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HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE, THE BRAVE THREE HUNDRED and CROSSING THE RUBICON
⚔️ 1. Horatius at the Bridge
Source: James Baldwin's retelling of the Roman legend from Livy.
Summary
Rome is under sudden attack by the Etruscan a…
6 months, 1 week ago
SREDNI VASHTAR & ST. VESPALUUS by H.H.MUNRO (SAKI)
Hector Hugh Munro, also known as Saki, was born in British Burma, . Saki was the son of Charles Augustus Munro, an Inspector General for the Indian I…
6 months, 1 week ago
MIGGLES by BRET HARTE
"Miggles" by Bret Harte
Bret Harte's "Miggles" is one of those frontier stories that begins with rough humor and bad weather, then quietly shifts in…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
THE RUBE by ZANE GREY
⭐ Show Notes Summary — "The Rube" by Zane Grey
Zane Grey's "The Rube" is a lively, character‑driven baseball tale that blends humor, heart, and the…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
THE PRETTY GIRL IN THE ARMY by HENRY LAWSON
"That Pretty Girl in the Army" by Henry Lawson
In this light, good‑humored tale, Henry Lawson turns his attention to the small misunderstandings and…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM by CHARLOTTE YONGE
"The Last Fight in the Coliseum" — Charlotte Yonge
Episode Summary
In this episode, we bring you Charlotte Yonge's powerful historical tale "The La…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
THE CHEST OF BROKEN GLASS and FEDERALIST No. 55 by JAMES MADISON
The Chest of broken Glass is an old folk tale about a father who has grown old- to old to care for himself, and in order to gain more time from his t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
AN O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY! AFTER TWENTY YEARS and BRICKDUST ROW
"After Twenty Years" — Summary
Set on a quiet, rain‑slicked street in early‑20th‑century Manhattan, After Twenty Years explores loyalty, fate, and th…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
BURIED TREASURE by O.HENRY
Two men try to outwit and outclass each other for the love of Martha May Mangum but she scores a win when her father, jealous of the attention she is…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
MIX WAR, ART, AND DANCING and CAT IN THE RAIN by ERNEST HEMINGWAY
AN ERNEST HEMINGWAY DOUBLE PLAY
🎙️ Mix War, Art, and Dancing
Hemingway's early newspaper sketch drops listeners into a Kansas City Y.W.C.A. ballroo…
6 months, 4 weeks ago