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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:
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Direct download: revry-2006-07-31.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:14am EDT

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:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Direct download: revry-2006-07-29.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:12pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-28.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:10pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-27.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:07am EDT

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:
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The Seba Smith Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/SebaSmith.html

Direct download: revry-2006-07-26.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:04am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-25.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:58am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-24.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:52am EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2006-07-23.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:49pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-22.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:46am EDT

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

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

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/ohenry.html

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

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:
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Direct download: revry-2006-07-19.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:38am EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2006-07-18.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:34am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-17.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:29pm EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2006-07-16.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:22am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-15.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:20am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-14.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:18pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-13.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:15am EDT

Mister Ron's Basement #426 Wed, Jul 12 2006

Mister 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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-12.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:48am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:45am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-10a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:41pm EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2006-07-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:37am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:30am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-07.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:28am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-06.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:25am EDT

Mister Ron's Basement #419 Wed, Jul 05 2006

Mister 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

Direct download: revry-2006-0705.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:12am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-04.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:09am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-03.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:06am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-02.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:04am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2006-07-01.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:01am EDT