Sketches by Boz Our Parish Chapter VI - The Ladies’ Societies
In which the bustling activities of a parish’s ladies’ charitable societies are depicted with affectionate satire, highlighting their earnest endeavours and lively rivalries in projects ranging from c...
4 Aug 13min
Sketches by Boz Our Parish Chapter V - The Broker’s Man
In which a broker’s man, Mr. Bung, recounts his somber experiences of enforcing distress warrants, revealing the stark and often heartrending realities of poverty and human endurance within his parish...
3 Aug 20min
Sketches by Boz Our Parish Chapter IV - The Election For Beadle
In which the humble parish of our acquaintance finds itself thrown into lively political agitation over the election of a new beadle, the impending vacancy stirring contests not merely of character bu...
2 Aug 16min
Sketches by Boz Our Parish Chapter III - The Four Sisters
In which the peculiar existence of the four Miss Willises, steadfast in their sameness and social rigidity, is charmingly chronicled amidst the curious whispers of their lively neighbourhood. A curiou...
1 Aug 12min
Sketches by Boz Our Parish Chapter II - The Curate. The Old Lady. The Half-Pay Captain
In which the arrival and rise of a young and charming curate enlivens a parish with devotion and admiration, only to see his popularity wane in the face of a new, peculiar clergyman; meanwhile, the st...
31 Juli 14min
Sketches by Boz Preface - Our Parish Chapter I - The Beadle. The Parish Engine. The Schoolmaster
In which the sometimes harsh and often overlooked workings of the parish come to life through the dignified yet peculiar figures of the beadle, the workhouse master, and the pauper schoolmaster, each ...
30 Juli 13min
The Wreck of the Golden Mary Section 2
In which the desperate survivors of the Golden Mary endure the harrowing privations and relentless tempests of the open sea, rationing scant provisions with steadfast courage and finding solace in sha...
29 Juli 35min
The Wreck of the Golden Mary Section 1
In which we are introduced to Captain William George Ravender, a seasoned and steady-hearted seaman preparing for a perilous voyage aboard the fine barque Golden Mary, bound for the goldfields with a ...
28 Juli 45min
