Storytime with Martin Lovell: Recent Episodes
Martin Lovell
Welcome to our Storytime With Martin Lovell, where we bring you captivating tales from all over the world. Each episode, we dive into the depths of human experience and imagination, exploring the many facets of life through personal stories, myths, and legends. Join us on a journey through time and space as we uncover hidden gems and share them with you in their purest form. So, sit back, relax, and let our stories transport you to different worlds and open your mind to new perspectives. This is the power of storytelling.
Episode ten, the final episode of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jefferies.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jefferies. John Richard Jefferies was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction.
For much of his adult life he suffered from tuberculosis, and his struggles with the illness and with poverty also play a role in his writing. Jefferies valued and cultivated an intensity of feeling in his experience of the world around him. Walter Besant wrote of his reaction on first reading Jefferies: "Why, we must have been blind all our lives; here were the most wonderful things possible going on under our very noses, but we saw them not."
After London can be seen as an early example of "post-apocalyptic fiction": after some sudden and unspecified catastrophe has depopulated England, the countryside reverts to nature, and the few survivors to a quasi-medieval way of life.
"The Relapse into Barbarism", is the account by some later historian of the fall of civilisation and its consequences, with a loving description of nature reclaiming England. "Wild England", is largely a straightforward adventure set many years later in the wild landscape and society (here too Jefferies was setting an example for the genre); but the opening section, despite some improbabilities, has been much admired for its rigour and compelling narrative.
Critics dissatisfied with the second part often make an exception of chapters 22–24, which go beyond recreation of a medieval world to give a disturbing and surreal description of the site of the fallen city.
Jefferies's interest in catastrophes predates After London: two short unpublished pieces from the 1870s describe social collapse after London is paralysed by freak winter conditions. In the better achieved of these, the narrator is a future historian piecing the story together from surviving accounts. The fantasy of the second part also has a predecessor in a short work, The Rise of Maximin, Emperor of the Occident, serialised in The New Monthly Magazine in 1876, in this case an adventure set in a remote and imaginary past.
Although the society that Jefferies depicts after the fall of London is an unpleasant one, with oppressive petty tyrants at war with each other, and insecurity and injustice for the poor, it still served as an inspiration for William Morris's utopian News from Nowhere (1890). In a letter of 1885, he writes of his reaction to After London: "absurd hopes curled around my heart as I read it." After London also influenced M.P. Shiel's post-apocalyptic novel, The Purple Cloud.
Richard Jefferies died on 14 August 1887 of tuberculosis and exhaustion.
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Episode nine of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jefferies.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jefferies. First published in 1885; Nobody has heard of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was still writing them and they are first published in 1887, Jack the Ripper still has 3 years to plan his grisly murders in the east end of London, and football hasn't been officially recorded as being played yet, you'll have to wait another 5 years to watch Scotland vs England in Glasgow.
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
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Episode eight of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries. First published in 1885, the commonwealth of Australia as we know it will not exist for another 16 years (1901), when it unifies its six colonies. Africa has just been divided by the European colonial powers at the Berlin Conference, and The Indian National Congress has just been founded in Bombay, marking the beginning of the Indian independence movement.
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
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Episode seven of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries. First published in 1885, The age of consent in the UK is raised from 13 to 16 years, Malcolm Campbell, land and water racer is born, and Lord Randolph Churchill becomes Secretary of State for India.
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
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Episode six of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries. First published in 1885, William Ewart Gladstone is Prime minister of the UK, Grover Cleveland is President of the USA, and the drink Dr Pepper is served for the first time (nobody seems to know exactly when it was invented).
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
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Episode five of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries. First published in 1885, the Statue of Liberty has just been shipped to New York and installed, nobody has tasted Coca-Cola or its' cocaine contents yet, and there are only 38 states in the US rather than the 50 there are now!
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
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Episode four of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries. First published in 1885, the telephone is less than 10 years old, women are not allowed to vote, and x-rays are yet to have been discovered.
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
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Episode three of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries.
To start this story from the beginning, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on, and select After London Episode 01.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries. First published in 1885, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) has only just become the internationally adopted standard of time, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was 66 years old, the automobile was still a secret in Mr Carl Friedrich Benz's garage, and before the Kodak camera.
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
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Here is episode two of After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries.
To hear episode one, find it on my podcast homepage by searching "Storytime with Martin Lovell" on whichever app you are listening on.
After London, or Wild England, by Richard Jeffries. First published in 1885, before the horrors of either World Wars, the Wright Brothers' first flight, the Internet, the Space Race, Nuclear Warfare, nor any other technological breakthrough of the 20th Century. Welcome to England, struck low at its' imperialistic zenith.
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Welcome back!
After contracting a dreaded lurgy at the end of December 2022, I have been unable to record until my voice was strong enough again.
I present to you, dear listener, the first of a new series. A series of apocalyptic tales from long ago, from authors who had not experienced the horrors of either World Wars, the Wright Brothers' first flight, the Internet, the Space Race, Nuclear Warfare, nor any other technological breakthrough of the 20th Century. These are world's that truly take us back to a time where technology as we know it, did not exist.
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I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
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Episode 24 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.8, by Charles Dickens.
Twas The Night Before Christmas.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 23 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.7, by Charles Dickens.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 22 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.6, by Charles Dickens.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 21 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.5, by Charles Dickens.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 20 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.4, by Charles Dickens.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 19 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.3, by Charles Dickens.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 18 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.2, by Charles Dickens.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 17 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Carol Pt.1, by Charles Dickens.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 16 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
Reginald's Christmas Revel, by H.H. Munroe.
A Christmas Legend, by Florence Scannell.
The Christmas Party.
The Elves and The Shoemaker, by The Brothers Grimm.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 15 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Set of Poe, By By George Ade.
A Hint for Next Christmas, By A.A. Milne.
On Christmas Day in the Morning, By Pearl S. Buck
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 14 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Christmas Memory, By Truman Capote.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 13 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Animals' Christmas Tree, by The Rev. John P. Peters.
Papa Panov's special Christmas, by Leo Tolstoy.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 12 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
A Kidnapped Santa Claus, By L. Frank Baum.
Reginald on Christmas Presents, by H.H Monroe.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 11 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
At Christmas Time, By Anton Chekov.
Little Piccola.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 10 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
Nobodies Story, by Charles Dickens.
The Little Match Girl, By Hans Christian Andersen.
How the Fir Tree Became The Christmas Tree.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 09 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Snow Queen, By Hans Christian Andersen, part 3.
The Snowman, By Hans Christian Andersen.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 08 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Snow Queen, By Hans Christian Andersen, part 2.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 07 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Snow Queen, By Hans Christian Andersen, part 1.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 06 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, by Hans Christian Andersen.
Little Wolff’s Wooden Shoes, by Francois Coppee
How The Good Gifts Were Used by Two, by Howard Pyle.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 05 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
Little Girl's Christmas, by Winifred E. Lincoln.
Signs of Christmas, by Edwin Lees.
A Story of The Christ-Child, by Elizabeth Harkison.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 04 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Christmas Masquerade, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.
Baboushka, by Anonymous.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 03 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
The Legend of The White Gifts, by Phebe A. Curtiss.
A Child's Christmas in Wales, by Dylan Thomas.
The Night After Christmas, by Anonymous.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 02 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.
The Little Fir Tree, by Olive Thorne Miller.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell
Episode 01 of Storytime with Martin Lovell's Audio Advent Calendar contains:
Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse, by Charles Dickens.
The Little Fir Tree, by Hans Christian Andersen.
A Letter from Santa Claus, by Mark Twain.
A lot of these stories are over one hundred years old. This means they are very much of their time and can use words and phrases that, by today’s standards, could be considered offensive or at best, strange to our modern ears.
I have done my best to change words or phrases that are obviously needlessly offensive, however, I cannot guarantee that I have found them all, or am even aware of the possible origins of some, and so if what I read does have negative connotations that causes offense, I apologise and direct you to the author of the works being read.
If you would like to support this audio production, I would really appreciate it if you would donate to my patreon: www.patreon.com/martinlovell