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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, ...
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No Sleep Sherlock

Joe Woolworth and Josh Manning

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Bedtime stories from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. We read his greatest works set to ambient music and production. Great for listening to before sleep. From the studio at Podcast Cary.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound.
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A concoction of twelve stories, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the third book in the original Sherlock Holmes series. It shadows the experiences of detective Sherlock Holmes, an enigmatic genius, as he tries to unravel the mystery of each investigation he partakes in. Set in late 19th century London, the novel not only creates a successful mystery plot, but also circulates through real locations including Hyde Park, the river Thames, St George’s Church in Hanover Square, as well as add ...
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Sherlock Holmes fans who haven't yet read A Study in Scarlet would be delighted to discover this book in which the iconic detective makes his grand entrance into the world! From hence on, the deer stalker hat, his Stradivarius violin, the occasional descent into cocaine induced hell, the Persian slipper in which he stores his tobacco and of course, his meeting with the eternally loyal Dr. Watson and so many other details become common for generations of enthralled devotees. Strangely enough, ...
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Golpo Somuho

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VARAMOZHI BY NSS TKMCE || VARAMOZHI IS A INITIATIVE BY NSS UNITS 174 and 262 OF TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KOLLAM AIMS AT CREATING A FREE AUDIO LIBRARY OF MALAYALAM BOOKS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED || Disclaimer: The Audiobooks contained here and their authority solely lies to the author and publisher altogether. This is only for education purposes, We don't mean to infringe any of the copyrights or publish it whatsoever. The audio library aims at delivering the Audible experience of books t ...
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The Complicated Poisoning at Eel Pie Island Sherlock Holmes, 6 June 1948: The Complicated Poisoning at Eel Pie Island. Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive on Eel Pie Island for a glass of rum and find a ... The Bleeding Chandelier Murder is expected at Mortlake Castle, and the chandelier is expected to bleed once again. John Stanley, Alfred Shirley, …
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Frank Stockton was best known for his humurous children's stories and later "fairy tales for adults" in which he pokes fun at our human capacity for misundesrstanding while building a very credible love story. He wrote the story in the mid 19th century and didnt live long enough to enjoy seeing it beceome a movie in 1936 starring Carole Lombard and…
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Jeeves Takes Charge" 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 November 1916, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in April 1923. The story was also included in the 1925 collection Carry On, Jeeve…
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The Case of the Accomodating Valise Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of jewel disappearances at railway stations. Original Air Date: May 23, 1948 The Case of Identity "A Case of Identity" focuses on the jilted lover, Miss Sutherland, who has been left at the altar by her fiancé when he mysteriously disappeared on their wedding day. Miss Suther…
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Tobin's Palm From O' Henry's 'The Four Million': Two young sons of Ireland , John and Daniel (Tobin) head for Coney Island Amusement Park in order that good palm John can relieve Daniel of his worries over his girlfriend's not having arrived yet from County Sligo with his money. It's been three moneths and no sign of her. He consults a fortune tell…
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Two similar stories by Maupassant explore the memories of older men with regard to the woman whom they just can't forget....] for music credit: Midnight in Paris Music by Jean-Paul Verpeaux from Pixabay New sponsor spot time markers: Sponsor Message intro 12:51 Show re-entry: 12:54 Visit us at www.bestof1001stories.com…
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This episode, we welcome to the podcast journalist and author Andrew Finkel to talk about his debut novel The Adventure of the Second Wife (2024), a multi-layered mystery in which an avid Sherlockian investigate a missing Sherlock Holmes story… About Andrew Finkel Based for many years in Istanbul, Andrew Finkel has corresponded for international me…
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get ready for another "Jeeves" style adventure- this time with the clueless Rollo and his excellent butler and advisor Wilson. It seems Rollo is quite caught up with a young lady but he has his own "system" for getting the final "yes" from her and doesn't need advice. Join our email list at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales podcast and browse our …
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The Case of the Illustrious Client "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" (1924) is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of the 12 stories collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927). It was first published in Collier's in the United States in November 1924, and in The Str…
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A tourist gets lost in Mammoth Cave and runs into a very scary situation in 'The Beast In The Cave' In 'The Alchemist' a curse haunts an old family for 6 hundred years, killing each male member of the family at age 32. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com by going to 1001 Classic Short Storiers and tapping on "Episodes"- then look for…
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John Stanley was an American actor, born in England. Between 1947 and 1949, he played Sherlock Holmes in 78 episodes of the Mutual and ABC radio show Sherlock Holmes (radio 1947-1949) with Alfred Shirley, Ian Martin, George Spelvin as Dr. Watson. Two great episodes for you today! Locate ALL our Sherlock and ACD episodes in one easy place at www.bes…
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Poirot can’t resist a case, even when holidaying in Brighton with Hastings. When a necklace goes missing, the case is a simple matter of logic for the little Belgian. This was only the second of Agatha Christie's short stories to appear in print. In the UK, it appeared in The Sketch magazine on the 14th March 1923 as The Curious Disappearance of th…
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'Ulysses and the Cyclops'-Adaped by Andrew Lang from the Greek classic 'Homer', this story places Ulysses in the hero's seat as he and his men are trapped on an island occupied by one-eyed giants called Cyclops- and they have a nasty penchant for eating sailors and roasting their remains. Ulysses is known for his "McGuyver" like abilites to find sm…
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Edgar Allan Poe wasn't just known for horror- he also had a sense of humor and a deep sense of justice for those who had been wronged. In this story, a French king who likes to play extravagent jokes on his guests decides to use his two dwarfs, which had been captured and sent to him by one of his generals, as the evenings' entertainment. The man d…
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A young man living off a rich Aunt's endowment decices to take a few weeks off with pals and head for the nearby lake looking for peace and quiet. He is soon wrapped up in trying to get his shy friend hooked up while at the same time being stuck with a fat toddler whose parents have been abandoning him to the mercies of lake vacationers due to a me…
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Two cultures collide when a group of British overseers meet for a regional planning session in India's outback, have too much to drink, and one of them defaces a statue outside a temple. The offender is almost immediately confronted by a naked leper called Silver Man who leaves a bite mark on his chest- causing a physiological change in the coming …
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Hello and welcome to Episode 61. Today, we return to Baker Street – or should that be Montague Street? – for another memoir of Sherlock Holmes, ‘The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual’ (1893). Read the story here: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/The_Adventure_of_the_Musgrave_Ritual The episode will be uploaded to our YouTube channel soon…
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The Adventure of the 6 Napoleans- LeStrade comes to Holmes with a problem- someone is breaking into homes which have purchased plater busts of Napolean and he needs Sherlock's help to find the criminal The Adventure of the Serpent God- A diabolical entity tries to get his hands on a vaualble relic which will give him the power to wreak havoc and Sh…
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In 1925 Hemingway's collection of his first short stories appeared as In Our Time, and included the cryptic The Three Day Blow. He begins with a memory of WWI, then gives us a dialogue between Nick Adams (Hemingway's alter -ego in his early stories) and a friend as they spend a few days drinking at his friend's fathers lodge. The theme is baically …
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A young man builds a home and vineyard at the top of a gentle slope in Virginia's Blue ridge Mountains only to find his home sliding downhill in a heavy rainstorm. Enjoy all of our 1001 collection at www.bestof1001stories.com Support our efforts to tell history the way it really happened by chipping in a little every month at www.patreon.com/1001st…
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A young man from the country travels to Boston (during the days when the British soldiers were housed there) seeking his relative Major Molineux, who had promised the young man a chance to rise up in the world should he ever travel there after his schooling. The reception he receives with every inquiry is rude, even threatening, and he ventures to …
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