THE BOULEVARD OF ROGUES by MEREDITH NICHOLSON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Release Date: 10/08/2025
A DEPARTMENTAL CASE by O.HENRY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
An ex-Texas Ranger, Indian fighter working as a commisioner of a small office in the state govenrment is approached by a down and out woman who is seeking financial support which her nw dead father, a Texas hero, had denied,hoping that whatever had been promised to him could be passed down to her. Conversation led to her sharing her name and the commisioner related that yes, her father and he had fought together and been close friends for years. She also shared the fact that her bum of a husgand had taken her money and turned her out after mistreating her. The commissioner promised...
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THE FLYING STARS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
The story takes place at an English manor home at Christmastime, where family and friends are gathering to celebrate the season. Father Brown is a close friend of the family and present as well when the wealthy godfather arrives with a rare gift of three diamonds for the young lady of the manor. Soon a masquerade play takes place and the godfather is shocked to find the diamonds missing. Father Brown, a quiet and unassuming little clergyman with the instincts of a detective, has some ideas about what may ha
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THE COUNTRY COTTAGE and THE SCHOOL MISTREESS by ANTON CHEKHOV
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
So much for that quiet holiday weekend so longed for by these two newlyweds! It's FAMILY TIME!!!! Anton Chekhov’s "A Country Cottage" centers on two young newlyweds, Sasha and Varya, who are enjoying profound, almost dream-like happiness while strolling on the platform of a little country station under the moonlight. The air is still and heavy with the fragrance of lilac and wild cherry, and they look forward to a perfect, quiet supper of chicken "just big enough for two," along with salmon and sardines. Sasha remarks that their "splendid time" seems almost unbelievable. However, their...
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THE FIRST THANKSGIVING and A BRAVE LITTLE QUAKERESS
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
The First Thanksgiving- Published in 'Short Stories From American History in 1905 by Blaisdell & Ball, this story of the 1621 Plymouth Celebration tells of the actual events in a brief, appealing format suitable for all ages. For the bigger story, we encourage you to go to our 1001 Heroes podcast Nov 24, 2021 and check out 'The True Story of the First Thanksgiving'.
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FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: BRIGHTEN'S SISTER-IN-LAW by HENRY LAWSON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Australian writer Henry Lawson's dramatic tale told by a young husband who recalls hard times when he and his wife were raising a three year old in the Australian bush in the days just after the gold rush.
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FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY A GREENWICH VILLAGE STORY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Two young woman artists take a studio in Greenwich Village but within months one is stricken with pneumonia. The sick one is convinced she will die when the last leaf falls from the ivy vine outside her window,
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FALL FAMILY THEME: A BURGLAR'S CHRISTMAS by WILLA CATHER A STORY OF FORGIVENESS:
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A starving down-and-out 24 year-old in Chicago is given an unexpected chance at redemption.
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HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AS 1001 HEROES AND 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES GO 100% FAMILY AND HONOR THEMES NOW THRU DEC 31ST ( SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE- MORE COMING MID NOV)
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
The Holidays are approaching and at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast our shows themes every Sunday will be turning to FAMILY and HONOR -SINCE MANY OF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT BRINGING FAMILY TOGETHER, RECONNECTING , SEEKING CLOSURE ON ACCOUNT OF LOST ONES, seeking justice, KEEPING THE PEACE. HONORING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS. A FEW EXAMPLES: AT 1001 HEROES WE BRING NEW EPISODS EVERY Sunday at noon eastern and a ‘best of “listener favorite every Thursday night at 9PM ET- MOST OF THESE Best ofs...
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RIP VAN WINKLE (WASHINTON IRVING) and THE AMERICAN BOY (THEODORE ROOSEVELT)
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Rip Van Winkle- A very lazy old Dutchman takes his dog on a mountain hunting trip to escape his nagging wife and winds up meeting a strange little group of gnomes carrying a keg of liquor and getting ready to party. He falls asleep for a long, long time....
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PERJURED by EDITH MIRILEES
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
A teen-aged boy witnesses an horrific death by the railroad tracks of his small town and to build his status with the older boys he hangs with he adds a lie to his story, saying that a known local townsman was near the boy at the time the train pulled in. This psychological thriller ends in a crowded courtroom as the boy comes to term with the results of his actions. Join us at for a chance to browse many more stories at our 12 1001 shors, and leave us a kind review! Thanks.
info_outlineFrom 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 the town's main boulevard that featured some of the town's past crooked leaders, and some poor decisions of the past- calling it "the boulevard of rogues".
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