1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Koolau The Leper by Jack London is the story of the leader of a leper colony in Hawaii that is refusing to have his people be moved to what they believe is a prison on Molokai. It is a powerful story of courage in the face of death, and takes the time to show the horrors of leprosy, which existed in Hawaii at that time, and the social injustices that were being committed upon the Hawaiian people by the haolies (whites) who came to the islands and assumed ownership through the dispensation of religion and rum. The Leper Wars in Hawaii inspired the story. STORIES BY JACK LONDON. BEST OF JACK LONDON. JACK LONDON PODCAST. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com TEST YOUR HISTORY SMARTS! CATCH 1001 HISTORY CHALLENGE HERE: (main website all 1

"The Call of Cthulhu Pt 2" features the dramatic conclusion of HP Lovecraft's tense story of a anthropologists search for a sleeping monster, as he finds an account written by a Norwegian sailor who survived an attack from Cthulhu. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P.LOVECRAFT PODCAST BEST OF H.P. LOVECRAFT NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com TEST YOUR HISTORY SMARTS! CATCH 1001 HISTORY CHALLENGE HERE: (main website all 1001 shows) https://www.1001storiespodcast.com or HERE: at Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwdojx2zx4jj2xj25fwupwrdcxq or HERE at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-history-challenge/id1482436263 CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS!

"Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, Wherever You Are"...The famous singer and comedian Jimmy Durante always signed off his radio show with these famous words- but the real identity of Mrs. Calabash always remained a mystery...until now. This is a special episode borrowed from our show 1001 Stories For The Road, available wherever podcasts are found...  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In "The Call of Cthulhu, Pt 1" by HP Lovecraft, a Boston Anthropologist named Thurston takes on the job of clearing up his recently deceased grand-uncle's files, and finds that he had been studying the existence of a monstrous entity that once ruled Earth. Clues lead Thurston closer to the enigma and to danger. In Part Two- Cthulhu rises and kills. Don't miss it. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P. LOVECRAFT PODCAST Subscribe to 1001 and support our show at https://my.libsyn.com/subscription/list/1001stories Join us at our other shows- 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries and 1001 Stories For the Road- starting here www.1001storiespodcast@gmail.com. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com TEST YOUR HISTORY SMARTS! CATCH 1001 HISTO

"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle reaches its exciting conclusion here as Sherlock Holmes and Watson almost loose their lives trying an experiment to find out what had caused the death of an innocent victim. Don't forget our contest for new (and old) subscribers which ends June 15th in a drawing for a FREE Kindlewhite E-reader and all the accessories.  Subscribe to our show here for 2.99/month and becoema supporter of 1001.  https://my.libsyn.com/subscription/list/1001stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The Cat" by Australian writer Banjo Patterson is a humorous piece for your enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" is a classic Sherlock Holmes Mystery that places Watson and Holmes at an estate in Cornwall as Holme's tries to get some much needed rest and recoup- but that plan falls short and Holmes becomes wrapped up in a very challenging set of circumstances. Be a friend to the show and give our first 1001 Classic Short Stories Book a nice review!  Here's the link: see "Be The First To Review This Item" under "Best Price". Also see "Gift this item" over to the right if you consider sending this to Mom as a unique gift she will love and thank you a thousand times. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CRW2RZ9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Aloha Oe" by Jack London is the story of a young girl who has accompanied her father on a senator's junket to Hawaii, befriends a young man with Hawaiian blood,and learns a hard lession about the divisions between race and class. "The Mexican pt 2" will return as soon as I get over this d....n cold. STORIES BY JACK LONDON. BEST OF JACK LONDON. JACK LONDON PODCAST. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com TEST YOUR HISTORY SMARTS! CATCH 1001 HISTORY CHALLENGE HERE: (main website all 1001 shows) https://www.1001storiespodcast.com or HERE: at Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwdojx2zx4jj2xj25fwupwrdcxq or HERE at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-history-challenge/id1482436263 CALLING ALL FA

In "The Storyteller" by Saki, three children and their aunt are traveling by train while she attempts, without much success, to capture their attention with a story.  The only other person in the compartment is a bachelor, who is becoming mildly irritated with the children's impatience at her inability to keep their attention, and he offers to tell them a story. At first affronted, she takes him to task, and he takes her whitewashed morality tales and delivers more of a Brothers Grimm version. As you can expect, the children are spellbound, but the Aunt-you'll want to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Demetrios Contos" by Jack London tells of London's days dealing with the oyster pirates and fish poachers while working with the Fish Patrol in the waters off San Francisco and Oakland. Demetrios Contos was a Greek fisherman who relied on his catch to make his living. The Fish Patrol was his enemy, but there was a code among them all that demanded fairness, and despite differences in race and nationality, or which side of the law they fell on, they respected one another as men. STORIES BY JACK LONDON. BEST OF JACK LONDON. JACK LONDON PODCAST. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com TEST YOUR HISTORY SMARTS! CATCH 1001 HISTORY CHALLENGE HERE: (main website all 1001 shows) https://www.1001storiespodcast.com or HERE: at Google Play: https

In this special two story episode, we give you two Ambrose Bierce ghost stories- the second one is called "Dead Duck" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Battle of Thermopylae (The 300 Spartans Story): An ancient Greek tale of the brave 300 standing againt 10,000 is told here by classic writer Charlotte Yonge. Music Credits: "Drive" and "Reverie" by Ross Bugden no copyright His link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p2d2iPnsGs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov: A banker and a lawyer become deeply involved in a discussion about capital punishment and the banker bets the lawyer 2 million that he can't survive in isolation for 5 years. To his surprise- the lawyer accepts the bet. Music: Reverance by Ross Bugden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy Hayes and Muriel by O.Henry: A Texas Ranger Story-In this classic OHenry short story, a company of Texas Rangers gathered round their campfire welcome a young new recruit and his sidekick Muriel, but hold their judgement as to his courage and ability for actions that will take place later. BEST STORIES BY O.HENRY. O.HENRY PODCAST. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com TEST YOUR HISTORY SMARTS! CATCH 1001 HISTORY CHALLENGE HERE: (main website all 1001 shows) https://www.1001storiespodcast.com or HERE: at Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwdojx2zx4jj2xj25fwupwrdcxq or HERE at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-history-challenge/id1482436263 CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW S

In "The Lady, or the Tiger", by Frank Stockton, a semi-barbaric king has devised a trial by chance that offers the accused a choice of two doors. Behind one is a beautiful lady who will become his wife once he opnes the door. Behind the other is a man-eating tiger waiting to spring upon whoever opens the door.   In the story, the king has discovered that his daughter is madly in love with a handsome courtier, so naturally, like any doting father, he puts the courier in jail to await his trial. Meanwhile, the king's daughter finds out something very interesting about the lady who has been chosen and will be placed behind the second door. Comments to us at 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com are invited after listening to the episode, and we'll play them after next week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The Monkey's Paw", a classic horror tale from W.W.Jacobs places an old British soldier in a friends home with a tale to tell about the magical and dangerious powers of a monkey's paw he has brought with him. He warns his friends not to use it but they insist, and disaster follows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Baker's BlueJay Yarn by Mark Twain-When Mark Twain stayed in a California gold camp in 1864-65 he picked up a lot of story ideas.  With his unique brand of humor, he manages to compare the labors of men digging things out of empty holes to the labors of a blue jay filling a knothole in the top of an empty house with acorns and not unfderstanding why he couldn't fill it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In "Papa Panov's Special Christmas" from Leo Tolstoy, a cobbler in a little village in Russia finds the true meaning of Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's the hilarious "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O.Henry- Ever wonder what inspired the movie "Home Alone"?. It was probably this story by O.Henry, in which two bungling small-time crooks decide to kidnap a precocious ten-year-old boy and hold him for ransom, only to find that the boy is far more than they can handle. The story is well-written and will keep you smiling from the start. Enjoy all three of our shows at www.1001storiespodcast.com, or anywhere great podcasts are found. Also- joing our new "closed" group (meaning the conversations are not open to the public) at www.facebook.com/1001Heroes See "Visit Our Group" at upper right just below header picture. Check out our new 1001 Book!  https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Short-Stories-Fireside-Collection-ebook/dp/B07CRW2RZ9/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525812856&sr=8-1&keywords=1001+classic+short+stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In "The Widow's Cruise" by Frank Stockton four old sea captains stop for a meal at a lodging house run by two elder ladies and find that their tall tales meant to impress are dwarfed by the whopper of a tall tale the widow proprietor tells. Music So Bheag Si Mhor by The Wild Rovers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices