1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Podcast
1) MARJORIE DAW (PT 2 OF 2) T.B. ALDRICH
Our two best friends continue to write back and forth until John (Jack) Fleming's leg heals enough to travel, which he does, taking the train to new Hampshire to meet the girl of his dreams, depite Ed...Show More
2) MARJORIE DAW (PT 1) by THOMAS B. ELDRICH
Two close pals exchange letters, one having had to cancel his trip to a summer spot in New Hampshire with his friend due to a broken leg. In the letters the pal in New Hampshire begins to write of the...Show More
3) THE BOULEVARD OF ROGUES by MEREDITH NICHOLSON
From the author who gave us "House of 1,000 Candles" (currently at 1001 Stories For The Road) comes this short story about a city councilman who m as a lesson in honesty, began to install statues on t...Show More
4) THE PRELIMINARIES by A.C.COMER
A young man wants to marry a local girl whose father was recently sent to prison for embezzling another person's money. He talks to the girl's mother, who has three daughters, and she doesn't want any...Show More
5) THE LIE (PT 2) MARY ANTIN
A teacher, knowing that one of her students, a recently immigrant from Russia, is deeply upset about something, goes to his home to speak with his mother and father.
6) THE LIE (PT 1) MARY ANTIN
A teacher in a city school circa 1916 (we assume New York) works with a 12 year old immigrant boy whose family had recently arrived from Russia as he becomes assimilated to our culture. In part one t...Show More
7) A CANARY FOR ONE and MY OLD MAN ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Two great early Hemingway storieswritten in his cryptic style and describing everyday events that help to illustrate his message.
8) THE GREAT SERMON HANDICAP A JEEVES STORY from P.G.WODEHOUSE
Another great tale from Wodehouse taking a poke at the generation of wealthy young men who are kept on retainers by rich relatives and have no desire to work- thus having to create their own entertain...Show More
9) THE RACE by STEWART EDWARD WHITE
Two cowboys are paid to round up a crew of Mexicans to drive a herd of cattle near the Mexican border. When one of the vaqueros becomes angry and shoots the black cook, one of the cowboys shoots and k...Show More
10) SPRINGTIME A LA CARTE and THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY A DOUBLEHEADER FROM O.HENRY
Spring has arrived, and in the bustling city of New York in 1905 or so minds were turning to other than business pursuits. Two great stories from O.Henry that illustrate what NYC was like in those for...Show More