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March 5, 2025

COUNT KONRAD'S COURTSHIP by ROBERT BARR

A knight returns from the Crusades to his castle in Germany to find that the neighboring castle is under seige and that a beautiful 18 year old girl named Brunhilda Bernstein is defending it staunchly, the King having died during the seige and her...

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Dec. 22, 2024

A CHRISTMAS EVE SUIT by EDWARD PARSON ROE

A young up and coming attorney decides to court two young ladies and put them to the test to see which is the better marriage material, so he asks them to join him for a sleigh ride across an icy river... Join us at for all 12podcasts, including our...

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Dec. 4, 2024

THE HERBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY

In The Harbinger, a run down man and his two unemployed pals sit on a park bench and devise a scheme to rob the married man's wife of a one dollar bill so they can buy themselves a beer at the local pub. In One Thousand Dollars, a spoiled young man is...

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Oct. 13, 2024

AN INVITATION by ROBERT BARR

A powerful and cruel Archbishop traveling with a 12 man escort is returning home after demanding allegiance from smaller fiefdoms in the region when he is suddenly surrounded by a force twice his size and given an invitation to dine with the female...

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Sept. 25, 2024

RAPPACINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 2) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

Giovanni enters the garden for the first time and soon Beatrice joins him. The two find they have much in common- but there is a lingering fear on the part of Giovanni regarding her poisonous apsect, a fear which become worse after Giovanni is warned...

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Sept. 18, 2024

RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 1) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

You'll find suspense, horror, and brilliantly crafted storyline in this classic Hawthorne short story about a young man who cmonmes to Padua Italy to study and finds himself in love with a young beauty whose life has been compromised by an evil...

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Sept. 8, 2024

IN THE SPRING and A COWARD by MAUPASSANT

In The Spring- A young man goes outdoors on a warm spring day and finds his attentions are riveted on a beautiful young girl- but before he can approach him he is pulled aside by an older man who insists on telling him a story about the dangers of...

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Sept. 4, 2024

A SISTERLY SCHEME by H.C. BUNNER

While vacationing at a Maine resort, a young bachelor is left hign and high by a young lady who decided to dump him at the last minute.  While watching her disappear acropss the lake with her new choice, he is approached by a saucy young lady who...

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July 28, 2024

THE STORY OF SIR PELLIAS (CHAPS 3-4) from THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR A…

In chapter 3 Sir Pellias holds true to his promise to declare Queen Guinivere to be the most beautiful queen while outside the castle of the knight of the green sleeves- and winds up being treated to a dinner within the castle where he is persuaded to...

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May 29, 2024

THEIR FIRST FORMAL CALL by GRACE MACGOWAN COOKE

Many years ago, around 1900, social customes were very different from what they are today. if a young man wanted to make a formal call on a young lady, the custom of the day wasd to approach the young lady's house and present a card of introduction....

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Feb. 25, 2024

KING ARTHUR BATTLES WITH THE SABL;E KNIGHT from THE BOOK OF KING ARTH…

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Howard Lang

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Feb. 21, 2024

MY LADY JANE by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Feb. 14, 2024

THE LOVE OF LONG AGO and THE INDISCRETION by GUY de MAUPASSANT

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Guy de Maupassant

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Feb. 11, 2024

GREATER LOVE by BRAM STOKER

1001 Greatest Love Stories Stories by Bram Stoker

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