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Tonight, we’ll read the next chapter of “Good Wives” written by Louisa May Alcott titled “Lazy Laurence”. This is also known as the second half of the “Little Women” novel and is considered the 39th chapter as part of that work as a whole. In the last episode, we followed Meg’s life as a new mom of twins, and her struggles to balance her roles of m…
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Tonight, we’ll read St. Valentine's Day; or, The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott, as part of the Waverly novels. St. Valentine's Day was one of Scott’s later works, published in 1828, and it draws on real Scottish history—including the infamous Battle of the North Inch. The heroine, Catharine Glover, is based on a real legend about a glovema…
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Tonight, we’ll read “The Palace Under the Waves” found in the book “Swiss Tales” published in 1920. We will also read a story called “The Fairy in the Cuckoo Clock.” The first story features undines, a category of elemental beings associated with water, stemming from the alchemical writings of Paracelsus. Later writers developed the undine into a w…
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Tonight, we shall read the next part to “Persuasion”, the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen, and published in 1817. The story concerns Anne Elliot, an Englishwoman whose family moves in order to lower their expenses, by renting their home to an Admiral and his wife. We will pick up at the tail end of chapter 14, where we ended last, and whe…
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The Settlement Cook Book, first published in 1901 by Lizzie Black Kander, is a classic American cookbook aimed at teaching immigrants practical cooking skills and assimilation into American culture. Known for its comprehensive recipes and household tips, it became a bestseller and a cornerstone of immigrant cuisine. Over the years, it underwent num…
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Tonight, we’ll read the opening to an edited version of John Steinbeck’s “Cup of Gold”, a 1929 historical fiction novel based loosely on the life and death of 17th century privateer Henry Morgan. The piece begins in a small Welsh valley, where winter arrives with a biting chill, setting the stage for reflections within the Morgan household. Young H…
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Tonight, we’ll continue the 1928 children's book by A. A. Milne “The house at Pooh Corner”. In the last episode, Winnie-the-Pooh meets Tigger, a bouncy and energetic new arrival in the forest, during a late-night encounter. Over the course of breakfast adventures with Piglet and Eeyore, Tigger discovers that many foods aren’t to his liking, leading…
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Tonight, we’ll read the Caliph Stork, a fairy tale popularized by Andrew Lang among others. Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, historian and folklorist most famous for his Fairy Books, a series of twelve collections of fairy tales published between 1889 and 1910. In this tale, a curious purchase leads the Caliph of Bagdad and his Vizier int…
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Tonight, we’ll read the opening to “Borderland, a Country-Town Chronical” written by Jessie Fothergill and published in 1890. Borderland is a Victorian-era novel that explores themes of love, societal expectations, and personal sacrifice. The story follows protagonist Theodora North as she navigates the complexities of relationships, class distinct…
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Tonight, we’ll read the 25th chapter of “Anne of Green Gables”, the classic 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This chapter is titled Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves. In the previous chapter, Anne joyfully returns to school in October, inspired by her new teacher, Miss Stacy, and thriving in her studies and creative pursuits. Despite Marilla’s d…
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Tonight, for our monthly Snoozecast+ Deluxe bonus episode, we’ll read an excerpt from the 1925 Aldous Huxley novel “Those Barren Leaves”. It is a satirical novel depicting the cultural elite gathered in an Italian palace to relive the glories of the Renaissance. If you are interested in learning more about what Snoozecast+ and Snoozecast+ Deluxe of…
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Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt about the mountains of Colorado from “The Land of Enchantment” written by Lilian Whiting and published in 1909. Pike's Peak is one of Colorado's most iconic mountains, standing at over 14,000 feet. Located near Colorado Springs, it is known as one of the state's prominent fourteeners and is accessible via hiking, a sc…
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Tonight, we’ll read a Snoozecast original “The Empty Bench”. A hidden bench by a quiet grove offers an otherworldly sense of stillness to those who find it, creating an inexplicable connection to time and place. The experience lingers, drawing one back to witness the subtleties of its magic and the profound calm it offers. — read by 'N' — Sign up f…
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Tonight we'll read the next chapter of Good Wives, written by Louisa May Alcott, titled "On the Shelf". This is also known as the second half of the Little Women novel, and is considered the 38th chapter as part of that work as a whole. The concept of being on the shelf, in reference to the chapter title, speaks to the Victorian era's rigid views o…
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Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” written by Mark Twain in 1876. Snoozecast first read this back in January of 2022. It is a story about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River, often with his friend Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best-selling of any of Twain's wo…
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Tonight, we’ll read from the seventh chapter of British naturalist Charles Darwin’s “The Voyage of the Beagle” titled “Buenos Aires and Santa Fe”. “The Voyage of the Beagle” is the title most commonly given to the book first published in 1839 as Darwin’s “Journal and Remarks”, bringing him considerable fame and respect. The book chronicles Darwin's…
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Tonight, we shall read the next part to “Persuasion”, the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen, and published in 1817. The story concerns Anne Elliot, an Englishwoman whose family moves in order to lower their expenses, by renting their home to an Admiral and his wife. We will pick up early in Chapter 13, where we left off in the last episode.…
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Tonight, we’ll read the final part to the Romanian fairy tale “The Fairy of the Dawn.” The first part to this story aired in the previous episode. Snoozecast first read this story back in January of 2022. In the first part of our story, we are introduced to a king with three sons: Florea, Costan, and the youngest, Petru. Petru stands apart from his…
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Tonight, we’ll read the first part to “The Fairy of the Dawn,” a Romanian fairy tale by author Marie Kremnitz. The second half to this story will air in our next episode. Snoozecast first read this story back in January of 2022. Tonight’s story features a prince who doesn’t seem at first to be destined for heroism. Unlike his brothers, who seek adv…
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Tonight, we’ll continue the 1928 children's book by A. A. Milne “The house at Pooh Corner”. In the last episode, Pooh sets out to visit Piglet on a snowy day but finds Piglet missing, so he hums a new song and decides to visit Eeyore. Along the way, Pooh and Piglet build a house for Eeyore out of sticks, unaware that the sticks were from Eeyore's o…
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Tonight, we’ll read a story called “Fortunatus”. It is inspired by a German tale regarding a legendary hero popular in 15th- and 16th-century Europe. It is a tale which marks the passing of the feudal world into the more modern, globalized, capitalist world. The moral of the story is that it is far too easy, without wisdom, to lose one's fortune, n…
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Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from The Soul of Golf by P.A. Vaile, published in 1912. Snoozecast first read this back in 2020. The author Vaile’s contributions to golf literature extended beyond mere instruction—he was an early advocate for the science of the game. His writings explored the mechanics of golf swings and course strategy, combining a…
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Tonight, we’ll read the 24rd chapter of “Anne of Green Gables”, the classic 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This chapter is titled "Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert". In the previous chapter, Anne’s impulsive nature leads her to accept a dangerous dare, resulting in a fall that leaves her with a broken ankle and weeks of confinement. …
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Tonight, we’ll read the section on baking cookies from “Woman’s Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4”, written by The Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. The Woman’s Institute was founded by Mary Brooks Picken in Scranton, PA. Born in Kansas in 1886, Picken wrote the first dictionary to be published by a woman in the English language,…
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Tonight, we’ll read a short story by Charles Dickens called “A Christmas Tree”, from 1850. Snoozecast first aired this story back in the year 2020. It was only ten years prior to this story’s publication that in 1840 the German concept of a Christmas tree was introduced to England. Before then, nobody in England had placed a Christmas tree in their…
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