1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales podcast

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 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 thrice weekly, Sundays at noon ET, Wednesdays at 5PM ET, and "Best Of's (Listener Favs)" ery early Friday mornings. We are the best "self-improvement" course you'll ever take, and we are free! First- check out our "Reviews" here: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/reviews/

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 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 thrice weekly, Sundays at noon ET, Wednesdays at 5PM ET, and "Best Of's (Listener Favs)" ery early Friday mornings. We are the best "self-improvement" course you'll ever take, and we are free! First- check out our "Reviews" here: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/reviews/

 

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THE KIDNAPPED PRIME MINISTER by AGATHA CHRISTIE

A great Hercule Poirot mystery from Agatha Christie. Poirot is given a little more than 24... more

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

Reporter Calhoun Kidd of the Western Sun is off to interview John Boulnois, a philisopher,... more

10 Dec 2025

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10 Dec 2025


#611

THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE

The Duke's son is missing and Holmes and Watson take the case- which leads to a very unusu... more

07 Dec 2025

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07 Dec 2025


#610

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

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06 Dec 2025

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51:25

06 Dec 2025


#609

CHRISTMAS JENNY by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN

A single woman living alone on a mountain within sight of a little town raises the curious... more

03 Dec 2025

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03 Dec 2025


#608

WHISTLING DICK'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING by O.HENRY

This was the first short story penned under the name O.Henry- and its a great classic, off... more

30 Nov 2025

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30 Nov 2025


#607

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

A little girl is temporarily abandoned on Thanksgiving when her family has to rush away to... more

26 Nov 2025

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26 Nov 2025


#606

HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN by HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

How was Thanksgiving celebrated in the 1860's? After the Civil War, affairs of home and he... more

23 Nov 2025

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30:16

23 Nov 2025


#605

THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP by BRET HARTE

In this short story by Bret Harte, first published in the August 1868 issue of Overland Mo... more

22 Nov 2025

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27:19

22 Nov 2025


#604

JEEVES IN THE SPRINGTIME by P.G. WODEHOUSE

Bertie Wooster is approached by his old pal Bingo for help in the romamce departmentm and ... more

19 Nov 2025

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19 Nov 2025


#603

A DEPARTMENTAL CASE by O.HENRY

An ex-Texas Ranger, Indian fighter working as a commisioner of a small office in the state... more

16 Nov 2025

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32:45

16 Nov 2025


#602

THE FLYING STARS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON

The story takes place at an English manor home at Christmastime, where family and friends ... more

13 Nov 2025

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#601

THE COUNTRY COTTAGE and THE SCHOOL MISTREESS by ANTON CHEKHOV

So much for that quiet holiday weekend so longed for by these two newlyweds! It's FAMILY T... more

09 Nov 2025

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31:44

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