BEST OF (#26 of 478) AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN by LUCY MAUD MONTTGOMERY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Release Date: 08/16/2024
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
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.
info_outline A METTER OF PRINCIPLE and THE FIRST PLACE GAME THE YOUNG PITCHER by ZANE GREY1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Ken Ward pitches against the best team in their conference- Place- and its a nail-biter all the way.
info_outline BEST OF (#32 OF 504) DRACULA'S GUEST by BRAM STOKER1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
An Englishman traveling in Europe decides to ignore the advice of his terrified coachman and begins walking alone toward an ancient deserted village. He soon finds himself in the company of the dead.
info_outline RAPPACINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 2) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Giovanni enters the garden for the first time and soon Beatrice joins him. The two find they have much in common- but there is a lingering fear on the part of Giovanni regarding her poisonous apsect, a fear which become worse after Giovanni is warned by jhis father's friend that she has become a part of her father's deadly experiment.
info_outline MRS.RAEBURN'S WAXWORKS by LADY ELEANOR SMITH1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A down and out young man looking for work gets a job as custodian at a wax works museum and finds himself captivated by a woman's wax likeness in the section reserved for murderers. This story was inspired by the author's attempt to sneak into the famous Madame Tussaud's London waxworks- the story of which we are currently playing at 1001 Hedroes, legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast.
info_outline BEST OF (#31 OF 503) THE STUDENT by ANTON CHEKHOV STORIES BY CHEKHOV1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A young seminary student living during starving times in Russia comes to the realization that history connects us all...that hard times were experienced two millenniums ago as they are now- and that the human spirit triumphs over all. ANTON CHEKHOV STORIES BY CHEKHOV PODCAST ANTON CHEKHOV
info_outline RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 1) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
You'll find suspense, horror, and brilliantly crafted storyline in this classic Hawthorne short story about a young man who cmonmes to Padua Italy to study and finds himself in love with a young beauty whose life has been compromised by an evil father.
info_outline FRIENDSHIP and THE HEARN GAME ZANE GREY1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Ken Ward, returning to the team's quarters after his fight with Graves, is confronted by Coach Worry, who asks him how his face got banged up. Graves appears a few minutes later in worse shape and gets a tongue-lashing from Worry.
info_outline BEST OF (#30 OF 502) THREE WISE MEN by DAMON RUNYAN1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
The Three Wise Men by Damon Runyan tells the story of three mobsters who stop to help a woman having a baby, and find unexpected redemption for their troubles.
info_outline STATE UNIVERSITY GAME and KEN CLASHES WITH GRAVES1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
The team plays an overconfident State University team and teaches them some lessons. After the game, the coach warns the team of their only weakness- that of every man on the team adhering to the rules of curfew and rules regarding no smoking/no drinking. But one player is going against the grain- and Ken calls him out.
info_outlineIn 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 Montgomery story called "Christmas at Red Butte" playing starting Wednesday at our new podcast 1001 GREATEST LOVE STORIES that you will also enjoy- in that story a young orphan girl living with her very poor aunt and two cousins in Saskatchawan sacrifices her only possession to make sure her cousins have a Christmas. Your link to subscribe (its free, like all podcast subscriptions) is below. These Canadian authored episodes a thanks to our Canadian reviewers.
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