1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Podcast Transcripts
Jon Hagadorn · 673 episodes with transcripts
A huge collection of beautifully narrated and carefully chosen short stories from golden age authors (1850-1930) who knew how to deliver stories that reach the heart and soul of the reader and listener.
Spoken has transcripts of 673 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 7, 2026.
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Latest 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales transcripts
THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN CROSS (PART 1) A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
October 7, 2026
SPEAKER_1 (0:13)
Welcome back, everyone, to 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales and part one of The Curse of the Golden Cross, A Father Brown Mystery from GK. Chesterton. Part two to continue Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Tonight's Father Brown Mystery takes us far from the quiet English parishes we're used to, and begins instead…
And now our story. First published in Nash's Magazine, May 1925
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