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Here you'll find short masterpieces from the likes of Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, Kathleen Norris, Jack London, Henry Lawson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, O. Henry, and many others. Great reviews and high ratings here and a host who chooses stories that entertain and enlighten. Episodes appear Sundays at noon ET, Wednesdays at 4pm ET, and Fridays at 4pm ET. Over 650 episodes currently available. 10 million + listens.
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THE MAN OF THE CROWD by EDGAR ALLAN POE
POE.docx1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery. In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (PT 2) by WASHINGTON IRVING
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
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (Part One) by WASHINGTON IRVING
This classic short story by Washington Irving is a well-written tale of life in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town in New York State in an area bordering the Hudson River , where many Dutch and German immigrants settled after Henry Hudson's
THE MESSENGERS AT THE WINDOW by HENRY VAN DYKE
🎙️ SUMMARY — The Messengers at the Window by Henry van Dyke 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Henry van Dyke's The Messengers at the Window is a gentle, mystical tale set on a lonely lighthouse island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The st
THE MILLION DOLLAR BOND ROBBERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE
🎙️ PODCAST SHOW NOTES 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery" by Agatha Christie EPISODE DESCRIPTION A million dollars in Liberty Bonds. A sealed cabin on a luxury ocean liner. And a crime so perfectly timed it
A MOTHER OF FIVE by BRET HARTE
PODCAST SHOW NOTES 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales "A Mother of Five" by Bret Harte 📋 EPISODE DESCRIPTION (For podcast directories — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.) She is nine years old, deeply maternal, and raising five children with f
THE THIRD INGREDIENT by O.HENRY
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Listen Now" Dr. Watson's Memoirs Holmes vs. Dracula-The Horror at Whitby Manor, at 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories Podcast 🎙️ Podcast Show Notes — "T
THE SECRET GARDEN A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES – The Secret Garden (A Father Brown Mystery by G.K. Chesterton) Episode Summary Tonight's story is one of G.K. Chesterton's most atmospheric and ingenious Father Brown mysteries — a tale of mo
ROBIN HOOD COMPASSES A MARRIAGE by HOWARD PYLE
⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES – Robin Encompasses a Marriage (From The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood) Episode Summary Today's story comes from Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, and it captures one of the m
THE OVAL PORTRAIT by EDGAR ALLAN POE
⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES – THE OVAL PORTRAIT by Edgar Allan Poe Episode Summary Tonight's story is one of Edgar Allan Poe's shortest and most haunting works — a compact Gothic masterpiece first published in 1842. The
THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN CROSS (PART 2) A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES SHOW NOTES THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN CROSS — PART TWO A Father Brown Mystery by G.K. Chesterton In the second half of The Curse of the Golden Cross, G.K. Chesterton brings all the threads of his mystery toge
THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN CROSS (PART 1) A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
⭐ 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES SHOW NOTES THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN CROSS PART ONE A Father Brown Mystery by G.K. Chesterton G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories often begin quietly, but The Curse of the Golden Cross opens on the vast
NEMESIS AND THE CANDY MAN by O. HENRY
⭐ 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES SHOW NOTES NEMESIS AND THE CANDY MAN By O. Henry O. Henry had a gift for taking ordinary New Yorkers and turning their lives into small, sparkling comedies of pride, vanity, romance, and human nature. Ne
SCARFACE (A BLACKFOOT INDIAN TALE) and FOR WANT OF A HORSEHOE NAIL JAMES BALDWIN
SCARFACE- JAMES BALDWIN AT 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES Scarface tells the story of a young Blackfoot man whose facial scar becomes the subject of wild rumors and exaggerated legends. As the tales grow, he learns that he cannot contro
THE PLYMOUTH EXPRESS AFFAIR by AGATHA CHRISTIE
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales "The Plymouth Express Affair" by Agatha Christie" Episode Summary Agatha Christie's The Plymouth Express Affair (first published in 1923) is one of Hercule Poirot's early and tightly‑plotted murder mysteri
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY by JAMES THURBER
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber Episode Summary James Thurber's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (first published in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939) remains one of the most iconic Ameri
HIS WIFE'S DECEASED SISTER by FRANK STOCKTON
A tongue-in-cheek story about a young writer who is enjoying great success until he writes a story that meets with unusually great acclaim- so much so that editors won't accept anything else from him that doesn't meet the quality of that pi
THE FILLMORE ELDERBERRIES by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
A young man who has just lost his father and needs to support his mother tries to find work but no one, inluding his own uncle, will hire him due to his deceased father's bad reputation as a shirker. Finally a local farmer offers the young
MESSAGE FOUND IN A BOTTLE by EDGAR ALLAN POE
SHOW NOTES — MS. FOUND IN A BOTTLE by Edgar Allan Poe 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Episode Summary In this early sea‑tale from Edgar Allan Poe—first published in 1833 and winner of a Baltimore literary contest—we follow an unnamed nar
JONAH OF THE JOVE RUN by RAY BRADBURY
⭐ SHOW NOTES — 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales JONAH OF THE JOVE RUN By Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury's Jonah of the Jove Run is a character‑driven science‑fiction gem — a story about reputation, redemption, and the quiet courage of a man tr
LITTLE JOHN TURNS BAREFOOT FRIAR
⭐ SHOW NOTES LITTLE JOHN TURNS BAREFOOT FRIAR at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales By Howard Pyle From The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883) In this lively and humorous tale from Howard Pyle's classic The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
THE RESURRECTION OF FATHER BROWN by G.K. CHESTERTON
⭐ SHOW NOTES 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales THE RESURRECTION OF FATHER BROWN A Father Brown Mystery by G. K. Chesterton From Chesterton's final Father Brown collection: The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926) In this remarkable late‑care
THE BRIDE COMES TO YELLOW SKY by STEPHEN CRANE
⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Bret Harte — "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" Show Notes Episode Summary Bret Harte's The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky is one of the great comic‑ironic tales of the American West — a story that gently pokes
THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR, from STORIES OF LAMORTE D'ARTHUR by BEATRICE CLAY
The Legend of King Arthur is one of the most enduring legends known to man. This version "The Stories of LaMort D'Arthur by Beatrice Clay is the best starting point from which to explore the many versions of King Arthur to be found in liter
THE THEORY AND THE HOUND by O. HENRY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales The Theory and the Hound by O. Henry There's something irresistible about an O. Henry tale — that blend of sharp observation, sly humor, and a twist that snaps shut like a well‑made pocketknife. The Theory
THE MAN IN THE PASSAGE A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES — "The Man in the Passage" A Father Brown Mystery by G. K. Chesterton ⭐ EPISODE SUMMARY In this atmospheric Father Brown mystery, G. K. Chesterton blends theatrical glamour with a tightly woun
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH by EDGAR ALLAN POE
⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES — "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe ⭐ EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we present one of Edgar Allan Poe's most iconic and visually striking tales — "The Masque of the Red Death
THE WORLD AND THE DOOR by O. HENRY
⭐ 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales SHOW NOTES — "The World and the Door" by O. Henry From the collection Whirligigs (1910) ⭐ EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we bring you one of O. Henry's most emotionally intricate and ironic tales — "Th
THE MAN ON THE TRAIN by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
⭐ 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES THE MAN ON THE TRAIN Podcast Show Notes ⭐ Episode Summary In this charming and quietly humorous tale from Lucy Maud Montgomery, we follow Grandma Sheldon, a seventy‑five‑year‑old woman who has never once
THE MIRACLE OF MOON CRESCENT A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
⭐ SHOW NOTES THE MIRACLE OF MOON CRESCENT A Father Brown Mystery by G. K. Chesterton From the collection: The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926) In this atmospheric Father Brown tale, Chesterton blends mystery, psychology, and a touch of th
