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 TENOR by H. C. BUNNER 10/02/2024

A METTER OF PRINCIPLE and THE FIRST PLACE GAME THE YOUNG PITCHER by ZANE GREY 09/29/2024

BEST OF (#32 OF 504) DRACULA'S GUEST by BRAM STOKER 09/27/2024

RAPPACINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 2) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 09/25/2024

MRS.RAEBURN'S WAXWORKS by LADY ELEANOR SMITH 09/22/2024

BEST OF (#31 OF 503) THE STUDENT by ANTON CHEKHOV STORIES BY CHEKHOV 09/20/2024

RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 1) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 09/18/2024

FRIENDSHIP and THE HEARN GAME ZANE GREY 09/15/2024

BEST OF (#30 OF 502) THREE WISE MEN by DAMON RUNYAN 09/13/2024

STATE UNIVERSITY GAME and KEN CLASHES WITH GRAVES 09/11/2024

IN THE SPRING and A COWARD by MAUPASSANT 09/08/2024

BEST OF (#29 OF 501) THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE 09/06/2024

A SISTERLY SCHEME by H.C. BUNNER 09/04/2024

PRESIDENT HALSTEAD ON COLLEGE SPIRIT and NEW PLAYERS 09/01/2024

BEST OF (#28 OF 500) GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING 08/30/2024

A RULER OF MEN by O.HENRY 08/28/2024

HUNTER QUARTERMAINE'S STORY by H. RIDER HAGGARD 08/25/2024

BEST OF (#27 of 500) THE INTERLOPERS by SAKI 08/23/2024

OLD TICONDEROGA by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 08/21/2024

ANNIHILATION AND EXAMINATIONS ZANE GREY THE YOUNG PITCHER 08/18/2024

BEST OF (#26 of 478) AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN by LUCY MAUD MONTTGOMERY 08/16/2024

THE STORY OF SIR PELIAS (CHAPS 5-6) by HOWARD PYLE from THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR 08/14/2024

THE THREE TOOLS OF DEATH A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON 08/11/2024

BEST OF (#25 OF 476) WILLIAM WILSON by EDGAR ALLEN POE 08/09/2024

THE CAGE and OUT ON THE FIELD BY ZANE GREY 08/07/2024

THE SAFETY MATCH by ANTON CHEKHOV 08/04/2024

BEST OF (#24 ORF 473) BREAD and THAT IOWA TOWN from PRAIRIE GOLD 08/02/2024

RIP VAN WINKLE by WASHINGTON IRVING 07/31/2024

THE STORY OF SIR PELLIAS (CHAPS 3-4) from THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS 07/28/2024

BEST OF 1001 (#23 FAV OF 472) WAR and JAN THE UNREPENTANT JACK LONDON 07/26/2024