1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Episodes
A DAUGHTER OF THE AURORA by JACK LONDON
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"A Daughter of the Aurora" by Jack London: Joy Molineau was half-French, half-Indian, and all knowing when it came to winning her man. She had one in ...
THE NECKLACE by GUY de MAUPASSANT
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant: Maupassant's well-written tale of a young wife, married to a simple clerk, who could not appreciate what she had,...
AMATEUR NIGHT by JACK LONDON
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In "Amateur Night" by Jack London, young lady from the country moves to the big city to find a job with the biggest newspaper, and gets turned down, b...
COUSIN TRIBULATION by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Cousin Tribulation" by Louisa May Alcott: A great short story by Louisa May Alcott telling of how one family became closer by helping another family ...
AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE by AMBROSE BIERCE
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce: In this highly acclaimed short story, a southern farmer is accused of being a spy by the Union ...
MARY POSTGATE by RUDYARD KIPLING
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Mary Postgate" by Rudyard Kipling: In England, during World War I, a caregiver named Mary Postgate takes revenge upon a downed German pilot who had...
AN ADVENTURE AT BROWNVILLE by AMBROSE BIERCE
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"An Adventure At Brownville" by Ambrose Bierce: A psychological thriller from Amrose Bierce that places a young woman under the hypnotic spell of a my...
HISTORY'S REAL BEAUTY & THE BEAST: PETRUS & CATHERINE GONSOLVUS
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"History's Real Beauty and The Beast: Petrus and Anne Gonsalvus": This is a follow up to our recent episode titled "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST", which gave ...
THE WENDIGO (PT.2) by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The Wendigo" Pt 2 by Algernon Blackwood: In this classic horror short story by Algernon Blackwood, a group of hunters in the north woods of Canada ar...
THE WENDIGO by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD (Part 1)
27 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The Wendigo" Pt 1 by Algernon Blackwood: Blackwood used the legend of the wendigo to create a terrifying tale of a group of hunters in the Canadian w...
HEARTS AND HANDS by O.HENRY
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Hearts and Hands" by O.Henry: This episode contains TWO stories from O'Henry: HEARTS AND HANDS: A young lady is traveling on a train from Denver when...
THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER" by CHARLES DICKENS
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Dickens had heard the news of the wreck of the Royal Charter in Wales in October of 1859 and traveled to that area during Christmas. The salva...
THE SHIPWRECK by CHARLES DICKENS
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This story by Charles Dickens is a part of a larger story about the 1859 wreck of The Royal Charter, a steam powered clipper on its way from Australia...
THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER by WASHINGTON IRVING
16 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This tongue-in-cheek tale of a greedy man who makes a deal with the devil to broker a pirate's treasure by becoming a stingy moneylender is a Washingt...
THE VENDETTA by MAUPASSANT
12 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guy de Maupassant often dealt with horror genre stories, which earned him the nickname of the French Edgar Allen Poe. In this story, an old woman wrea...
THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A tale of Greek mythology that tells the story of how Oedipus became the King of Thebes. Also this story first comes from Egypt, the Greek version has...
MY RED CAP by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This story from American writer Louisa May Alcott recalls her personal experience with a wounded Maine veteran while was serving as a nurse in Washing...
SOMEONE MUST PAY
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This old tale tells of a thief, who, upon unlawfully entering a house and breaking his leg on a weak window sill while climbing in, brashly goes to co...
A SOUND OF THUNDER by RAY BRADBURY
15 Apr 2016
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...