1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

by Jon Hagadorn

Category

Fiction

Frequency

Updated twice weekly

Language

English

Do you recall your parents saying "Wise Up?". This is the BEST way to increase your intellect, grow your vocabulary, and broaden your view of history and culture. Take the "wise up!" challenge and listen to any 5 of these narrated stories and give your brain a treat! (It works for all ages, including TV-bound seniors). Enjoy listening to well-narrated tales from writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Ha...

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Recent Reviews

Awesome!

Snohai•3/7/2026

Thank you for doing this podcast

Aunt Phillippa and Men

New Mexico Gal•1/31/2026

Jon - another great read from one of my favorite authors. I’ve never heard this story before and it was quite a treat! Thank you for consistently finding these great family friendly stories and putting your special touch to it!

The perfect voice for storytelling

Rick from Temple U.•1/24/2026

John has a perfect voice for reading these stories. It is a delight to hear him read O Henry or Lovecraft. I do wish he would make his background music a little less intrusive. But still this a top-notch podcast. Highly recommended!

Lost me at “amontill - lado”

Fr. Zombo•1/9/2026

If you’re going to read, learn to pronounce the big words.

Limerick

Trixie NC•12/13/2025

The sonorous voice of John Hagadorn, Brings joy to me in the early morn He reads a ton , 1001 Short stories and tales and a Bag-a-corn (Sorry I couldn’t find a word that fit right with Hagadorn)