1001stories.com

Apr 27, 202536 min

BEST OF (#59 of 564) THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

The first in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" series in which Holmes explains how he escaped death at the hands of Dr. Moriarty and in which Holmes and Watson solve a murder case in London. LOTS MORE SHERLOCK AT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM NEW Enjoy 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for...

Apr 25, 202559 min

THE BEAST IN THE CAVE and THE ALCHEMIST H.P. LOVECRAFT

A tourist gets lost in Mammoth Cave and runs into a very scary situation in 'The Beast In The Cave' In 'The Alchemist' a curse haunts an old family for 6 hundred years, killing each male member of the family at age 32. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com by going to 1001 Classic Short Storiers and tapping on "Episodes"- then look for the "categories" that drop down.. Wow! Makes searching easy!

Apr 23, 202543 min

THE FORTUNE TELLER by MACHADO DE ASSIS

tThis story by award-winning Brazilian writer Machado de Assis delves into infidelity and jealousy in a small town in Brazil.The characters are well- developed and the action is non-stop. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com for more great stories.

Apr 20, 202532 min

BEST OF (#58 of 562) THE JEWEL ROBBERY AT THE GRAND METROPOLITAN A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE

Poirot can’t resist a case, even when holidaying in Brighton with Hastings. When a necklace goes missing, the case is a simple matter of logic for the little Belgian. This was only the second of Agatha Christie's short stories to appear in print. In the UK, it appeared in The Sketch magazine on the 14th March 1923 as The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls and in the US it appeared in October 1923 as Mrs Opalsen's Pearls. The story was first published as a book in the collection Poirot I...

Apr 18, 202538 min

BEST OF (#59 of 564) EASTER EVE by ANTON CHEKHOV

An unknown narrator describes his ferry ride across a river in Russia to attend an Easter Eve service at a Russian Church. This story offers a great example of Chekhov's ability to create powerful imagery as well as carry a compelling narrative. APPLE . USERS 1001 True Crime From Another Time https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id16132138...

Apr 17, 202534 min

ULYSSES AND THE CYCLOPS and CAESAR CROSSES THE RUBICON

'Ulysses and the Cyclops '-Adaped by Andrew Lang from the Greek classic 'Homer', this story places Ulysses in the hero's seat as he and his men are trapped on an island occupied by one-eyed giants called Cyclops- and they have a nasty penchant for eating sailors and roasting their remains. Ulysses is known for his "McGuyver" like abilites to find smart ways out of trouble- and he gets busy fast. Caesar Crosses The Rubicon'.. All of us have had to make serious decisions- and there is always one p...

Apr 16, 202514 min

HOP FROG AND TRIPETTA by EDGAR ALLAN POE

Edgar Allan Poe wasn't just known for horror- he also had a sense of humor and a deep sense of justice for those who had been wronged. In this story, a French king who likes to play extravagent jokes on his guests decides to use his two dwarfs, which had been captured and sent to him by one of his generals, as the evenings' entertainment. The man dwarf, HopFrog, had earned that name from the King due to his crippled leg which kept him from standing up straight, and causing him to hop using his s...

Apr 13, 202525 min

THE ADVENTURE OF SILVER BLAZE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

Holmes and Watson enter the world of high stakes racing to solve a murder and the disappearance of a racehorse. One of Arthur Conan Doyle's favorite 12 episodes- and one of ours at 1001. SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE STORIES PODCAST SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDR...

Apr 11, 20251 hr 3 min

HELPING FREDDY by P.G.WODEHOUSE

A young man living off a rich Aunt's endowment decices to take a few weeks off with pals and head for the nearby lake looking for peace and quiet. He is soon wrapped up in trying to get his shy friend hooked up while at the same time being stuck with a fat toddler whose parents have been abandoning him to the mercies of lake vacationers due to a measles outbreak in their rental house. Check out our new search by category features at www.bestof1001stories.comtoday!

Apr 09, 202531 min

THE MARK OF THE BEAST by RUDYARD KIPLING

Two cultures collide when a group of British overseers meet for a regional planning session in India's outback, have too much to drink, and one of them defaces a statue outside a temple. The offender is almost immediately confronted by a naked leper called Silver Man who leaves a bite mark on his chest- causing a physiological change in the coming hours that will rock their non-believing world. Check out our constantly improving website at https://bestof1001stories.com !...

Apr 06, 202534 min

BEST OF (#56 of 560) UNCLE JESSES LIFEBOOK and THE FAMILY OF THE VORDULAK

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 tells a story of his 1750 trip to Hungary and his stay with a family whose lives were turned upside down w...

Apr 04, 20251 hr 34 min
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