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A teacher, knowing that one of her students, a recently immigrant from Russia, is deeply upset about something, goes to his home to speak with his mother and father.

A teacher in a city school circa 1916 (we assume New York) works with a 12 year old immigrant boy whose family had recently arrived from Russia as he becomes assimilated to our culture. In part one the boy, after she asks him to try on a George Washington costume for an upcoming school play, becomes very upset- but won't give up what is hurting him. Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com.sign up for our newsletter, and leave a kind review at one of our 1001 podcasts. Thanks!

Two great early Hemingway storieswritten in his cryptic style and describing everyday events that help to illustrate his message.

Another great tale from Wodehouse taking a poke at the generation of wealthy young men who are kept on retainers by rich relatives and have no desire to work- thus having to create their own entertainment- in this case, betting on which church reverend will give the longest sermon on the coming Sunday. CHeck out our new audio -rich website at www.bestof1001stories.com= sign up for my newsletter, and leave us a kind review for our Wodehouse stories if you enjo0y this one! Thanks

Two cowboys are paid to round up a crew of Mexicans to drive a herd of cattle near the Mexican border. When one of the vaqueros becomes angry and shoots the black cook, one of the cowboys shoots and kills the Mexican, turning the Mexicans againt the two gringos. Trapped by gunfire, they try to figure out a way to come out of the mess alive. Stop by our website at www.bestof1001stories and sign up for our newsletter!

Spring has arrived, and in the bustling city of New York in 1905 or so minds were turning to other than business pursuits. Two great stories from O.Henry that illustrate what NYC was like in those formative years- with ice delivery wagons, coal furnaces, gum-chewing shop girls, and single women trying to make it on their own. Please stop at our website at www.bestof1001stories.com and sign up for our free newsletters- where I give you the backstory on some of our shows and stories. Very interes...

A classic Frank Stockton tale about a griffin ( a winged beast of legend) and a minor canon- meaning an associate pastor/priest who handles the actual job of visiting and teaching the congregation). Our story: A little rural church built centuries ago features a stone likeness of a griffin above the entrance door, and word reaches a Griffin that his likeness is attached to a church. Naturally he plans a trip to see it. Join us at our website at www.bestof1001stories.com for many more Stockton...

A great Father Brown Mystery from GK Chesteron's collection 'The Wisdom of Father Brown. Father Brown plans to meet his niece in a picture gallery, but before he does, he encounters a lawyer named Granby who wants his opinion about a man named Musgrove who has received mized reviews. Upon meeting his niece, father brown finds out she is planning on marrying Musgrave- and Father Brown takes a sudden interest. Check out all our Father brown stories in order at www.bestof1001stories.com!

(to be or naught to be) In a future where death is volunteered and the population is controlled, a soon-to-be father waits for his triplets to be born—and he must find three volunteers to die in order for them to live.. Explicit includes violence. Thought -provoking commentary about a futuristic totalitarian society Check out our website and sign up for our soon-to-come newsletter at www.bestof1001stories.com

meAmidst a raging battle taking place over an otherwise peaceful glen, a soldier, having been taunted by others, decides to run under shell and rifle fire across an open meadow filled with dying men and horses to a nearby well to fill canteens. Enjoy this story and many others at our huge story center at www.bestof1001stories.com.

An elder man living out his latter days in Paris and working part time writing for a tour guide spends one week every month drinking himself into a stupor between writing jobs and having no concern for other people's problems until his laundress (washerwoman) shares her miserable life with him, giving him a reason to care for others. For more HC Bunner narrated stories visit our Bunner collection at: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/categories/hc-bunner/

MY WATCH: A humurous piece describing the narrator's futile efforts to get his watch fixed MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE: An autobiographical piece describing Twain as a young typesetter in Hannibal who gets a rare chance to write an article or two for the daily paper while the owner is out for a few days Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com tobrowse all our 12 podcasts Be sure to follow 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age where Gizelle Erickson is just starting narrating the 3rd 'Anne of Gree...

A small, broze-skinned man shows up mysteriously in a small Connecicut farming town wearing strange clothes and speaking very little english. A local farmer rescues him from a trip to the jail by offering to be responsible for him and then puts him to work. Over time, the small man's unfamiliarty with everything to big machines to glowing fireflies earns him a reputation as a coward until..... Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com to browse all 12 1001 podcasts and enjoy!

Big Jim Dougherty was a sporting man, but he hadn;t been much of a husband to Del. After three years of marriage she finally had to ask him to take her out to dinner. She dressed to impress. A great New York in 1905 short story. "The Kid" was a successful bantam weight boxer, just married in NYC, with a loving wife for whom he would do anything- and that's just what she asked him to do. But finding a fresh pear in New York in the winter was no easy task. Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com an...

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It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this) at noon EDT -Chapter 1 of the 3rd 'Anne of Green Gables' story- called 'Anne of the Island'- narrated by Gizelle Erickson- who is introducing herself soon over at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age. Its a combination romance/adventure/coming of age story that will take you back to a simpler time! Join us at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Apple User...

Frank Stockton not only gave us some great short stories but also some very well-loved children's tales. Frank Stockton (1854 - 1902) was an American writer and humorist, best known for his allegorical fairy tales for all ages. Rather than moralizing, he tended to poke fun at qualities like greed, violence, and abuse of power. The Lady, or the Tiger?, his most famous story (published in 1882), offers a compelling choice for the reader because there is no right answer. It is a fascinating illust...

"The Aunt and the Sluggard" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post in the United States in April 1916, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in August 1916. The story was also included in the 1925 collection Carry On, Jeeves.[1] In the story, Bertie's friend Rocky, a reclusive poet who dislikes city life, needs help from Bertie and Jeeves when he is instructed by h...

In one of GK Chesterton'slast collections, the Wisdom of Father Brown, Father Brown, while visiting a retired Flambeau in Spain, explains to a curious guest how he solves murders. Then he begins to recall past events, one story of which is 'The Vanishing of Vaudrey'. For all our Father Brown stories visit www.bestof1001stories.com and visit 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales/episodes/Father Brown.

A Trivial Incident- An Earlybird Release Our narrator and his friend enter the woods on a large estate to hunt woodcock but are soon told that the owner does not allow hunting. The narrator's friend once knew the lady owner so they approach the house hoping to leverage that old friendship. Chekhov shows his mastery of the short story through characterization, which takes an ordinary event and incorporates mixed emotions to make a moving account of what would normally be "a trivial incident". C...

The Gold- The Colonies had recently gone to war with the Old Country and New England coastal residents were hearing that british ships were raiding small towns. One married couple, having just received a large inheritance of gold, knew that it had to be hidden and quickly.... The Cat- A loner cat surviving by himself one winter in a mountain cabin, his mastrer having left for the winter, receives a visitor to the cabin in the form of an old man seeking shelter. The man is too weak to provide fo...

In part two our narrator, Joe, now older, heads out to the outback to raise sheep with his best friend who has just married a girl they had grown up with. Upon leaving she asks Joe not to let her new husband go near a drink- because he can't stop it once he gets starrted. Joe promises he won't. The reverend McLaghlin appears large in this story as well- bringing in the sheep.

Henry Lawson was one of Australia's greatest short story writers (I think the best) and poets, and hisn stories tell much about the people who settle Australia and fought the tough climate and barren landscape to farm and raise livestock. This story and the one that follows (Pt. 2) provied accurate histrorical depictions of the men, women, and families that settled that land, and the strength of good preachers who gave the people hope and strength. Check out our new website at www.bestof1001sto...

Two unscrupulous Englishmen murder a group of Chinamen who are about to find a treasure in gold ingots but find the treasure better protected than they thought... Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com to brose all 12 of our 1001 podcasts and leave a few reviews! Thanks