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I Stayed Up Late to Talk About Mom With You

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6 kids discuss their wonderful mom in honor of her birthday.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Chapter 7

Ally reads a chapter a day of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. This one is short and intriguing.

Jan 05, 2022•3 min•Season 2Ep. 131

Christmas Short Story #8: The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe

Mary reads The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe (1850). Though Poe did not write any stories specifically set around Christmas (that I could find - please send us the name if he did!), this semi-ghost story is in keeping with the relatively unintentional Christmas Eve ghost story theme we have going. I also chose it because I thought it might fit into the type of ghost story Jerome K. Jerome had so much fun satirizing in Told After Supper. Read along here ....

Dec 21, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 125

Christmas Short Story #5: Christmas Eve by Washington Irving

Ally reads the short story "Christmas Eve" by Washington Irving, which appeared in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, along with Rip Van Winkle and Sleep Hollow. Irving's portrayal of Christmas in England was very influential in the development of American Christmas traditions. This is Ally signing off for the year. Mary will pick up next week with a few more Christmas short stories and then we will begin a new novel in January. Merry Christmas!

Dec 18, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 122

Christmas Short Story #4: Christmas by Washington Irving

Ally reads the essay "Christmas" by Washington Irving, which appeared in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, along with Rip Van Winkle and Sleep Hollow. Irving's portrayal of Christmas in England was very influential in the development of American Christmas traditions. We'll have another one of his Christmas stories tomorrow.

Dec 17, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 121

Christmas Short Story #2: The Red Room by HG Wells

Ally reads The Red Room, a short story by HG Wells, which was published in 1896. This isn't technically a Christmas story, but Wells didn't write any Christmas-themed stories (that we could find), so we are substituting a ghost story. Apparently telling ghost stories around the fire was a British Christmas Eve tradition.

Dec 13, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 117

Discussion of O Pioneers!

Ally and Mary stay up late to share their thoughts on O Pioneers! by Willa Cather.

Dec 10, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 115

O Pioneers!, Part V (Conclusion)

Mary reads the concluding chapters of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913). Read along here .

Dec 09, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 114

O Pioneers!, Part III

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913). Read along here .

Dec 06, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 111

Discussion of An Old-Fashioned Girl

Ally and Mary discuss why Polly and Tom's love story is satisfying, the nature of work in LMA's writing, how you can use literature to weed out potential suitors, and the very complicated plot of Wuthering Heights.

Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 103