Wed, 9 July 2008
Wed, Jul 09 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1116 George W. Peck's 1883 sequel to 'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa' was called 'The Grocery Man and Peck's Bad Boy.' In this book, the Bad Boy is a bit older -- probably a teenager, but still full of nasty (but hilarious) tricks. Today, we feature one of the Bad Boy's most notorious tricks -- 'The Variegated Dogs.' 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 George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
Tue, 8 July 2008
Tue, Jul 08 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1115 For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eleven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Yankee in Search of Adventures,' where the boss gets an earful from a talkative maiden and sets off on a journey. Time: approx eighteen 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 The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html |
Tue, 8 July 2008
Tue, Jul 08 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1114 SUNDAY SALAD still has a Spoopendyke story or two left to tell, before we run out completely! Today's is called 'Crabbing as a Fine Art' from 1882. Also a truly funny newspaper office story by Stanley Huntley from 1883, entitled 'Helping a Friend' is on tap. Time: approx thirteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Tue, 8 July 2008
Tue, Jul 08 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1113 Ever have a really terrible toothache? Mr. Bowser demonstrates how to ignore the jumping pain in 'Bowser's Will-Force' by C. B. Lewis, from 1920. Time: approx nine 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, 8 July 2008
Tue, Jul 08 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1112 From 1883, a really explosive episode -- 'Peck's Bad Boy's Fourth of July.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
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