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 |
Sun, 23 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 |
Thu, 20 July 2006
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 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 |
Wed, 19 July 2006
Wed, Jul 19 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #433 This week we're reading 'Stories That They Are Famous For,' tales from long ago that are still remembered to this day. Short, but highly memorable, columnist Franklin P. Adams wrote a one stanza poem in 1910 about the New York Giants getting slaughtered by the Chicago Cubs. Quoted all over the place to this day, we rarely hear the entire verse, so here it is -- 'Baseball's Sad Lexicon.'  Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 18 July 2006
Tue, Jul 18 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #432 This week we're reading 'Stories That They Are Famous For,' tales from long ago that are still remembered to this day. Bret Harte was well known for many short stories of the American West, but his most famous was 'The Luck of Roaring Camp' from 1868. There are some laughs here, but mostly, the story is a wonderful study in contrasts and poignancy. Time: approx twenty-four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Mon, 17 July 2006
Mon, Jul 17 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #431 This week we're reading 'Stories That They Are Famous For,' tales from long ago that are still remembered to this day. From 1865, we bring you Mark Twain's 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.' Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html |
Sun, 16 July 2006
Sun, Jul 16 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #430 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter Six, "Good Vittles, Bad Company." 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 |
Sat, 15 July 2006
Sat, Jul 15 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #429 George Ade takes us through the entire family Chain of Command in the 1902 story 'The Fable of the Syndicate Lover, the Pickled Papa, and the Rest of the Bunch.' 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 |
Fri, 14 July 2006
Fri, Jul 14 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #428 George Ade pits a tiny man against a hulking behemoth in the 1904 tale 'The Ninety Pound Knight-Errant and His Lady Fair' (and there's other characters here besides the guy's wife, as well). 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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Thu, 13 July 2006
Thu, Jul 13 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #427 Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon's insightful and funny writings are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Her almost-epic poem from 1918, 'An Omar for Ladies' explores the fleetingness of fashion. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Josephine Dodge Daskam Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/daskam.html |
Wed, 12 July 2006
Wed, Jul 12 2006Mister Ron's Basement #426 Josephine Dodge Daskam's daring (for 1901) and funny writings are spotlighted in the Basement this week. 'The Woman Who Was Not Athletic' explains in no uncertain terms that there is more than one game that can be played on the golf course. 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 Josephine Dodge Daskam Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/daskam.html |
Tue, 11 July 2006
Tue, Jul 11 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #425 Josephine Dodge Daskam's refreshingly funny writings are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Do men disdain women who are too intellectual? Find out in the 1901 fable 'The Woman Who Used Her Theory.' Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Josephine Dodge Daskam Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/daskam.html |
Mon, 10 July 2006
Mon, Jul 10 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #424 Josephine Dodge Daskam's humorous writings are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Today we explore the old dictum that 'The Way to a Man's Heart is Through His Stomach' in the 1901 story 'The Woman Who Helped Her Sister.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Josephine Dodge Daskam Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/daskam.html |
Mon, 10 July 2006
Mon, Jul 10 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #423 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter Five, "More Interruptions, More Company." If you want to really appreciate this, please listen to the first four 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 |
Sun, 9 July 2006
Sun, Jul 09 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #422 George Ade shares the intrigue and excitement of a woman's everyday life in the 1900 story 'The Fable of the Apprehensive Sparrow and Her Daily Escape.' Time: approx five 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, 7 July 2006
Fri, Jul 07 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #421 George Ade regales us with the story of the wonderful life to be found on a Farm in 'The Fable of the Honest Moneymaker and the Partner of His Joys' from 1900. 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, 6 July 2006
Thu, Jul 06 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #420 'Mr. Bowser' stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Totally forgotten today, Mr. Bowser was one of the truly great comic characters of all time. Today, Bowser brings some audio cultural entertainment into his home in the 1902 story 'The Gramophone.' 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 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, 5 July 2006
Wed, Jul 05 2006Mister Ron's Basement #419 'Mr. Bowser' stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Totally forgotten today, Mr. Bowser was one of the truly great comic characters of all time. Bowser demonstrates how to accomplish a difficult chore with all due speed in the very funny 1902 tale 'House Cleaning.' 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 |
Tue, 4 July 2006
Tue, Jul 04 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #418 
'Mr. Bowser' stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Totally forgotten today, Mr. Bowser was one of the truly great comic characters of all time. Today's tale features Bowser refurbishing a colonial collectible in 'Mister Bowser Mends A Clock' from 1902. 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 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 |
Mon, 3 July 2006
Mon, Jul 03 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #417 'Mr. Bowser' stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Totally forgotten today, Mr. Bowser was one of the truly great comic characters of all time. Today, Mr. and Mrs. Bowser come to grips with 'The Family Bills' from 1902. 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 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 |
Sun, 2 July 2006
Sun, Jul 02 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #416 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter Four -- 'Samantha Running Ragged Amid the Rags.' If you want to really appreciate this, please listen to the first three chapters before getting to this one, although this Chapter does stand alone pretty well. Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sat, 1 July 2006
Sat, Jul 01 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #415 George Ade clues us in on where the next Boxing Champ is coming from in the 1899 tale, 'The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed.'  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 |
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