Pride and Prejudice pt. 33
Tonight, we shall read the next part to “Pride and Prejudice”, written by Jane Austen.In the last episode, Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle hurry home after hearing the terrible news about Lydia runni...
7 Apr 202332min
Cloudland
Tonight, we’ll read excerpts from “Meteorology, The Science of the Atmosphere” by meteorologist Charles Fitzhugh Talman, published in 1922. This episode first aired in April of 2021.The word meteorolo...
5 Apr 202331min
Mr. and Mrs. Dove
Tonight, we’ll read the 1921 short story “Mr. and Mrs. Dove” written by New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield.In this story, Reginald is a young man who works on a fruit farm in Rhodesia, but is curr...
3 Apr 202334min
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea pt. 13
Tonight, we’ll read the next part of, “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne.In the last episode, it’s the New Year and Aronnax...
1 Apr 202333min
Johnny Town-Mouse
Tonight, we’ll read a selection of mouse-featured Beatrix Potter stories, starting with “Johnny Town-Mouse” and followed with “The Tale of Two Bad Mice” and “The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.”This episode...
29 Mar 202335min
The Elements of Style
Tonight, we’ll read the first part to the writing style guide “The Elements of Style”, written by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, published in 1920.Strunk was a professor at Cornell University and wrote t...
27 Mar 202342min
Anne of Green Gables pt. 1
Tonight, we’ll read the opening to “Anne of Green Gables” the classic 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery.Written for all ages, it recounts the adventures of an eleven year old orphan named Anne Shirle...
24 Mar 202327min
The Odyssey
Tonight, we’ll read the opening to “The Odyssey,” from the Samuel Butler translation, is one of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. This episode first aired in March of 2021.“The Odyssey...
22 Mar 202345min
