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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 mountain ...  Show more

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 w ...  Show more

A man traveling from Boston to England on a steamer suspects two men of plotting to blow up the ship. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMI ...  Show more

A doctor aboard a whaling ship in the Arctic leaves a diary describing the haunting of the ship by a spirit, placing the Captain and crew in grave danger of being ice-bound. Note: at 42::17 Doyle makes a reference to his contemporary AA Milne (author of Winnie The Pooh), by sayin ...  Show more

A woman comes to Holmes with a story of a missing fiance and Holmes accepts the case- solving it through sheer power of reason. Get all of our shows at one website: https://WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.co ...  Show more

This story, from Doyle's collection called 'Tales of Terror & Mystery', tells a tale of a young man who hires on as a tutor for the owner of a large old manor/castle, and soon finds there are some very mysterious happenings occurring there.... APPLE USERS 1001 Stories from The Ol ...  Show more