1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Expand your horizons with this collection of hand-picked classic short stories and tales by writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories and captivating tales are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases.. We now offer new episodes twice weekly, Wednesdays at 5pm ET and Sundays at noon ET. Plus watch for "Best Of" Fridays 1am.

THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 2) RAY BRADBURY 01/08/2025

THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 1) by RAY BRADBURY 01/05/2025

A THING THAT GLISTENED by FRANK STOCKTON 01/03/2025

A LITTLE JOURNEY by RAY BRADBURY 01/03/2025

ABOUT LOVE by ANTON CHEKHOV 01/01/2025

THE SKYLIGHT ROOM by O.HENRY 12/29/2024

BEST OF (#43 of 545) THE GIRL WHO GOT RATTLED by STEWART EDWARD WHITE 12/27/2024

JEEVES AND THE HARD-BOILED EGG by P.G. WODEHOUSE 12/25/2024

A CHRISTMAS EVE SUIT by EDWARD PARSON ROE 12/22/2024

NOW PLAYING AT 1001 BEST OF JACK LONDON: OUR HAWAII BY CHARMIAN AND JACK LONDON 12/22/2024

BEST OF (#42 OF 543) THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT by BRET HARTE 12/20/2024

JEEVES AND THE UNBIDDEN GUEST BY P.G.WODEHOUSE 12/18/2024

THE MIRROR OF THE MAGISTRATE- A FATHER BROWN ADVENTURE 12/15/2024

BEST OF (#41 OF 542) THE KING OF THE GREEKS by JACK LONDON 12/13/2024

A TALE OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY by FRANK STOCKTON 12/11/2024

THE ANGELOF THE ODD by EDGAR ALLAN POE 12/08/2024

THE HARBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY 12/04/2024

LEAVE IT TO JEEVES P.G. WODEHOUSE 12/01/2024

BEST OF (AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT 11/29/2024

THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON 11/29/2024

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (CHAP 3) by HOWARD PYLE 11/27/2024

THE REVERSIBLE LANDSCAPE by FRANK STOCKTON 11/24/2024

BEST OF (#38 OF 518) THE LADY WITH THE LAMP: THE STORY OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by ELMER ADAMS AND WARREN FOSTER 11/22/2024

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAINE (CHAP 2) 11/20/2024

TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS 11/17/2024

BEST OF (#37 orf 517) BABES IN THE JUNGLE by O.HENRY 11/15/2024

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (PT 1) from HOWARD PYLE'S TALES OF KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS 11/13/2024

THE NICE PEOPLE by H.C. BUNNER 11/10/2024

3 MINUTE PREVIEW OF OUR FIRST EPISODE- OUR NEW PODCAST -1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME- LISTEN NOW....UNSOLVED: THE JAMISON FAMILY DISAPPEARANCE. 11/09/2024

BEST OF (#36 OF 516) THE MERMAID OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT by BRET HARTE 11/08/2024