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Surprise Endings

Season 1 Episode 96

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George reads what is arguably the most famous short story ever written - 
The Gift of the Magi.

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Quaintness Mingled with Revelry

Season 1 Episode 95

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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Dinner is served!
02:18 The Christmas meal
03:43 The people at the meal
04:44 Loaded with good cheer, conversation, a…

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Generous and Happy Feelings

Season 1 Episode 94

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Episode Ninety Four - Generous and Happy Feelings

00:00 Introduction00:54 Waking Up02:43 Invitation to family prayers04:01 Breakfast04:38 O…

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Revelry Encouraged

Season 1 Episode 93

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00:00 Introduction01:16 Ride to Bracebridge Manor03:21 Arrival at Bracebridge04:36 Description of the Manor House10:10 Description of the …

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Santa Claus Establishes New York

Season 1 Episode 92

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Episode 92 - Santa Claus Establishes New York

00:01 Introduction00:36 More about Washington Irving02:43 The Pompous Senator and Santa05:39 …

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Christmas and the Father of American Literature

Season 1 Episode 91

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What is a way of remember the name Washington Irving (and not confusing him with other names!)Where do we get the legend of Santa Claus in…

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The Raven and the Eye

Season 1 Episode 90

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Ninety - The Raven and the Eye

This episode takes a deep dive into two of Dickens’ greatest works A Tale of Two Cities and Barnaby Rudge as…

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Researching Poe

Season 1 Episode 89

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Plagues, Witches, and Wars online course at the University of Virginia
https://www.coursera.org/learn/historical-fiction

The Edgar Allan Poe…

4 years, 3 months ago

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This SOUNDS like Poe's school!

Season 1 Episode 88

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Episode Eighty Eight - This SOUNDS like Poe’s School?

Why do you think Stoke Newington IS the school in William Wilson?Why do you think Sto…

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Poe and the City

Season 1 Episode 87

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Where does “The Man of the Crowd” specifically take place?How could the tale be considered a “stalking story?”How could the tale NOT be co…

4 years, 3 months ago

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