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Captains Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling. Part I.

Real men don't take guff from snotty kids. Neither does Disko Troop, skipper of the "We're Here", a fishing schooner out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, when his crew fishes Harvey Cheyne out of the Atlantic. There's no place on the Grand Banks for bystanders, so Harvey is press-ganged into service as a replacement for a man lost overboard and drowned. Harvey is heir to a vast fortune, but his rescuers believe none of what he tells them of his background. Disko won't take the boat to port until it...

Nov 06, 20231 hr 51 min

The Intrusion of Jimmy, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part IV.

The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousian romantic farce, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with imposters, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts. (From Wikipedia.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran...

Nov 06, 20231 hr 28 min

The Intrusion of Jimmy, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part III.

The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousian romantic farce, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with imposters, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts. (From Wikipedia.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran...

Nov 06, 20232 hr 36 min

The Intrusion of Jimmy, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part II.

The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousian romantic farce, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with imposters, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts. (From Wikipedia.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran...

Nov 06, 20231 hr 42 min

The Intrusion of Jimmy, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part I.

The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousian romantic farce, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with imposters, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts. (From Wikipedia.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran...

Nov 06, 20231 hr 57 min

No Thoroughfare, by Charles Dickens and W. Collins. Part IV.

Two boys from the Foundling Hospital are given the same name, with disastrous consequences in adulthood. Two associates, wishing to right the wrong, are commissioned to find a missing heir. Their quest takes them from fungous wine cellars in the City of London to the sunshine of the Mediterranean—across the Alps in winter. Danger and treachery would prevail were it not for the courage of the heroine and the faithful company servant. The story contains crafted descriptions, well-drawn and diverse...

Nov 02, 20231 hr 3 min

No Thoroughfare, by Charles Dickens and W. Collins. Part III.

Two boys from the Foundling Hospital are given the same name, with disastrous consequences in adulthood. Two associates, wishing to right the wrong, are commissioned to find a missing heir. Their quest takes them from fungous wine cellars in the City of London to the sunshine of the Mediterranean—across the Alps in winter. Danger and treachery would prevail were it not for the courage of the heroine and the faithful company servant. The story contains crafted descriptions, well-drawn and diverse...

Nov 02, 20231 hr 38 min

No Thoroughfare, by Charles Dickens and W. Collins. Part II.

Two boys from the Foundling Hospital are given the same name, with disastrous consequences in adulthood. Two associates, wishing to right the wrong, are commissioned to find a missing heir. Their quest takes them from fungous wine cellars in the City of London to the sunshine of the Mediterranean—across the Alps in winter. Danger and treachery would prevail were it not for the courage of the heroine and the faithful company servant. The story contains crafted descriptions, well-drawn and diverse...

Nov 02, 20231 hr 24 min

No Thoroughfare, by Charles Dickens and W. Collins. Part I.

Two boys from the Foundling Hospital are given the same name, with disastrous consequences in adulthood. Two associates, wishing to right the wrong, are commissioned to find a missing heir. Their quest takes them from fungous wine cellars in the City of London to the sunshine of the Mediterranean—across the Alps in winter. Danger and treachery would prevail were it not for the courage of the heroine and the faithful company servant. The story contains crafted descriptions, well-drawn and diverse...

Nov 02, 20231 hr 52 min

Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Part III.

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar , based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination in 44 BC, and its immediate aftermath. Probably written in 1599 and among the first of Shakespeare's plays to be performed at the Globe Theater, Julius Caesar is one of his best-known dramas and has received innumerable performances throughout the centuries. (From Wikipedia.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brand...

Nov 02, 202350 min

Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Part II.

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar , based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination in 44 BC, and its immediate aftermath. Probably written in 1599 and among the first of Shakespeare's plays to be performed at the Globe Theater, Julius Caesar is one of his best-known dramas and has received innumerable performances throughout the centuries. (From Wikipedia.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brand...

Nov 02, 20231 hr 6 min

Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Part I.

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar , based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination in 44 BC, and its immediate aftermath. Probably written in 1599 and among the first of Shakespeare's plays to be performed at the Globe Theater, Julius Caesar is one of his best-known dramas and has received innumerable performances throughout the centuries. (From Wikipedia.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brand...

Nov 02, 202333 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part VIII.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 9 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part VII.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 28 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part VI.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 56 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part V.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 28 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part IV.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 27 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part III.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 27 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part II.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 39 min

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Part I.

The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York. It was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who later came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and ' The Leavenworth Case ' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction. The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. This could be one of the best detective stories you will ever hear. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 33 min

Tales of the Five Towns, by Arnold Bennett. Part III.

This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of the nineteenth century, based around the six towns in the county of Staffordshire, England, known as the Potteries. Arnold Bennett chose to fictionalize these towns by changing their names and omitting one (Fenton) as he apparently felt that “Five Towns” was more euphonious than “Six Towns”. The real town names which are thinly disguised in the novel are: Han...

Oct 26, 20231 hr 23 min

Tales of the Five Towns, by Arnold Bennett. Part II.

This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of the nineteenth century, based around the six towns in the county of Staffordshire, England, known as the Potteries. Arnold Bennett chose to fictionalize these towns by changing their names and omitting one (Fenton) as he apparently felt that “Five Towns” was more euphonious than “Six Towns”. The real town names which are thinly disguised in the novel are: Han...

Oct 26, 20232 hr 16 min

Tales of the Five Towns, by Arnold Bennett. Part I.

This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of the nineteenth century, based around the six towns in the county of Staffordshire, England, known as the Potteries. Arnold Bennett chose to fictionalize these towns by changing their names and omitting one (Fenton) as he apparently felt that “Five Towns” was more euphonious than “Six Towns”. The real town names which are thinly disguised in the novel are: Han...

Oct 26, 20232 hr 1 min

The Wrong Box, by R.L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne. Part IV.

The Wrong Box is a comedy about the ending of a tontine (a tontine is an arrangement whereby a number of young people subscribe to a fund which is then closed and invested until all but one of the subscribers have died. That last subscriber then receives the whole of the proceeds). The story involves the last two such survivors and their relations, a train crash, missing uncles, surplus dead bodies and innocent bystanders. A farce really. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 26, 20231 hr 12 min

The Wrong Box, by R.L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne. Part III.

The Wrong Box is a comedy about the ending of a tontine (a tontine is an arrangement whereby a number of young people subscribe to a fund which is then closed and invested until all but one of the subscribers have died. That last subscriber then receives the whole of the proceeds). The story involves the last two such survivors and their relations, a train crash, missing uncles, surplus dead bodies and innocent bystanders. A farce really. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 26, 20231 hr 44 min

The Wrong Box, by R.L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne. Part II.

The Wrong Box is a comedy about the ending of a tontine (a tontine is an arrangement whereby a number of young people subscribe to a fund which is then closed and invested until all but one of the subscribers have died. That last subscriber then receives the whole of the proceeds). The story involves the last two such survivors and their relations, a train crash, missing uncles, surplus dead bodies and innocent bystanders. A farce really. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 26, 20231 hr 53 min

The Wrong Box, by R.L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne. Part I.

The Wrong Box is a comedy about the ending of a tontine (a tontine is an arrangement whereby a number of young people subscribe to a fund which is then closed and invested until all but one of the subscribers have died. That last subscriber then receives the whole of the proceeds). The story involves the last two such survivors and their relations, a train crash, missing uncles, surplus dead bodies and innocent bystanders. A farce really. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 26, 20231 hr 31 min

Faery Lands of the South Seas, by J. Hall & C. Nordhoff. Part VII.

Returning from the horrors of World War I James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later co authored “ Mutiny on the Bounty ”. This is a love story. A travelogue and an adventure rolled into one. This book just went into the public domain, so enjoy an early 20th Century look at paradise. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Oct 23, 20231 hr 22 min

Faery Lands of the South Seas, by J. Hall & C. Nordhoff. Part VI.

Returning from the horrors of World War I James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later co authored “ Mutiny on the Bounty ”. This is a love story. A travelogue and an adventure rolled into one. This book just went into the public domain, so enjoy an early 20th Century look at paradise. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Oct 23, 20231 hr 35 min

Faery Lands of the South Seas, by J. Hall & C. Nordhoff. Part V.

Returning from the horrors of World War I James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later co authored “ Mutiny on the Bounty ”. This is a love story. A travelogue and an adventure rolled into one. This book just went into the public domain, so enjoy an early 20th Century look at paradise. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Oct 23, 20231 hr 22 min
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