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Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, 1001 Stories For The Road is bringing back adventure and mystery with stories like “Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery”, “The Count of Monte Cristo”, “The Secret Adversary” by Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, Edgar Rice Burroughs “Tarzan of the Apes”, H. Rider Haggard’s “King Solomon’s Mines”, John Buchan’s Adventure “The 39 Steps”, Jack London’s “The Call of the Wild”- and many more. These well narrated stories are classic for a reason- they are great! And they are family friendly. We appreciate reviews-thank you!

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (CHAPS 9-10) Nov 11, 2026

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

by L. M. Montgomery

Chapter 9: Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified

Anne finally meets the outspoken Mrs. Rachel Lynde, and things do not go smoothly. Mrs. Lynde takes one look at Anne and offers some painfully blunt observations about her appearance, including the one subject Anne is especially sensitive about: her red hair.

Anne's temper erupts, and Mrs. Lynde receives a furious response unlike anything she expected from the new arrival at Green Gables. Marilla is shocked by Anne's behavior and insists that she apologize, setting up one of the most memorable early confrontations in the novel.

Chapter 10: Anne's Apology

Anne must now face the consequences of losing her temper. Marilla insists there will be no moving forward until Anne apologizes properly to Mrs. Lynde.

But when Anne finally agrees, the apology becomes an extraordinary performance, heartfelt, dramatic, and thoroughly Anne. Even Mrs. Lynde begins to see something lovable beneath all that fiery temperament and imagination.

It's another important step in Anne's journey toward belonging at Green Gables, while Marilla continues to discover that raising Anne Shirley is going to be unlike anything she has ever experienced.

Enjoy Chapters 9 and 10 of L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables on 1001 Stories for the Road.

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (CHAPS 7-8) Nov 08, 2026

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

by L. M. Montgomery

Chapter 7: Anne Says Her Prayers

Marilla discovers that Anne has never really been taught to pray, something Marilla considers a serious omission in the child's upbringing. But teaching Anne anything is rarely straightforward. When Anne is asked to say her prayers, her imagination and natural honesty take over, resulting in a prayer that is unmistakably Anne Shirley.

It's a charming chapter that shows both Anne's innocence and the gradual beginning of her new life at Green Gables, where Marilla is starting to realize just how much responsibility she has taken on.

Chapter 8: Anne's Bringing-Up Is Begun

Now that Anne is staying at Green Gables, Marilla takes seriously the business of raising her properly. Anne, however, is bursting with questions, observations, hopes, and an imagination that refuses to be contained.

We also begin to see something important developing between the two. Marilla may believe she is simply doing her duty, but Anne is beginning to find the security and belonging she has long wanted. And whether Marilla realizes it yet or not, life at Green Gables will never be quite the same.

Enjoy Chapters 7 and 8 of L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables on 1001 Stories for the Road.

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (CHAPS 5-6) Nov 06, 2026

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TIMELESS CLASSICS: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Chapters 5 & 6 By L. M. Montgomery

1001 Stories For The Road

In Chapters 5 and 6 of Anne of Green Gables, we begin to understand the difficult childhood behind Anne Shirley's extraordinary imagination.

Chapter 5: Anne's History

As Marilla takes Anne back toward Mrs. Spencer, she asks Anne to tell her about her past.

Anne's parents, Walter and Bertha Shirley, were schoolteachers who died of fever when Anne was still a baby. From there Anne was passed from one household to another, often helping to care for other children. Eventually she was sent to an orphanage. Despite receiving relatively little formal schooling, Anne developed a great love for reading. [sparknotes.com], [coursehero.com]

As Marilla listens, something begins to change. For the first time, she understands just how much hardship this remarkable eleven-year-old has already experienced, and the idea of keeping Anne at Green Gables begins to take hold. [sparknotes.com]

Chapter 6: Marilla Makes Up Her Mind

At Mrs. Spencer's, there appears to be a simple solution to the mistake. Another woman, Mrs. Peter Blewett, is looking for a girl to help with her children.

But Marilla knows of Mrs. Blewett's harsh reputation and becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of leaving Anne with her.

So Marilla brings Anne back to Green Gables.

And there, Marilla finally makes her decision.

Anne can stay. [sparknotes.com]

Matthew is delighted, and the accidental arrival of one imaginative little orphan is about to change life at Green Gables forever.

Join us for Chapters 5 and 6 of Anne of Green Gables, our TIMELESS CLASSICS presentation from 1001 Stories For The Road.

📚 Six Chapters Every Week

Follow the entire novel with us, two chapters at a time:

SUNDAY – 12 Noon Eastern WEDNESDAY – 4 PM Eastern FRIDAY – 4 PM Eastern

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Settle back, get comfortable, and lose yourself in the story.

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (CHAPS 3-4) Nov 04, 2026

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These chapters are where Anne of Green Gables really begins to tug at the heart. Anne has arrived at Green Gables, but now comes the painful question: will she actually be allowed to stay?

TIMELESS CLASSICS: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Chapters 3 & 4 By L. M. Montgomery

1001 Stories For The Road

In Chapters 3 and 4 of Anne of Green Gables, Matthew Cuthbert arrives home with a surprise that Marilla Cuthbert most certainly wasn't expecting.

Anne Shirley.

Matthew and Marilla had arranged to adopt a boy who could help around Green Gables. Instead, Matthew returns with an imaginative, talkative, red-haired eleven-year-old girl who has already begun falling in love with Green Gables and dreaming that perhaps, at last, she has found a home.

Marilla is practical. A mistake has obviously been made, and mistakes must be corrected.

But Matthew has already discovered something Marilla hasn't yet admitted: there's something about Anne.

For Anne, the realization that she may be sent away is devastating. After a lifetime of uncertainty, she had allowed herself to believe, if only briefly, that Green Gables might finally belong to her and that she might belong to it.

Then comes morning.

Anne awakens in the little east gable room and, for a few precious moments, is captivated by the beauty outside her window. Her imagination comes alive again.

But reality soon returns.

Her future remains uncertain.

And quietly, almost without anyone noticing it happen, Anne Shirley has already begun changing Green Gables.

Matthew is firmly in her corner.

Marilla is determined to do what is sensible.

And Anne?

Anne is simply hoping someone will finally decide that she is worth keeping.

Join us for Chapters 3 and 4 of Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery, as our TIMELESS CLASSICS presentation continues on 1001 Stories For The Road.

Follow the Whole Novel With Us

We're making it easy to enjoy Anne of Green Gables from beginning to end, with six chapters every week, presented two chapters at a time:

Sunday at 12 Noon Eastern Wednesday at 4 PM Eastern Friday at 4 PM Eastern

And an important note for listeners who love uninterrupted storytelling:

While there may be advertising before the program, between the two chapters, and after the program, there are no commercial interruptions during the story itself.

Once a chapter begins, settle back and enjoy the story.

TIMELESS CLASSICS 1001 Stories For The Road

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (CHAPS 1-2) by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY Nov 01, 2026

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TIMELESS CLASSICS: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Chapters 1 & 2 By L. M. Montgomery

1001 Stories For The Road

Welcome to the very first presentation in TIMELESS CLASSICS, our special series from 1001 Stories For The Road, where we enjoy the great novels that generations of readers have loved, two chapters at a time.

And what better place to begin than Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery's beloved 1908 novel and the beginning of the Anne of Green Gables series. [ancientinkpress.com], [anneofgree...fandom.com]

Chapters 1 & 2: Welcome to Avonlea

Our story opens in the wonderfully observant little community of Avonlea, where very little escapes the attention of Mrs. Rachel Lynde.

So when Matthew Cuthbert drives past her house dressed in his good clothes, Rachel knows immediately that something unusual is happening.

And it certainly is.

Matthew and his sister, Marilla Cuthbert, who live together at their family farm, Green Gables, have decided to adopt an orphan boy. [sparknotes.com], [bookcompanion.com]

They expect someone who can help Matthew with the work around the farm.

But when Matthew arrives at the railway station, the child waiting for him isn't the boy he expected.

It's Anne Shirley.

Anne is an orphan with red hair, freckles, a tremendous imagination and an extraordinary ability to talk. She's also desperately hoping that she has finally found someplace where she can belong. Anne is the central character of Montgomery's novel, while Matthew quickly becomes one of Anne's most sympathetic companions. [sparknotes.com], [litcharts.com]

The quiet, painfully shy Matthew finds himself facing a problem he never expected.

And something rather wonderful begins happening on the ride back to Green Gables.

Anne talks.

Matthew listens.

And before they have even reached home, this talkative little stranger is already beginning to find a place in Matthew Cuthbert's heart.

Of course, Marilla hasn't met her yet.

And Marilla was expecting a boy.

Meet Our Principal Characters

Anne Shirley is the imaginative orphan at the heart of our story. Anne's intelligence, stubbornness, loyalty, love of beauty and vivid imagination will shape everything that follows. [sparknotes.com]

Matthew Cuthbert is the shy, gentle 60-year-old bachelor who lives at Green Gables with his sister. Matthew takes an immediate liking to Anne. [sparknotes.com]

Marilla Cuthbert is Matthew's practical, no-nonsense sister. Where Matthew is quiet and sympathetic, Marilla believes very firmly in order, responsibility and proper behavior. [sparknotes.com]

Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Green Gables' observant neighbor, an active member of the Avonlea community who keeps a particularly sharp eye on what is happening around her. [litcharts.com]

And this is only the beginning.

Soon we'll meet the people who will become an unforgettable part of Anne's world, including Diana Barry and Gilbert Blythe. [sparknotes.com]

But for now, a quiet farmhouse called Green Gables is about to receive a visitor nobody expected.

And nothing there will ever be quite the same.

Join us now for Chapters 1 and 2 of Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery, on TIMELESS CLASSICS from 1001 Stories For The Road. [ancientinkpress.com]

New chapters continue every Sunday at noon Eastern, Wednesday at 4 PM Eastern, and Friday at 4 PM Eastern.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE MIST (CHAPS 39-40 CONCLUSION) Oct 25, 2026

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1001 Stories for the Road — Show Notes The People of the Mist — Final Chapters & Envoi

Thank you, friends, for staying with us through this incredible journey. The People of the Mist has been one of the great adventure romances of the classic era, and your loyalty through every twist, turn, cliffside escape, and moment of courage has meant the world to us here at 1001 Stories for the Road.

As we close the final chapters and the Envoi of this sweeping tale, we want to extend our deepest gratitude. Your support, your listening, and your willingness to travel with us through these long-form classics is what keeps this show alive.

And now, we're excited to share some wonderful news.

A New Chapter Begins Next Week

Starting next Sunday, this show will officially become 1001 Timeless Classics — a new home where all our full-length classic novels will live under one roof. It's the same narration, the same dedication to great storytelling, but now with a clearer identity and a bigger promise:

**Six chapters a week —

Two chapters every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday — For your listening enjoyment.**

We're launching this new era with a beloved favorite:

Anne of Green Gables

A perfect story to begin our "Timeless Classics" journey — full of humor, heart, imagination, and the kind of coming-of-age magic that generations have cherished.

So stay tuned, stay subscribed, and join us next week as we open the door to a whole new library of adventures.

Thank you again for being part of this journey. We can't wait to share what's coming next.

THE PEOPLE OF THE MIST (CHAPS 37-38) Oct 18, 2026

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1001 Stories for the Road – The People of the Mist Chapter 37 – "I Am Repaid, Queen"

The fugitives' situation collapses into crisis the moment Soa escapes and alerts the priests. With their identities exposed and the priesthood mobilizing, Leonard, Juanna, Otter, and Olfan face certain death unless they can flee the temple prison. Their frantic attempts to break down the massive wooden doors fail, and the priests begin massing outside.

Otter proposes a desperate alternative: descend through the tunnel beneath the Water‑Dweller's lair and attempt the perilous ice‑bridge that leads out of the valley. With no other hope, the group gathers supplies, restrains Nam, and drops into the cavern—retrieving the sacred jewel bag in the process.

They reach the mountain tunnel just ahead of their pursuers and hastily block the entrance with ice and stones. As dawn approaches, the priests return with battering beams. Olfan and two captains choose to remain behind, holding the priests at bay so Leonard, Juanna, and Otter can attempt the climb. In a moment of quiet nobility, Olfan bids Juanna farewell, accepting death as the price of his oath to protect her.

With the ice wall cracking and the priests breaking through, the trio escapes up the mountain slope. Nam collapses, is freed from his bindings, and the group presses on until the glittering ice‑bridge appears ahead—an ominous gateway to freedom.

Chapter 38 – "The Triumph of Nam"

At the brink of the ravine, Otter reveals the only way across the treacherous ice‑bridge: riding flat stones like sleds over the frozen incline. As Leonard keeps watch, Juanna distracts herself by examining the treasure—an astonishing collection of sapphires, rubies, and carved gemstone idols.

But Nam, who had seemed unconscious, rises and crawls toward her. In a sudden lunge he snatches the jewel bag and sprints toward a rock promontory overlooking the abyss. Cornered, he threatens to drop the treasure unless Leonard swears to spare his life. When Leonard agrees, Nam mocks him, declaring that he will destroy the treasure rather than let "white thieves" steal the sacred wealth of his people.

With a final curse, Nam hurls himself—and the jewels—off the cliff into the chasm below.

The loss devastates Juanna, who blames herself, and Leonard, who sees his long‑sought fortune vanish forever. Otter confirms the jewels are unrecoverable: the ravine walls are sheer and a river roars far below.

With the priests still pursuing, the trio must now abandon grief and focus on survival. Otter finds two flat stones suitable for crossing the ice‑bridge—one large enough for Leonard and Juanna together, and a smaller one for himself. With no treasure left and no way back, they prepare for the most dangerous passage yet.

THE PEOPLE OF THE MIST (CHAPS 35-36) Oct 11, 2026

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1001 Stories for the Road Show Notes — The People of the Mist, Chapters 35–36 By H. Rider Haggard

(Based directly on your attached text; citations included where required.)

⭐ CHAPTER 35 — "Be Noble or Be Base"

Chapter 35 is one of Haggard's most psychologically charged sequences, and your attached text makes that clear. Juanna, imprisoned and surrounded by enemies, faces the most morally complex decision of the novel. Olfan, king of the People of the Mist, enters her cell with solemn dignity — "immovable, impassive, a picture of savage dignity" — and reveals Nam's plot: Juanna must marry him, or Leonard will die.

The emotional tension is extraordinary. Juanna must lie, must betray Olfan's trust, and must agree to a marriage she does not want — all to save Leonard, who is being held over a pit and threatened with immediate death. The text makes this explicit: "A shutter within that door was opened, and he, my husband, was shown to me, gagged and bound… 'Consent, or he dies,' they said."

The forced marriage ceremony — witnessed by Olfan's captains — is surreal, dreamlike, and deeply tragic. Juanna's mind drifts back to her true marriage with Leonard, creating a haunting contrast between love freely chosen and love coerced.

But the chapter's emotional core is Olfan himself. When Juanna finally reveals the truth — that she agreed only to save Leonard — Olfan's heart breaks. His struggle between desire, honor, and duty is the chapter's defining moment. Juanna's plea is devastating: "Be great or little, be noble or be base, as your nature teaches you."

And Olfan chooses nobility. He releases her from the forced oath, protects Leonard, and turns his attention to war. It is one of Haggard's finest character turns — a savage king proving himself more honorable than the priest who claims divine authority.

The chapter ends with Soa revealing the secret of the door, setting the stage for Leonard's rescue and the unraveling of Nam's power.

⭐ CHAPTER 36 — "How Otter Came Back"

Chapter 36 shifts dramatically from emotional tension to survival adventure. Otter, having escaped the pool of the Snake, finds himself high on a glacier and must navigate a deadly landscape to return to the city.

Your attached text vividly describes the terrain: a three‑tiered precipice, sheer cliffs, a vast chasm bridged only by a razor‑thin glacier, and a mountain peak "shaped like a human finger pointing eternally to the heavens."

Otter's experiments with sliding stones across the ice bridge are classic Haggard — practical, suspenseful, and tinged with humor. One stone makes the crossing, another vanishes into the abyss, and Otter concludes that only a man fleeing certain death would dare attempt such a crossing.

As night falls, Otter returns to the cavern of the dead Water Dweller. The text becomes eerie and atmospheric: he hears whispers, sees phantom eyes, and imagines the crocodile god rising again for revenge. "Otter was very superstitious," the chapter notes, and the cave becomes a psychological trial as much as a physical one.

The chapter ends with Otter preparing to re‑enter the city — exhausted, terrified, but determined. His return will be crucial to the rescue of Leonard and the final downfall of Nam.

⭐ PROMO‑READY SUMMARY FOR YOUR EPISODE INTRO

In Chapters 35–36 of The People of the Mist, Juanna faces an impossible choice: betray her honor or lose Leonard forever. Forced into a marriage she does not want, she risks everything to expose Nam's treachery — and discovers unexpected nobility in King Olfan. Meanwhile, Otter battles glaciers, chasms, and the ghosts of the Water Dweller as he fights his way back toward the city. These chapters mark the turning point of the novel: the collapse of Nam's power, the rise of Olfan's honor, and the beginning of the final struggle for freedom.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE MIST (CHAPS 33-34) Oct 04, 2026

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⭐ 1001 STORIES FOR THE ROAD SHOW NOTES THE PEOPLE OF THE MIST — CHAPTERS 33 & 34

By H. Rider Haggard

⭐ Chapter 33 — The Kiss of the Snake

The long‑awaited moment arrives as Juanna and Otter are led to the summit of the colossal Snake statue for their execution. The People of the Mist gather below in a frenzy of anticipation, convinced they are about to witness divine judgment.

Leonard watches helplessly from captivity as Juanna is forced to stand at the edge of the precipice, the monstrous serpent idol looming behind her. The mist still clings to the valley—meaning death is certain.

But just as the priests prepare to cast her down, a sudden break in the clouds sends a shaft of sunlight piercing through the fog. The beam strikes the idol's head, illuminating Juanna in a blaze of gold. The crowd erupts in awe.

Otter seizes the moment, declaring the gods have spoken. The priests hesitate. The people fall to their knees. And in the chaos, Leonard and Francisco realize that fate—perhaps divine, perhaps luck—has given them one last chance at survival.

This chapter delivers one of Haggard's most dramatic reversals: a miracle of timing that turns certain death into a moment of power.

⭐ Chapter 34 — The Breaking of the Bridge

With the crowd in turmoil, Leonard and his companions make a desperate escape toward the great stone bridge that spans the chasm. The priests rally their warriors, and a violent pursuit erupts across the heights.

As arrows fly and the People of the Mist surge forward, Otter reaches the bridge's ancient supports and begins hacking at them with a stolen axe. The bridge—centuries old and weakened by time—begins to crack.

Leonard and Juanna race across as the structure shudders beneath them. The pursuing warriors are nearly upon them when the bridge gives way with a thunderous roar, collapsing into the abyss and carrying the attackers with it.

The survivors stand trembling on the far side, shaken but alive. Behind them, the valley echoes with the destruction of the only path the People of the Mist could use to reach them.

It is a narrow escape, bought with courage, desperation, and the final destruction of the ancient bridge. The journey home is still uncertain—but for the first time, freedom feels possible.

⭐ ALSO THIS WEEK FROM THE 1001 STORIES NETWORK ⭐ 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME THE MURDER OF JOAN OF ARC AND THE RESULTING TRIAL THAT BROUGHT THE CHURCH TO ITS KNEES

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This week's episode dives into one of history's most shocking miscarriages of justice. Joan of Arc—France's teenage military savior—was betrayed, captured, and subjected to a rigged trial designed to destroy her. Her execution in 1431 was not simply a political act; it was a crime engineered by powerful men terrified of her influence.

But the story didn't end at the stake.

Decades later, Joan's family forced the Church to reopen the case. What followed was a dramatic retrial that exposed corruption, overturned the verdict, and restored Joan's honor. It was a legal battle so explosive that it shook the foundations of Church authority.

This is true crime at its most riveting: a wrongful conviction, a political conspiracy, a grieving family's fight for justice, and a verdict that changed history.

Listen now at 1001 True Crime From Another Time — new episodes every Sunday at 12pm ET

THE PEOPLE OF THE MIST (CHAPS 31-32) H.RIDER HAGGARD Sep 27, 2026

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⭐ **SHOW NOTES — The People of the Mist, Chapter 31

"THE WHITE DAWN"**

In this tense and atmospheric chapter, Leonard carries the unconscious Juanna through a secret passage beneath the temple while Otter and Francisco are taken to the summit of the colossal idol for judgment. Below them, the People of the Mist fill the amphitheater, waiting in total silence for the dawn to reveal whether the "gods" will live or die.

As the mist thins, the mountain peak shows a white dawn—the sign of death. Francisco faints, unable to take his own life, and Otter makes a desperate, astonishing leap, dragging a priest with him as he hurls himself off the idol's head into the deadly whirlpool below.

Hidden beneath the rock ledge, Otter watches the monstrous crocodile—the true "Snake God"—emerge to claim the bodies. Then, in a shocking twist, the dawn suddenly turns blood‑red, throwing the crowd into chaos. But Otter's battle is only beginning. The Water Dweller has returned to its lair, and Otter must face it alone.

⭐ **SHOW NOTES — The People of the Mist, Chapter 32

"HOW OTTER FOUGHT THE WATER DWELLER"**

Otter enters the crocodile's cavern—a smooth‑worn tunnel filled with the remains of centuries of victims. There he confronts the Water Dweller itself, its glowing eyes hypnotizing him until he forces himself to break free of the spell.

In one of the most intense action sequences in the novel, Otter charges the beast and drives his double‑bladed knife deep into its throat. The crocodile drags him through the whirlpool, smashing him against rock and diving repeatedly in its death throes.

At last, the monster retreats to its lair, dragging Otter with it—where it finally collapses dead. Exhausted and battered, Otter awakens beside the slain god, victorious in a battle no man was ever meant to survive. Exploring the cavern, he discovers an icy exit leading out onto the glacier behind the city—his only hope of escape.

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