meAmidst a raging battle taking place over an otherwise peaceful glen, a soldier, having been taunted by others, decides to run under shell and rifle fire across an open meadow filled with dying men and horses to a nearby well to fill canteens. Enjoy this story and many others at our huge story center at www.bestof1001stories.com.Â
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THE UNEXPECTED by JACK LONDON
A woman hunting the Klondike for gold with her husband meets 'the unexpected' when tragedy suddenly occurs within their group and tests her ability to cope with life threatening circumstances. We are asking for your support! ! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Thank you. Join for a few dollars a month and get earlybird releases! YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW.. APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS-  www.bestof1001stories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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MR.VINCENT EGG AND THE WAGE OF SIN H.C. BUNNER
An elder man living out his latter days in Paris and working part time writing for a tour guide spends one week every month drinking himself into a stupor between writing jobs and having no concern for other people's problems until his laundress (washerwoman) shares her miserable life with him, giving him a reason to care for others. For more HC Bunner narrated stories visit our Bunner collection at: Â https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/categories/hc-bunner/
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2 B R 0 2 B by KURT VONNEGUT
(to be or naught to be) In a future where death is volunteered and the population is controlled, a soon-to-be father waits for his triplets to be born—and he must find three volunteers to die in order for them to live.. Explicit  includes violence. Thought -provoking commentary about a futuristic totalitarian society  Check out our website and sign up for our soon-to-come newsletter at www.bestof1001stories.com Â
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MY WATCH and MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE by MARK TWAIN
MY WATCH: A humurous piece describing the narrator's futile efforts to get his watch fixed MY FIRST LITERARY VENTURE: An autobiographical piece describing Twain as a young typesetter in Hannibal who gets a rare chance to write an article or two for the daily paper while the owner is out for a few days Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com tobrowse all our 12 podcasts Be sure to follow 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age where Gizelle Erickson is just starting narrating the 3rd 'Anne of Green Gables' sequel titles 'Anne of the Island ' (Anne is headed for college) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age/id1485751552
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