LITTLE JOHN AND THE TANNER OF BLYTH and ROBIN HOOD AND WILL SCARLET
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Release Date: 01/21/2026
A LOVE PASSAGE by W.W. JACOBS
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
"A Love Passage" is a lighthearted maritime comedy from W.W. Jacobs' 1896 collection, Many Cargoes, that satirizes the bumbling romantic efforts of sailors. The Plot The story follows the mate of a schooner who decides, with somewhat clinical detachment, that it is time for him to fall in love. When the skipper brings his daughter on board for a voyage, the mate sees an opportunity and begins an exaggerated performance of romance. Performing "Love": The mate’s idea of courtship is highly theatrical; he begins to mope, loses his appetite, and spends an inordinate amount of time...
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AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
In this great short story by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, a young lady (Ursula) is ordered by her father to place some distance between herself and her suitor for the summer, and she is sent to live with her aunt on the coast. Her Aunt Philippa is a "speaks-her-mind" type of old school aunt, and does her best to discourage Ursula from marrying just anybody. Aunt Philippa is a character and a story you will want to share with your friends- and we hope you do! NOTE: We have a second Lucy Maud Montgom
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THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY (PT 2) by CHARLES DICKENS
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Catch 'The Shadow' radio mystery hosted now at 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories Podcast- The Shadow was America's favorite radio mystery form 30 years and its still good today...give it a try! Pt 2 of 'The Wreck of the Golden Mary' finds our two lifeboats in dire straits as food and water are just about gone.
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THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY (PT 1) CHARLES DICKENS
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
"The Wreck of the Golden Mary" is a collaborative novella published by Charles Dickens in the 1856 Christmas issue of his periodical, Household Words. The story is a dramatic, suspenseful narrative focusing on the sinking of a passenger ship and the subsequent survival efforts of those in lifeboats. Summary of "The Wreck of the Golden Mary" The Voyage and Disaster: The Golden Mary, captained by William George Ravender, is en route from Liverpool to California, navigating around Cape Horn during the height of the California Gold Rush. The ship strikes an iceberg, causing it to sink. The...
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE QUARTER A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A young rugby player comes to Holmes with worries that their star player is missing and that something bad may have happened to him. Holmes and Watson do their best to uncover the mystery.
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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Join host Gizelle Erickson every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4pm ET at 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Podcast as she introduces the nuances of every episode of America's favorite vigilante radio serial 'The Shadow' as Lamont Cranston and his sexy sidekick Margot Lane bring all the lowlifes and sleazeballs who never thought they would be punished to justice. Take the Shadow challenge and listen to the first five episodes like I did to really get an understanding of the show and you'll be a fan! Apple Link:...
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LITTLE JOHN AND THE TANNER OF BLYTH and ROBIN HOOD AND WILL SCARLET
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Little John & The Tanner of Blyth- Robin Hood sends Little John on an errant to Ancashire but Little John takes a detour to the Boars head Inn, gets detained, and later runs into trouble on the trail. Having lived with the Sheriff for months Little John has put on some weight and doesn't have the staying power he used to have...
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THE LURKING FEAR by H.P. LOVECRAFT
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A wealthy bachelor goes on a demon-hunting expedition to a deserted mansion in the Catskills and finds more than he bargained for. This spine-chilling tale from H.P. Lovecraft will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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A COSMOPOLITE IN A CAFE by O.HENRY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
From THE FOUR MILLION by O. Henry O. Henry's "A Cosmopolite in a Café" tells of the narrator meeting E. Rushmore Coglan, a man who claims to be a true "citizen of the world," free from hometown ties. Coglan boasts of world travels, dismissing regional pride and judging people individually. However, when a stranger insults Coglan's hometown of Mattawamkeag, Maine, Coglan fiercely defends it, revealing his profound local loyalty and leading to a fight, thereby exposing his hypocrisy and proving the narrator's theory that true cosmopolites are rare. Be sure to check out our narration of...
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A BROTHERS GRIMM TRIPLE PLAY: TOM THUMB, THE FROG PRINCE, AND BRIAR ROSE
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
3 Original fairy tales from The Brothers Grimm whose job it was to spend their lives collecting old tales-m the same ones that Disney and others cleaned up for public consumption. Keep an eye out for 'Found in the Footnotes' (at 1001 Heroes for THE AMAZING STORY OF THE REAL-LIFE TOM THUMB For some amazing browsing try us at www.bestof1001stories.com!
info_outlineLittle John & The Tanner of Blyth- Robin Hood sends Little John on an errant to Ancashire but Little John takes a detour to the Boars head Inn, gets detained, and later runs into trouble on the trail. Having lived with the Sheriff for months Little John has put on some weight and doesn't have the staying power he used to have...
Robin Hood Meets Will Scarlet- We all know Will Scarlet is one of Robin Hood's most trusted men- and this is the story of how they met- on that same trail with Little John....
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