The Audible Chapter

Madame Midas, by Fergus Hume. Part IV.

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr James Hume. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand. He was ad...

Madame Midas, by Fergus Hume. Part III.

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr James Hume. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand. He was ad...

Madame Midas, by Fergus Hume. Part II.

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr James Hume. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand. He was ad...

Madame Midas, by Fergus Hume. Part I.

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr James Hume. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand. He was ad...

THE LIE (PT 2) MARY ANTIN

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A teacher, knowing that one of her students, a recently immigrant from Russia, is deeply upset about something, goes to his home to speak with his mot...

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 6

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 6

THE LIE (PT 1) MARY ANTIN

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A teacher in a city school circa 1916 (we assume New York) works with a 12 year old immigrant boy whose family had recently arrived from Russia as he ...

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 5

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 5

BLIND MAN'S HOLIDAY by O.HENRY

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This engaging story takes place in New Orleans in the early 1900's, as a young man and woman get married spontaneously, but within hours the man begin...

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 4

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 4

THE RUBE'S WATERLOO by ZANE GREY

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Con, the Worcester coach, is all set to win the series when his best pitcher, nicknamed "The Rube', falls apart. It seems that a very pretty girl name...

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 3

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 3

A CANARY FOR ONE and MY OLD MAN ERNEST HEMINGWAY

21 Sep 2025

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Two great early Hemingway storieswritten in his cryptic style and describing everyday events that help to illustrate his message.

THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHEAP FLAT POIROT INVESTIGATES

19 Sep 2025

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The famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot uses his "little grey cells" to break an international spy ring. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow ...

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 2

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 2

Officer 666, by Barton W. Currie and Augustin McHugh. Part VI.

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rather than t...

Officer 666, by Barton W. Currie and Augustin McHugh. Part V.

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rather tha...

Officer 666, by Barton W. Currie and Augustin McHugh. Part IV.

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rather than t...

Officer 666, by Barton W. Currie and Augustin McHugh. Part III.

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rather than t...

Officer 666, by Barton W. Currie and Augustin McHugh. Part II.

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rather than t...

Officer 666, by Barton W. Currie and Augustin McHugh. Part I.

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rather than t...

ROBIN HOOD SHOOTS FOR QUEEN ELEANOR by HOWARD PYLE

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robin receives a royal request from the Queen to represent her at the national match, promising he and his followers safe journey to and from London. ...

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 1

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Audiobook Part 1

THE GREAT SERMON HANDICAP A JEEVES STORY from P.G.WODEHOUSE

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another great tale from Wodehouse taking a poke at the generation of wealthy young men who are kept on retainers by rich relatives and have no desire ...

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 5

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 5

LITTLE JOHN GOES TO NOTTINGHAM FAIR and HOW LITTLE JOHN LIVED AT THE SHERIFF;S

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two great Robin Hood adventures from Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ANDROID USERS- WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM APPLE USERS Catch 10...

THE RACE by STEWART EDWARD WHITE

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two cowboys are paid to round up a crew of Mexicans to drive a herd of cattle near the Mexican border. When one of the vaqueros becomes angry and shoo...

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 4

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 4

SPRINGTIME A LA CARTE and THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY A DOUBLEHEADER FROM O.HENRY

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spring has arrived, and in the bustling city of New York in 1905 or so minds were turning to other than business pursuits. Two great stories from O.He...

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 3

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 3

BEST OF: THE BODY SNATCHERS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SPOOKTEMBER IS HERE!! A favorite tale of horror from Robert Louis Stevenson who gave us Treasure Island (which, by the way, is over at 1001 Stories...

The Red Thumb Mark, by R. Austin Freeman. Part V.

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too. Will he ...

The Red Thumb Mark, by R. Austin Freeman. Part IV.

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too. Will he ...

The Red Thumb Mark, by R. Austin Freeman. Part III.

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too. Will he ...

The Red Thumb Mark, by R. Austin Freeman. Part II.

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too. Will he ...

The Red Thumb Mark, by R. Austin Freeman. Part I.

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too. Will he ...

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 2

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 2

THE GRIFFIN AND THE MINOR CANON by FRANK STOCKTON

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A classic Frank Stockton tale about a griffin ( a winged beast of legend) and a minor canon- meaning an associate pastor/priest who handles the actual...

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 1

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen AudioBook Part 1

THE WORST CRIME IN THE WORLD A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A great Father Brown Mystery from GK Chesteron's collection 'The Wisdom of Father Brown. Father Brown plans to meet his niece in a picture gallery, bu...

MIDNIGHT MYSTERY SPECIAL: THE HONOUR OF ISRAEL GOY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Father Brown, thief-turned-detective Flambeau, and an inspector from Scotland Yard come to a castle in Scotland to try to determine if a murder has be...

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 20

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 20

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 19

27 Aug 2025

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Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 19

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 18

27 Aug 2025

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Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 18

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 17

27 Aug 2025

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Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 17

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 16

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 16

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 15

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 15

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 14

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 14

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 13

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 13

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 12

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 12

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 11

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 11

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 10

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 10

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 9

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 9

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 8

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 8

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 7

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 7

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 6

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 6

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 5

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 5

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 4

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 4

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 3

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 3

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 2

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 2

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 1

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Audiobook Part 1

2 B R 0 2 B by KURT VONNEGUT

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

(to be or naught to be) In a future where death is volunteered and the population is controlled, a soon-to-be father waits for his triplets to be bo...

A MYSTERY OF HEROISM by STEPHEN CRANE

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

meAmidst a raging battle taking place over an otherwise peaceful glen, a soldier, having been taunted by others, decides to run under shell and rifle ...

THE UNEXPECTED by JACK LONDON

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A woman hunting the Klondike for gold with her husband meets 'the unexpected' when tragedy suddenly occurs within their group and tests her ability to...

The Millionaire Baby, by Anna Katharine Green. Part V.

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A reward of five thousand dollars is offered, by Phil Ocumpaugh, to whoever will give such information as will lead to the recovery, alive or dead, of...

The Millionaire Baby, by Anna Katharine Green. Part IV.

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A reward of five thousand dollars is offered, by Phil Ocumpaugh, to whoever will give such information as will lead to the recovery, alive or dead, of...

The Millionaire Baby, by Anna Katharine Green. Part III.

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A reward of five thousand dollars is offered, by Phil Ocumpaugh, to whoever will give such information as will lead to the recovery, alive or dead, of...

The Millionaire Baby, by Anna Katharine Green. Part II.

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A reward of five thousand dollars is offered, by Phil Ocumpaugh, to whoever will give such information as will lead to the recovery, alive or dead, of...

The Millionaire Baby, by Anna Katharine Green. Part I.

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A reward of five thousand dollars is offered, by Phil Ocumpaugh, to whoever will give such information as will lead to the recovery, alive or dead, of...

MR.VINCENT EGG AND THE WAGE OF SIN H.C. BUNNER

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An elder man living out his latter days in Paris and working part time writing for a tour guide spends one week every month drinking himself into a st...

MY WATCH and MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE by MARK TWAIN

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

MY WATCH: A humurous piece describing the narrator's futile efforts to get his watch fixed MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE: An autobiographical piece descri...

THE HUNTER'S LODGE CASE by AGATHA CHRISTIE

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Poirot recovering from the flu, Hastings sets out to solve a murder. In the process, as Hastings share the results of his investigation, Poirot r...

THE UNFAMILIAR by RICHARD CONNELL

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A small, broze-skinned man shows up mysteriously in a small Connecicut farming town wearing strange clothes and speaking very little english. A local ...

O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY: DOUGHERTY'S EYE OPENER and LITTLE SPECK IN GARNERED FRUIT

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Big Jim Dougherty was a sporting man, but he hadn;t been much of a husband to Del. After three years of marriage she finally had to ask him to take he...

1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE STARTS ROCKIN' TODAY! FOLLOW AT YOUR FAV HOST OR SEE LINKS BELOW

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Starting now ANNE OF THE ISLAND EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT NOON EASTERN- Anne is headed for college 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Now Mon-...

COMING SOON TO 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE: ANNE OF THE ISLAND

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this)...

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 3 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

08 Aug 2025

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Our protagonist finds himself stranded at Innsmouth and given a room at the only hotel- a room from which he makes a narrow escape as unseen creatures...

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 2 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The suspense heats up quickly as our narrator finds the town drunk, who, with the help of a quart of whiskey, shares an incredible story of devil wors...

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT ONE) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You are a guest in a house on Adams Street listening to a first hand account from a witness to exactly what happened there years ago to cause the litt...

Therese Raquin, by Émile Zola. Part V.

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled when her husb...

Therese Raquin, by Émile Zola. Part IV.

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled when her husb...

Therese Raquin, by Émile Zola. Part III.

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled when her husb...

Therese Raquin, by Émile Zola. Part II.

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled when her husb...

Therese Raquin, by Émile Zola. Part I.

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled when her husb...

HUCKLEBERRY by FRANK STOCKTON A TALE OF RIDDLES

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Stockton not only gave us some great short stories but also some very well-loved children's tales. Frank Stockton (1854 - 1902) was an Americ...

THE AUNT AND THE SLUGGARD by P.G. WODEHOUSE

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The Aunt and the Sluggard" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was p...

(BEST OF: LISTENER FAVORITE) THE LADY WITH THE LAMP: THE STORY OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by ELMER ADAMS AND WARREN FOSTER

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Her name has become synonymous with saving lives and gave us the name for Nightingale helicopters that provide fast transport for emergency cases. To ...

ADVENTURE OF THE WESTERN STAR ( A POIROT MYSTERY) by AGATHA CHRISTIE

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie has sold more books than any other author. Inj this Hercule Poirot detective mystery, Poiro...

THE VANISHING OF VAUDREY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY (W BONUS PRELUDE)

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In one of GK Chesterton'slast collections, the Wisdom of Father Brown, Father Brown, while visiting a retired Flambeau in Spain, explains to a curious...

A VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN by BRET HARTE

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A young American man visiting a nearly deserted old abbey in England decides to take a swim in a secluded but inviting pond filled with crumbling stat...