Fri, 30 June 2006
Fri, Jun 30 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #414 George Ade lets us in on the secret of success in life in the 1904 story 'The Willing Collegian Who Was Hunting for a Foothold.' Time: approx Eight and a Half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Thu, 29 June 2006
Thu, Jun 29 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #413 C. B. Lewis created one of the most memorable comic characters of all time back in 1886 -- Mr. Bowser -- kind of a cross between Homer Simpson and Archie Bunker. Today, in keeping with this week's theme, we present a Mr. Bowser story from 1902, 'The Summer Drink.' There will be more Mr. Bowser stories next week! Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Wed, 28 June 2006
Wed, Jun 28 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #412 Americans seem to regard Vacationing a little different from everybody else. This apparently, was true long ago as well as today, as we find out in Charles Dudley Warner's 1893 piece, 'Repose in Activity.' Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Wed, 28 June 2006
Tue, Jun 27 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #411 Another Summer Story today from O Henry -- Even Grafters and Con Men need a vacation now and then, which they get in 'A Midsummer Masquerade' from 1908.  Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/ohenry.html |
Tue, 27 June 2006
Tue, Jun 27 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #410 Summer is here, and we have stories about the season this week! We kick off with George W. Peck's 1882 tale of a vacation gone very, very wrong in 'Summer Resorting.' Time: approx twelve and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
Sun, 25 June 2006
Sun, Jun 25 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #409 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter 3 -- 'Moving the Stove.' If you want to make sense of this, please listen to the first two chapters before getting to this one.  Time: approx twelve and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sat, 24 June 2006
Sat, Jun 24 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #408 George Ade fills us in on what goes on behind closed doors with three young suburban couples in the 1904 story 'The Fable of the Lonesome Trolley-Riders and Their Quest of Harmless Amusement.' Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Sat, 24 June 2006
Fri, Jun 23 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #407 George Ade tells how to set up a tour of all the wholesome sights in the big city for a visiting country cousin in the 1904 story 'The Lecture Tickets That Were Bought but Never Used.' This one is a howler. Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Thu, 22 June 2006
Thu, Jun 22 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #406  Charles Battell Loomis is in the spotlight this week. Today's story has it's ups and downs -- 'Poe's "Raven" in an Elevator' from 1903. Time: approx sixteen 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 |
Wed, 21 June 2006
Wed, Jun 21 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #405 Charles Battell Loomis is in the spotlight this week. Back in Episode #316, we introduced an amazing character, Miss Flutterly. Today, we bring her back in a 1904 story, 'Miss Flutterly on Politics and the Drama.' 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 Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html |
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