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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Do you recall your parents saying "Wise Up?". This is the BEST way to increase your intellect, grow your vocabulary, and broaden your view of history and culture. Take the "wise up!" challenge and listen to any 5 of these narrated stories and give your brain a treat! (It works for all ages, including TV-bound seniors). Enjoy listening to well-narrated tales from writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans

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45:38

THE MIRROR OF THE MAGISTRATE- A FATHER BROWN ADVENTURE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/12/15

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: 1001 Sherlock Holmes, #2 1001 Classic Short stories 7 tales, #3 1001 Heroes, legends, Histories & Mysteries Newest: 1001True Crime from Another Time

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50:59

A TALE OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY by FRANK STOCKTON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/12/11

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 hilarious encounters take place, one being this man's challenging an experienced mountain hiker to a hike up a steep mountain in Italy while practically weightless. Enjoy our latest podcasts (1001 Stories From The Gilded Age and 1001 True Crime From Another Time) at www.bestof1001stories.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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25:06

THE ANGELOF THE ODD by EDGAR ALLAN POE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/12/08

In this fractious tale our narrator,alone in his study, and bored with hi9s reading material, turns to a newspaper, and seeing the outrageous attention-getting headlines, compalins out loud about how gullible the readers must be to absorb this garbage, Suddenly, a very strange spirit appears before him, his body made of kegs and bottles, calling himself the Angel of the Odd-and that's when things start to go south. Enjoy all our 1001 shows FREE at www.bestof1001stories.com and try our new 1001 True

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28:37

THE HERBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/12/04

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 bill so they can buy themselves a beer at the local pub. In One Thousand Dollars, a spoiled young man is left a $1,000 inheritance and blows it on a girl who has no interest in him, only to find another surprise waiting him at the lawyer'soffice.

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41:18

LEAVE IT TO JEEVES P.G. WODEHOUSE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/12/01

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 is a wealty young British man who has recently arrived in New York City with his manservant Jeeves and has made friends in the city-one of which is a down and out portrait paintern who relies on his rich uncle for an income.

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21:36

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

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/11/27

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 riddle which was given to him to solve, followed by King Arthur's escorting the aged lady back to his kingdom where she could choose any knight she wished to be her husband. Check out our new podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.com! Also sugn up for our mailing list and send reviews for any episosodes you have enjoyed-Thanks!

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26:26

THE REVERSIBLE LANDSCAPE by FRANK STOCKTON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/11/24

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 department using a money-making scheme, purchases a mass-produced piece of art with the hopes of raffling it off for many times its value. Enjoy browsing all 12 of our 1001 podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.com Follow us at Twitter @1001stories and Facebook www.facebook.com/1001Heroes and check out our latest podcast 1001 True Crime From Another Time

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23:22

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAINE (CHAP 2)

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/11/20

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 promises the knight/conjurer he will return in one year with the answer to the riddle "What is it a woman desires most?". Check out our new podcast 1001 True Crime From Another Time wherever you get your podcasts! or at www.bestof1001stories.com!

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22:20

TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/11/17

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 holidays. The story is not scary and can be enjoyed by all ages, Check out all our podcasts now at www.bestof1001stories.com. More holiday short stories at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Support our basic expenses by visiting www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork and becoming a monthly donor-Thanks!

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31:08

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (PT 1) from HOWARD PYLE'S...

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/11/13

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 chased by a pure white hound. Soon after they dissappear, a knight and his damsel come into view, and a third knight attacks him, grabbing the lady and stealing away with the damsel on his horse. King Arthur asks for a volunteer to follow them and find out whats going on and Sir Gawain volunteers along with his brother. A series of adventures ensue

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24:50

THE NICE PEOPLE by H.C. BUNNER

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/11/10

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 episodes now at www.bestof1001stories.com

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3 MINUTE PREVIEW OF OUR FIRST EPISODE- OUR NEW...

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/11/09

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 nearby state forest, apparently to camp. Three days later their pickup truck was discovered by hunters with their malnourished dog inside and all their belongings, including ID and phones, as well as $32,000 in cash. Their remains were discovered 4 years later 2.7 miles from their truck. This remains one of the most perplexing unsolved cases in the

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47:46

THE MAN WITH TWO BEARDS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/10/30

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 explains that men commit murder for all kinds of reasons and its impossible to identify them by sight. Check out our new website with over 2,500 stories waiting for you to enjoy at www.bestof1001stories.com

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42:12

THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRAYSER by AMBROSE BIERCE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/10/23

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 at www.bestof1001stories.com

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18:45

A GHOST by GUY de MAUPASSANT

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/10/20

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 stories at your favorite podcast server. Enjoy all our stories at www.bestof1001stories.com

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AN INVITATION by ROBERT BARR

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/10/13

A powerful and cruel Archbishop traveling with a 12 man escort is returning home after demanding allegiance from smaller fiefdoms in the region when he is suddenly surrounded by a force twice his size and given an invitation to dine with the female ruler of a castle he has not yet conquered, thinking she will be an easy victory. Check out all of our podcasts and their episodes at www.bestof1001.com.

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36:21

THE PURPLE WIG A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by...

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/10/09

The Duke of Exmoor wears a wig which people believe hides a family disfigurement- namely a deformed ear. He creates a terrible curse that would befall anyone who sees his naked head. When a local reporter calls out the Duke for creating a false curse Father Brown, using his understanding of human behavior, challenges the Duke to reveal his secret.

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44:24

KEN'S DAY and BREAKING TRAINING by ZANE GREY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/10/06

The final game is against Place, but this time it's s a home game. After the game, team gathers for one last meeting before everyone heads home for the summer.

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29:39

THE TENOR by H. C. BUNNER

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/10/02

A humurous tale about a young New York City girl and her best best friend who both idolize a visiting French Tenor and cleverly hatch a plan for one of them to serve as his housemaid so she can meet her idol in person. H.C. Bunner at his best.

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55:45

A METTER OF PRINCIPLE and THE FIRST PLACE GAME THE...

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales ·

2024/09/29

Ken Ward pitches against the best team in their conference- Place- and its a nail-biter all the way.

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