1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

THE BUSH FIRE by HENRY LAWSON (A.K.A.THE FIRE AT ROSS'S FARM)

03 Jan 2026

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This story was originally written as a 'Bush Ballad" or poem-story by Henry Lawson, and it describes how two competing farm families finally unite whi...

THE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSE and THE CHOICE OF HERCULES (JAMES BALDWIN)

28 Dec 2025

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The Husband Who Was To Mind The House- is a folk talestory in which a husband complains tohis wife for not having dinner ready when he comes in from w...

MAMMON AND THE ARCHER by O. HENRY

21 Dec 2025

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A young man of means expreeses frustration to his wealthy father over not being able to find alone time with the girl of his interests due to her busy...

COOL AIR by H.P.LOVECRAFT

14 Dec 2025

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In New York City in the early twenties a writer finds a baely livable apartment in a rroming house.soon finding that directly above himlives an eccent...

THE STRANGE CRIME OF JOHN BOULNOIS from THE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN

10 Dec 2025

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 Reporter Calhoun Kidd of the Western Sun is off to interview John Boulnois, a philisopher, at his home, Grey Cottage at the edge of Pendragon Park. ...

CHRISTMAS JENNY by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN

03 Dec 2025

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A single woman living alone on a mountain within sight of a little town raises the curiousity of the town's inhabitants who share rumors about the str...

WHISTLING DICK'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING by O.HENRY

30 Nov 2025

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This was the first short story penned under the name O.Henry- and its a great classic, offering a tale of a wanderer named Whistling Dick who, finding...

ANN MARY; HER TWO THANKSGIVINGS by MARY E .WILKINS FREEMAN

26 Nov 2025

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A little girl is temporarily abandoned on  Thanksgiving when her family has to rush away to the next town to care for an ailing relative

HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN by HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

23 Nov 2025

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How was Thanksgiving celebrated in the 1860's?  After the Civil War, affairs of home and hearth became much more important to families who suffered s...

THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP by BRET HARTE

22 Nov 2025

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In this short story by Bret Harte, first published in the August 1868 issue of Overland Monthly, a baby boy is born an orphan in a gold mining camp in...

JEEVES IN THE SPRINGTIME by P.G. WODEHOUSE

19 Nov 2025

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Bertie Wooster is approached by his old pal Bingo for help in the romamce departmentm and   needs Jeeve's advice. It seems that Bertie has fallen he...

A DEPARTMENTAL CASE by O.HENRY

16 Nov 2025

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An ex-Texas Ranger, Indian fighter working as a commisioner of a small office in the state govenrment is approached by a down and out woman who is see...

THE FLYING STARS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON

13 Nov 2025

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The story takes place at an English manor home at Christmastime, where family and friends are gathering to celebrate the season. Father Brown is a clo...

THE COUNTRY COTTAGE and THE SCHOOL MISTREESS by ANTON CHEKHOV

09 Nov 2025

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So much for that quiet holiday weekend so longed for by these two newlyweds! It's FAMILY TIME!!!! Anton Chekhov's "A Country Cottage" centers on two y...

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING and A BRAVE LITTLE QUAKERESS

05 Nov 2025

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The First Thanksgiving- Published in 'Short Stories From American History in 1905 by Blaisdell & Ball, this story of the 1621 Plymouth Celebration tel...

FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: BRIGHTEN'S SISTER-IN-LAW by HENRY LAWSON

02 Nov 2025

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This story was a great find and is still one of our best performing episodes. Henry Lawson's "Brighten's Sister-In-Law" is a poignant narrative, a cla...

FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY A GREENWICH VILLAGE STORY

29 Oct 2025

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FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY New York City in Greenwich Village around 1910 was a haven for aspiring artists and anyone looking for w...

FALL FAMILY THEME: A BURGLAR'S CHRISTMAS by WILLA CATHER A STORY OF FORGIVENESS:

26 Oct 2025

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2025 SPECIAL-FALL FAMILY & HEROES THEMES NOW THRU 12/31-Lots of family stories here at 1001 Classic Short SAtories now thru December-Tell a friend In ...

HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AS 1001 HEROES AND 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES GO 100% FAMILY AND HONOR THEMES NOW THRU DEC 31ST ( SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE- MORE COMING MID NOV)

26 Oct 2025

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The Holidays are approaching and at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast our shows themes every Sunday will be  turning to FAMILY and ...

RIP VAN WINKLE (WASHINTON IRVING) and THE AMERICAN BOY (THEODORE ROOSEVELT)

25 Oct 2025

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Rip Van Winkle- A very lazy old Dutchman takes his dog on a mountain hunting trip to escape his nagging wife and winds up meeting a strange little gro...

PERJURED by EDITH MIRILEES

22 Oct 2025

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A teen-aged boy witnesses an horrific death by the railroad tracks of his small town and to build his status with the older boys he hangs with he adds...

A GRAY SLEEVE by STEPHEN CRANE

19 Oct 2025

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After a skirmish a Civil War cavalry Captain enters a house thinking it might be housing enemy and finds a scared young lady holding a gun behind her ...

DAVID SWAN by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

18 Oct 2025

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A young man heading for college in Boston decides to catch a nap in a cozy little glen not far from the stage stop. While sleeping soundly he is silen...

MARJORIE DAW (PT 2 OF 2) T.B. ALDRICH

15 Oct 2025

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Our two best friends continue to write back and forth until John (Jack) Fleming's leg heals enough to travel, which he does, taking the train to new H...

MARJORIE DAW (PT 1) by THOMAS B. ELDRICH

12 Oct 2025

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Two close pals exchange letters, one having had to cancel his trip to a summer spot in New Hampshire with his friend due to a broken leg. In the lette...

THE CAGE and OUT ON THE FIELD BY ZANE GREY

10 Oct 2025

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Wayne University Ken Ward has a long shot at playing varsity baseball ijn his first year due to the team's varsity players being grounded by playing b...

THE BOULEVARD OF ROGUES by MEREDITH NICHOLSON

08 Oct 2025

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From the author who gave us "House of 1,000 Candles" (currently at 1001 Stories For The Road) comes this short story about a city councilman who m as ...

THE PRELIMINARIES by A.C.COMER

05 Oct 2025

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A young man wants to marry a local girl whose father was recently sent to prison for embezzling another person's money. He talks to the girl's mother,...

DUTCH COURAGE by JACK LONDON

03 Oct 2025

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Two young mountain climbers are about to take on the famous Half Dome in the High Sierras when they see a distress signal flashed at them from high up...

THE LIE (PT 2) MARY ANTIN

01 Oct 2025

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A teacher, knowing that one of her students, a recently immigrant from Russia, is deeply upset about something, goes to his home to speak with his mot...

THE LIE (PT 1) MARY ANTIN

28 Sep 2025

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A teacher in a city school circa 1916 (we assume New York) works with a 12 year old immigrant boy whose family had recently arrived from Russia as he ...

BLIND MAN'S HOLIDAY by O.HENRY

26 Sep 2025

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This engaging story takes place in New Orleans in the early 1900's, as a young man and woman get married spontaneously, but within hours the man begin...

THE RUBE'S WATERLOO by ZANE GREY

24 Sep 2025

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Con, the Worcester coach, is all set to win the series when his best pitcher, nicknamed "The Rube', falls apart. It seems that a very pretty girl name...

A CANARY FOR ONE and MY OLD MAN ERNEST HEMINGWAY

21 Sep 2025

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Two great early Hemingway storieswritten in his cryptic style and describing everyday events that help to illustrate his message.

THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHEAP FLAT POIROT INVESTIGATES

19 Sep 2025

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The famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot uses his "little grey cells" to break an international spy ring. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow ...

ROBIN HOOD SHOOTS FOR QUEEN ELEANOR by HOWARD PYLE

17 Sep 2025

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Robin receives a royal request from the Queen to represent her at the national match, promising he and his followers safe journey to and from London. ...

THE GREAT SERMON HANDICAP A JEEVES STORY from P.G.WODEHOUSE

14 Sep 2025

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Another great tale from Wodehouse taking a poke at the generation of wealthy young men who are kept on retainers by rich relatives and have no desire ...

LITTLE JOHN GOES TO NOTTINGHAM FAIR and HOW LITTLE JOHN LIVED AT THE SHERIFF;S

10 Sep 2025

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Two great Robin Hood adventures from Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ANDROID USERS- WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM   APPLE USERS Catch 10...

THE RACE by STEWART EDWARD WHITE

10 Sep 2025

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Two cowboys are paid to round up a crew of Mexicans to drive a herd of cattle near the Mexican border. When one of the vaqueros becomes angry and shoo...

SPRINGTIME A LA CARTE and THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY A DOUBLEHEADER FROM O.HENRY

07 Sep 2025

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Spring has arrived, and in the bustling city of New York in 1905 or so minds were turning to other than business pursuits. Two great stories from O.He...

BEST OF: THE BODY SNATCHERS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

05 Sep 2025

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SPOOKTEMBER IS HERE!!  A favorite tale of horror from Robert Louis Stevenson who gave us Treasure Island (which, by the way, is over at 1001 Stories...

THE GRIFFIN AND THE MINOR CANON by FRANK STOCKTON

03 Sep 2025

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A classic Frank Stockton tale about a griffin ( a winged beast of legend) and a minor canon- meaning an associate pastor/priest who handles the actual...

THE WORST CRIME IN THE WORLD A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

31 Aug 2025

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A great Father Brown Mystery from GK Chesteron's collection 'The Wisdom of Father Brown. Father Brown plans to meet his niece in a picture gallery, bu...

MIDNIGHT MYSTERY SPECIAL: THE HONOUR OF ISRAEL GOY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

29 Aug 2025

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Father Brown, thief-turned-detective Flambeau, and an inspector from Scotland Yard come to a castle in Scotland to try to determine if a murder has be...

2 B R 0 2 B by KURT VONNEGUT

27 Aug 2025

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(to be or naught to be)  In a future where death is volunteered and the population is controlled, a soon-to-be father waits for his triplets to be bo...

A MYSTERY OF HEROISM by STEPHEN CRANE

24 Aug 2025

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meAmidst a raging battle taking place over an otherwise peaceful glen, a soldier, having been taunted by others, decides to run under shell and rifle ...

THE UNEXPECTED by JACK LONDON

22 Aug 2025

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A woman hunting the Klondike for gold with her husband meets 'the unexpected' when tragedy suddenly occurs within their group and tests her ability to...

MR.VINCENT EGG AND THE WAGE OF SIN H.C. BUNNER

20 Aug 2025

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An elder man living out his latter days in Paris and working part time writing for a tour guide spends one week every month drinking himself into a st...

MY WATCH and MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE by MARK TWAIN

17 Aug 2025

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MY WATCH: A humurous piece describing the narrator's futile efforts to get his watch fixed MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE: An autobiographical piece descri...

THE HUNTER'S LODGE CASE by AGATHA CHRISTIE

15 Aug 2025

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With Poirot recovering from the flu, Hastings sets out to solve a murder. In the process, as Hastings share the results of his investigation, Poirot r...

THE UNFAMILIAR by RICHARD CONNELL

13 Aug 2025

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A small, broze-skinned man shows up mysteriously in a small Connecicut farming town wearing strange clothes and speaking very little english. A local ...

O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY: DOUGHERTY'S EYE OPENER and LITTLE SPECK IN GARNERED FRUIT

10 Aug 2025

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Big Jim Dougherty was a sporting man, but he hadn;t been much of a husband to Del. After three years of marriage she finally had to ask him to take he...

1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE STARTS ROCKIN' TODAY! FOLLOW AT YOUR FAV HOST OR SEE LINKS BELOW

10 Aug 2025

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Starting now  ANNE OF THE ISLAND EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT NOON EASTERN- Anne is headed for college 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age  Now Mon-...

COMING SOON TO 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE: ANNE OF THE ISLAND

09 Aug 2025

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It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this)...

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 3 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

08 Aug 2025

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Our protagonist finds himself stranded at Innsmouth and given a room at the only hotel- a room from which he makes a narrow escape as unseen creatures...

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 2 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

08 Aug 2025

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The suspense heats up quickly as our narrator finds the town drunk, who, with the help of a quart of whiskey, shares an incredible story of devil wors...

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT ONE) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

08 Aug 2025

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You are a guest in a house on Adams Street listening to a first hand account from a witness to exactly what happened there years ago to cause the litt...

HUCKLEBERRY by FRANK STOCKTON A TALE OF RIDDLES

06 Aug 2025

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Frank Stockton not only gave us some great short stories but also some very well-loved children's tales.   Frank Stockton (1854 - 1902) was an Americ...

THE AUNT AND THE SLUGGARD by P.G. WODEHOUSE

03 Aug 2025

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"The Aunt and the Sluggard" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was p...

(BEST OF: LISTENER FAVORITE) THE LADY WITH THE LAMP: THE STORY OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by ELMER ADAMS AND WARREN FOSTER

01 Aug 2025

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Her name has become synonymous with saving lives and gave us the name for Nightingale helicopters that provide fast transport for emergency cases. To ...

ADVENTURE OF THE WESTERN STAR ( A POIROT MYSTERY) by AGATHA CHRISTIE

30 Jul 2025

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Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie has sold more books than any other author. Inj this Hercule Poirot detective mystery, Poiro...

THE VANISHING OF VAUDREY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY (W BONUS PRELUDE)

27 Jul 2025

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In one of GK Chesterton'slast collections, the Wisdom of Father Brown, Father Brown, while visiting a retired Flambeau in Spain, explains to a curious...

A VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN by BRET HARTE

25 Jul 2025

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A young American man visiting a nearly deserted old abbey in England decides to take a swim in a secluded but inviting pond filled with crumbling stat...

A TRIVIAL INCIDENT by ANTON CHEKHOV

23 Jul 2025

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A Trivial Incident- An Earlybird Release Our narrator and his friend enter the woods on a large estate to hunt woodcock but are soon told that the own...

THE GOLD and THE CAT BY MARY E. WILKIINS FREEMAN

20 Jul 2025

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The Gold- The Colonies had recently gone to war with the Old Country and New England coastal residents were hearing that british ships were raiding sm...

(BEST OF) THE SHARTZ-METTERKLUME METHOD & THE OPEN WINDOW by SAKI

18 Jul 2025

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TWO great Saki stories today poking fun at Victorian era society.. First- The Shartz-Metterklume method- a mysterious lady of class is mistaken for th...

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER (PT 2) HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER BY HENRY LAWSON

16 Jul 2025

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In part two our narrator, Joe, now older, heads out to the outback to raise sheep with his best friend who has just married a girl they had grown up w...

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER (PT 1) by HENRY LAWSON

13 Jul 2025

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Henry Lawson was one of Australia's greatest short story writers (I think the best) and poets, and hisn stories tell much about the people  who settl...

(LISTENER FAV) THE FROG PRINCE and LITTLE BRIAR ROSE by THE GRIMM BROTHERS (Family Friendly)

11 Jul 2025

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METwo classic stories included: The Frog Prince and Briar Rose. Enjoy! Reviews welcome. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us!  APPLE USERS Cat...

THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST by H.G. WELLS

09 Jul 2025

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Two unscrupulous Englishmen murder a group of Chinamen who are about to find a treasure in gold ingots but find the treasure better protected than the...

THE TRANSFERRED GHOST by FRANK STOCKTON

06 Jul 2025

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Amild mannered man falls in love with a young lady named Madeleine but doesn't have the courage to tell her, mainly because her father is a mean old g...

BEST OF (#68 OF 574) THE LOVE LETTERS OF SMITH H.C. BUNNER

04 Jul 2025

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A lonely seamstress living on the top floor of a high rise tenement building in 1900's New York city tries to cope with a male neighbor who positions ...

BETWEEN ROUNDS by O.HENRY

02 Jul 2025

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1905 as seen through the windows of Mrs. Murphy's boarding house by O.Henry. A lady screams that her six year old Mikey is missing. The McCasky's are ...

THE ADVENTURE OF THE FINAL PROBLEM A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE (2025)

29 Jun 2025

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In this story  Dr. Watson narrates a tragedy involving Holmes as it appears Holmes has been killed by his mortal enemy, Dr Moriarty, on the eve of a ...

EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE A BERTIE WOOSTER/JEEVES STORY FROM P.G. WODEHOUSE

25 Jun 2025

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"Extricating Young Gussie" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United States in the 18 Septemb...

A QUESTION OF POSSESSION by ANDY ADAMS

22 Jun 2025

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Another great western short story by cowboy author Andy Adams telling of a rancher who had worked for years to build a good ranch with his own brand o...

BEST OF (#67 of 572) THE CHASE from MOBY DICK by HERMAN MELVILLE (EARLY HOLIDAY RELEASE)

20 Jun 2025

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An excerpt from Herman Melville's blockbuster adventure 'Moby Dick' describes a portion of Captain Ahab's relentless pursuit of the white whale which ...

THE OLIVE by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

18 Jun 2025

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A young man taking a two week leave from business along the Mediterranean coast is the lucky recipient of an olive which has fallen off a young woman'...

BEST OF (#68 of 573) THE MILLION DOLLAR BOND ROBBERY AGATHA CHRISTIE

18 Jun 2025

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A million dollars worth of nonds disappear from under a young man's nose and now he's being held accountable- a great Poirot mystery short story from ...

THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

15 Jun 2025

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One of Arthur Conan Doyle's personal top 12 favorites, this story has Holmes defusing an International incident by discovering the location of a damag...

BEST OF (#66 of 571) HIGH WATER MARK by BRET HARTE

13 Jun 2025

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A mother and her baby, alone in a small cabin on a river, face a life-threatening situation when a storm appears and the river rises, forcing her to a...

A SACRIFICE HIT and THE FERRY OF UNFULLFILLMENT by O.HENRY

11 Jun 2025

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 Up first: "A Sacrifice Hit" A romantic novel writer out to make himself a star at everyone else's expense marries a girl that he thinks can push h...

THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST

08 Jun 2025

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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 ...

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

06 Jun 2025

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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...

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

04 Jun 2025

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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 Chi...

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

01 Jun 2025

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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 n...

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

30 May 2025

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 A street smart boy named Gallegher finds work at a Philadelphia newspaper and quickly proves his worth by identifying a murderer. New Twitter addres...

THE WNNNG BALL by ZANE GREY

28 May 2025

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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 ex...

A RUDYARD KIPLING DOUBLE PLAY COURAGE and FALSE DAWN

25 May 2025

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'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...

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

23 May 2025

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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 ...

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

21 May 2025

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Mundon Mandeville runs a thoroughly disliked repertoire theater company and is murdered inside a windowless room in the building although everyone inv...

THE JELLYBEAN by F.SCOTT FITZGERALD

18 May 2025

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  The story was written as a sequel to "The Ice Palace," and Clark Darrow appears in both. The omniscient narrator, who ensures that close observatio...

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

16 May 2025

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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 challenge...

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

14 May 2025

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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....

LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST by FRANK STOCKTON

11 May 2025

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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 m...

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

09 May 2025

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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 "St...

JEEVES TAKES CHARGE by P.G. WODEHOUSE

07 May 2025

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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 publishe...

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

04 May 2025

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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 tha...

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

02 May 2025

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Arthur Conan Doyle's #3 favorite of all his Sherlock Holmes adventures. A crypto mystery. SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES MYSTERIES BEST OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SH...

FAREWELL and FASCINATION by GUY DE MAUPASSANT

30 Apr 2025

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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:  Midn...