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Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces, by Thomas W. Hanshew. Part III.

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Hamilton Cleek - man of mystery, and master of disguise and derring-do.Cleek's exploits are, to say the least, highly improbable, but the book is...

Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces, by Thomas W. Hanshew. Part II.

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Hamilton Cleek - man of mystery, and master of disguise and derring-do.Cleek's exploits are, to say the least, highly improbable, but the book is...

Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces, by Thomas W. Hanshew. Part I.

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Hamilton Cleek - man of mystery, and master of disguise and derring-do.Cleek's exploits are, to say the least, highly improbable, but the book is...

JEEVES AND THE UNBIDDEN GUEST BY P.G.WODEHOUSE

18 Dec 2024

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A friend of Bernie Wooster's Aunt Agatha shows upenexpectedly and drops her backward twenty- something son off for a month after receiving Bernie's pr...

THE MIRROR OF THE MAGISTRATE- A FATHER BROWN ADVENTURE

15 Dec 2024

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Father Brown solves a murder and saves an innocent man from the gallows! Check out all our 12 podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.com! Most popular: 100...

BEST OF (#41 OF 542) THE KING OF THE GREEKS by JACK LONDON

13 Dec 2024

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Jack London's life was full of adventure and his days working for the Fish Patrol on the California coast around Oakland were no exception. In those d...

The House by the Lock, by Alice Muriel Williamson. Part V.

12 Dec 2024

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What secrets lay within the walls of the house by the lock? What secrets, if any, are held by the man who owns that mysterious house?A body is found i...

The House by the Lock, by Alice Muriel Williamson. Part IV.

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What secrets lay within the walls of the house by the lock? What secrets, if any, are held by the man who owns that mysterious house?A body is found i...

The House by the Lock, by Alice Muriel Williamson. Part III.

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What secrets lay within the walls of the house by the lock? What secrets, if any, are held by the man who owns that mysterious house?A body is found i...

The House by the Lock, by Alice Muriel Williamson. Part II.

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What secrets lay within the walls of the house by the lock? What secrets, if any, are held by the man who owns that mysterious house?A body is found i...

The House by the Lock, by Alice Muriel Williamson. Part I.

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What secrets lay within the walls of the house by the lock? What secrets, if any, are held by the man who owns that mysterious house?A body is found i...

A TALE OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY by FRANK STOCKTON

11 Dec 2024

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A very clever tale about a man who invented an anti-gravity machine capable of lifting him off the ground with the turn of a screw. A number of hilari...

THE ANGELOF THE ODD by EDGAR ALLAN POE

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this fractious tale our narrator,alone in his study, and bored with hi9s reading material, turns to a newspaper, and seeing the outrageous attentio...

The Master Mystery, by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey. Part VI.

05 Dec 2024

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While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houd...

The Master Mystery, by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey. Part V.

05 Dec 2024

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While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houd...

The Master Mystery, by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey. Part IV.

05 Dec 2024

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While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houd...

The Master Mystery, by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey. Part III.

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houd...

The Master Mystery, by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey. Part II.

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houd...

The Master Mystery, by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey. Part I.

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houd...

THE HARBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY

04 Dec 2024

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In The Harbinger, a run down man and his two unemployed pals sit on a park bench and devise a scheme to rob the married man's wife of a one dollar bil...

LEAVE IT TO JEEVES P.G. WODEHOUSE

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first of a series of cleverly written "Jeeves" stories by P.G.Wodehouse- featuring the butler who has every answer to every problem. Our narrator ...

BEST OF (AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

29 Nov 2024

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A classic Thanksgiving story from Louisa May Alcott telling of a Basset family thanksgiving in New Hampshire around 1820. Get all of our shows at o...

THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON

29 Nov 2024

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Merino Sheep and the wool they produce have been a leading Australian export for years. Australian folklorist Banjo Paterson shares his opinion of jus...

The Czar's Spy, by William Le Queux. Part VI.

28 Nov 2024

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William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was a spy or r...

The Czar's Spy, by William Le Queux. Part V.

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was a spy or r...

The Czar's Spy, by William Le Queux. Part IV.

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was a spy or r...

The Czar's Spy, by William Le Queux. Part III.

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was a spy or r...

The Czar's Spy, by William Le Queux. Part II.

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was a spy or r...

The Czar's Spy, by William Le Queux. Part I.

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was a spy or r...

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (CHAP 3) by HOWARD PYLE

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A great story from Howard Pyle's 'King Arthur & His Knights" involving King Arthur's return to the evil knight's castle and his answering the ridd...

THE REVERSIBLE LANDSCAPE by FRANK STOCKTON

24 Nov 2024

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Frank Stockton uses clever humor to poke fun at manufactured art in this humurous piece about a man who, while seeking to help out his local fire depa...

BEST OF (#38 OF 518) THE LADY WITH THE LAMP: THE STORY OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by ELMER ADAMS AND WARREN FOSTER

22 Nov 2024

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

The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley. Part VI.

21 Nov 2024

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The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke...

The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley. Part V.

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke...

The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley. Part IV.

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke...

The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley. Part III.

21 Nov 2024

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The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke...

The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley. Part II.

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke...

The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley. Part I.

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke...

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAINE (CHAP 2)

20 Nov 2024

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This is really the story of King Arthur and how he was tricked by an evil conjurer during an overnight stay at a remote castle. In part two he promise...

TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A little girl sits in her father's lap one Christmas Eve to listen to his story about the ghosts of the turkeys the family has enjoyed during past hol...

BEST OF (#37 orf 517) BABES IN THE JUNGLE by O.HENRY

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Babes In The Jungle" by O.Henry tells the story of two small time crooks who come to New York City to make a fortune in crime but find the going toug...

The Ashiel Mystery - A Detective Story, by Mrs. Charles Bryce. Part V.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just as the adopted Juliet Byrne finds out the truth about her family, her father is murdered. Luckily the brilliant chocolate-munching Detective Gimb...

The Ashiel Mystery - A Detective Story, by Mrs. Charles Bryce. Part IV.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just as the adopted Juliet Byrne finds out the truth about her family, her father is murdered. Luckily the brilliant chocolate-munching Detective Gimb...

The Ashiel Mystery - A Detective Story, by Mrs. Charles Bryce. Part III.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just as the adopted Juliet Byrne finds out the truth about her family, her father is murdered. Luckily the brilliant chocolate-munching Detective Gimb...

The Ashiel Mystery - A Detective Story, by Mrs. Charles Bryce. Part II.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just as the adopted Juliet Byrne finds out the truth about her family, her father is murdered. Luckily the brilliant chocolate-munching Detective Gimb...

The Ashiel Mystery - A Detective Story, by Mrs. Charles Bryce. Part I.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just as the adopted Juliet Byrne finds out the truth about her family, her father is murdered. Luckily the brilliant chocolate-munching Detective Gimb...

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (PT 1) from HOWARD PYLE'S TALES OF KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

King Arthur and his court take a pause during a journey to relax in a meadow, and while doing so, a pure white stag runs through the festivities being...

THE NICE PEOPLE by H.C. BUNNER

10 Nov 2024

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A married couple straying at a quiet resort witness the ostracizing of a younger couple whose stories don't quite match up. Catch all our podcasts and...

3 MINUTE PREVIEW OF OUR FIRST EPISODE- OUR NEW PODCAST -1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME- LISTEN NOW....UNSOLVED: THE JAMISON FAMILY DISAPP

09 Nov 2024

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DROPS NOW In October of 2009 the Jamison Family (Bobby, aged 44, Sherilynn, aged 40, and Madison, age 6), packed thir pickup truck into drove into a ...

BEST OF (#36 OF 516) THE MERMAID OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT by BRET HARTE

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A terrific tale of a lighthouse keeper near the Golden Gate to spots what he believes is a mermaid- and soon finds himself obsessed with discovering h...

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu, by Sax Rohmer. Part V.

07 Nov 2024

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Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they seek to sav...

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu, by Sax Rohmer. Part IV.

07 Nov 2024

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Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they seek to sav...

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu, by Sax Rohmer. Part III.

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they seek to sav...

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu, by Sax Rohmer. Part II.

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they seek to sav...

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu, by Sax Rohmer. Part I.

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they seek to sav...

FORT ST. ELMO by CHARLOTTE YONGE

03 Nov 2024

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Charlotte Yonge's account of the Seige of Fort St.Elmo and the desperate fight of the Knights Hospitallier to save Malta in 1565,' Catch ALL of our...

Lady Windermere's Fan, by Oscar Wilde. Part II.

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, published in 1893. As in some of his other comedies, Wilde satir...

Lady Windermere's Fan, by Oscar Wilde. Part I.

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, published in 1893. As in some of his other comedies, Wilde satir...

THE MAN WITH TWO BEARDS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Father Brown gets into a discussion with a well repected detective who believes that murderers can be picked out of a crowd, while the kindly father e...

BEST OF (#35 of 515) THE BODY SNATCHERS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the years between 1820 and 1890, medical schools in England, France, and the US were growing by leaps and bounds, and human bodies were needed for ...

FRANKENSTEIN THE CLASSIC STORY by MARY SHELLEY (ABRIDGED)

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Shelleys 1820 science fiction/horror tale Frankenstein in abridged form in which a man made monster turns against his creator. The true story of ...

Mary Louise, by L. Frank Baum. Part III.

24 Oct 2024

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The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van ...

Mary Louise, by L. Frank Baum. Part II.

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van ...

Mary Louise, by L. Frank Baum. Part I.

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van ...

THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRAYSER by AMBROSE BIERCE

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A scary tale about a disembodied spirit and two lawmen who are hunting him in the woods near a church graveyard. Enjoy alkl our shows and episodes a...

A GHOST by GUY de MAUPASSANT

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At a gathering of old friends, one man describes his encounter with a female ghost. Be sure to check out our 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft storie...

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...

The Beetle, by Richard Marsh. Part VII.

17 Oct 2024

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A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi...

The Beetle, by Richard Marsh. Part VI.

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi...

The Beetle, by Richard Marsh. Part V.

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi...

The Beetle, by Richard Marsh. Part IV.

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi...

The Beetle, by Richard Marsh. Part III.

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi...

The Beetle, by Richard Marsh. Part II.

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi...

The Beetle, by Richard Marsh. Part I.

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi...

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

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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

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"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

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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...