1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

by Jon Hagadorn

A huge collection of beautifully narrated and carefully chosen short stories from golden age authors (1850-1930) who knew how to deliver stories that reach the heart and soul of the reader and listener.
Here you'll find short masterpieces from the likes of Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, Kathleen Norris, Jack London, Henry Lawson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, O. Henry, and many others. Great reviews and high ratings here and a host who chooses stories that entertain and enlighten.

104 episodes

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1

BURIED TREASURE by O.HENRY

24:32 Mar 20, 2026

2

MIX WAR, ART, AND DANCING and CAT IN THE RAIN by ERNEST HEMINGWAY

16:50 Mar 18, 2026

3

HOT POTATOES by ARNOLD BENNETT

35:11 Mar 15, 2026

4

ZERO HOUR by RAY BRADBURY

29:23 Mar 13, 2026

5

THE FIRST CLASS PASSENGER by ANTON CHEKHOV

23:30 Mar 11, 2026

6

THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY by MARK TWAIN

19:23 Mar 8, 2026

7

THE MONKEY'S PAW by W.W.JACOBS

28:57 Mar 7, 2026

8

THE LADY WITH THE DOG by ANTON CHEKHOV

51:12 Mar 4, 2026

9

A SAKI DOUBLE PLAY! THE OPEN WINDOW and A MATTER OF SENTIMENT by H.H.MUNRO (SAKI)

24:03 Mar 1, 2026

10

THE NAMESAKE by WILLA CATHER

30:27 Feb 27, 2026

11

BROWN WOLF by JACK LONDON

35:15 Feb 25, 2026

12

A REDEEMING SACRIFICE by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

30:05 Feb 22, 2026

13

OLD WELL WELL BY ZANE GRAY A BASEBALL STORY

28:21 Feb 20, 2026

14

THE ANTIQUE RING by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

38:54 Feb 18, 2026

15

THE FURNISHED ROOM by O. HENRY

21:11 Feb 15, 2026

16

THE CHASE OF ROBIN HOOD by HOWARD PYLE

45:23 Feb 13, 2026

17

THE BLUE CROSS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON

47:38 Feb 11, 2026

18

THE GATEWAY OF THE MONSTER by WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON

57:16 Feb 8, 2026

19

ROBIN HOOD TURNS BEGGAR from THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD

42:35 Feb 6, 2026

20

A LOVE PASSAGE by W.W. JACOBS

29:49 Feb 1, 2026

21

AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

35:15 Jan 30, 2026

22

THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY (PT 2) by CHARLES DICKENS

1:30:46 Jan 28, 2026

23

THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY (PT 1) CHARLES DICKENS

58:02 Jan 25, 2026

24

THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE QUARTER A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE

50:06 Jan 24, 2026

25

'THE SHADOW' VINTAGE RADIO MYSTERY NOW PLAYIING M-W-F AT 1001 GHOST, CHILLER & LOVECRAFT

3:58 Jan 23, 2026

26

LITTLE JOHN AND THE TANNER OF BLYTH and ROBIN HOOD AND WILL SCARLET

45:22 Jan 21, 2026

27

THE LURKING FEAR by H.P. LOVECRAFT

51:22 Jan 18, 2026

28

A COSMOPOLITE IN A CAFE by O.HENRY

16:30 Jan 16, 2026

29

A BROTHERS GRIMM TRIPLE PLAY: TOM THUMB, THE FROG PRINCE, AND BRIAR ROSE

32:08 Jan 14, 2026

30

A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM by EDGAR ALLAN POE

49:07 Jan 11, 2026

31

LAZARUS COME FORTH by RAY BRADBUIRY

32:24 Jan 10, 2026

32

THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by EDGAR ALLAN POE

18:58 Jan 7, 2026

33

THE BUSH FIRE by HENRY LAWSON (A.K.A.THE FIRE AT ROSS'S FARM)

29:35 Jan 3, 2026

34

WHOSE BUSINESS IS TO LIVE by JACK LONDON

51:07 Jan 3, 2026

35

BREAKING INTO FAST COMPANY by ZANE GREY

34:13 Dec 31, 2025

36

THE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSE and THE CHOICE OF HERCULES (JAMES BALDWIN)

16:13 Dec 28, 2025

37

THREE WISE GUYS by DAMON RUNYAN

36:45 Dec 27, 2025

38

THE TWO WINNIE THE POOHS

12:18 Dec 24, 2025

39

MAMMON AND THE ARCHER by O. HENRY

17:31 Dec 21, 2025

40

A BLACKJACK BARGAINER by O.HENRY

41:33 Dec 20, 2025

41

THE PURLOINED LETTER EDGAR ALLAN POE

48:20 Dec 17, 2025

42

COOL AIR by H.P.LOVECRAFT

25:53 Dec 14, 2025

43

THE KIDNAPPED PRIME MINISTER by AGATHA CHRISTIE

43:44 Dec 13, 2025

44

THE STRANGE CRIME OF JOHN BOULNOIS from THE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN

43:17 Dec 10, 2025

45

THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE

1:06:21 Dec 7, 2025

46

CAPTAIN ELI'S BEST EAR by FRANK STOCKTON A 1001 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SELECTION

51:25 Dec 6, 2025

47

CHRISTMAS JENNY by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN

38:34 Dec 3, 2025

48

WHISTLING DICK'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING by O.HENRY

43:52 Nov 30, 2025

49

ANN MARY; HER TWO THANKSGIVINGS by MARY E .WILKINS FREEMAN

34:14 Nov 26, 2025

50

HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN by HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

30:16 Nov 23, 2025

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