1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Episodes
MY LADY JANE by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young man is talked into attending a dinner party by his lookalike cousin, and while there meets his old girlfriend. Because he has come bearing his...
THE OBLONG BOX by EDGAR ALLAN POE
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A men traveling on a sailing vessel from Charleston S.C.to New York becomes intrigued by a fellow traveler's actions regarding a large oblong box he h...
THE LOVE OF LONG AGO and THE INDISCRETION by GUY de MAUPASSANT
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two love stories from Maupassant- the first revealing how free married women were in the 16th-19th century, the second a fairly young married couple l...
GREATER LOVE by BRAM STOKER
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two men, the best of friends , fall in love with the same woman. One of the men, the narrator of this story, shares a poignant story of how their frie...
HEARTS AND HANDS and BURIED TREASURE by O.HENRY
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow our new True Stories interview show (and be a guest) 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay (links below) ANDROID USERS- 1001 True Stories wi...
ICARUS AND DAEDALUS, THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, AND A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER BY F, SCOTT FITZGERALD
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We bring you four stories today: Icarus and Daedalus- James Baldwin- an ancient Greek tales about a son who forgets his father's instructions; The Swo...
#4 OF 434 LISTENER FAVS THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR BEST OF 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Legend of King Arthur is one of the most enduring legends known to man. This version is the best starting point from which to explore the many ver...
THE RUBE'S HONEYMOON by ZANE GREY
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A great Zane grey short story from his book "The Red-Headed Outfield" recalling stories from the early days of American minor-league baseball. In this...
THE SHAPE OF THINGS by RAY BRADBURY
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A futuristic couple have their first baby using a new delivery room process only to find that the baby appears quite different from a human baby. Foll...
A MAN IN A HURRY R.W. CHAMBERS
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young man traveling from New York City to Florida to stop his brother's sudden wedding on behalf of his family finds himself in the company of a you...
THE WATER HOLE BY MAXWELL STRUTHER
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A man reuniting with his friends in New York City and recently back from another one of his world adventures shares a story of an occurrence in Arizon...
1001 TRUE STORIES......BOOKING GUEST INTERVIEWS NOW! LISTEN NOW! NEW SHOW COMING TO THE NETWORK!
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Brian Tremblay explains our new interview show 1001 True Stories here... 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay is a fast-moving and interesting "...
#2 OF 431 LISTENER FAVS 3 ANCIENT GREEK STORIES LISTENER FAVS ) by JAMES BALDWIN
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#2 Best of 1001 Classic Short Stories "3 ANCIENT GREEK STORIES by JAMES BALDWIN The classic tales of Ancient Greece have become so incorporated with o...
HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER by HENRY LAWSON
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A sheep man trying to stay off the bottle leaves for a ride through the outback to reach a station where he can make some money, and on the way back s...
THE PURLOINED LETTER EDGAR ALLAN POE
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Purloined Letter is one of Poe's ,three detective stories featuring the very sharp crime solver M. Dupin, who accepts the challenge of finding a h...
#1 OF 430 LISTENER FAV THE PLYMOUTH EXPRESS AFAIR AGATHA CHRISTIE
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Plymouth Express Affair is our #1 most listened to Short Story of our 429 stories since we began in 2016. In this story Hercule Poirot is asked to...
KING RICHARD COMES TO SHERWOOD THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this last chapter of Howard Pyle's 'The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" the new king of Britain comes to Sherwood and asks to know more about Robin...
THE MAN IN THE PASSAGE A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown arrives at a theater at the request of an old friend who ends up being murdered shortly after he arrives. Check out the latest new Jack L...
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (PART TWO)
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Murders In The Rue Morgue" (Pt 2):The exciting conclusion to Edgar Allen Poe's classic detective story, which established the detective in SAmeri...
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (PT 1) by EDGAR ALLAN POE
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The Murders In The Rue Morgue" (Pt 1): In what many consider to be one of Poe's best short stories, and the first detective story, a man uses his ext...
A SAD CHRISTMAS STORY by HENRY VAN DYKE
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A tired wandering shepherd seeking redemption from his sins is befriended by strangers in the desert who send him to Bethlehem to witness a miracle. E...
MY CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO YOU (PLUS NEWS) 2023
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to all of you for being loyal listeners! We are seeking your unique stories at two new interview style podcasts! The first- WITNESS....Everyone...
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This classic tale from Hans Christian Anderson reminds us to always try to help the poor and needy, especially during the holidays when they are feel...
THE TOYS OF PEACE by SAKI
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The Toys of Peace" by Saki: The uncle of two young boys attempts to replace their toys of war with toys of peace- and gets a predictable response #SA...
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI by O.HENRY
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry narrated by master storyteller Jon Hagadorn for 1001 Classic short Stories & Tales podcast in 2021 ANDROID USERS- 1001...
WHAT CHRISTMAS IS AS WE GROW OLDER and HOW THE CAPTAIN MADE CHRISTMAS
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What Christmas Is As We Grow Older by Charles Dickens is a bittersweet look at Christmas from the viewpoint of a man who has suffered a loss of loved ...
CAPTAIN ELI'S BEST EAR by FRANK STOCKTON A 1001 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SELECTION
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Users- recent upgrades may have moved your download choices to a default setting- so if you miss 15 days or skip a few episodes it stops sending...
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. DAVENHEIM A POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Users- recent upgrades may have moved your download choices to a default setting- so if you miss 15 days or skip a few episodes it stops sending...
OLD WELL-WELL by ZANE GREY (BEST OF)
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Users- recent upgrades may have moved your download choices to a default setting- so if you miss 15 days or skip a few episodes it stops sending...
SOLDIER HOME and THE BATTLER ERNEST HEMINGWAY
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
These two stories are from post WW1 collections Hemingway wrote depicting veterans who couldn't get6 a grip on life once they returned. Try the new "T...
THANKFUL by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two little girls living in old New England bet on which family's turkey is bigger and learn an important lesson in life. Try the new "Tales of Escape ...
THE EYE OF APOLLO- A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Father brown accompanies his good friend Flambeau to see his new office location (Flambeau is a reformed jewel thief now self-employed as a detec...
ROBIN HOOD AND THE GUY OF GISBOURNE from THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Little John decide to take two different paths into the woods in search of adventure and both soon find it. Try the new "Tales of Escape & S...
GIRL and JEFF PETERS AS A PERSONAL MAGNET by O. HENRY
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two O.Henry stories with a twist will keep you guessing. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & ...
THE SCHOOLMASTER'S PROGRESS by CAROLINE M.S. KIRKLAND
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this humorous story, an 18 year old young man becomes schoolmaster at a country school and becomes the innocent victim of a prank pulled upon him b...
THE LOST GHOST by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two ladies enjoying knitting on a porch begin a conversation about one's experience with the ghost of a little girl who continues to ask "where's my m...
THE WIDOW OF THE SANTA ANA VALLEY by BRET HARTE
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A small town in the often rainy Santa Ana Valley of California is brightened by the arrival of an investor who arranges a dance at the towns new hotel...
LAZARUS COME FORTH by RAY BRADBUIRY
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A morgue ship with recent information gathered from space that would end a 300 year old war is commandeered by a greedy crew member who wants to sell ...
HIS WIFE'S DECEASED SISTER by FRANK STOCKTON
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
THE SINS OF PRINCE SARADINE A FATHER BROWN ADVENTURE
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown and Flambeau take a fishing boat downriver to visit a Prince who had invited Flambeau to visit years ago. Father Brown becomes a witness ...
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: MOWGLI'S BROTHERS from THE JUNGLE BOOK at 1001 GREATEST LOVE & FAMILY STORIES
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young "man-cub" is raised by wolves in the jungles of India in this great story by Kipling- the first of many single chapter short stories in Kiplin...
THE CHASE OF ROBIN HOOD by HOWARD PYLE
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After winning an archery contest on behalf of the queen, the King decides to renege on his promise to allow Robin and his men a safe journey home, and...
MOTHER by OWEN WISTER
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mother was written and published originally in an anthology titled A House Party: An account of stories told at a gathering of famous authors. Wister ...
PRAIRIE GOLD SOME IOWA MEMORIES
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories containing memories of small towns and home on the farm in Iowa from the 1917 book "Prairie Gold". This book featured a collection of "hom...
THE SCALER by STUART EDWARD WHITE
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A man named Fitzpatrick is sent into the Michigan woods in winter to provide accurate estimates of each days work done by a group of hard case Irish l...
THE LITTLE BLACK DOLL and UNCLE RICHARD'S NEW YEAR DINNER LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Little Black Doll- An orphaned girl being raised by an unloving grandmother does her best to comfort another little girl who has only a few days t...
ROADS OF DESTINY O.HENRY
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this three part story, with each part having a different outcome, a young shepherd and poet leaves his home in search of adventure and finds it. Tr...
THE SCHOOL MISTRESS by ANTON CHEKHOV
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chekhov's wonderful portrait of a school mistress who daily has to face low pay, loneliness, and unfair practices that come with working for the Russi...
FISHIN' JIMMY by ANNIE TRUMBULL SLOSSON
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Trumbull Slosson was a prolific author of novels and short stories mostly dealing with New England life and nature. In this story the central ch...
'SUMMER OF '77' from A TEXAS MATCHMAKER by ANDY ADAMS
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A true piece of American west history as cowboy Andy Adams, in his book 'A Texas Matchmaker', recalls his younger days working as a cowboy on a Texas ...
THE MYSTERY OF THE 500 DIAMONDS (PT 2) by ROBERT BARR
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part two detective Valmont is hunting the American- and finally believes he has him trapped in a 13 mile stretch of river ending in a lock. From he...
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE HUNDRED DIAMONDS (PT 1) by ROBERT BARR
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We introduce in this story the vain French detective Eugene Valmont, who VERY likely was the inspiration for Agatha Christie's vain Belgian detective ...
THE SECRET GARDEN A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown attends a private party at the home of the city police chief only to find an apparent stranger lying murdered in the chief's walled off b...
AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN (PT 2) by BRET HARTE
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part two we move forward in time to where Carrie is in a finishing school out east and a man from her past comes to visit... Try the new "Tales of ...
AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN (PT 1) by BRET HARTE
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This classic Bret Harte story follows the life of a young woman who learns to see and feel beyond herself when she is introduced to her ex-husband's o...
AT THE END OF THE PASSAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A gritty tale of four Britons assigned to work in India who brave the terrible heat every Sunday to meet at one of the men's shacks. All have differen...
THE STORY OF THE OTHER WISE MAN (PT 2) HENRY VAN DYKE
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part two we find our fourth wise man still searching for the new king- until his journey ends in Palestine and he gives up his last valuable- his p...
THE STORY OF THE OTHER WISE MAN (PT 1) by HENRY VAN DYKE
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You have all heard of the three wise men who followed the shining star over Bethlehem to honor the new born king- but did you ever hear the story of t...
THE ALUMINUM DAGGER R. AUSTIN FREEMAN
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A doctor solves a closed room murder involving a man who has been stabbed in the back with a dagger while the door was locked from the inside and ther...
THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF by O.HENRY
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back by popular demand- this is one of O.Henry's best! This "Home Alone" style comedy has been made into a movie plus countless bits on TV sitcoms ha...
A CONVERT OF THE MISSION by BRET HARTE
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A circuit preacher with a particular dislike for human frailty and slovenliness breaks down on the job and his doctor sends him to a tiny hamlet in th...
THE MAGIC EGG by FRANK STOCKTON
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young hypnotist hopes to wow the people of his hometown as well as his bride to be with a carefully crafted stage show.... Try the new "Tales of Esc...
DEFENSE MECH by RAY BRADBURY
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An astronaut named Holloway develops a PTSD-related phobia as the ship he in on nears Mars, and insists upon getting back to earth. The crew psycholog...
ROBIN HOOD TURNS BEGGAR from THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Hood finally achieves his dream of becoming a beggar, at least for a day, and in the process outwits and outfights a number of scoundrels who en...
THE SEIGE OF THE LANCASHIRE QUEEN by JACK LONDON
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fish patrol comes upon a situation where a crew of Italians fishing illegally go to great extremes not to get caught by the law before being offer...
WATER THEM GERANIUMS (PT 2) HENRY LAWSON
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this gripping Australian tale, Henry Lawson recounts the life of a bush woman who rarely sees her husband and knows only a life of drudgery and wor...
WATER THEM GERANIUMS by HENRY LAWSON (PT 1)
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young man moving with his wife to a bleak shack in the Australian Outback begins to see the errors in his past actions that brought them to this poi...
PSYCHOLOGICAL SHIPWRECK and THREE AND ONE ARE ONE AMBROSE BIERCE
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two ghostly stories by one of the masters, Ambrose Bierce, New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West-...
THE NAMESAKE by WILLA CATHER
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A famous American sculptor working in Paris shares a private story with his students regarding his namesake, who, at age 15 entered the Civil War and ...
BROWN OF CALAVERAS by BRET HARTE
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A gambler returns to his hometown to find his best friend down in the dumps because his beautiful wife has rejected him. Now Here! 1001 Tales of Escap...
THE TRIMMED LAMP by O.HENRY
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins from Matthew 25 states that ten virgins await a bridegroom , five have brought enough oil for their lamps ...
LITTLE JOHN TURNS BAREFOOT FRIAR
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Little John and Robin Hood decide to don costumes and each go their own way to see what adventures befall them. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Foll...
THE THIRD INGREDIENT by O.HENRY
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, a 30 year old woman named Hettie, down on her luck and making a stew with only meat, meets a young lady in her apartment house who is a...
CONVERTED by ROBERT BARR
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This story about an evil knight and his band of men who decide to attack and destroy the nearby castle of an Abbey and his monks features the famous R...
MIGGLES by BRET HARTE
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A group of stagecoach passengers, hemmed in by rising waters, stop at what appears to be a deserted home, only to find an unresponsive man sitting in ...
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT by JACK LONDON
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A noted sociologist returns to the city of his boyhood to find it has changed for the worse. He decides to explore a tavern and ends up being surround...
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by EDGAR ALLAN POE
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edgar Allen Poe's The Cask of Amontadillo is a story of revenge. A man named Montresor lures an old friend who unknowingly wronged him to sample his...
A SOUL THAT WAS NOT AT HOME by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This well-written but controversial short story involves a wealthy woman who finds an 11 year old boy by the seashore and, finding that he has no moth...
ZERO HOUR by RAY BRADBURY
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this suspenseful tale the children are playing strange games outside- and sharing some strange stories with their mom about a being who is talking ...
THE WRECK by GUY de MAUPASSANT
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While enjoying the company of an old friend, a middle-aged man recalls his unusual New Year's Eve trapped by a rushing tide aboard a wrecked schooner ...
HOW RICHARD OF THE LEA PAID HIS DEBTS THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An interesting story of how the Knight Richard The Lea borrowed 500 pounds from Robin Hood and went to the corrupt men who, knowing the knight was bro...
THE MAID OF ORLEANS and CHARLEMAGNE AND THE ROBBER KNIGHT
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Joan of Arc and an old tale of how King Charlemagne named his castle- all with the help of a notorious robber knight. New Twitter address...
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS by O. HENRY
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A love triangle develops between two young women and a young aspiring male artist whom they both admire. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ...
VAN BIBBER'S BURGLAR and VAN BIBBER AS BEST MAN R.H DAVIS
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
R.H, Davis offers two tales of the city- this time new York City, as our hero narrator, van Bibber relates first the story of his catching a burglar a...
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHEAP FLAT POIROT INVESTIGATES
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot uses his "little grey cells" to break an international spy ring. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow ...
THE UNPARALLELED INVASION by JACK LONDON
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the futuristic story, written for McClure's Magazine in 1906, the U.S. and its allies (in 1976) launch germ warfare against China with devastating ...
THE COUNTERSIGN OF THE CRADLE by HENRY VAN DYKE
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this interesting two part story set in the north country outside of Quebec, our narrator has booked a hunting trip with his friend and guide, who h...
ROBIN HOOD AIDS A SORROWFUL KNIGHT
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Hood and his band come upon a knight who has lost his fortune and soon his home to the government/church- and they immediately set to work tryin...
A SOCIETY FOR THE REFORMATION OF POKER PLAYERS by ROBERT BARR
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A group of men traveling on a steamer from England to America decide to befriend a young man who they believe is being taken advantage of by an expert...
TOMBSTONES by GUY de MAUPASSANT
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Parisian man, while enjoying a night with old friends, relates a story of an unusual meeting with a woman in the Montmontre cemetery . New Twitter a...
HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE and THE BRAVE THREE HUNDRED and CROSSING THE RUBICON
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three great tales of courage from Rome and Greece told by James Baldwin. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From...
BREAKING INTO FAST COMPANY by ZANE GREY
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking into fast company" is an old expressiNew Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://top...
ON THE DIVIDE by WILLA CATHER
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lonely Norwegian immigrant who has built his own home and started a farm longs for a wife- but his shyness and lack of social graces makes marriage ...
ROBIN HOOD COMPASSES A MARRIAGE
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As most of you listeners know, Allan A Dale has a sweetheart who has been promised to an older man by her father, and the wedding is about to take pla...
A MOTHER OF FIVE by BRET HARTE
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A nine year old motherless girl in a small frontier community keeps close watch on her 5 plain little dolls with the help of a number of men in the co...
A WEDDING GIFT by GUY de MAUPASSANT
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young man with a bad reputation of being a womanizer marries a sweet young girl against her parent's wishes, and during the wedding reception he rec...
A MATTER OF FACT by RUDYARD KIPLING
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kipling proves his mastery in a yarn about three journalists who take a budget steamer to save expenses and run into a terrifying event in the ocean. ...
NO PLACE FOR A WOMAN by HENRY LAWSON
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Australian storyteller Henry Lawson tells the tale of an old bushman who lived a solitary life miles from anywhere and would chase down travelers just...
AN ELECTRICAL SLIP by ROBERT BARR
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young man working as the telegraph operator for a small town loses his fiance to a cold blooded murderer, who is soon tried and sent to jail to awai...
ROBERT TURNER'S REVENGE by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A successful businessman returns to the small town of youth to foreclose on a mortgage held by his old childhood nemesis, upon whom he vowed revenge y...