THE FILLMORE ELDERBERRIES by LUCY MAUD MONTGO...

A tongue-in-cheek story about a young writer who is enjoying great success until he writes a story that meets with unusually great acclaim- so much so that editors won't accept anything else from him that doesn't meet the quality of that piece. He finds himself in a tough spot, u ...  Show more

SHOW NOTES — MS. FOUND IN A BOTTLE by Edgar Allan Poe 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Episode Summary In this early sea‑tale from Edgar Allan Poe—first published in 1833 and winner of a Baltimore literary contest—we follow an unnamed narrator whose voyage from Java becomes a d ...  Show more

Drift off to to sleep with this mysterious bedtime story, The Man on the Train by Lucy Maud Montgomery. A passenger takes the train for the very first time and strikes up a conversation with the stranger next to her. An old grandma whose advice to the family to never take a train ...  Show more

Show Notes — That Little Square Box Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Series: 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Tone: Suspenseful, humorous, and slyly satirical ⭐ Summary (Spoiler‑Safe) In this clever early tale from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a nervous ...  Show more

Show Notes — The Musgrave Ritual (The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) This radio adaptation of The Musgrave Ritual brings one of Conan Doyle's most atmospheric mysteries to life, blending manor‑house intrigue, ancient tradition, and Holmes's gift for decoding the past. The sto ...  Show more

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kate Henderson-Nichol ✍️  Sound design: village train station ambience 🚉 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Trains, Romance Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join an elderly lady as she travels to London by train, to meet an old f ...  Show more