Fri, 31 August 2007
Fri, Aug 31 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #833 Mr. Bowser decides that his wife needs to know about more than 'bargain sales and tea parties,' so he attempts to give her the benefit of his knowledge of 'Political Matters' in today's funny 1902 story by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis). 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 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 |
Thu, 30 August 2007
Thu, Aug 30 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #832 Here comes the last adventure of the Potts Family from Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot.' The whole town brings appropriate presents to the Potts' celebration of their 'Iron Wedding.' Time: approx four and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html |
Wed, 29 August 2007
Wed, Aug 29 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #831 From Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot,' comes 'Potts' Adventures.' In today's tale, we find out how important it may be to keep track of the time in 'Pott's Clock.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html |
Wed, 29 August 2007
Tue, Aug 28 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #830 From Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot,' comes 'Potts' Adventures.' Today, Potts takes care of a horribly noisy cat stuck in a pipe. Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html |
Tue, 28 August 2007
Tue, Aug 28 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #829 From Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot,' comes 'Potts' Adventures.' Today Mr. Pott raises the roof, again and again, in 'Potts' Roof.' 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 Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html |
Mon, 27 August 2007
Mon, Aug 27 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #828 Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. Today's tale concerns a man who desperately wants to acquire a particular collection of books, and his hard-hearted wife who draws the line on his buying it in 'The Set of Poe.' Time: approx eleven 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 |
Sun, 26 August 2007
Sun, Aug 26 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #827 SUNDAY SALAD offers a unique collection of tales from Stanley Huntley from 1882, all having to do (well, sort of) with the (then) tiny town of Bogota, New Jersey -- including a boat visit from the Spoopendykes! Time: approx seventeen 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 |
Fri, 24 August 2007
Fri, Aug 24 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #826 Mrs. Bowser has a little talk with Mr. Bowser -- about Mr. Bowser -- in C. B. Lewis's 1902 story 'A Family Discussion.' Time: approx seven 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 |
Thu, 23 August 2007
Thu, Aug 23 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #825 The Peterkin Family faces a crisis as they discover themselves trapped in their house in 'The Peterkins Snowed-Up' from 1886 by Lucretia Peabody Hale. Time: approx eleven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Lucretia Peabody Hale Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/hale.html |
Wed, 22 August 2007
Wed, Aug 22 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #824 When the Lady from Philadelphia goes away, the Peterkin family confronts the fact that they are, well, kind of stupid, in Lucretia Peabody Hale's convoluted 1882-6 tale, 'The Peterkins Try to Become Wise.' 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 Lucretia Peabody Hale Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/hale.html |
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