Mon, 25 June 2007
Mon, Jun 25 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #766 More stories from William Tappan Thompson's southwestern masterpiece, 'Major Jones's Courtship,' published in 1843, grace the Basement this week. Today's tale takes place before Major Jones's marriage proposal, where he goes to Macon, Georgia to observe an 'Examination at the Female College.' Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 24 June 2007
Sun, Jun 24 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #765 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. In today's chapter, Ade presents the story of a Garden Party in a rapidly devolving neighborhood. It's pretty funny. The tale is called 'The Barclay Lawn Party.' 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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |