1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A huge collection of beautifully narrated and carefully chosen short stories from golden age authors (1850-1930) who knew how to deliver stories that reach the heart and soul of the reader and listener. Here you'll find short masterpieces from the likes of Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, Edgar Alla...
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOAN by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, one of America's finest chroniclers of New England life, brings her trademar...
A BRAVE HEART by HENRY VAN DYKE
This is a world of snow‑covered forests, isolated homesteads, and long northern nights, where neighbors depend on one another and where a single act o...
JIMMY HAYES AND MURIEL by O.HENRY
O. Henry — "Jimmy Hayes and Muriel" 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
In this lighthearted Texas tale, O. Henry introduces us to Jimmy Hayes, a...
THE COMPLETE LIFE OF JOHN HOPKINS by O.HENRY
O. Henry — "The Complete Life of John Hopkins" 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
In this light, witty New York sketch, O. Henry introduces us t...
THE RIDING OF FELIPE by FRANK NORRIS
Frank Norris — "The Riding of Felipe" 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Set in the days of early California, when ranchos stretched across the...
AN ALPINE DIVORCE and THE RIGORS OF THE GAME by ROBER BARR
Robert Barr delivers one of his sharpest dark comedies in "An Alpine Divorce," a tale set high in the Swiss Alps where a married couple's simmering re...
A TENT IN AGONY and FOUR MEN IN A CAVE
Stephen Crane shows his playful side in this lighthearted Sullivan County tale about a group of soldiers whose quiet night in camp is shattered by the...
OUR ARCHERY CLUB by FRANK STOCKTON
Summary (Show Notes) for "Our Archery Club" by Frank Stockton at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Podcast
Takeaway: Frank Stockton's "Our Arch...
THE MAKING OF A NEW YORKER and VANITY AND SOME SABLES
O.Henry takes us back to turn-of-the-century New York City with these two great short stories.
The Making of a New Yorker- a drifter hits the Bi...
DR. HEIDIGGER'S EXPERIMENT by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
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In this quietly unsettling t...
A CHAPARRAL PRINCE by O. HENRY
In this lively tale set against the dusty edges of the American Southwest, O. Henry introduces us to a young man whose pride, imagination, and sense o...
THE CACTUS by O.HENRY
🎙️ O. HENRY'S "THE CACTUS" at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Podcast
Tonight's story comes from a writer who understood better than almost...
THE PERFECT TRIBUTE AN ABE LINCOLN STORY BY R.M.S. ANDREWS AMERICA 250
This story is one that captured the American imagination almost instantly when it first appeared — a quiet, deeply human tale built around one of the...
A CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS by RUDYARD KIPLING
"I" tells this story, in which his rooms in London (Kipling lived during this time in rooms in Villiers Street, next to Charing Cross Station) are the...
THE SCHOOL MISTRESS by ANTON CHEKHOV
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In this quietly heartbreaking story, Anton Chekhov turns his attention to the life of a rural schoolteacher whose world is shaped by duty, e...
OUT OF NAZARETH by O'HENRY
In this charming and quietly humorous tale, O. Henry turns his eye toward the unexpected places where grace, luck, and human decency can be found. "Ou...
THE KEEPER OF THE LIGHT by HENRY VAN DYKE
In this gentle, quietly powerful tale, Henry van Dyke turns his attention to the life of a solitary lighthouse keeper — a man whose days are shaped by...
THE KNOCKER by ZANE GREY
Another great baseball story from Zane Grey's "The Red-Headed Outfield" collection tells the story from the point of view of a young lady who is the n...
THE DAGGER WITH WINGS A FATHER BROWN STORY
🎙️ SHOW NOTES
Father Brown: "The Dagger with Wings" (audio only, original video)
A Gothic Mystery with a Supernatural Shadow
THE LAGOON by JOSEPH CONRAD
Episode Summary: "The Lagoon" by Joseph Conrad In this haunting tale of "impulsive betrayal and permanent remorse", a white traveler known only as Tua...
THE VETERAN by STEPHEN CRANE
Stephen Crane wrote this short story one year after his hugely popular "The Red Badge of Courage", which was a story about a young man named Henry Fle...
KEEPING WATCH by W.W. JACOBS
SUMMARY OF 'KEEPING WATCH'
A boat captain with a pretty daughter aboard leaves two crewmen 'on guard' whilem he heads for a night at the local t...
ROCKET SUMMER by RAY BRADBURY
Taken from Bradbury's novel, 'Rocket Summer' takes a futuristic look (from 1947 to future) at a businessman who spends two years designing a rocket wh...
HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE and THE BRAVE THREE HUNDRED and CROSSING THE RUBICON
⚔️ 1. Horatius at the Bridge
Source: James Baldwin's retelling of the Roman legend from Livy.
Summary
Rome is under sudde...
SREDNI VASHTAR & ST. VESPALUUS by H.H.MUNRO (SAKI)
Hector Hugh Munro, also known as Saki, was born in British Burma, . Saki was the son of Charles Augustus Munro, an Inspector General for the Indian Im...
MIGGLES by BRET HARTE
"Miggles" by Bret Harte
Bret Harte's "Miggles" is one of those frontier stories that begins with rough humor and bad weather, then quietly shi...
THE RUBE by ZANE GREY
⭐ Show Notes Summary — "The Rube" by Zane Grey
Zane Grey's "The Rube" is a lively, character‑driven baseball tale that blends humor, h...
THE PRETTY GIRL IN THE ARMY by HENRY LAWSON
"That Pretty Girl in the Army" by Henry Lawson
In this light, good‑humored tale, Henry Lawson turns his attention to the small misunderstandin...
THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM by CHARLOTTE YONGE
"The Last Fight in the Coliseum" — Charlotte Yonge
Episode Summary
In this episode, we bring you Charlotte Yonge's powerful historical...
THE CHEST OF BROKEN GLASS and FEDERALIST No. 55 by JAMES MADISON
The Chest of broken Glass is an old folk tale about a father who has grown old- to old to care for himself, and in order to gain more time from his th...
AN O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY! AFTER TWENTY YEARS and BRICKDUST ROW
"After Twenty Years" — Summary
Set on a quiet, rain‑slicked street in early‑20th‑century Manhattan, After Twenty Years explores loyalty, fate,...
BURIED TREASURE by O.HENRY
Two men try to outwit and outclass each other for the love of Martha May Mangum but she scores a win when her father, jealous of the attention she is...
MIX WAR, ART, AND DANCING and CAT IN THE RAIN by ERNEST HEMINGWAY
AN ERNEST HEMINGWAY DOUBLE PLAY
🎙️ Mix War, Art, and Dancing
Hemingway's early newspaper sketch drops listeners into a Kansas City Y.W....
HOT POTATOES by ARNOLD BENNETT
Hot Potatoes by Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett's Hot Potatoes is a gentle comedy of good intentions gone wrong, centered on a devoted mother,...
ZERO HOUR by RAY BRADBURY
🕒 Summary of "Zero Hour"
"Zero Hour" follows a seemingly ordinary suburban day in the Morris household, where seven‑year‑old Mink and the neig...
THE FIRST CLASS PASSENGER by ANTON CHEKHOV
The First‑Class Passenger unfolds during a winter train journey, where a modest, observant narrator finds himself seated vis‑à‑vis a well‑dressed stra...
THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY by MARK TWAIN
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THE MONKEY'S PAW by W.W.JACOBS
"The Monkey's Paw", a classic horror tale from W.W.Jacobs places an old British soldier in a friends home with a tale to tell about the magical and da...
THE LADY WITH THE DOG by ANTON CHEKHOV
THE LADY WITH THE DOG SUMMARY
In this quietly powerful tale of unexpected love and emotional awakening, Anton Chekhov introduces us to Dmitri Gu...
A SAKI DOUBLE PLAY! THE OPEN WINDOW and A MATTER OF SENTIMENT by H.H.MUNRO (SAKI)
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