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April 23, 2025

THE BEAST IN THE CAVE and THE ALCHEMIST H.P. LOVECRAFT

A tourist gets lost in Mammoth Cave and runs into a very scary situation in 'The Beast In The  Cave' In 'The Alchemist' a curse haunts an old family for 6 hundred years, killing each male member of the family at age 32.   Check out our...

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April 20, 2025

THE FORTUNE TELLER by MACHADO DE ASSIS

tThis story by award-winning Brazilian writer Machado de Assis delves into infidelity and jealousy in a small town in Brazil.The characters are well- developed and the action is non-stop. Check out our website at for more great stories.

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July 7, 2024

THE STORY OF SIR PELIAS (CHAPS 1-2) FROM HOWARD PYLE'S 'THE STORY OF …

Sir Pelias, one of King Arthur's top knights, makes a promise to Lady Guinevere that he will go on a mission to defend her honor, and leaves her company unarmed, promising he will capture another knight's armor and return with great deeds accomplished.

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July 5, 2024

BEST OF 1001 (#20 OF 463) BOULE DE SUIF (PT 2) by GUY DE MAUPASSANT

A prostitute travels with some higher class people who barely give her the time of day , but when trouble comes she makes the sacrifice and saves their skins

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July 5, 2024

BEST OF 1001 (#20 OF 463) BOULE DE SUIF (PT. 1) by GUY de MAUPASSANT

A prostitute travels with a group of high class persons and they ignore her, until trouble rears its head and she saves their skins

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July 3, 2024

THE LOADED DOG by HENRY LAWSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Henry Lawson

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June 30, 2024

THE WARRIOR MAID OF SAN CARLOS by ROBERT BARR

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Robert Barr

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June 9, 2024

THE BOOK OF MERLIN: (CHAPS 3-4) MORGANA LA FAY BETRAYS KING ARTHUR

In this story Merlin is no longer a force but he is able to make a request to Vivien to save King Arthur's life.  Arthur and a fellow knight become lost after a deer hunt and they are lured onto a sailing ship by Morgana La Fay's magic- and...

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May 26, 2024

THE STORY OF THE BETRAYAL OF MERLIN (CHAPS 1 &2) KING ARTHUR & HIS …

King Arthur's evil sister Queen Morgana LaFay plans a way to get Merlin out of the way of Arthur by using her young protoge Vivien to charm Merlin into teaching her all his magic. Enjoy 'Tarzan the Untamed' now at 1001 Stories For the Road Podcast and...

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Feb. 25, 2024

KING ARTHUR BATTLES WITH THE SABL;E KNIGHT from THE BOOK OF KING ARTH…

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Howard Lang

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July 9, 2023

A CONVERT OF THE MISSION by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Bret Harte

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Jan. 6, 2020

THE LITTLE MERMAID by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON (PT 1)

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Hans Christian Anderson

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Oct. 1, 2018

THE LITTLE MERMAID by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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April 3, 2017

HISTORY'S REAL BEAUTY & THE BEAST: PETRUS & CATHERINE GONSOLVUS

"History's Real Beauty and The Beast: Petrus and Anne Gonsalvus": This is a follow up to our recent episode titled "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST", which gave the abridged version of the Adult Fairy Tale written by Marie de Villanueve in 1748. It is very...

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March 6, 2017

THE WENDIGO (PT.2) by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

"The Wendigo" Pt 2 by Algernon Blackwood: In this classic horror short story by Algernon Blackwood, a group of hunters in the north woods of Canada are stalked by a creature known to the Ojibwe Indians as The Wendigo. Music by Mattia Cupelli "Dark...

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