Snoozecast

Tonight, we’ll read a selection of sweetmeat recipes from “Miss Leslie’s New Cookery Book” published in 1857. A type of sugar confectionery, it is where the term ‘sweets’ comes from nowadays. It has n...

2 Feb 202233min

Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from “Great Expectations” that features the iconic character “Miss Havisham.” A wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for ...

31 Jan 202236min

Tonight, we’ll read the final part to our “Magic Cloak” series, from the book “Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak”, a children's book written by L. Frank Baum and published in 1905.If y...

28 Jan 202240min

Tonight, we’ll read another excerpt from “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908.This story centers around four small animals: Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger. Their stories take p...

26 Jan 202242min

Tonight, we’ll read more stories about cats written by English author and poet Edith Nesbit, published in 1899. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to check out the other “Cat Tales” episode that aired...

24 Jan 202230min

Tonight, we’ll read the final part to the classic children’s story “Heidi”, published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. If you’d like to listen to this continuing story in order, go to snoozecast...

21 Jan 202244min

Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” written by Mark Twain in 1876. It is a story about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River, often with his friend Huckleberry Fi...

19 Jan 202238min

Tonight, we’ll read from “Culinary Herbs” by M.G. Kains, published in 1912. Herbs are a widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring...

17 Jan 202231min