1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales - Jon Hagadorn

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THE BUSH FIRE by HENRY LAWSON (A.K.A.THE FIRE AT ROSS'S FARM) Jan 03, 2026

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This story was originally written as a 'Bush Ballad" or poem-story by Henry Lawson, and it describes how two competing farm families finally unite while trying to prevent a wildfire from destroying their farms.

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WHOSE BUSINESS IS TO LIVE by JACK LONDON Jan 03, 2026

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meTFrom Jack London's collection 'The Road': wo American businessmen stranded in riot-ridden Tampico Mexico shortly after the US occupied Vera Cruz scramble to save US civilians stranded upriver at a drilling station. An Oldsmobile turns up out of nowhere offering them one chance at salvation.

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BREAKING INTO FAST COMPANY by ZANE GREY Dec 31, 2025

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Breaking into fast company" is an old expression for a pitcher who makes the big leagues

I led my party into Morrisey's private box in the grand stand of the Chicago American League grounds. We had come to see the Rube's break into fast company. My great pitcher, Whittaker Hurtle, the Rube, as we called him, had won the Eastern League Pennant for me that season, and Morrisey, the Chicago magnate, had bought him.

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THE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSE and THE CHOICE OF HERCULES (JAMES BALDWIN) Dec 28, 2025

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The Husband Who Was To Mind The House- is a folk talestory in which a husband complains tohis wife for not having dinner ready when he comes in from work- so she convinces him to switch jobs the next day..

The Choice of Hercules- a young Hercules is journeying toward the mountains when he sees the road split and pauses to decide which to take.He is soon approached by two beautiful women, one who offers an easy path full of fun and the other who says there will be hard going and you'll have ups and downs- but you will be able to enjoy the fruits of your labors once you reach your destination.Which does he choose?

THREE WISE GUYS by DAMON RUNYAN Dec 27, 2025

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METhe Three Wise Men by Damon Runyan tells the story of three mobsters who stop to help a woman having a baby, and find unexpected redemption for their troubles.

Damon Runyan, a New York city sports writer and author, rose to fame in the prohibition era for his colorful stories which involved characters typical of the shady side of Brooklyn. Runyan's stories were always narrated by one of these nameless mobsters, and always spoken in the present tense. This style became very popular in movies in the thirties and forties. The Three Stooges popularized Runyan;s famous quote from this story "Wise Guy, eh?", and was one of the many expressions that were popularized during that era.

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THE TWO WINNIE THE POOHS Dec 24, 2025

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The real story of the two Winnie-The-Poohs!

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MAMMON AND THE ARCHER by O. HENRY Dec 21, 2025

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A young man of means expreeses frustration to his wealthy father over not being able to find alone time with the girl of his interests due to her busy social schedule. His mother believes that chance will bring them together while his father sees different options.

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A BLACKJACK BARGAINER by O.HENRY Dec 20, 2025

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A hopeless drunk and failed attorney finds redemption in this well written tale by O.Henry..

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MYSTERY: EDGAR ALLAN POE: THE PURLOINED LETTER Dec 17, 2025

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The Purloined Letter is one of Poe's ,three detective stories featuring the very sharp crime solver M. Dupin, who accepts the challenge of finding a hidden letter which has become an impossible feat for the Paris police. Poe's detective stories led the way for other authors to introduce the detective genre. Enjoy all our shows at www.bestof1001stories.com

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COOL AIR by H.P.LOVECRAFT Dec 14, 2025

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In New York City in the early twenties a writer finds a baely livable apartment in a rroming house.soon finding that directly above himlives an eccentric old doctor who requires an extremely cold living situation to stay alive.One day, the writer suffers a seizure and knowing his nearest neighbor is a doctor.he goes upstairs to ask for help. The story gets stranger as the doctor comes to depend on the man for his survival, and the writer, feeling that he owes the doctorfor saving him, does all he can to help the failing old man stay alive.

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