THE TENOR by H. C. BUNNER
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.
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A METTER OF PRINCIPLE and THE FIRST PLACE GAME THE YOUNG PITCHER by ZANE GREY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Ken Ward pitches against the best team in their conference- Place- and its a nail-biter all the way.
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BEST OF (#32 OF 504) DRACULA'S GUEST by BRAM STOKER
1001 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.
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RAPPACINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 2) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
1001 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.
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MRS.RAEBURN'S WAXWORKS by LADY ELEANOR SMITH
1001 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.
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BEST OF (#31 OF 503) THE STUDENT by ANTON CHEKHOV STORIES BY CHEKHOV
1001 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
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RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 1) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
1001 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.
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FRIENDSHIP and THE HEARN GAME ZANE GREY
1001 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.
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BEST OF (#30 OF 502) THREE WISE MEN by DAMON RUNYAN
1001 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.
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STATE UNIVERSITY GAME and KEN CLASHES WITH GRAVES
1001 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_outlineKen 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.