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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales


1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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382 episodes
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English
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Podcast

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Expand your horizons with this collection of hand-picked classic short stories and tales by writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories and captivating tales are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases.. We now offer new episodes twice weekly, Wednesdays at 5pm ET and Sundays at noon ET. Plus watch for "Best Of" Fridays 1am.
Language:
English
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Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 382 episodes

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THE PREMATURE BURIAL by EDGAR ALLAN POE

In this story, an unknown narrator tells us stories of people who had been buried prema...

43 minutes
Apr 28, 2024

GEORGE WASHINGTON AND TEDDY ROOSEVELT OFFER SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR AMERICANS

If the men on Mount Rushmore could speak today this is probably what they would tell us...

11 minutes
Apr 28, 2024

THE LOST LEGION by RUDYARD KIPLING

In the territory bordering British-controlled India and wild Afghanistan, a special mis...

33 minutes
Apr 28, 2024

THE MARIONETTES by O.HENRY

In this dramatic short story a character named Dr. James lives a double life. A doctor ...

35 minutes
Apr 24, 2024

MY DOUBLE AND HOW HE OUTDID ME by EDWARD EVERETT HALE

A minister decides to hire a double to attend all the boring non-church related functio...

50 minutes
Apr 21, 2024

#11 of 443 LISTENER FAVS THE END OF THE STORY by JACK LONDON

A highly skilled surgeon trying to escape the heavy demand placed upon him for his serv...

54 minutes
Apr 19, 2024

THE LADY, OR THE TIGER? by FRANK STOCKTON

In "The Lady, or the Tiger", by Frank Stockton, a semi-barbaric king has devised a tria...

23 minutes
Apr 17, 2024

PROSPER'S OLD MOTHER by BRET HARTE

In the Bret Harte gold camp tale a young miner who strikes it rich hires an older lady ...

52 minutes
Apr 14, 2024

#10 OF 442 LISTENER FAVS THE PARADISE OF THIEVES A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

Father Brown is traveling in Italy when he comes across a strange situation. An English...

43 minutes
Apr 12, 2024

THE MANAGER OF MADDEN'S HILL by ZANE GREY

A young crippled boy who has learned baseball inside and out gets a chance to become a ...

38 minutes
Apr 10, 2024