AN O.HENRY DOUBLE-HEADER TOBIN'S PALM and THE COMING OUT OF MAGGIE
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Release Date: 05/04/2025
BEST OF (#70 OF 524) AN ADVENTURE IN THE UPPER SEA by JACK LONDON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
In "Adventure In the Upper Sea" by Jack london, a balloon pilot recounts a harrowing incident involving a young boy during a public show in Oakland CA in this riveting jack London tale.
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THE DAY OF THE DOG (PT 2) ROBERT B. McCUTCHEON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
In part two the young attorney and his client figure out an ingenious way to get past the bulldog and then have to decide the safest way to get to Chicago. Deputies will be watching the train stations- so the going will be tough.
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THE DAY OF THE DOG (PT 1) by GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
In part one a junior partner in a Chicago law firm travels by train, and then by foot, to an Illinois farm at which his firm's client, a young widow named Mrs. Delaney, is staying with relatives. His mission: to show her what she is legally entitled to with the sale of her husband's property. She has been told otherwise by her crooked relatives, who find a way, using a vicious bulldog, to trap first the young lawyer, and then Mrs. Delaney, on the roof of the carriage house.
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BEST OF (#64 of 569) GALLEGHER A NEWSPAPER STORY by R.H. DAVIS
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A street smart boy named Gallegher finds work at a Philadelphia newspaper and quickly proves his worth by identifying a murderer.
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THE WNNNG BALL by ZANE GREY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A minor league manager unexpectedly tells his team they are headed for Canada to play an exhibition game and they run into tougher competition than expected., forcing them to employ "the rabbit"- a hot baseball which is nearly impossible to catch.
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A RUDYARD KIPLING DOUBLE PLAY COURAGE and FALSE DAWN
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
'Courage' is actually a very moving poem- a father's advice to his son. False Dawn had me holding my sides through parts of this story as our narrator, who we presume is working at a government post in India, accompanies a small party of locals who have decided to have a picnic about 6 miles from the village in the middle of nowhere when a rain and then dust storm kicks up. Check out our short stories by category at www.bestof1001stories.com!
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BEST OF (#63 of 568) OVER THE STELVIO PASS by ROBERT BARR
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
An Englishman checks in at a small mountain inn in Switzerland and immediately discovers a beautiful young lady who happens to be the daughter of the proprietor. He has no idea that his presence is ruining the plans of another young man, an Italian, who owns a sharp knife and a vile temper.
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THE ACTOR AND THE ALIBI A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Mundon Mandeville runs a thoroughly disliked repertoire theater company and is murdered inside a windowless room in the building although everyone involved has an alibi. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr John O'Connor (1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's...
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THE JELLYBEAN by F.SCOTT FITZGERALD
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
The story was written as a sequel to “The Ice Palace,” and Clark Darrow appears in both. The omniscient narrator, who ensures that close observation is paid to Powell’s story, draws in the reader. The opening line – “Jim Powell was a Jelly-bean”- labels the protagonist immediately, and as a character he remains within the stereotype Fitzgerald indicates, though he almost manages to break free. The history of Powell’s life presents a tale of a family fallen on hard times. Powell is humiliated by the whisperings of the social set and chooses notoriety over...
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BEST OF (#62 of 567) THE MISSING WILL A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
In this classic Poirot mystery Hastings and Poirot are asked to clear up a very unusual settlement in which the sole heir, a young woman, is challenged by her now deceased grandfather to find a will in which she will receive all his fortune. If she does not find it- it all goes to charity. In his eyes, he was testing her to see if she was deserving of it....does she pass the test?
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From O' Henry's 'The Four Million': Two young sons of Ireland , John and Daniel (Tobin) head for Coney Island Amusement Park in order that good palm John can relieve Daniel of his worries over his girlfriend's not having arrived yet from County Sligo with his money. It's been three moneths and no sign of her. He consults a fortune teller who tells him things are not going his way and that he will soon see a pale girl, a dark man, and a man with a crooked nose who ( we can assume) holds the key to his future.
The Coming Out Of Maggie (also called Cinderella's Ball)
Warning : Racial slurs by today's standards, New York City as it really was by 1915 standards.
The story begins by explaining the Clover Leaf club, an Irish organization, and its exclusive dances. These dances are held at the Give-and-Take Athletic Association. To attend, you must be a part of the club or work for Rhinegold's paper-box factory. However, each member has the option to take an outsider to one dance.
Maggie Toole and Anna McCarty work together at the factory and are basically inseparable. Anna and her ''fellow,'' Jimmy Burns, would pick up Maggie every Saturday and bring her to the dance. It seems Maggie is a plain-looking girl who isn't sought after by any man.
One Saturday, the girls are leaving the factory when Anna tells Maggie to be ready, per usual, by 7pm. Instead of the usual response, Maggie says the ride will not be necessary; a gentleman is coming to get her to escort her to the dance. Anna is blown away and a little angry with Maggie's lack of information. ''You'll see to-night,'' Maggie says to Anna, and assures her she will see them at the dance.
The Secret Date
Around 8:30pm, Maggie and her gentleman friend enter the hall. Anna, whose eyes have been glued to the door since her arrival, is taken aback by how stunning the man is. Jimmy makes a few jealous comments, but Anna pulls him toward the couple.
The Four Million is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released on April 10, 1906, by McClure, Phillips & Co. in New York. There are twenty-five stories of various lengths including several of his best known works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The book's title refers to the then population of New York City where many of the stories are set. O. Henry was responding to a newspaper editorial by Ward McAllister, who claimed that there were only four hundred people in New York City worth knowing, by instead opining that every human being in New York is worthy of notice.[1]
Contents
"Tobin's Palm"
"The Gift of the Magi"
"A Cosmopolite in a Cafe"
"Between Rounds"
"The Skylight Room"
"A Service of Love"
"The Coming-Out of Maggie"
"Man About Town"
"The Cop and the Anthem"
"An Adjustment of Nature"
"Memoirs of a Yellow Dog"
"The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein"
"Mammon and the Archer"
"Springtime à la Carte"
"The Green Door"
"From the Cabby's Seat"
"An Unfinished Story"
"The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock"
"Sisters of the Golden Circle"
"The Romance of a Busy Broker"
"After Twenty Years"
"Lost on Dress Parade"
"By Courier"
"The Furnished Room"
"The Brief Debut of Tildy"