The Great Stone Face
Nathaniel Hawthorne's parable of holiness and humility in the White Mountain valleys that look up to New Hampshire's now fallen Old Man of the Mountain.
May 20, 2007•50 min
Classics Narrated
Great stories from public domain: Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Christmas Carol, Kipling's Kim, Lorna Doone, A Room with a View, etc.
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Kipling's Kim, chapter 14
After crisis, the Lama and Kim are welcomed in a small mountain village. There the lama teaches, meditates, and changes direction, though weak. Kim meets the woman of the village, and negotiates badly needed help.
May 18, 2007•43 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 13
The lama finds rejuvenation in the Hills, and crisis, when he and Kim encounter a team of foreign spies.
May 15, 2007•50 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 12
Lama and disciple take to the Road to visit the hospitable and sharp-tongued lady they met before. At her place, they encounter a hakim or healer, and arrange to return to the lama's beloved Hills.
May 08, 2007•1 hr
Kipling's Kim, chapter 11
Identity and talent are explored, as Kim rejoins the Lama in Benares, heals a child, and transforms a desperate colleague.
Apr 27, 2007•52 min
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Set in the California Gold Rush, the author asks an old man for news of a friend's friend. Instead, he hears of a compulsive gambler with the same last name, and his animal contestants.
Apr 26, 2007•14 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 10
Mapping, disguise, danger, the intercession of friends and the supernatural form Kim's initiation into the Great Game: Britain's struggle to hold India, the jewel in the crown of Empire, against Russian subversion.
Apr 25, 2007•42 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 9
Kim meets the Healer of Pearls, his jealous apprentice, and the Babu. He learns of fear, illusion, memory, disguise, his calling, and a novel use of the multiplication tables.
Apr 10, 2007•50 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 8
Kim & Mahbub come to understand one another, and foil a plot against Mahbub's life. They then travel to Simla, where a unique teacher awaits Kim.
Apr 06, 2007•40 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 7
Kim is taken to his first term at St. Xavier's School by the mysterious Col. Creighton, is seen safely inside by the beloved Lama, and has his unusual vacation trip explained by Mahbub Ali.
Apr 03, 2007•38 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 6
Kim, as Indian street-smart as can be, is the subject of negotiation over his formal education.
Mar 30, 2007•41 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 5
Kim and the Lama stumble across his father's old regiment, and separate.
Mar 27, 2007•46 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 1
Kim, an orphaned Irish beggar boy in 19th century India, meets an ancient lama, and becomes his pupil. He also carries a dangerous message from the horse-trader, Mahbub Ali.
Mar 03, 2007•59 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 2
Kim and the lama take the train for the first time, and meet a cross-section of India. Kim delivers a message.
Mar 03, 2007•35 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 3
The lama and Kim enjoy 'hospitality' at a village. An old veteran of the Indian Mutiny travels with them briefly, to set them on the Grand Trunk Road.
Mar 03, 2007•41 min
Kipling's Kim, chapter 4
The lama and Kim fall in with the retinue of a widow of a certain age, as they follow their road.
Mar 03, 2007•43 min
Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Chapter 1
His partner's ghost warns Scrooge of Spirits who will scare greed out, and generosity into him.
Mar 03, 2007•44 min
Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Chapter 2
The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to happier times, and shows how he lost his way.
Mar 03, 2007•39 min
Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Chapter 3
The Ghost of Christmas Present acquaints Scrooge with the Cratchits, his nephew's family, and the very poor.
Mar 03, 2007•50 min
Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Chapter 4
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge how his death will improve his world; yet offers hope in repentance.
Mar 03, 2007•34 min
Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Chapter 5
His heart changed by the Spirits of Christmas, Scrooge begins to change his life with a rush of joy.
Mar 03, 2007•15 min
Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Narrator's Note
A few words to clarify some old-fashioned language, and explain some of the choices made in this recording.
Mar 03, 2007•4 min
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Part 1
Part one of two: Ichabod, Katrina, and Brom in old Sleepy Hollow, where haunting stories linger.
Mar 03, 2007•38 min
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Part 2
Part two of two. The feast at the quilting party, rejection, and a desperate race with the Headless Horseman.
Mar 03, 2007•38 min
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