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Mary reads Chapter 11 of the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. More trouble is brewing in the tranquil English countryside (can you believe it?).
Mary reads Chapter 10 of the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. She also sincerely apologizes for the number of plosives in the episode.
Ally & Mary discuss January's novellas, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
Mary concludes the reading of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915).
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Mary reads The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915). It's really so much better than you would think!
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Mary reads The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915). We hope it will transform you!
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Ally reads a chapter a day of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
This one is short and intriguing.
Ally reads a chapter (or two) a day of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Ally reads a chapter (or two) a day of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Mary reads the short story Papa Panov's Special Christmas by Leo Tolstoy.
And with that, Mary is signing off for 2021! We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas.
Mary reads The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe (1850). Though Poe did not write any stories specifically set around Christmas (that I could find - please send us the name if he did!), this semi-ghost story is in keeping with the relatively unintentional Christmas Eve ghost story theme we have going. I also chose it because I thought it might fit into the type of ghost story Jerome K. Jerome had so much fun satirizing in Told After Supper.
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Mary reads the short story A Scot's Christmas Story by George MacDonald.
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Mary reads the short story The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather (1896). This short story was published by Cather in The Home Monthly under the pseudonym Elizabeth L. Seymour.
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Ally reads the short story "Christmas Eve" by Washington Irving, which appeared in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, along with Rip Van Winkle and Sleep Hollow. Irving's portrayal of Christmas in England was very influential in the development of American Christmas traditions.
This is Ally signing off for the year. Mary will pick up next week with a few more Christmas short stories and then we will begin a new novel in January. Merry Christmas!
Ally reads the essay "Christmas" by Washington Irving, which appeared in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, along with Rip Van Winkle and Sleep Hollow. Irving's portrayal of Christmas in England was very influential in the development of American Christmas traditions.
We'll have another one of his Christmas stories tomorrow.
Ally reads the novella Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, which was published in 1891.
Part 3 of 3.
This is a funny one.
Ally reads the novella Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, which was published in 1891.
Part 2 of 3.
This is a funny one.
Ally reads the novella Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, which was published in 1891.
Part 1 of 3.
This is a funny one.
Ally reads The Red Room, a short story by HG Wells, which was published in 1896.
This isn't technically a Christmas story, but Wells didn't write any Christmas-themed stories (that we could find), so we are substituting a ghost story. Apparently telling ghost stories around the fire was a British Christmas Eve tradition.
Ally reads Christmas Storms and Sunshine by Elizabeth Gaskell, a Christmas short story which was published in 1848.
Mary reads the concluding chapters of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).
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Ally and Mary discuss why Polly and Tom's love story is satisfying, the nature of work in LMA's writing, how you can use literature to weed out potential suitors, and the very complicated plot of Wuthering Heights.
Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1896).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
The original episode for chapter 10 cut off with about ten minutes left. Here's the full audio.
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
This episode replaces an earlier episode that didn't have the complete audio.
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
NOTE: the original audio cut off on this episode, and it's been updated. This should be the correct audio now.
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally reads a chapter a day of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1869).
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Ally and Mary discuss the fragility of life, the incompetence of 19th century doctors, and what Ivan Ilych might have considered the 'right life' in Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych (1886).
Mary reads the concluding chapters (Chapters 10, 11 and 12) of The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1886).
Mary and Ally purportedly discuss Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but mostly end up just talking about Washington Irving's surprisingly interesting life, Jeff Goldblum, and books they have or have not read about Russia.
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Ally and Mary discuss The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald (1882).
Show Notes:
George MacDonald, Biography Information
Works of George MacDonald, Full Site
The Fantastic Imagination by George MacDonald
Montag, Linda (2003). Subversion and Recuperation of Gender Roles in George MacDonald's "The Day Boy and the Night Girl," accessed here.
Mary reads the concluding chapters of The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald (1882).
Mary reads a few chapters a day of The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald (1882).
Mary reads a few chapters of The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald (1882).
Mary reads a few chapters a day of The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald (1882).
Mary reads a few chapters a day of The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald (1882).
Mary and Ally discuss Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).
Ally reads a chapter or two (or three...or four) a day of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).
Ally reads a chapter or two a day of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).
Ally reads a chapter a two or day of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).
Ally reads a chapter or two a day of Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).
Ally reads a chapter or two a day of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).
Ally reads a chapter or two a day of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).
Ally reads a chapter or two a day of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889).