ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 16) ADJUSTED RELATIONSHIPS
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the world of Anne and her college friends! In this episode, "Adjusted Relationships,...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 15) A DREAM TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
16 Nov 2025
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We return today to a story beloved by our listeners, Anne of the Island, written by the accomplished...
THE BEST SAUCE BY P.G. WODEHOUSE
12 Nov 2025
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FALL FAMILY HUMOR AT 1001: Honoring Paid Companions P. G. Wodehouse's short story, "THE BEST SAUCE,"...
BLUE REEFERS by ELIZABETH ASHE
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I found this gem in a collection called Atlantic Narratives. It was written circa 1915 and tells the...
THE BEST OF THE GILDED AGE COUNTDOWN #29 - THE ROMANCE OF JEDEDIAH
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Jon Hagadorn's 10 years of storytelling, we are doing a countdown of the most beloved s...
THE BEST OF THE GILDED AGE [THE VILLAGE SINGER]
12 Oct 2025
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The Best of the Gilded Age is a countdown episode series of the most beloved stories to celebrate 10...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND [ANNOUNCEMENT]
01 Oct 2025
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Did you know that Jon recently produced his 1001st episode? To celebrate his 10 years, we are goin...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 14) THE SUMMONS
21 Sep 2025
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Join us for Chapter XIV, "The Summons," from L.M. Montgomery's beloved novel, Anne of the Island. ...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (Chapter 13) THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSORS
17 Sep 2025
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In Chapter 13, "The Way of Transgressors," from L.M. Montgomery's Anne of the Island, we dive into a...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 12) AVERIL'S ATONEMENT
14 Sep 2025
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In Chapter XII, "Averil's Atonement," from L.M. Montgomery's Anne of the Island, we delve into Anne ...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 11) THE ROUND OF LIFE
10 Sep 2025
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In this episode, we delve into Lucy Maude Montgomery's beloved Anne of the Island, specifically Chap...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 10) PATTY'S PLACE
07 Sep 2025
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Welcome fellow story companions! In this episode of Anne of the Island, we delve into "Chapter X - P...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAPS 8 &9)
03 Sep 2025
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Show Description In this episode, we bring you two chapters as we continue Anne Shirley's journey of...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 7) HOME AGAIN
31 Aug 2025
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In Chapter 7, "Home Again," of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of the Island, we witness Anne Shirley's cheri...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 6) IN THE PARK
27 Aug 2025
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Show Description In this week's episode of "1001 Stories from the Gilded Age," join Gizelle Erickson...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 5) LETTERS FROM HOME
24 Aug 2025
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Get ready for "Letters from Home," a poignant chapter from Anne of the Island that speaks to anyone ...
THE PARSON'S DAUGHTER OF OXNEY COLNEY by ANTHONY TROLLOPE
22 Aug 2025
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Show Description Today's show, "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne" by Anthony Trollope, introduce...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 4) APRIL'S LADY LUCY M. MONTGOMERY
20 Aug 2025
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This week on "1001 Stories From The Gilded Age," we delve into Chapter Four: "April's Lady" of Anne ...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 3): GREETING AND FAREWELL LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
17 Aug 2025
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This week, in Chapter 3: "Greeting and Farewell" of Anne of the Island, listeners will join Anne Shi...
ANGELA: AN INVERTED LOVE STORY by W.S. GILBERT
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, dear listeners, Gizelle Erickson here, eager to be your companion as we once again open a ...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 2) GARLANDS OF AUTUMN
13 Aug 2025
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In Chapter 2 of Anne of the Island, "Garlands of Autumn" we find Anne in the last week of prepara...
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 1) THE SHADOW OF CHANGE
10 Aug 2025
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Get ready to journey with us as we begin L. M. Montgomery's beloved nov...
MARIE(CHAP 21) (FINAL)
10 Aug 2025
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Alan finds himself under house arrest and Hans tells him of the plot they are hatching to kill him i...
MARIE (CHAP 20)
10 Aug 2025
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Alan is court-marshalled subject to the lies of Hernan Pereira, who has concocted a spider web of li...
MARIE (CHAP. 19)
10 Aug 2025
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Quartermaine is held captive by the Zulus and forced to watch as Dingaan's army annihilates the Boer...
1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age is coming out of its summer slumber now! We have a new voice and ta...
DESIREE'S BABY by KATE CHOPIN
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In post civil war southern Louisiana, a young married woman's life is turned upside down when her hu...
MARIE (CHAP 17-18)
16 Jul 2025
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In chapter 17 Retief oversees the marriage of Marie and Allan, but their celebration is short-lived ...
MARIE (CHAP 16)
13 Jul 2025
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Allan and Marie appeal to Vrou Prinsloo and Commandant Retief for their help in getting married as s...
MARIE (CHAP 15)
09 Jul 2025
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Allan is practically ordered by Retief to accompany him on a mission to get a grant of land from the...
MARIE (CHAPS 13-14)
06 Jul 2025
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A young Allen Quartermaine does his best to free his caravan of Boers from the clutches of an evil Z...
MARIE (CHAPS 11-12)
29 Jun 2025
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Hernan Periera leaves the Boer camp but continues to bring trouble upon them. He also attempts to am...
MARIE (CHAPS 9-10) H. RIDER HAGGARD
22 Jun 2025
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Marie is a 1912 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. The plot concerns Quatermain a...
MARIE (CHAP 8) by H.RIDER HAGGARD
20 Jun 2025
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Allen and his Hottentot servant Hans have a rough sail towards their destination, finally disembarki...
MARIE (CHAPS 6-7) by H.RIDER HAGGARD
18 Jun 2025
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Marie's father Henri makes it clear that he forbids their marriage and both Allan and Marie profess ...
MARIE (CHAP 5) by H. RIDER HAGGARD
15 Jun 2025
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The day of the shooting match arrives and Allan and Hernan go at it. Hernan asks to go first, an adv...
MARIE (CHAP 4) by H. RIDER HAGGARD
13 Jun 2025
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Still recovering from wounds suffered during the defense of Maraisfontaine, young Allen has to cope ...
MARIE (CHAPS 2-3) by H. RIDER HAGGARD
11 Jun 2025
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Le Blanc rides out alone to check his copper diggings and falls asleep drunk, waking up to find his ...
MARIE by H. RIDER HAGGARD (CHAP 1)
08 Jun 2025
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Marie is a 1912 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. The plot concerns Quatermai...
A GOLDEN WEDDING by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MEA young man returns from the west to catch up with his Aunt and Uncle,who raised him, and hopefull...
LONG DISTANCE and A BUSH LEAGUE HERO EDNA FERBER
18 May 2025
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Two great short stories from Edna Ferber for your enjoyment. When you listen to her writing style ...
A WEDDING GIFT by GUY de MAUPASSANT
11 May 2025
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In this classic story by Guy de Maupassant a young man with a troubling past marries a young French ...
ON THE DIVIDE by WILLA CATHER
04 May 2025
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"On the Divide" is a short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather. It was first published in Ov...
DECORATION DAY by SARAH ORNE JEWETT
27 Apr 2025
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DECORATION DAY by SARAH ORNE JEWETT More about Sarah's story 'Decoration Day' Three years after the ...
A SOCIETY by VIRGINIA WOOLF
20 Apr 2025
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A group of women form a society to determine what it is that men bring to this life-so they start as...
A HUMBLE ROMANCE by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sad fact of rural life in "the gilded era" was that most folks, especially after the children we...
THE MAN WHO CAME BACK by EDNA FERBER
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man makes a vow to take care of his three sisters and life is changed
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOAN by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
30 Mar 2025
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When a rag-tag little girl named Joan, the down-and-out minister's daughter, knocks on Sarah's door...
THE RAINBOW'S END by KATHLEEN NORRIS
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young actress, convalescing at the beach in the company of her doctor and his wife, is hounded by ...
SHANDON WATERS by KATHLEEN NORRIS
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tight knit community finds they have something to learn about forgiveness and kindness when a 20 y...
AN INDISCREET LETTER by ELEANOR HALLOWELL ABBOTT
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This story gives you a seat on a Halifax to Boston train circa 1915 where you will catch a very inte...
WHAT SHE WORE by EDNA FERBER
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young man from a prairie town comes to the Big City and finds a job in a discount shoe store where...
THE MAN OF FLESH AND BLOOD by SUSAN GLASPELL
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man running for governor shocks his peers by giving an unsual speech at a boy's reformitory by bar...
MARRYING WELL by MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young bride-to-be gets a visit from her aunt along with tsome good advice about marriage.
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Antony and Cleopatra is one of the great love stories of history, and it is well told h...
APRIL SHOWERS by EDITH WHARTON
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young girl pursues her dream of writing a successful novel depite the responsibilities she has of ...
THE TIDE-MARSH by KATHLEEN NORRIS
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dramatic story of a young girl living in a small community while caring for her invalid mother, ...
THE SHADOWS ON THE WALL by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This gripping short story by Mary E.Wilkins Freeman involves 4 Glynn family siblings (Henry, rebecca...
THE BROTHER AND SISTER (PT 2) MARY SHELLEY
12 Jan 2025
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The incredible end of Mary Shelley's 'Romeo and Juliet' story called Brother and Sister. Any ide...
THE BROTHER AND SISTER (PT 1) by MARY SHELLEY
05 Jan 2025
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A 16th century romance which takes place in Verona Italyin a setting involving feuding families much...
THE WIND IN THE ROSE BUSH by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A single aunt travels to visit and hopefully take in her orphaned niece but finds her gone and the w...
THE WOMAN WHO TRIED TO BE GOOD by EDNA FERNER
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An unknown narrator relates the story of a woman who lived alone in their town who dressed richly an...
THE WATKINSON EVENING by ELIZA LESLIE
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A fun story by Eliza Leslie describing a mom and her two grown kids- allvery educated and ready to t...
THE ROMANCE OF JEDEDIAH by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 40 year old man returns to his hometown after a 15 year absence hoping to find some romance in his...
ANN MARY, HER TWO THANKSGIVING DINNERS MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Mary's job in their house was to keep an eye on grandma while she prepared Thanksgiving dinner- ...
DEACON PITKIN'S FARM (PT 2) HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartwarming conlusion the family gathers for their seventh Thanksgiving and Diane, who has ...
DEACON PITKIN'S FARM: A THANKSGIVING STORY (PT 1) BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young man returning home from college in new England finds his father on the verge of losing his f...
MISS MIX, KIDNAPPER by KATHLEEN NORRIS
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The father of a college age boy receives a letter from his son announcing his engagenet to an older ...
THE AFFAIR AT GROVER STATION by WILLA CATHER
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A three way attraction leads to a murder in Wyoming and one man knows the secret of who did it and w...
MISS SALLY'S LETTER by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A domineering grandma with no faith in young men helps a young man in her neighborhood prepare and d...
BRIDGING THE YEARS by KATHERINE NORRIS
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this moving story by Katherine Norris a young mother living in San Francisco around the turn of t...
BEYOND THE BAYOU by KATE CHOPIN
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Chopin wrote about life on the Louisiana Bayou after the Civil War, and she portrays the life o...
THE VILLAGE SINGER by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A great creative piece about an aging lead singer who is shown the door by her church members but de...
THE PLAY HOUSE by ALICE BROWN
22 Sep 2024
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New England author Alice Brown highlights a moment in life around the turn of the centuty with this ...
A NEW ENGLAND NUN by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful piece of early feminist literature a woman waits 14 years for the man she loves to ...
THE QUICKSAND by EDITH WHARTON
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A wealthy woman reaches out to help her grown son and his girlfriend after her son asks her to inter...
THE GIRL AND THE PHOTOGRAPH by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young man proposes by mail to a young girl whose picture has been given to him by his close friend...
PAUL'S CASE by WILLA CATHER
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A high school boy who the teachers can't seem to reach finally runs away from his drab home in Pitts...
THE GOSSIP OF VALLEY VIEW by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A single man living in a small town is the subject of a wild gossip campaign that has him marrying a...
HOW THE WIDOW WON THE DEACON by WILLIAM JAMES LAMPTON
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The deacon had but one goal in life and that was to beat the squire in a carriage race. He had lost ...
AMY FOSTER (PT 2) by JOSEPH CONRAD
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt unwanted or unaccepted in a given situation? Have you ever befriended someone who...
AMY FOSTER (PT 1) by JOSEPH CONRAD
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt unwanted or unaccepted in a given situation? Have you ever befriended someone who...
POOR DEAR MARGARET KIRBY by KATHLEEN NORRIS
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
meA wealthy young San Francisco married couple whose lives seem to be growing apart suddenly experie...
EVE'S DIARY by MARK TWAIN
01 Jul 2024
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One of Mark Twain's most popular stories, this one captures some of the differences between man and ...
THE SECRET GARDEN (FINAL CHAPTER)
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Craven experiences some vivid dreams while traveling in Switzerland- dreams calling him back to ...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 25-26) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
19 May 2024
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Chapter 25 begins with the Robin's "birds'eye" view of the children in the garden . While the mother...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAP 24) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colin and Mary , Dickon and Ben Weatherstaff keep up their rituals of thinking of "the magic" while ...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAP 23) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 23-MAGIC-Colin brings all his friends plus Ben Weatherstaff together in the garden to celebr...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 21-22) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colin finally comes out to enjoy the secret garden for a full day and he is literally brought back t...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 19-20) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
21 Apr 2024
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Mary succeeds in bringing Colin outside to the secret garden and the transformation begins... APPLE ...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 17-18) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
14 Apr 2024
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Mary is awakened to the sound of terrible screaming and heads for Colin's room to give him a sound b...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 15-16)
07 Apr 2024
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Mary awakes to a beautiful spring day and rushes down to the garden where she finds her friend Dicko...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 13-14) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary discovers the source of the crying sounds she has been hearing. Learn more about your ad choice...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 11-12) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
24 Mar 2024
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Mary makes a new friend in the garden and later is called in to meet the master of the house who has...
THE SECRET GARDEN ( CHAPS 9-10) by FRANCES HODGSON BUIRNETT
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary is gifted a jump rope by Martha and uses it all around the property. She also starts working on...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 7-8) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary, with the help of her friend the robin, and a strong breeze, finds the key to the door of the s...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 5-6) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary finds herself alone in the 100 room manor and decides to do some exploring, which she has been ...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 3-4) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary arrives at the lonely Mistlethwaith Manor in Yorkshire and is taken to her room, where she soon...
THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 1-2) FRANCIS BURNETT HODGSON
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A little girl named Mary , who is living with her mother in India, suddenly finds herself alone when...
THE WRECK by GUY de MAUPASSANT (From our 1001 Greatest Love Stories Collection)
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While enjoying the company of an old friend, a middle-aged man recalls his unusual New Year's Eve tr...