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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 Al... Read more

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THE LITTLE MERMAID (PT 2) by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

THE LITTLE MERMAID (PT 2) by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

Explicit: Original text contains references to violence. Use judgement with young ones.Warning: Atheists and agnostics m... Read more

9 Jan 2020

32mins

Ranked #2

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MY OLD MAN by ERNEST HEMINGWAY

MY OLD MAN by ERNEST HEMINGWAY

The son of a steeplechase jockey recalls the good times he shared with his dad between tracks in Italy and France until ... Read more

24 Mar 2019

42mins

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THE SKYLIGHT ROOM by O.HENRY

THE SKYLIGHT ROOM by O.HENRY

In turn-of-the-century New York City, a young lady named Miss Leeson is trying to make it on her own checks into a board... Read more

10 Mar 2019

23mins

Ranked #4

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WILLIAM WILSON by EDGAR ALLEN POE

WILLIAM WILSON by EDGAR ALLEN POE

In this story a young man attending school in England meets his doppleganger,or double, who looks and dresses the same,a... Read more

20 Oct 2019

1hr 5mins

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SOMEONE MUST PAY

SOMEONE MUST PAY

This old tale tells of a thief, who, upon unlawfully entering a house and breaking his leg on a weak window sill while c... Read more

26 Oct 2016

8mins

Ranked #6

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THE LOADED DOG by HENRY LAWSON

THE LOADED DOG by HENRY LAWSON

A playful young black labrador gives three Australian gold miners a scare when he picks up a wrapped explosive charge an... Read more

10 May 2020

25mins

Ranked #7

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THE MILLION DOLLAR BOND ROBBERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE

THE MILLION DOLLAR BOND ROBBERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE

Hercule Poirot solves the case of a million dollar bond robbery with some very clever thinking...Dame Agatha Mary Claris... Read more

26 Apr 2020

27mins

Ranked #8

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THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (PT 1) by EDGAR ALLEN POE

THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (PT 1) by EDGAR ALLEN POE

"The Murders In The Rue Morgue" (Pt 1): In what many consider to be one of Poe's best short stories, and the first detec... Read more

12 Jun 2017

42mins

Ranked #9

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THE ADVENTURE OF SILVER BLAZE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

THE ADVENTURE OF SILVER BLAZE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

Holmes and Watson enter the world of high stakes racing to solve a murder and the disappearance of a racehorse. One of A... Read more

29 Sep 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #10

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE EGYPTIAN TOMB by AGATHA CHRISTIE

THE ADVENTURE OF THE EGYPTIAN TOMB by AGATHA CHRISTIE

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 1... Read more

9 Jun 2019

41mins

Ranked #11

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TO BUILD A FIRE (PART ONE) by JACK LONDON

TO BUILD A FIRE (PART ONE) by JACK LONDON

One of Jack London's most powerful short stories about a man trying to survive the Alaskan wilderness in extreme cold. O... Read more

24 Oct 2018

27mins

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THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and 3 ELEPHANT POWER by BANJO PATERSON

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and 3 ELEPHANT POWER by BANJO PATERSON

Banjo Paterson was an Australian bush poet, author, and journalist whose works focused on the rural and outback areas, e... Read more

12 Apr 2020

32mins

Ranked #13

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THE WENDIGO by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD (Part 1)

THE WENDIGO by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD (Part 1)

"The Wendigo" Pt 1 by Algernon Blackwood: Blackwood used the legend of the wendigo to create a terrifying tale of a grou... Read more

27 Feb 2017

58mins

Ranked #14

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THE LITTLE MERMAID by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON (PT 1)

THE LITTLE MERMAID by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON (PT 1)

In this story originally written by Hans Christian Anderson and later made popular by Disney, a young mermaid dreams of ... Read more

6 Jan 2020

38mins

Ranked #15

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THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN WASKOW by ERNIE PYLE

THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN WASKOW by ERNIE PYLE

In this special non-fiction episode we remember the work of journalist Ernie Pyle, a WWII war correspondent who was belo... Read more

29 Mar 2020

40mins

Ranked #16

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

The first in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" series in which Holmes explains how he escaped death at the hands of Dr. Mo... Read more

4 Feb 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #17

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AN UNQUALIFIED PILOT by RUDYARD KIPLING

AN UNQUALIFIED PILOT by RUDYARD KIPLING

A 14 year old boy born to the river in India known as the Hugli wants to follow in his father's footsteps as a boat pilo... Read more

8 Mar 2020

48mins

Ranked #18

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THE SPECKLED BAND A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

THE SPECKLED BAND A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

Arthur Conan Doyle one gave his magazine editor a list of his favorite 12 Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and The Speckled Ba... Read more

1 Jul 2018

1hr 4mins

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