1001 Stories From The Gilded Age (Formerly 1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories) brings you a wide mix of classic short stories and long-form family-friendly novels, a perfect mix of timeless classics from another age - when life was slower, men and women dressed well in public, , and courtesy, manners, and morals were practiced. From this age comes great stories from woman authors as well as popular stories such as The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables and Black Beauty. Our "Gilded Age' collection spans mostly from 1875-1929. Please share with a friend! Now narrating Anne of The Island (3rd in Anne series...
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36 min
THREE THANKSGIVINGS by CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN
⭐ SHOW NOTES — Three Thanksgivings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1001 Stories From the Gilded Age Three Thanksgivings (1911) is one of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's most uplifting and q…
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38 min
THE PHANTOM COACH by AMELIA EDWARDS
⭐ STORY SUMMARY FOR 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE A Portrait of Ambition, Appearances, and the Quiet Battles Behind Closed Doors The Gilded Age was a time of glittering mansions…
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42 min
THE REVOLT OF MOTHER by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
⭐ 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE SHOW NOTES — THE REVOLT OF "MOTHER" By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1890) Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's The Revolt of "Mother" is one of the most quietly…
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25 min
THE ENCHANTED BLUFF by WILLA CATHER
⭐ 1001 STORIES FOR THE ROAD SHOW NOTES THE ENCHANTED BLUFF (Music by Mira) By Willa Cather Willa Cather's The Enchanted Bluff is one of those rare short stories that feels both int…
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35 min
THE SCULPTOR'S FUNERAL by WILLA CATHER
⭐ SHOW NOTES — The Sculptor's Funeral by Willa Cather 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Willa Cather's The Sculptor's Funeral is one of her sharpest, most revealing portraits of sma…
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30 min
THE NAMESAKE by WILLA CATHER
🎙️ SHOW NOTES — The Namesake by Willa Cather 1001 Stories From the Gilded Age Willa Cather's "The Namesake" (first published in McClure's Magazine in 1907) is one of her most thoug…
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22 min
A WAGNER MATINEE by WILLA CATHER
🎙️ SHOW NOTES — A Wagner Matinée by Willa Cather 1001 Stories From the Gilded Age Willa Cather's A Wagner Matinée is one of her most powerful early stories—an intimate portrait of…
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25 min
GREATEST LOVE STORIES: KING CHARLES II AND NELL GWYNN
🎙️ 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age SHOW NOTES "King Charles and Nell Gwynn" From Lyndon Orr's Famous Affinities of History — A Tale of Wit, Charm, and the Most Beloved Mistress of…
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20 min
ALOHA OE by JACK LONDON
🎙️ 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age SHOW NOTES "Aloha Oe" Jack London's Hawaiian Farewell — A Story of Love, Empire, and the Cost of Seeing Clearly Tonight's story comes from one o…
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26 min
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by MARJERY WILLIAMS
🎙️ 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age SHOW NOTES "The Velveteen Rabbit" A Timeless Tale of Love, Loss, and Becoming Real Tonight's story comes from the closing years of the Gilded Ag…
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18 min
THE STORY OF AN HOUR and THE UNEXPECTED KATE CHOPIN
⭐ 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE SHOW NOTES — "THE STORY OF AN HOUR" By Kate Chopin (1894) ⭐ Episode Summary (Spoiler‑Safe) Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour is one of the most…
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14 min
THE STORM by KATE CHOPIN
⭐ 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE "THE STORM" By Kate Chopin Show Notes ⭐ Episode Summary (Spoiler‑Safe) Kate Chopin's "The Storm" is one of the most daring and emotionally charge…
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40 min
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by CHARLOTTE GILLMAN
1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE Show Notes – "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Few stories from the Gilded Age capture the emotional and social tensions of the er…
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31 min
TALES OF KING ARTHUR AND THE ROUND TABLE (1ST 4 TALES)
Tales of love ,honor, and duty in Olde England. These are the first four tales adapted from Part 1 of the Book of Romance by Andrew Lang (1918).. (Also from Morte D'Arthur) 1- The…
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46 min
A WARRIOR'S DAUGHTER by
In this short story, A Warrior's Daughter (1921), Zitkala-Sa presents Tusee as the daughter of a warrior who is the chief in his Native American tribe. Tusee is a beautiful girl, b…
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24 min
ONE AUTUMN NIGHT by MAXIM GORKY
1001 Stories From the Gilded Age Maxim Gorky – One Autumn Night Podcast Show Notes In this beautifully written early tale by Maxim Gorky, we follow two down‑and‑out wanderers — Tim…
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31 min
A LITTLE GREY GLOVE by GEORGE EGERTON
1001 Stories From the Gilded Age George Egerton – A Little Grey Glove Podcast Show Notes George Egerton's "A Little Grey Glove" is a delicate, emotionally rich story about chance e…
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26 min
A SERVICE OF LOVE and THE ROMANCE OF THE BUSY BROKER by O.HENRY (BEST OF)
Show Notes – O. Henry Double Feature at 1001 Stories FRom The Gilded Age "A Service of Love" O. Henry had a special affection for New York's strivers—those young dreamers who arriv…
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36 min
THE CHOICE by EDITH WHARTON
⭐ Edith Wharton's "The Choice" 1001 Stories From the Gilded Age Narrated by Jon Hagadorn Tonight's story comes from one of the towering voices of American literature — Edith Wharto…
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23 min
FEEL GOOD STORIES CHARLOTTE'S LADIES by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY (NEW)
⭐ 1001 Stories From the Gilded Age Show Notes — "Charlotte's Ladies" By Lucy Maud Montgomery (1911) ⭐ Episode Summary (Podcast‑Ready) Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Charlotte's Ladies" is…