A tin merchant on his country route stops at a farmhouse owned by a woman who keeps an adopted daughter as a poorly treated maid and housekeeper. The man feels sorry for the beaten down little wretch and, after pledging he will take care of her for the rest of her life, asks her to run away with him, which, after short consideration, she does. Another great New England story from Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. An unknown narrator describes his ferry ride across a river in Russia to attend an Easter Eve service at a Russian Church. This story offers a great example of Chekhov's ability to create powe ..read more

We bring you four stories today: Icarus and Daedalus- James Baldwin- an ancient Greek tales about a son who forgets his father's instructions; The Sword of Damocles- about the close friend of a wealthy man who wishes he could spend one day in his friends place living the good life and gets his chance by James Baldwin The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson- describes the courageous but costly cavalry charge of the Light Brigade, knowing that they were rising into sure death F. Scott Fitgerald's letter to his daughter, reminding her what's important in life Learn more about your ..read more

We bring you four stories today: Icarus and Daedalus- James Baldwin- an ancient Greek tales about a son who forgets his father's instructions; The Sword of Damocles- about the close friend of a wealthy man who wishes he could spend one day in his friends place living the good life and gets his chance by James Baldwin The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson- describes the courageous but costly cavalry charge of the Light Brigade, knowing that they were rising into sure death F. Scott Fitgerald's letter to his daughter, reminding her what's important in life Learn more about your ..read more

A nine year old motherless girl in a small frontier community keeps close watch on her 5 plain little dolls with the help of a number of men in the community who sometimes rescue the lost dolls from snowbanks and roadsides. When the day comes that she has to part to attend a girls school and leave her dolls behind, the men who wind up caring for the dolls wait anxiously for some word from her to reach them. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/ 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- ht ..read more

A nine year old motherless girl in a small frontier community keeps close watch on her 5 plain little dolls with the help of a number of men in the community who sometimes rescue the lost dolls from snowbanks and roadsides. When the day comes that she has to part to attend a girls school and leave her dolls behind, the men who wind up caring for the dolls wait anxiously for some word from her to reach them. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/ 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- ht ..read more

Lasting Love- After a dinner party at the manor the subject of 'what is true love' is discussed between the men and the women- with some very interesting results. His Revenge- A jealous man marries the wife of his deceased best friend only to find himself driven by an insane jealousy of his former friend- a jealousy that runs out of control. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- Coming Soon 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMMzA0OTMyMjE1Mg/episode/ZGZjY2U4ZmUtNzMzYi0xMWVkLWE3NzUtMmY1MGNmNGFiNDVh?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwifjrqi8-L ..read more

Lasting Love- After a dinner party at the manor the subject of 'what is true love' is discussed between the men and the women- with some very interesting results. His Revenge- A jealous man marries the wife of his deceased best friend only to find himself driven by an insane jealousy of his former friend- a jealousy that runs out of control. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- Coming Soon 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMMzA0OTMyMjE1Mg/episode/ZGZjY2U4ZmUtNzMzYi0xMWVkLWE3NzUtMmY1MGNmNGFiNDVh?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwifjrqi8-L ..read more

Christmas at Sea (poem) - Robert Louis Stevenson. A young man who has left his family to go to sea is working aboard a ship on Christmas Day while a fierce ice storm is threatening the ship and its crew. The ship is being close to shore and he can see his boyhood home through the blowing storm. Christmas by Inquisition- O.Henry- A small gold mining town prepares a special Christmas day for a returning prospector who has promised a Santa and a sleigh full of toys for the kiddies- but the town has a problem. With only two days to go- the town has no kids- so they set out to round some up. ANDROI ..read more

Robin Hood sends out some of his men to waylay a cash rich traveler but having no luck, they do manage to find a young man who is pining over his lost love- lost because her father has promised her to an old man. But Robin has an idea how they can get married- he just needs to find a certain friar who will do the job. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMNzU3MzM0Mjg0NQ== 1001 ..read more

Two young men from a small Connecticut town named Opinquake join General Putnam's army as it digs in around Boston in an effort to disrupt the British hold on Boston during the American revolution. Both men have vied for the affection of the girl they left behind, and only one will win in the end. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMNzU3MzM0Mjg0NQ== 1001 Heroes, Legends, Hist ..read more