Mon, 31 July 2006
Mon, Jul 31 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #444 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter Eight, "Diamonds." Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sat, 29 July 2006
Sat, Jul 29 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #443 George Ade tells of a Young Woman running around in circles in the 1901 tale 'The Fable of the Undecided Brunette & The Two Candidates.' Time: approx ten 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 |
Fri, 28 July 2006
Fri, Jul 28 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #442 George Ade dishes up a tale of a long standing grudge and an opportunity for revenge in the 1904 story 'The Fable of What Our Public Schools and the Primary System Did for a Poor but Ambitious Youth.' Time: approx nine 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, 27 July 2006
Thu, Jul 27 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #441 Seba Smith is almost totally forgotten today, but he was America's first important political satirist, whose work was immensely popular for decades during and well after the author's life. His character Jack Downing was the progenitor of the 'Shrewd Yankee' that has become a mainstay in American fiction. From 1830 (reprinted in an 1859 collection), Jack gets a letter from his mother -- 'Mrs. Downing Urges Her Son to Come Home.' 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 Seba Smith Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/SebaSmith.html |
Wed, 26 July 2006
Wed, Jul 26 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #440 Seba Smith is almost totally forgotten today, but he was America's first important political satirist, whose work was immensely popular for decades during and well after the author's life. His character Jack Downing was the progenitor of the 'Shrewd Yankee' that has become a mainstay in American fiction. From 1830 (reprinted in an 1859 collection), Jack gets a letter from another relation urging him to stay away from the Legislature -- 'Cousin Nabby Advises Mr. Downing to Come Home.' 
Time: approx five minutes Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Seba Smith Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/SebaSmith.html |
Tue, 25 July 2006
Tue, Jul 25 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #439 Seba Smith is almost totally forgotten today, but he was America's first important political satirist, whose work was immensely popular for decades during and well after the author's life. His character Jack Downing was the progenitor of the 'Shrewd Yankee' that has become a mainstay in American fiction. What inspired Jack Downing to join the legislature? Maybe it was this letter he received from his uncle in 'Uncle Joshua Tells How He Went to Boston and Took Dinner With the Gineral Court.' Originally written in 1830, this version is from an 1859 book collection. 
Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Seba Smith Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/SebaSmith.html |
Mon, 24 July 2006
Mon, Jul 24 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #438 Seba Smith is almost totally forgotten today, but he was America's first important political satirist, whose work was immensely popular for decades during and well after the author's life. His character Jack Downing was the progenitor of the 'Shrewd Yankee' that has become a mainstay in American fiction. Today we feature the original Jack Downing story from 1830, 'My First Visit to Portland.'  Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Seba Smith Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/SebaSmith.html |
Mon, 24 July 2006
Sun, Jul 23 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #437 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter Seven, "Babies." Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sat, 22 July 2006
Sat, Jul 22 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #436 George Ade explores the mechanics of good government in off-year elections in the 1904 tale 'The Fable of the Taxpayers' Friend Who Ran to an Empty Grand Stand and Finished Outside the Money.' Time: approx nine 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 |
Fri, 21 July 2006
Fri, Jul 21 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #435 George Ade follows the career of a man who finagled his way to the top in the 1903 story 'How An Humble Beginner Moved from One Pinnacle to Another and Played the Entire Circuit.' 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 |
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