Best Mark E Stewart Podcasts (2025)

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.b…

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THE RACE by STEWART EDWARD WHITE 26:42

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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…

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LITTLE JOHN GOES TO NOTTINGHAM FAIR and HOW LITTLE JOHN LIVED AT THE SHERIFF;S 41:02

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Two great Robin Hood adventures from Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ANDROID USERS- WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now…

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SPRINGTIME A LA CARTE and THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY A DOUBLEHEADER FROM O.HENRY 31:29

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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 web…

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BEST OF: THE BODY SNATCHERS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 52:08

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THE GRIFFIN AND THE MINOR CANON by FRANK STOCKTON 38:33

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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 hi…

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THE WORST CRIME IN THE WORLD A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY 42:40

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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…

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MIDNIGHT MYSTERY SPECIAL: THE HONOUR OF ISRAEL GOY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY 37:55

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2 B R 0 2 B by KURT VONNEGUT 22:30

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(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 u…

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A MYSTERY OF HEROISM by STEPHEN CRANE 22:24

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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.…

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THE UNEXPECTED by JACK LONDON 50:11

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MR.VINCENT EGG AND THE WAGE OF SIN H.C. BUNNER 31:44

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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 Bu…

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MY WATCH and MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE by MARK TWAIN 14:28

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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 a…

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THE HUNTER'S LODGE CASE by AGATHA CHRISTIE 31:36

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THE UNFAMILIAR by RICHARD CONNELL 34:38

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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…

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O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY: DOUGHERTY'S EYE OPENER and LITTLE SPECK IN GARNERED FRUIT 27:39

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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- an…

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1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE STARTS ROCKIN' TODAY! FOLLOW AT YOUR FAV HOST OR SEE LINKS BELOW 1:34

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Starting now ANNE OF THE ISLAND EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT NOON EASTERN- Anne is headed for college 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Now Mon-Wed-Fri (Fri is short story) all at noon EDT Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age/id1485751552 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5sUUFDVTatnGt7FiNQvSHe …

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COMING SOON TO 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE: ANNE OF THE ISLAND 1:49

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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…

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(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 3 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT 1:12:16

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Our protagonist finds himself stranded at Innsmouth and given a room at the only hotel- a room from which he makes a narrow escape as unseen creatures start tearing down the door. We appreciate your monthly support! Here;s the link: https://www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork\ IF YOU ENJOY THIS STORY YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND APPRE…

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(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 2 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT 54:38

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(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT ONE) by H.P. LOVECRAFT 1:05:59

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You are a guest in a house on Adams Street listening to a first hand account from a witness to exactly what happened there years ago to cause the little seaside town and its people to become so strange. It is a horrifying tale of a supernatural being from the sea named Dagon that gripped the town with fear and disease and wouldn't let go. SUPPORT O…

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HUCKLEBERRY by FRANK STOCKTON A TALE OF RIDDLES 18:34

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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 Tige…

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THE AUNT AND THE SLUGGARD by P.G. WODEHOUSE 53:22

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"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, …

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(BEST OF: LISTENER FAVORITE) THE LADY WITH THE LAMP: THE STORY OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by ELMER ADAMS AND WARREN FOSTER 16:04

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ADVENTURE OF THE WESTERN STAR ( A POIROT MYSTERY) by AGATHA CHRISTIE 50:35

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THE VANISHING OF VAUDREY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY (W BONUS PRELUDE) 1:14:00

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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 Cl…

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A VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN by BRET HARTE 26:41

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A TRIVIAL INCIDENT by ANTON CHEKHOV 25:46

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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 charac…

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THE GOLD and THE CAT BY MARY E. WILKIINS FREEMAN 50:19

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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,…

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(BEST OF) THE SHARTZ-METTERKLUME METHOD & THE OPEN WINDOW by SAKI 23:00

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SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER (PT 2) HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER BY HENRY LAWSON 40:39

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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 …

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SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER (PT 1) by HENRY LAWSON 33:52

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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 fami…

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(LISTENER FAV) THE FROG PRINCE and LITTLE BRIAR ROSE by THE GRIMM BROTHERS (Family Friendly) 18:54

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THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST by H.G. WELLS 21:06

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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! ThanksBy me

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THE TRANSFERRED GHOST by FRANK STOCKTON 29:25

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Amild mannered man falls in love with a young lady named Madeleine but doesn't have the courage to tell her, mainly because her father is a mean old guy who wants to keep her by his side as he grows older. The father goes away on a business trip and a strange chain of events takes place when the father's ghost shows up complaining that he was given…

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BEST OF (#68 OF 574) THE LOVE LETTERS OF SMITH H.C. BUNNER 23:03

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BETWEEN ROUNDS by O.HENRY 16:37

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE FINAL PROBLEM A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE (2025) 44:01

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In this story Dr. Watson narrates a tragedy involving Holmes as it appears Holmes has been killed by his mortal enemy, Dr Moriarty, on the eve of a trial that would convict Moriarty and his henchmen of a number of crimes. NOTE 2025 we ARE SEEKING A MALE VOICE FOR NeW ADVENTURE NOVEL PODCAST. Contact me at [email protected] A NOTE TO ALL …

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EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE A BERTIE WOOSTER/JEEVES STORY FROM P.G. WODEHOUSE 44:47

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"Extricating Young Gussie" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United States in the 18 September 1915 issue of The Saturday Evening Post and in the United Kingdom in the January 1916 edition of The Strand Magazine.[1] It was included in the collection The Man with Two Left Feet (1917).[2] The …

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A QUESTION OF POSSESSION by ANDY ADAMS 15:31

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Another great western short story by cowboy author Andy Adams telling of a rancher who had worked for years to build a good ranch with his own brand of horses- who suddenly has an old judgement come up against him- forcing the local sheriff to take horses as collateral. In Texas, where this story happens, justice often triumphed over the law- and t…

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BEST OF (#67 of 572) THE CHASE from MOBY DICK by HERMAN MELVILLE (EARLY HOLIDAY RELEASE) 28:02

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BEST OF (#68 of 573) THE MILLION DOLLAR BOND ROBBERY AGATHA CHRISTIE 23:27

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A million dollars worth of nonds disappear from under a young man's nose and now he's being held accountable- a great Poirot mystery short story from Agatha ChristieBy me