1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

THE REPORTER WHO MADE HIMSELF KING – PART TWO
By Richard Harding Davis
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
When we left young reporter Albert Gordon, he had come to the remote Pacific island of Opeki looking for peace, quiet, and perhaps enough spare time to write a novel.
Instead, he became an American consul, diplomat, military adviser...and finally King Tellaman, the Peacemaker.
Now the real trouble begins.
A German warship arrives off Opeki and claims the island. Gordon responds with the confidence of a newspaperman who has spent his career wishing for the chance to become a great war correspondent.
There is only one problem:
If there isn't enough of a war to report, Gordon may just have to help create one.
A German flag comes down. The Stars and Stripes goes up. A cannon fires. A German warship answers.
And suddenly Gordon realizes that he has stumbled into the greatest newspaper story of his life.
With Stedman manning the cable, Gordon begins sending dramatic reports back to civilization. But somewhere along the cable line, the facts start becoming considerably more exciting than the events themselves.
A skirmish becomes a battle.
A few damaged huts become devastation.
Rumor becomes massacre.
And newspapers and governments thousands of miles away begin reacting to events that never actually happened.
Soon Gordon faces a newspaperman's worst nightmare:
The world believes his story...but the story isn't true.
And now warships are coming.
Lots of them.
Richard Harding Davis turns the second half of The Reporter Who Made Himself King into a hilarious and surprisingly sharp satire about journalism, sensational headlines, imperial ambition, diplomacy, and the dangerous distance between what actually happened and what the public is told happened.
Considering Davis wrote the story in the 1890s, some of it may sound remarkably familiar.
Join us for the conclusion of THE REPORTER WHO MADE HIMSELF KING, by Richard Harding Davis, right here on 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales.
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THE REPORTER WHO MADE HIMSELF KING – PART ONE
By Richard Harding Davis
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
What happens when an ambitious young newspaper reporter goes looking for adventure and discovers an entire island just waiting for someone to take charge?
The Reporter Who Made Himself King, Richard Harding Davis's wonderfully entertaining 1894 adventure, introduces us to Albert Gordon, a 23-year-old reporter who has already packed more excitement into three years than most men experience in a lifetime.
He's covered train wrecks, fires, political conventions, revolutions, Indian outbreaks, floods and earthquakes. There's only one assignment he still desperately wants:
A war.
Unfortunately for Gordon, the world stubbornly refuses to provide one.
So when he's offered the chance to travel to the remote Pacific island of Opeki as secretary to the newly appointed American consul, Gordon figures it might be the perfect place to slow down, enjoy the tropics, and finally write that novel he's been planning.
He couldn't be more wrong.
Almost immediately, Gordon discovers that Opeki is unlike anything he expected. The island has its own king, rival tribes, an enterprising young American named Stedman, two British sailors known as the Bradleys, and what passes for a connection to civilization through an obscure cable company.
Then Gordon's superior, Captain Travis, decides island life isn't for him and promptly heads home, leaving Gordon behind as acting American consul.
And that's when things really begin to get interesting.
Before long, Gordon and Stedman are behaving like a miniature diplomatic corps. They put on uniforms, hand out medals, impress the local king, make grand plans to modernize Opeki, and contemplate everything from a standing army to teaching the islanders baseball.
But there is one serious problem.
High in the mountains live the Hillmen, led by King Messenwah, and they have a habit of raiding Opeki, stealing livestock and terrorizing its people.
When word comes that the Hillmen are marching toward the village again, Gordon finally gets the adventure he's been waiting for.
Armed with rifles, bravado and a newspaperman's almost limitless confidence, he heads out to meet them.
What follows is part comedy, part adventure, part political satire, and a wonderfully sly look at the enormous egos of reporters, diplomats and governments.
And just when Gordon believes he has the situation under control, he discovers that another nation has already taken an interest in Opeki.
A foreign warship appears.
A flag goes up.
Another flag comes down.
And Albert Gordon suddenly finds himself in exactly the situation he has dreamed about for years.
Only now he isn't merely reporting the news.
He's making it.
Join us for Part One of THE REPORTER WHO MADE HIMSELF KING by Richard Harding Davis, on 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales.
And be sure to come back for Part Two, when Albert Gordon's little adventure on Opeki threatens to become an international incident.
About the Author
Richard Harding Davis was one of the most famous American journalists and adventure writers of his era. His experience as a reporter and war correspondent gave his fiction a lively, fast-moving style and an insider's understanding of the newspaper business, qualities that are on full display in this story.
THE REPORTER WHO MADE HIMSELF KING – PART ONE
Richard Harding Davis
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe
There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery.
In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes us onto the crowded streets of London, where an unnamed narrator sits watching the endless procession of humanity outside a coffeehouse. Then one peculiar old man catches his attention. There is something about the stranger he cannot explain, something that compels him to leave his seat and follow the man through the city streets, deeper into the night and deeper into mystery. [interestin...rature.com], [litcharts.com]
First published in 1840, THE MAN OF THE CROWD is vintage Poe, but not quite the Poe of haunted houses and premature burials. This is psychological suspense, exploring curiosity, obsession, anonymity, secrets, and the unsettling realization that another human being may ultimately be unknowable. [litcharts.com], [supersummary.com]
Who is this strange man? Why does he seem unable to leave the crowds? And why does our narrator become so determined to understand him?
Turn down the lights and join us for one of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest and most thought-provoking tales.
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THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN: AN ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY
In 1906, 20-year-old Grace Brown, pregnant and desperate for a future with Chester Gillette, traveled with him into New York's Adirondacks. On July 11, 1906, she died at Big Moose Lake. Gillette was arrested, tried and convicted of her murder, in a sensational case that captured national newspaper attention. [en.wikipedia.org], [adirondack...plorer.org]
The tragedy later helped inspire Theodore Dreiser's celebrated novel An American Tragedy and, through that story, the classic film A Place in the Sun. [en.wikipedia.org], [adirondack...plorer.org]
Was justice served? What do you make of the evidence and the choices that led two young people to that lonely Adirondack lake?
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1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES
THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe
There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery.
In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes us onto the crowded streets of London, where an unnamed narrator sits watching the endless procession of humanity outside a coffeehouse. Then one peculiar old man catches his attention. There is something about the stranger he cannot explain, something that compels him to leave his seat and follow the man through the city streets, deeper into the night and deeper into mystery. [interestin...rature.com], [litcharts.com]
First published in 1840, THE MAN OF THE CROWD is vintage Poe, but not quite the Poe of haunted houses and premature burials. This is psychological suspense, exploring curiosity, obsession, anonymity, secrets, and the unsettling realization that another human being may ultimately be unknowable. [litcharts.com], [supersummary.com]
Who is this strange man? Why does he seem unable to leave the crowds? And why does our narrator become so determined to understand him?
Turn down the lights and join us for one of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest and most thought-provoking tales.
And if you enjoy the great stories of America's past, be sure to visit 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age, where we bring you memorable stories and authors from one of the most fascinating periods in American life and literature.
AND DON'T MISS OUR FASTEST-GROWING PODCAST: 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME!
Join the discussion surrounding our latest true-crime story:
THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN: AN ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY
In 1906, 20-year-old Grace Brown, pregnant and desperate for a future with Chester Gillette, traveled with him into New York's Adirondacks. On July 11, 1906, she died at Big Moose Lake. Gillette was arrested, tried and convicted of her murder, in a sensational case that captured national newspaper attention. [en.wikipedia.org], [adirondack...plorer.org]
The tragedy later helped inspire Theodore Dreiser's celebrated novel An American Tragedy and, through that story, the classic film A Place in the Sun. [en.wikipedia.org], [adirondack...plorer.org]
Was justice served? What do you make of the evidence and the choices that led two young people to that lonely Adirondack lake?
Hear the story and join the discussion at 1001 True Crime From Another Time.
Great stories. Great mysteries. And plenty more waiting for you across the 1001 Stories Network!

1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery. In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes us onto the crowded streets of London, where an unnamed narrator sits watching the endless procession of humanity outside a coffeehouse. Then one peculiar old man catches his attention. There is something about the stranger he cannot explain, something that compels him to leave his seat and follow the man through the city streets, deeper into the night and deeper into mystery. First published in 1840, THE MAN OF THE CROWD is vintage Poe, but not quite the Poe of haunted houses and premature burials. This is psychological suspense, exploring curiosity, obsession, anonymity, secrets, and the unsettling realization that another human being may ultimately be unknowable. Who is this strange man? Why does he seem unable to leave the crowds? And why does our narrator become so determined to understand him? Turn down the lights and join us for one of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest and most thought-provoking tales. And if you enjoy the great stories of America's past, be sure to visit 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age, where we bring you memorable stories and authors from one of the most fascinating periods in American life and literature. AND DON'T MISS OUR FASTEST-GROWING PODCAST: 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME! Join the discussion surrounding our latest true-crime story: THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN: AN ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY In 1906, 20-year-old Grace Brown, pregnant and desperate for a future with Chester Gillette, traveled with him into New York's Adirondacks. On July 11, 1906, she died at Big Moose Lake. Gillette was arrested, tried and convicted of her murder, in a sensational case that captured national newspaper attention. The tragedy later helped inspire Theodore Dreiser's celebrated novel An American Tragedy and, through that story, the classic film A Place in the Sun. Was justice served? What do you make of the evidence and the choices that led two young people to that lonely Adirondack lake? Hear the story and join the discussion at 1001 True Crime From Another Time. Great stories. Great mysteries. And plenty more waiting for you across the 1001 Stories Network!TRAGEDY- then add a few words about that story





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1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES
THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe
There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery.
In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes us onto the crowded streets of London, where an unnamed narrator sits watching the endless procession of humanity outside a coffeehouse. Then one peculiar old man catches his attention. There is something about the stranger he cannot explain, something that compels him to leave his seat and follow the man through the city streets, deeper into the night and deeper into mystery.interestingliterature+1
First published in 1840, THE MAN OF THE CROWD is vintage Poe, but not quite the Poe of haunted houses and premature burials. This is psychological suspense, exploring curiosity, obsession, anonymity, secrets, and the unsettling realization that another human being may ultimately be unknowable.litcharts+1
Who is this strange man? Why does he seem unable to leave the crowds? And why does our narrator become so determined to understand him?
Turn down the lights and join us for one of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest and most thought-provoking tales.
And if you enjoy the great stories of America's past, be sure to visit 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age, where we bring you memorable stories and authors from one of the most fascinating periods in American life and literature.
AND DON'T MISS OUR FASTEST-GROWING PODCAST: 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME!
Join the discussion surrounding our latest true-crime story:
THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN: AN ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY
In 1906, 20-year-old Grace Brown, pregnant and desperate for a future with Chester Gillette, traveled with him into New York's Adirondacks. On July 11, 1906, she died at Big Moose Lake. Gillette was arrested, tried and convicted of her murder, in a sensational case that captured national newspaper attention.wikipedia+1
The tragedy later helped inspire Theodore Dreiser's celebrated novel An American Tragedy and, through that story, the classic film A Place in the Sun.wikipedia+1
Was justice served? What do you make of the evidence and the choices that led two young people to that lonely Adirondack lake?
1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES
THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe
There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery.
In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes us onto the crowded streets of London, where an unnamed narrator sits watching the endless procession of humanity outside a coffeehouse. Then one peculiar old man catches his attention. There is something about the stranger he cannot explain, something that compels him to leave his seat and follow the man through the city streets, deeper into the night and deeper into mystery. [interestin...rature.com], [litcharts.com]
First published in 1840, THE MAN OF THE CROWD is vintage Poe, but not quite the Poe of haunted houses and premature burials. This is psychological suspense, exploring curiosity, obsession, anonymity, secrets, and the unsettling realization that another human being may ultimately be unknowable. [litcharts.com], [supersummary.com]
Who is this strange man? Why does he seem unable to leave the crowds? And why does our narrator become so determined to understand him?
Turn down the lights and join us for one of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest and most thought-provoking tales.
And if you enjoy the great stories of America's past, be sure to visit 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age, where we bring you memorable stories and authors from one of the most fascinating periods in American life and literature.
AND DON'T MISS OUR FASTEST-GROWING PODCAST: 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME!
Join the discussion surrounding our latest true-crime story:
THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN: AN ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY
In 1906, 20-year-old Grace Brown, pregnant and desperate for a future with Chester Gillette, traveled with him into New York's Adirondacks. On July 11, 1906, she died at Big Moose Lake. Gillette was arrested, tried and convicted of her murder, in a sensational case that captured national newspaper attention. [en.wikipedia.org], [adirondack...plorer.org]
The tragedy later helped inspire Theodore Dreiser's celebrated novel An American Tragedy and, through that story, the classic film A Place in the Sun. [en.wikipedia.org], [adirondack...plorer.org]
Was justice served? What do you make of the evidence and the choices that led two young people to that lonely Adirondack lake?
Hear the story and join the discussion at 1001 True Crime From Another Time.
Great stories. Great mysteries. And plenty more waiting for you across the 1001 Stories Network!

Hear the story and join the discussion at 1001 True Crime From Another Time.
Great stories. Great mysteries. And plenty more waiting for you across the 1001 Stories Network!





















TRAGEDY- then add a few words about that story





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1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES
THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe
There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery.
In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes us onto the crowded streets of London, where an unnamed narrator sits watching the endless procession of humanity outside a coffeehouse. Then one peculiar old man catches his attention. There is something about the stranger he cannot explain, something that compels him to leave his seat and follow the man through the city streets, deeper into the night and deeper into mystery.interestingliterature+1
First published in 1840, THE MAN OF THE CROWD is vintage Poe, but not quite the Poe of haunted houses and premature burials. This is psychological suspense, exploring curiosity, obsession, anonymity, secrets, and the unsettling realization that another human being may ultimately be unknowable.litcharts+1
Who is this strange man? Why does he seem unable to leave the crowds? And why does our narrator become so determined to understand him?
Turn down the lights and join us for one of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest and most thought-provoking tales.
And if you enjoy the great stories of America's past, be sure to visit 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age, where we bring you memorable stories and authors from one of the most fascinating periods in American life and literature.
AND DON'T MISS OUR FASTEST-GROWING PODCAST: 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME!
Join the discussion surrounding our latest true-crime story:
THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN: AN ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY
In 1906, 20-year-old Grace Brown, pregnant and desperate for a future with Chester Gillette, traveled with him into New York's Adirondacks. On July 11, 1906, she died at Big Moose Lake. Gillette was arrested, tried and convicted of her murder, in a sensational case that captured national newspaper attention.wikipedia+1
The tragedy later helped inspire Theodore Dreiser's celebrated novel An American Tragedy and, through that story, the classic film A Place in the Sun.wikipedia+1
Was justice served? What do you make of the evidence and the choices that led two young people to that lonely Adirondack lake?
Hear the story and join the discussion at 1001 True Crime From Another Time.
Great stories. Great mysteries. And plenty more waiting for you across the 1001 Stories Network!





















TRAGEDY- then add a few words about that story





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1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES & TALES
THE MAN OF THE CROWD by Edgar Allan Poe
There are some people we can understand at a glance. And then there are those who remain an absolute mystery.
In THE MAN OF THE CROWD, Edgar Allan Poe takes us onto the crowded streets of London, where an unnamed narrator sits watching the endless procession of humanity outside a coffeehouse. Then one peculiar old man catches his attention. There is something about the stranger he cannot explain, something that compels him to leave his seat and follow the man through the city streets, deeper into the night and deeper into mystery.interestingliterature+1
First published in 1840, THE MAN OF THE CROWD is vintage Poe, but not quite the Poe of haunted houses and premature burials. This is psychological suspense, exploring curiosity, obsession, anonymity, secrets, and the unsettling realization that another human being may ultimately be unknowable.litcharts+1
Who is this strange man? Why does he seem unable to leave the crowds? And why does our narrator become so determined to understand him?
Turn down the lights and join us for one of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest and most thought-provoking tales.
And if you enjoy the great stories of America's past, be sure to visit 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age, where we bring you memorable stories and authors from one of the most fascinating periods in American life and literature.
AND DON'T MISS OUR FASTEST-GROWING PODCAST: 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME!
Join the discussion surrounding our latest true-crime story:
THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN: AN ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY
In 1906, 20-year-old Grace Brown, pregnant and desperate for a future with Chester Gillette, traveled with him into New York's Adirondacks. On July 11, 1906, she died at Big Moose Lake. Gillette was arrested, tried and convicted of her murder, in a sensational case that captured national newspaper attention.wikipedia+1
The tragedy later helped inspire Theodore Dreiser's celebrated novel An American Tragedy and, through that story, the classic film A Place in the Sun.wikipedia+1
Was justice served? What do you make of the evidence and the choices that led two young people to that lonely Adirondack lake?
Hear the story and join the discussion at 1001 True Crime From Another Time.
Great stories. Great mysteries. And plenty more waiting for you across the 1001 Stories Network!

In the exciting conclusion of Washington Irving's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, we join the traveling schoolteacher Ichabod Crane as he saddles up old Gunpowder for a ride to a special party hosted at the home of Katrina Van Tassle, where he hopes to win her heart away from the town hero and rabble rouser, Brom Bones.

This classic short story by Washington Irving is a well-written tale of life in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town in New York State in an area bordering the Hudson River , where many Dutch and German immigrants settled after Henry Hudson's explorations. Along with a desire to work hard and prosper, the Dutch brought with them their superstitions..and the deep woods and wild things in that country provided a great setting for stories. In this story, a tall, gangly schoolteacher named Ichabod Crane battles with a favorite local hero for the affections of a wealthy Dutch maid. Irving is a master of the English language and uses rich, descriptive words and phrases in his story, providing a great way for the listener to brush up on the better side of the English language.