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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

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Direct download: revry-2006-07-21.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:44pm EDT

Thu, Jul 20 2006

Mister Ron's Basement #434

This week we're reading 'Stories That They Are Famous For,' tales from long ago that are still remembered to this day.

Sometimes an author can become so associated with a particular yarn, that it can drown out his other work. This is probably the case with O Henry, whose enormous output contained many, many wonderful stories, yet is usually associated with this one. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the story has almost become a cliche, 'The Gift of the Magi' is a great tale, and we present it here.

Time: approx fourteen minutes

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Direct download: revry-2006-07-20.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:41pm EDT