HELPING FREDDY by P.G.WODEHOUSE
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young man living off a rich Aunt's endowment decices to take a few weeks off with pals and head fo...
THE MARK OF THE BEAST by RUDYARD KIPLING
06 Apr 2025
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Two cultures collide when a group of British overseers meet for a regional planning session in India...
BEST OF (#56 of 560) UNCLE JESSES LIFEBOOK and THE FAMILY OF THE VORDULAK
04 Apr 2025
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We introduce two new shows and an episode from each tonight. From 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age ...
NOT ACCORDING TO THE CODE by ROBERT BARR
02 Apr 2025
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THE SONG OF THE FLYING FISH A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON
30 Mar 2025
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BIG NEWS FOR ANDROID LISTENERS THAT ALSO LOVE APPLE PODCASTS
30 Mar 2025
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BEST OF (#56 of 559) THE ABSENCE OF MR. GLASS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
28 Mar 2025
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A bride-to-be and one of Father Brown's flock alerts him to a potential catastrophe when she finds h...
THE THREE DAY BLOW by ERNEST HEMINGWAY
26 Mar 2025
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In 1925 Hemingway's collection of his first short stories appeared as In Our Time, and included the...
MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR by FRANK STOCKTON
23 Mar 2025
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A young man builds a home and vineyard at the top of a gentle slope in Virginia's Blue ridge Mountai...
BEST OF (#55 OF 559) THE YOUNGEST MISS PIPER by BRET HARTE
21 Mar 2025
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A great short story by Bret Harte telling of the little community of Red Gulch and Judge Piper's bea...
MY KINSMAN,MAJOR MOLINEUX by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
19 Mar 2025
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A young man from the country travels to Boston (during the days when the British soldiers were house...
LEAVE IT TO JEEVES by P.G.WODEHOUSE
16 Mar 2025
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Bertie gort himself in realtrouble this time- he's engaged. Only Jeeves knows what to do.
BEST OF (#54 OF 558) THE RED-HEADED OUTFIELD by ZANE GREY STORIES BY ZANE GREY
14 Mar 2025
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Zane Grey reminds us how minor league baseball was played 100 years ago- when many of the players we...
THE SPRING OF A LION AN ALLAN QUARTERMAINE STORY by H. RIDER HAGGARD
09 Mar 2025
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An aged Allan Quartermaine entertains a couple of old friends at his home who ask him for a story- a...
THE WIND by RAY BRADBURY
09 Mar 2025
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A man of sciencewho has traveled the world searching for the source of the evil winds that destroy m...
BEST OF (#53 of 557) THE SALAD OF COLONEL CRAY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
07 Mar 2025
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Father Brown, walking through a small town in the early morning hours, hears 5 pistol shots followed...
COUNT KONRAD'S COURTSHIP by ROBERT BARR
05 Mar 2025
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A knight returns from the Crusades to his castle in Germany to find that the neighboring castle is u...
AFTER 20 YEARS and LOST ON DRESS PARADE A DOUBLE TREAT FROM O.HENRY
02 Mar 2025
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Two great short stories from O.Henry! AFTER TWENTY YEARS- A cop walking the beat at night passes a...
THE LEOPARD MAN'S STORY (FROM 1001 BEST OF JACK LONDON) SHORT SHORT SATURDAY SPECIAL
01 Mar 2025
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This is our way of reminding you that we offer new Jack London stories weekly every Sunday at noon E...
BEST OF (#52 of 556) THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN & BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP by H.P. LOVECRAFT
28 Feb 2025
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This 1001 Stories Network DOUBLE FEATURE includes two great H.P.Lovecraft short stories, the first b...
JERSEY AND MULBERRY by HC BUNNER
26 Feb 2025
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A cranky old lady writes a mean editorial to the city paper about an organ grinder who was playing b...
THE FAIRY TALE OF FATHER BROWN by G.K.CHESTERTON
23 Feb 2025
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Father Brown and his trusty friend Flambeau are visiting an old castle in Germany when Flambeau shar...
BEST OF (#51 of 555) ASLEEP IN ARMEGEDDON by RAY BRADBURY
19 Feb 2025
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A Classic sci-fi short story by Ray Bradbury that tells of a space traveler who has crash landed on ...
O.HENRY DOUBLE FEATURE: THE SLEUTHS AND WITCHES LOAVES
19 Feb 2025
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The Sleuths- A man comes to New York City to find his sister whom he knows is in need of financial h...
DOING CLARENCE A BIT OF GOOD P.G.WODEHOUSE
16 Feb 2025
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Bernie Wooster receives a call from an old beau inviting him up to she and her new husband's home in...
BEST OF (# 50 of 554) A PURE MIRACLE ERNIE PYLE'S COLUMNS ABOUT D-DAY
14 Feb 2025
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We remember D-Day, the Allied invasion of German- held France, every year on June 6th. May we never ...
THE OPEN BOAT (PT 2) by STEPHEN CRANE
12 Feb 2025
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In this story, inspired by an experience Crane survived as a journalist covering the war in Cuba, fo...
THE OPEN BOAT (PT 1) by STEPHEN CRANE
12 Feb 2025
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Four men, having survived a shipwreck off the coast of Florida in high seas, try to survive in a sma...
A COLLEGE VAGABOND by ANDY ADAMS
09 Feb 2025
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In this 1906 short story by Texas author Andy Adams a young eastern college bound man is offered a t...
BEST OF (#49 of 553) THE PICTURE IN THE HOUSE by H.P. LOVECRAFT
07 Feb 2025
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While riding his bicycle in the Miskatonic Valley of rural New England, a geneologist seeks shelter ...
THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
05 Feb 2025
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In "the Steadfast Tin Soldier" from Hans Christian Anderson whcih has been adapted into ballet and t...
ABSENT TREATMENT by P.G. WODEHOUSE
02 Feb 2025
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From the creator of "Leave It To Jeeves" comes this short story, narrated by a character very simila...
BEST OF (#48 of 552) THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY
31 Jan 2025
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This story takes place just after Christmas, in London, and involves a priceless gemstone called "th...
MRS. TREMAIN by ROBERT BARR
29 Jan 2025
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A beautiful woman enjoying an ocean cruise with her much older husband attracts the attention of t...
THE CAST-IRON CANVASSER by BANJO PATERSON
26 Jan 2025
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In this hilarious short story from Down Under a company which employs door-to-door book salesmen fin...
BEST OF (#47 of 552) THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER by D.H.LAWRENCE
24 Jan 2025
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"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence: The story revolves aound a young boy who is desperately...
THE LITTLE GIRL WHO DARED by HENRY LANIER
22 Jan 2025
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In "The Little Girl Who Dared" by Henry Lanier you'll hear the story of the disastrous plight of the...
THE PERISHING OF THE PENDRAGONS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
19 Jan 2025
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Father Brown and his pal Flambeau take a tour of the Cornwall coast and are led to an old pirates ho...
BEST OF (#46 of 551) FOUR DAYS IN DIXIE by AMBROSE BIERCE
17 Jan 2025
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An autobiographical account of the time Bierce was captured by a confederate home guard and spent a ...
JEEVES EXERTS THE OLD CEREBELLUM P.G. WODEHOUSE
15 Jan 2025
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Bertie helps out an old pal who is trying to extract a bigger allowance from his rich uncle so he ca...
THE RUBE'S PENNANT by ZANE GREY
12 Jan 2025
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A great Zane Grey short story from his book "The Red-Headed Outfield". Zane Grey was a very popular ...
THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 2) RAY BRADBURY
08 Jan 2025
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NOTE: Leaving a review is now fast and easy at www.bestof1001stories.com! Sim and Lyta join a grou...
THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 1) by RAY BRADBURY
05 Jan 2025
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Our protagonist is a young man whose family and ancestors have been marooned on a nearly uninhabitab...
A THING THAT GLISTENED by FRANK STOCKTON
03 Jan 2025
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A professional diver is hired by a celebrity to find her missing diamond bracelet, which she lost wh...
A LITTLE JOURNEY by RAY BRADBURY
03 Jan 2025
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A Little Journey is a great example of Ray Bradbury's writing! It is storytelling at its best, it m...
ABOUT LOVE by ANTON CHEKHOV
01 Jan 2025
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"About Love" by Anton Chekhov is a story about love and missed opportunities set to Tchaikovsky's Ma...
THE SKYLIGHT ROOM by O.HENRY
29 Dec 2024
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In turn-of-the-century New York City, a young lady named Miss Leeson is trying to make it on her own...
BEST OF (#43 of 545) THE GIRL WHO GOT RATTLED by STEWART EDWARD WHITE
27 Dec 2024
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A young lady rides away from a small group of prairie travelers for some time alone and soon finds h...
JEEVES AND THE HARD-BOILED EGG by P.G. WODEHOUSE
25 Dec 2024
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Bernie Wooster's old pal stops by to share his troubles- those being the fact that his Uncle's month...
A CHRISTMAS EVE SUIT by EDWARD PARSON ROE
22 Dec 2024
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A young up and coming attorney decides to court two young ladies and put them to the test to see whi...
NOW PLAYING AT 1001 BEST OF JACK LONDON: OUR HAWAII BY CHARMIAN AND JACK LONDON
22 Dec 2024
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In the winter of 1915-1916 Jack and his wife Charmian London sailed their Snark to Hawaii, It was ...
BEST OF (#42 OF 543) THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT by BRET HARTE
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte: In this dramatic short story by Bret Harte, four men and...
JEEVES AND THE UNBIDDEN GUEST BY P.G.WODEHOUSE
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A friend of Bernie Wooster's Aunt Agatha shows upenexpectedly and drops her backward twenty- somethi...
THE MIRROR OF THE MAGISTRATE- A FATHER BROWN ADVENTURE
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown solves a murder and saves an innocent man from the gallows! Check out all our 12 podcas...
BEST OF (#41 OF 542) THE KING OF THE GREEKS by JACK LONDON
13 Dec 2024
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Jack London's life was full of adventure and his days working for the Fish Patrol on the California ...
A TALE OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY by FRANK STOCKTON
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A very clever tale about a man who invented an anti-gravity machine capable of lifting him off the g...
THE ANGELOF THE ODD by EDGAR ALLAN POE
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this fractious tale our narrator,alone in his study, and bored with hi9s reading material, turns ...
THE HARBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY
04 Dec 2024
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In The Harbinger, a run down man and his two unemployed pals sit on a park bench and devise a scheme...
LEAVE IT TO JEEVES P.G. WODEHOUSE
01 Dec 2024
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The first of a series of cleverly written "Jeeves" stories by P.G.Wodehouse- featuring the butler wh...
BEST OF (AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A classic Thanksgiving story from Louisa May Alcott telling of a Basset family thanksgiving in New H...
THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Merino Sheep and the wool they produce have been a leading Australian export for years. Australian f...
THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (CHAP 3) by HOWARD PYLE
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A great story from Howard Pyle's 'King Arthur & His Knights" involving King Arthur's return to the e...
THE REVERSIBLE LANDSCAPE by FRANK STOCKTON
24 Nov 2024
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Frank Stockton uses clever humor to poke fun at manufactured art in this humurous piece about a man ...
BEST OF (#38 OF 518) THE LADY WITH THE LAMP: THE STORY OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by ELMER ADAMS AND WARREN FOSTER
22 Nov 2024
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Her name has become synonymous with saving lives and gave us the name for Nightingale helicopters th...
THE STORY OF SIR GAWAINE (CHAP 2)
20 Nov 2024
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This is really the story of King Arthur and how he was tricked by an evil conjurer during an overnig...
TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS
17 Nov 2024
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A little girl sits in her father's lap one Christmas Eve to listen to his story about the ghosts of ...
BEST OF (#37 orf 517) BABES IN THE JUNGLE by O.HENRY
15 Nov 2024
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"Babes In The Jungle" by O.Henry tells the story of two small time crooks who come to New York City ...
THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (PT 1) from HOWARD PYLE'S TALES OF KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
King Arthur and his court take a pause during a journey to relax in a meadow, and while doing so, a ...
THE NICE PEOPLE by H.C. BUNNER
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A married couple straying at a quiet resort witness the ostracizing of a younger couple whose storie...
3 MINUTE PREVIEW OF OUR FIRST EPISODE- OUR NEW PODCAST -1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME- LISTEN NOW....UNSOLVED: THE JAMISON FAMILY DISAPPEARANCE.
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DROPS NOW In October of 2009 the Jamison Family (Bobby, aged 44, Sherilynn, aged 40, and Madison, a...
BEST OF (#36 OF 516) THE MERMAID OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT by BRET HARTE
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A terrific tale of a lighthouse keeper near the Golden Gate to spots what he believes is a mermaid- ...
FORT ST. ELMO by CHARLOTTE YONGE
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte Yonge's account of the Seige of Fort St.Elmo and the desperate fight of the Knights Hospit...
THE MAN WITH TWO BEARDS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown gets into a discussion with a well repected detective who believes that murderers can b...
BEST OF (#35 of 515) THE BODY SNATCHERS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the years between 1820 and 1890, medical schools in England, France, and the US were growing by l...
FRANKENSTEIN THE CLASSIC STORY by MARY SHELLEY (ABRIDGED)
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Shelleys 1820 science fiction/horror tale Frankenstein in abridged form in which a man made mon...
THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRAYSER by AMBROSE BIERCE
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A scary tale about a disembodied spirit and two lawmen who are hunting him in the woods near a churc...
A GHOST by GUY de MAUPASSANT
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At a gathering of old friends, one man describes his encounter with a female ghost. Be sure to check...
BEST OF (#34 of 515) CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY
18 Oct 2024
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In this classic O.Henry short story, a second accountant in a small hardware store finds he has a ta...
HOW THE JACK O' LANTERN GOT ITS NAME
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The story of how the Jack O' Lantern got its name. SUPPORT OUR SHOW MONTHLY AT PATREON Become an Ass...
AN INVITATION by ROBERT BARR
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A powerful and cruel Archbishop traveling with a 12 man escort is returning home after demanding all...
BEST OF (#33 OF 514) THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (PT 2) by RICHARD CONNELL
11 Oct 2024
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell (pt 2):The thrilling conclusion to Richard Connell's po...
BEST OF (#32 OF 514) THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (PT I) by RICHARD CONNELL
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 1001 Classic Short Stories Flashback: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell: In this classi...
THE PURPLE WIG A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Duke of Exmoor wears a wig which people believe hides a family disfigurement- namely a deformed ...
KEN'S DAY and BREAKING TRAINING by ZANE GREY
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The final game is against Place, but this time it's s a home game. After the game, team gathers for ...
BEST OF (#31 OF 513) THE ADVENTURE OF THE EGYPTIAN TOMB by AGATHA CHRISTIE
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was an English writer. She is known for her 66 de...
THE TENOR by H. C. BUNNER
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A humurous tale about a young New York City girl and her best best friend who both idolize a visitin...
A METTER OF PRINCIPLE and THE FIRST PLACE GAME THE YOUNG PITCHER by ZANE GREY
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Ward pitches against the best team in their conference- Place- and its a nail-biter all the way.
BEST OF (#32 OF 504) DRACULA'S GUEST by BRAM STOKER
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An Englishman traveling in Europe decides to ignore the advice of his terrified coachman and begins ...
RAPPACINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 2) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Giovanni enters the garden for the first time and soon Beatrice joins him. The two find they have mu...
MRS.RAEBURN'S WAXWORKS by LADY ELEANOR SMITH
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A down and out young man looking for work gets a job as custodian at a wax works museum and finds hi...
BEST OF (#31 OF 503) THE STUDENT by ANTON CHEKHOV STORIES BY CHEKHOV
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young seminary student living during starving times in Russia comes to the realization that histor...
RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 1) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You'll find suspense, horror, and brilliantly crafted storyline in this classic Hawthorne short stor...
FRIENDSHIP and THE HEARN GAME ZANE GREY
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Ward, returning to the team's quarters after his fight with Graves, is confronted by Coach Worry...
BEST OF (#30 OF 502) THREE WISE MEN by DAMON RUNYAN
13 Sep 2024
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The Three Wise Men by Damon Runyan tells the story of three mobsters who stop to help a woman having...
STATE UNIVERSITY GAME and KEN CLASHES WITH GRAVES
11 Sep 2024
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The team plays an overconfident State University team and teaches them some lessons. After the game,...
IN THE SPRING and A COWARD by MAUPASSANT
08 Sep 2024
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In The Spring- A young man goes outdoors on a warm spring day and finds his attentions are riveted o...
BEST OF (#29 OF 501) THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes and Watson come to differences with Scotland Yard's LeStrade over who apparently murdered an ...
A SISTERLY SCHEME by H.C. BUNNER
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While vacationing at a Maine resort, a young bachelor is left hign and high by a young lady who deci...
PRESIDENT HALSTEAD ON COLLEGE SPIRIT and NEW PLAYERS
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following an inspiring speech from President Halstead, some new plqayers appeared, and Ken finally g...
BEST OF (#28 OF 500) GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A humorous Rudyard Kipling story based upon his time serving the military in India when it was a Bri...