Episodes

Oct. 6, 2024

BEYOND THE BAYOU by KATE CHOPIN

Kate Chopin wrote about life on the Louisiana Bayou after the Civil War, and she portrays the life of blacks on the plantation with tenderness and understanding. In this story a woman named LaFolle, who lives alone in a cabin far from the main home...

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Sept. 29, 2024

THE VILLAGE SINGER by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN

A great creative piece about an aging lead singer who is shown the door by her church members but decices she isn't ready for retirement. With her house located only steps from the open church windows she begins singing and playing her organ to...

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Sept. 22, 2024

THE PLAY HOUSE by ALICE BROWN

New England author Alice Brown highlights a moment in life around the turn of the centuty with this npoignant short story.

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Sept. 8, 2024

THE QUICKSAND by EDITH WHARTON

A wealthy woman reaches out to help her grown son and his girlfriend after her son asks her to intervene on his behalf, having been turned down with his marriage proposal. In the process of trying to unite the two the woman finds out that her own life...

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Aug. 25, 2024

PAUL'S CASE by WILLA CATHER

A high school boy who the teachers can't seem to reach finally runs away from his drab home in Pittsburgh and heads for New York City, taking money from his empoloyer to finance his trip. In a world where the very rich live a lavish lifestyle he...

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May 26, 2024

THE SECRET GARDEN (FINAL CHAPTER)

Mr. Craven experiences some vivid dreams while traveling in Switzerland- dreams calling him back to the garden. On the long train ride home he remembers with regret how he treated his young son, blaming him for his wife's death, and wonders how he has...

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May 19, 2024

THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 25-26) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

Chapter 25 begins with the Robin's "birds'eye" view of the children in the garden . While the mother robin sits on her eggs she finds herself fascinated by Colin, Later, on rainy days, Colin and Mary explore the huge gouse, and get their exercize...

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May 17, 2024

THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAP 24) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

Colin and Mary , Dickon and Ben Weatherstaff keep up their rituals of thinking of "the magic" while Colin gets stronger day by day. Dickon shows Colin some exercises to improve his strength.

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May 9, 2024