Show overview
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 656 episodes. That works out to roughly 370 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 24 min and 41 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Fiction show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 60 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 162 episodes published. Published by Jon Hagadorn.
From the publisher
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. Here you'll find short masterpieces from the likes of Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, Kathleen Norris, Jack London, Henry Lawson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, O. Henry, and many others. Great reviews and high ratings here and a host who chooses stories that entertain and enlighten.