1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
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BEST OF (#34 of 515) CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this classic O.Henry short story, a second accountant in a small hardware store finds he has a talent for writing things that make people smile, He...
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 Assistant Producer at 1001 Stories Network ( a great ...
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 allegiance from smaller fiefdoms in the region when h...
BEST OF (#33 OF 514) THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (PT 2) by RICHARD CONNELL
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell (pt 2):The thrilling conclusion to Richard Connell's popular short story The Most Dangerous Game pits Joh...
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 classic short story by Richard Connell, a big game hunte...
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 ear. He creates a terrible curse that would befa...
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 one last meeting before everyone heads home for th...
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 detective novels and 14 short story collections, par...
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 visiting French Tenor and cleverly hatch a plan for one o...
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 walking alone toward an ancient deserted village. ...
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 much in common- but there is a lingering fear on the...
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 himself captivated by a woman's wax likeness in the ...
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 history connects us all...that hard times were experienc...
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 story about a young man who cmonmes to Padua Italy to ...
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, who asks him how his face got banged up. Grave...
BEST OF (#30 OF 502) THREE WISE MEN by DAMON RUNYAN
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Three Wise Men by Damon Runyan tells the story of three mobsters who stop to help a woman having a baby, and find unexpected redemption for their ...
STATE UNIVERSITY GAME and KEN CLASHES WITH GRAVES
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team plays an overconfident State University team and teaches them some lessons. After the game, the coach warns the team of their only weakness- ...
IN THE SPRING and A COWARD by MAUPASSANT
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In The Spring- A young man goes outdoors on a warm spring day and finds his attentions are riveted on a beautiful young girl- but before he can approa...
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 old builder. Get all of our shows at one website: ...
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 decided to dump him at the last minute. While watchi...
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 got a chance to pitch.
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 British colony. The narrator is an officer who has be...
A RULER OF MEN by O.HENRY
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the streets of New York our narrator runs into an old buddy named Kansas Bill who he hasn't seen for a long while. After a few beers his old pal,sh...
HUNTER QUARTERMAINE'S STORY by H. RIDER HAGGARD
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Upon invitation to Sir Henry's residence, a small group mof close friends, both men and women, gather to have a chance to meet the famous African big ...
BEST OF (#27 of 500) THE INTERLOPERS by SAKI
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two men, both having been feuding over property rights for years, meet one another at night while hunting each other in the forest, only to have a lig...
OLD TICONDEROGA by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Englander writer Nathaniel Hawthorne visits the remains of Fort Ticonderoga, which played an important part in the French-Indian and Revolutionary...
ANNIHILATION AND EXAMINATIONS ZANE GREY THE YOUNG PITCHER
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The big day arrives during spring training and the banished varsity players , sidelined this year due to their playing for other teams off season, arr...
BEST OF (#26 of 478) AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN by LUCY MAUD MONTTGOMERY
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this great short story by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, a young lady (Ursula) is ordered by her father to place some distance between herse...
THE STORY OF SIR PELIAS (CHAPS 5-6) by HOWARD PYLE from THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 5: How Sir Gawain met Sir Pelias- then how Sir Gawain found his way into Lady Ettards castle In Chapter 6: Sir Pelias is saved from certain...
THE THREE TOOLS OF DEATH A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown is called upon to investigate the recent death of an older recluse who was at one time well known to the community, His brilliant insight...
BEST OF (#25 OF 476) WILLIAM WILSON by EDGAR ALLAN POE
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this story a young man attending school in England meets his doppleganger,or double, who looks and dresses the same,and even shares the same birthd...
THE SAFETY MATCH by ANTON CHEKHOV
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A truly rare story from Anton Chekhov which is best decribed as a mystery spoof. A seasoned Russian investigator teams up with a 20 year old detecti...
BEST OF (#24 ORF 473) BREAD and THAT IOWA TOWN from PRAIRIE GOLD
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1914, when America sent many of her young men to fight for Europe's freedom, a call was put out throughout the state of Iowa for written articles a...
RIP VAN WINKLE by WASHINGTON IRVING
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This classic story from America's first widely recognized author Washington Irving tells the story of a henpecked husband who fell asleep in the Catsk...
THE STORY OF SIR PELLIAS (CHAPS 3-4) from THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In chapter 3 Sir Pellias holds true to his promise to declare Queen Guinivere to be the most beautiful queen while outside the castle of the knight of...
BEST OF 1001 (#23 FAV OF 472) WAR and JAN THE UNREPENTANT JACK LONDON
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
War- A cavalry scout comes upon a deserted farmhouse where violence has recently taken place and turns down the opportunity to shoot an enemy soldier ...
A TINY LITTLE THING and ANDROCLUS & THE LION TALES FOR ALL AGES
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Tiny Little Thing- A father teaches a little girl the importantace of all lives big or small Androcles & The Lion- A slave turned gladiator befriend...
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES and THE SWINEHERD HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two classic morality tales which have been shared for way over a hundred years from Hans Christian Anderson. The Emperor's New Clothes: The ruler ...
BEST OF (#22 OF 471) TRANSIENTS IN ARCADIA by O.HENRY
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman of obvious class is enjoying a week's stay and an escape from the summer heat at a posh New York City Hotel when she meets a debonair yo...
THE SIGN OF THE BROKEN SWORD A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is one of best Father Brown stories I have had the pleasure to share. Its a great story that rings true- a story of a military leader whose legen...
PRISONER OF THE SOPHS and CALL FOR CANDIDATES ZANE GREY THE YOUNG PITCHER
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Ward, after talking to his coach not long after the great potato fight, is talked into walking over to the Sophmore dormirories to aplogize to the...
THE VARSITY CAPTAIN and A GREAT ARM by ZANE GREY
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The start of another great series of baseball short stories (the last one was "The Red-Headed Outfield)- this one being"The Young Pitcher'- the storyo...
THE STORY OF SIR PELIAS (CHAPS 1-2) FROM HOWARD PYLE'S 'THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Pelias, one of King Arthur's top knights, makes a promise to Lady Guinevere that he will go on a mission to defend her honor, and leaves her compa...
BEST OF 1001 (#20 OF 463) BOULE DE SUIF (PT 2) by GUY DE MAUPASSANT
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two the travelers are growing more and more resentful of Boule de Suif as she continues to say no to the German officer- and they concoct devi...
BEST OF 1001 (#20 OF 463) BOULE DE SUIF (PT. 1) by GUY de MAUPASSANT
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First published in April of 1880, "Boule de Suif" is one of Maupassant's most famous and important stories. The term 'Boule de Suif' is most often tra...
THE LOADED DOG by HENRY LAWSON
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A playful young black labrador gives three Australian gold miners a scare when he picks up a wrapped explosive charge and chases the scared miners wit...
THE WARRIOR MAID OF SAN CARLOS by ROBERT BARR
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A true story telling of the time young Horatio Nelson, while reconnoitering Fort San Carlos for the planned takeover of Nicaragua with a single ship, ...
#19 (of 462) BEST OF 1001 RIKKI TIKKI TAVI by RUDYARD KIPLING
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young mongoose is discovered half-drowned by an English family who take him into their home where he soon shows his gratitude by saving their lives ...
PLAIN FISHING by FRANK STOCKTON
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our narrator tells a great fishing story whicfh begins at the home of an old local fisherman with two beautiful daughters and continues with a battle ...
OUR AROMATIC UNCLE by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A marrried couple who for years has ben enjoying gifts from a generous uncle they had never met finally get the chance to meet him when he cables that...
#18 (of 461) BEST OF 1001 NEGORE, THE COWARD by JACK LONDON
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Siberian tribesman is branded a coward and must find a way to defeat the Russians attacking his tribe to win back his honor. ANDROID USERS- (NEW) 10...
THE FILLMORE ELDERBERRIES by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
TRANSFORMATION by ROBERT BARR
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two brothers who own a successful clock/watch shop in Paris are surprised when a disreputable looking man enters the shop- and they both believe has...
THE STRANGER by AMBROSE BIERCE
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce: A group of men traveling in the old west meet a strange man at their campfire- a man who has an even stranger story....
THE BOOK OF MERLIN: (CHAPS 3-4) MORGANA LA FAY BETRAYS KING ARTHUR
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this story Merlin is no longer a force but he is able to make a request to Vivien to save King Arthur's life. Arthur and a fellow knight become l...
BEST OF 1001 (# 16 of 450) HOW ROBIN HOOD CAME TO BE AN OUTLAW by HOWARD PYLE
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Reknown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and author Howard Pyle. We di...
THE MANAGER OF MADDEN'S HILL by ZANE GREY
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young crippled boy who has learned baseball inside and out gets a chance to become a manager for a local boys team, and quickly learns the pain and ...
THE MISTAKE OF THE MACHINE A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father brown shares a story with his friend Flambeau about a visit the Father had made to a detective's office in Chicago while he was working in the ...
THEIR FIRST FORMAL CALL by GRACE MACGOWAN COOKE
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many years ago, around 1900, social customes were very different from what they are today. if a young man wanted to make a formal call on a young lady...
THE STORY OF THE BETRAYAL OF MERLIN (CHAPS 1 &2) KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
King Arthur's evil sister Queen Morgana LaFay plans a way to get Merlin out of the way of Arthur by using her young protoge Vivien to charm Merlin int...
#14 LISTENER FAV (of 448) WHITE AND YELLOW by JACK LONDON
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Working for the fish patrol in the San Francisco Bay area, a young man faces down a gang of Chinamen who question his authority and finds his older co...
AN ALI BABA OF THE SIERRAS by BRET HARTE
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 10 year-old boy growing up in a gold mining area discovers the stash of a pair of notorious thieves and adventure follows...
3 BANJO PATERSON STORIES FROM DOWN UNDER: HIS MASTERPIECE, SITTING IN JUDGEMENT,THIRSTY ISLAND
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia owes a debt of gratitude to Banjo Paterson (and Henry Lawson) for their great short stories that chronicled the quirky and unique characters...
THE HEAD OF CAESAR A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown and Flambeau assist a young lady who is being terrorized by a blackmailer. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https...
PILLAR OF FIRE by RAY BRADBURY
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
William Lantry awakes hundreds of years in the future after having died in 1933. He awakes with a burning rage towards mankind and as he learns more ...
THE WRONG SHAPE A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father brown and Flambeau visit the art conservatory of a friend who has asked Father brown to look after his wife after his death, which has been for...
BEST OF 1001 (#13 OF 447) CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this classic O.Henry short story, a second accountant in a small hardware store finds he has a talent for writing things that make people smile, He...
THE EXPOSURE OF LORD STANSFORD by ROBERT BARR
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young socialite becomes the object of jealousy and desire when she attends a large party at a wealthy estate. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories wi...
THE DUKE'S MYSTERY and MATRIMONIAL ESPIONAGE ANDREW FORRESTER
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Duke's Mystery- A London private detective does his best to solve a robbery ring, and things go well until a local constable looking for a promoti...
#12 (of 446) BEST OF 1001 GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A humorous Rudyard Kipling story based upon his time serving the military in India when it was a British colony. The narrator is an officer who has be...
THE LOST LEGION by RUDYARD KIPLING
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the territory bordering British-controlled India and wild Afghanistan, a special mission is sent out to capture a known thief and murderer and 13 o...
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND TEDDY ROOSEVELT OFFER SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR AMERICANS
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If the men on Mount Rushmore could speak today this is probably what they would tell us- our nation's citizens and leaders need to return to morality ...
THE PREMATURE BURIAL by EDGAR ALLAN POE
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, an unknown narrator tells us stories of people who had been buried prematurely and were rescued, then shares his own story of he had li...
THE MARIONETTES by O.HENRY
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this dramatic short story a character named Dr. James lives a double life. A doctor by day, he gains and betrays his patients confidence by robbing...
MY DOUBLE AND HOW HE OUTDID ME by EDWARD EVERETT HALE
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A minister decides to hire a double to attend all the boring non-church related functions that ministers are expected to attend and for awhile everyth...
#11 of 443 LISTENER FAVS THE END OF THE STORY by JACK LONDON
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A highly skilled surgeon trying to escape the heavy demand placed upon him for his service is drawn away from his peaceful card game in a warm bar in ...
THE LADY, OR THE TIGER? by FRANK STOCKTON
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In "The Lady, or the Tiger", by Frank Stockton, a semi-barbaric king has devised a trial by chance that offers the accused a choice of two doors. Behi...
PROSPER'S OLD MOTHER by BRET HARTE
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Bret Harte gold camp tale a young miner who strikes it rich hires an older lady to assume the role of his and the other boy's mother. Her donut...
#10 OF 442 LISTENER FAVS THE PARADISE OF THIEVES A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown is traveling in Italy when he comes across a strange situation. An English family on vacation is in the guidance of a local courier, and ...
THE MANAGER OF MADDEN'S HILL by ZANE GREY
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young crippled boy who has learned baseball inside and out gets a chance to become a manager for a local boys team, and quickly learns the pain and ...
#9 of 441 LISTENER FAVS A SOUND OF THUNDER by RAY BRADBURY
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this excellent sci-fi short storyby Ray Bradbury, a hunter named Eckels pays $10,000 to a time machine safari service to bag the ultimate trophy. T...
A HUMBLE ROMANCE by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A tin merchant on his country route stops at a farmhouse owned by a woman who keeps an adopted daughter as a poorly treated maid and housekeeper. The ...
#8 OF 440 FAVS THE MEXICAN (PT 2) by JACK LONDON
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was the #8 listener favorite of 440 episodes. (Actually part two was #2 but I set up our best of based on part one rankings if there were two par...
#8 OF 441 LISTENER FAVS : THE MEXICAN (PT I) by JACK LONDON
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was the #8 listener favorite out of 440 episodes. "The Mexican" (Pt 1) by Jack London is the story of a young Mexican man who, after losing his p...
ROSES, RUSES, AND ROMANCE and THE COMPLETE LIFE OF JOHN HOPKINS O.HENRY
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories of early New York City (circa 1919) from master storyteller O.Henry. APPLE USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://po...
WHILE THE AUTO WAITS and A COMEDY IN RUBBER O.HENRY
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Both stories from 'The Voice of the City'- O.Henry's impressions of a young and boisterous New York City around 1919. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stor...
#7 OF 439 LISTENER FAVS THE DOWNFALL OF MULLIGAN and THE AMATEUR GARDENER by BANJO PATERSON
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Downfall of Mulligan- A few sports club members on a train bound for the Sydney Races think they've found an easy mark when a man of the cloth sit...
THE NIGHT MOTH WITH A CROOKED FEELER by CLARA DILLINGHAM PARSONS
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Love comes in all shapes and sizes. One of our 1001 Classic Short Story favorites! Enjoy 'The Secret Garden' now at 1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories ...
THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Merino Sheep and the wool they produce have been a leading Australian export for years. Australian folklorist Banjo Paterson shares his opinion of jus...
#5 OF 435 LISTENER FAVS JIM BAKER'S BLUE JAY YARN by MARK TWAIN
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Baker's BlueJay Yarn by Mark Twain-When Mark Twain stayed in a California gold camp in 1864-65 he picked up a lot of story ideas. With his unique...
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ITALIAN NOBLEMAN A POIROT MYSTERY
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A dinner meeting ends in murder and the evidence seems to point to an Italian diplomat- until Poirot sees what the others missed.... APPLE USERS Ne...
INDIAN CAMP by ERNEST HEMINGWAY and THE NINE CENT GIRLS by H.C..BUNNER
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Indian Camp- A young man accompanies his father, a doctor, to an Indian camp where a woman is having a bad time delivering her baby. Hemingway's clipp...
#8 OF 441 LISTENER FAVS ROBIN HOOD AND THE TINKER and THE SHOOTING MATCH AT NOTTINGHAM
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From 'The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood' by Howard Pyle- these two stories tell of how Robin came to invite "The Tinker" to join his band and how he ...
SUNDAY BALL by ZANE GREY
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Sunday Ball" by author Zane Grey gives us a rare look at the early days of baseball in middle America, what it meant to small towns, what people thou...
THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young soldier escaping a search party in the dead of night finds an open door to a wealthy home wherein a night of suspense takes place in which the...
#3 OF 432 LISTENER FAVS THE MAN ON THE TRAIN by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our #7 top listener favorite, The Man On The Train, tells the humorous story of a grandma who, despite her children's worries about pickpockets and co...
THE RETURN OF IMRAY by RUDYARD KIPLING
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In British Colonial India our narrator finds himself in a small station staying in a large bungalow with an agent called Strickland and his large dog....
KING ARTHUR BATTLES WITH THE SABL;E KNIGHT from THE BOOK OF KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two chapters (1 and 2) from Pt 2 of the Book of King Arthur & his Knights finds Arthur dueling with the Sable (Black) Knight, who has beaten at least ...
#6 OF 437 LISTENER FAV THE BLUE CROSS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our #6 of 443 episodes- The Blue Cross A Father brown Mystery- When his priceless Blue Cross is targeted by master jewel thief Flambeau, Father Brown ...