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Adventure/Survival Episodes

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March 9, 2025

THE WIND by RAY BRADBURY

A man of sciencewho has traveled the world searching for the source of the evil winds that destroy mankind finds himself pursued by them. He locks hilmself in his house in an effort to beat them.....

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March 9, 2025

THE SPRING OF A LION AN ALLAN QUARTERMAINE STORY by H. RIDER HAGGARD

An aged Allan Quartermaine entertains a couple of old friends at his home who ask him for a story- and he rewards them with the story of the time he bagged 4 lions in one encounter.

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March 5, 2025

COUNT KONRAD'S COURTSHIP by ROBERT BARR

A knight returns from the Crusades to his castle in Germany to find that the neighboring castle is under seige and that a beautiful 18 year old girl named Brunhilda Bernstein is defending it staunchly, the King having died during the seige and her...

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Feb. 9, 2025

A COLLEGE VAGABOND by ANDY ADAMS

In this 1906 short story by Texas author Andy Adams a young eastern college bound man is offered a trip out west to Texas to check up on his father's investment of property outside of San Antonio. His trip, taken primarily to restore his health, turns...

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Jan. 8, 2025

THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 2) RAY BRADBURY

Sim and Lyta join a group of warriors led by Chion who are headed for the other cave clan with the object of taking lives which will add days to theor own. Because those caves are located half way to the wrecked ship Sim believes that will be their...

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Jan. 5, 2025

THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 1) by RAY BRADBURY

Our protagonist is a young man whose family and ancestors have been marooned on a nearly uninhabitable planet with no hope of escaping. Here, because of harmful radiation, they are born they age, and die after 8 days They have the advantage of having...

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Aug. 25, 2024

HUNTER QUARTERMAINE'S STORY by H. RIDER HAGGARD

Upon invitation to Sir Henry's residence, a small group mof close friends, both men and women, gather to have a chance to meet the famous African big game hunter Mr. Allen Quartermaine.  This story, written in 1885, is one of H. Rider Hagarrd's...

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June 28, 2024

#19 (of 462) BEST OF 1001 RIKKI TIKKI TAVI by RUDYARD KIPLING

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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May 22, 2024

AN ALI BABA OF THE SIERRAS by BRET HARTE

A 10 year-old boy growing up in a gold mining area discovers the stash of a pair of notorious thieves and adventure follows...

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April 28, 2024

THE LOST LEGION by RUDYARD KIPLING

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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March 13, 2024

THE ADVENTURE OF THE ITALIAN NOBLEMAN A POIROT MYSTERY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Agatha Christie

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March 3, 2024

THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Feb. 7, 2024

HEARTS AND HANDS and BURIED TREASURE by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by O.Henry

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Jan. 21, 2024

THE WATER HOLE BY MAXWELL STRUTHER

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Maxwell Struther

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Jan. 14, 2024

THE PURLOINED LETTER EDGAR ALLAN POE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

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