Fri, Mar 19 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1625 March is Women's History Month! We are wrapping up our 19th Century Women Author readings with a week of stories from Fanny Fern's 1857 book, 'Fresh Leaves.' Today Fanny discusses the outrageous New York Woman in the story 'Knickerbocker and Tri-Mountain.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fe...
Mar 19, 2010•6 min
Thur, Mar 18 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1624 March is Women's History Month! We are wrapping up our 19th Century Women Author readings with a week of stories from Fanny Fern's 1857 book, 'Fresh Leaves.' What can you do with all your stuff when you have no place to put it? We find out in Fanny Fern's 'Closet Meditations' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories i...
Mar 19, 2010•5 min
Wed, Mar 17 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1623 March is Women's History Month! We are wrapping up our 19th Century Women Author readings with a week of stories from Fanny Fern's 1857 book, 'Fresh Leaves.' Today's story needs no explanation except the title -- 'Down in the Dumps.' Time: approx six and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.h...
Mar 18, 2010•6 min
Tue, Mar 16 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1622 March is Women's History Month! We are wrapping up our 19th Century Women Author readings with a week of stories from Fanny Fern's 1857 book, 'Fresh Leaves.' Today Fanny looks at the popular 'Guide to Young Wives' books of the 1850s, and gives their authors a piece of her mind in 'Moral Molasses; or, Too Sweet by Half.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The...
Mar 17, 2010•6 min
Mon, Mar 15 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1621 Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.' If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to! You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below. If you've already heard (or read) all the previous chapters, and are familiar with the characters, then you will have a good laugh by the end of this fun chapter! It is calle...
Mar 16, 2010•26 min
Sun, Mar 14 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1620 SUNDAY SALAD offers a unique piece -- a fascinating feature story by Stanley Huntley, not part of his humor column. From 1882, we have 'Dividing Dakota -- History of the Scheme for a New State.' This piece offers unique insight into a significant historical event of the Old West, and even has a few flashes of Huntley's brilliant humor. Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.co...
Mar 15, 2010•24 min
Sat, Mar 13 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1619 A. D. Blashfield March is Women's History Month! Today's Saturday Night Special story is not by a woman but is certainly about women! From 1905, we present a strange fantasy by Thomas L. Masson wherein all the women in New York City mysteriously disappear! It's called 'A Corner in Women.' Time: approx twenty-nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Thomas L. Masson Index ...
Mar 14, 2010•29 min
Fri, Mar 12 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1618 March is Women's History Month! We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week, which we are wrapping up with a Fanny Fern story, probably from the late 1850s, but was found in her 'Memorial Volume' collection published in 1872. It is called 'Everybody's Vacation Except Editors.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Cata...
Mar 13, 2010•4 min
Thur, Mar 11 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1617 March is Women's History Month! We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. While we have not featured too many stories by Rose Terry Cooke in the past, she is one of our favorite authors. Today we feature one of her most popular stories, from 1878 -- a satirical piece about a mythical island where frustrated Americans set up a different kind of society -- it's called 'Knoware.' Time: approx thirty-seven minutes The Mister...
Mar 12, 2010•37 min
Wed, Mar 10 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1616 March is Women's History Month! We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. Today we are offering a fun short story about an economizing couple that appeared in Godey's Lady's Book magazine in 1857. Written by Alice B. Neal, it is called 'Finding the Leak - A Domestic Episode.' Time: approx twenty-one minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html There is a ...
Mar 11, 2010•21 min
Tue, Mar 9 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1615 March is Women's History Month! We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. We begin with a science-fictional poem by Mary Spenser Pease that appeared in Godey's Lay's Book magazine in 1850 -- It is entitled 'The Evening Star - A Vision of 1950.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue...
Mar 10, 2010•6 min
Mon, Mar 8 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1614 Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.' If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to! You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below. Today we present Chapter Nine, wherein Bank Teller Peter Pupkin attempts to commit suicide four times in five weeks! It is called 'The Mariposa Bank Mystery.' As always, your ...
Mar 09, 2010•34 min
Sun, Mar 7 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1613 SUNDAY SALAD offers a fun Stanley Huntley story from 1880, in the days of the earliest telephone service, involving something that, apparently, had never been done before. It's called 'Money by Telephone.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html There is a nif...
Mar 08, 2010•6 min
Sat, Mar 6 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1612 Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden discusses the benefits and drawbacks of having 'bricks' of fresh air delivered to your home, just the same as the iceman brings ice. This 1900 story is called 'Compressed Air.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/alden.html There is a nifty ...
Mar 07, 2010•5 min
Fri, Mar 5 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1611 March is Women's History Month! We are wrapping up a week of truly awful poetry by Julia A. Moore, otherwise known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan , with a sports poem from 1876, 'Grand Rapids Cricket Club.' You've never heard anything quite like this. Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iPro...
Mar 06, 2010•4 min
Thur, Mar 4 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1610 March is Women's History Month! We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration. This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye. By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set o...
Mar 05, 2010•4 min
Wed, Mar 3 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1609 March is Women's History Month! We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration. This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye. By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of...
Mar 04, 2010•5 min
Tue, Mar 2 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1608 March is Women's History Month! We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration. This week, we will explore the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye. By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set o...
Mar 03, 2010•6 min
Mon, Mar 01 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1607 Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.' If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to! You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below. Today, in Chapter Eight, Mr. Pupkin brings his sweetheart along on thirty-one canoe rides, among other things, in 'The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter ...
Mar 02, 2010•29 min
Sun, Feb 28 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1606 SUNDAY SALAD features an 1883 conversation between a rabid prohibitionist and a couple of editors, as only Stanley Huntley could have written it! Time: approx nine and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece ...
Mar 01, 2010•9 min
Sat, Feb 27 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1605 Our Saturday Night Special story is truly special today! From The New York Weekly Magazine of July, 1796, we have discovered a piece by a writer who calls himself Tyranculus , concerning what was then becoming a vanishing custom, and putting the final kibosh on it. The piece is called 'On the Three Cornered Hat.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htm...
Feb 28, 2010•5 min
Fri, Feb 26 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1604 We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis! In today's 1905 tale, a haberdasher is talked into pulling a stunt to get a free Railroad trip. It is called 'The Price of a Pass. Time: approx twenty and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattell...
Feb 27, 2010•20 min
Thur, Feb 25 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1603 We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis! Today's tale is classic Loomis -- one of the great tales that made him so popular with readers of the era! A young American lawyer is bowled over with love at first sight with a woman who passed him by in front of the British Museum and vanished! It is called 'The Lady of the Museum Steps.' Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement F...
Feb 26, 2010•13 min
Wed, Feb 24 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1602 We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis! From 1909, Loomis moves out of his cramped apartment in the city, and struggles to get used to the wide open spaces of New Jersey in 'The Confession of a Suburbanite.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ron...
Feb 25, 2010•10 min
Tue, Feb 23 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1601 We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis! Today's 1900 tale features a man with complaints about golf and golfers. It's called 'Once 'Round the Links.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html *John Kelly...
Feb 24, 2010•6 min
Mon, Feb 22 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1600 This is our 1600th Episode! Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.' If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to! You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below. Today, in Chapter Seven, cupid's arrow strikes the junior teller at the Exchange Bank and the Judge's daughter in 'The Extraordinary Entanglement ...
Feb 23, 2010•26 min
Sun, Feb 21 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1599 SUNDAY SALAD offers a Stanley Huntley tale from 1882 revealing exactly how western railroad conductors handle pushy Easterners. It's called 'The Conductor and the Tourist.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html *John Kelly of The Washington Post...
Feb 22, 2010•6 min
Sat, Feb 20 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1598 Our Saturday Night Special story concerns... Saturday Night! Fanny Fern takes us on a Saturday Evening visit to The Bowery in her 1857 story, 'Signs of the Times.' Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html *John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Bas...
Feb 21, 2010•8 min
Fri, Feb 19 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1597 Written back in 1920, Ellis Parker Butler presented a science fiction tale of the world of the future -- 1930! This tale of Prohibition is called 'The Man from '20.' Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at: http://www.ellispar...
Feb 20, 2010•12 min
Thur, Feb 18 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1596 Today we offer our third (and last) S. Potts and Daniel story from Ellis Parker Butler (there apparently aren't any more), also published in 1910. Our tale concerns a man who invents a remarkable improvement in False Teeth. The story is appropriately enough called 'Teeth is Teeth.' Time: approx twenty-three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog ...
Feb 19, 2010•23 min
