Round the Sofa - The Poor Clare Part 4
In which a devoted narrator recounts the heavy-hearted efforts to relieve a gentle soul beset by a mysterious and grievous affliction, aided by the prayers and ministrations of diverse friends and a s...
28 Juli 38min
Round the Sofa - The Poor Clare Part 3
In which a young gentleman learns the curious and sorrowful history of Mistress Lucy, a gentlewoman plagued by an unearthly doppelgänger and a haunting family curse, prompting him to seek aid from wis...
27 Juli 38min
Round the Sofa - The Poor Clare Part 2
In which a young lawyer, sent on a curious genealogical inquiry from his London uncle to the wilds of Ireland, uncovers mysterious family connections and, later, amidst the Yorkshire moors, becomes ac...
26 Juli 41min
Round the Sofa - The Poor Clare Part 1
In which an elderly narrator reflects upon the remote and time-worn Starkey Manor, introducing its Catholic owners and their loyal retainer Bridget Fitzgerald, whose deep maternal love and mysterious ...
25 Juli 33min
Round the Sofa - Half a Life-Time Ago Part 5
In which the long, unvaried years of Susan Dixon’s solitary life unfold with a steadfast clinging to familiar customs and distant memories, until a fierce winter night brings a haunting visitor that s...
24 Juli 26min
Round the Sofa - Half a Life-Time Ago Part 4
In which we accompany Susan Dixon through the quiet struggles of her life, marked by an aching memory and steadfast devotion to her brother Willie, whose challenges bring both weariness and fierce ten...
23 Juli 14min
Round the Sofa - Half a Life-Time Ago Part 3
In which Susan devotes herself with patient tenderness to her brother Willie’s care amidst the weighty difficulties of his condition and the hopes and tensions it brings to her relationships. Through ...
22 Juli 30min
Round the Sofa - Half a Life-Time Ago Part 2
In which Susan faces the heavy trial of her father’s illness and her own subsequent fever, awakening to a world altered by loss and uncertainty within the quiet remoteness of Yew Nook. Amidst the ling...
21 Juli 13min
