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Tonight, for Snoozecast’s 900th episode, 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 and reduce their debt, by renting their home to an Admiral and his wife.
In the last episode, we learn just how much of an eligible and desirable bachelor Captain Wentworth has become. The world of women has opened to him, even as the number of suitors seems to have dwindled for Anne with time. Meanwhile, a cousin and Henrietta’s suitor named Charles Hayter is dismayed to find upon returning from a trip that his sweetheart’s affections appear to have shifted towards Captain Wentworth.
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Tonight, we’ll read a short story by O. Henry titled “Snow Man” published posthumously in 1917. Snoozecast first read this story back in 2020.
William Sydney Porter, pen name O. Henry, is known for short stories with surprise twist endings. He used pseudonyms like O. Henry to hide the fact that he was for a time imprisoned for embezzlement.
This particular story, set during the winter in Colorado, had to be left unfinished by the author at the end of his life. The other then asked a friend and fellow writer to finish it for him, after describing to him in detail the remainder of his vision for it.
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Tonight, we’ll read “The Good Anna”, a short story written by Gertrude Stein as part of her first published book, titled “Three Lives” published in 1909. We first read this story back in 2020.
Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in the United States, she moved to Paris as an adult and stayed there the rest of her life. She hosted a Paris salon, where the leading figures of modernism in literature and art, such as Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Henri Matisse would meet.
Two quotes from Stein’s works have become widely known: "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose," and "there is no there there”
The Good Anna is set in the fictional city of Bridgepoint, which is modeled after Baltimore, MD where Stein lived at one time.
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In the previous episode, the crew of the Nautilus breathes fresh air after a period of being under ice, and Captain Nemo continues their voyage, eventually guiding the submarine through various seas, passing Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands. The group observes a rich variety of marine life along the South American coast, including fish, mollusks, and even encounters with dangerous creatures giant cuttlefish. Despite their desire for escape, they remain prisoners on the Nautilus as it continues its journey, now nearing the Amazon River and beyond.
When we last left off, the Nautilus experiences a shock, “a trembling in every plate”, signaling a possible collision. We’ll pick up as the group tries to determine the cause of the disturbance.
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Tonight, we’ll read a fairy tale by listener request called “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” that we first read back in 2020. This tale is best known as part of the German “Brothers Grimm collection”, but there are variants of it from around the world including the folk tales of Russia, Iceland, India, Armenia, France, Turkey and Portugal. It is also known as "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes" or "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces".
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Tonight, we’ll read a short story by John Burroughs called “The Exhilaration of the Road” that we first read in 2020. It is taken from a compilation titled “The Footpath Way”, an anthology for walkers, published in 1911.
John Burroughs was an American nature essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement. In the words of his biographer Edward Renehan, Burroughs' special identity was less that of a scientific naturalist than that of "a literary naturalist with a duty to record his own unique perceptions of the natural world." The result was a body of work whose resonance with the tone of its cultural moment explains both its popularity at that time, and its relative obscurity since.
Burroughs accompanied many personalities of the time in his later years, including Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Ford (who gave him an automobile), and Thomas Edison. According to Ford, "John Burroughs, Edison, and I made several vagabond trips together. We went in motor caravans and slept under canvas.”
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Tonight, we’ll read the 19th chapter of “Anne of Green Gables”, the classic 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This chapter is titled “A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession”.
In the previous chapter – Anne’s quick thinking and experience helped save the life of her friend Diana’s younger sister, Minnie May. This episode not only strengthened Anne’s bond with Diana but also mended her strained relationship with Diana’s mother, Mrs. Barry, leading the two to a joyful reconciliation.
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Tonight, we’ll read the story of the mischievous animals of Algonquin Legends, particularly the badger, the weasel fairies, the moose and the marten. This story is based on one found in the book “Algonquin Legends of New England”, published in 1884 and compiled by Charles Godfrey Leland.
The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups. Today, thousands of individuals identify with various Algonquian peoples.
Their legends involve characters who are simultaneously human and at the same time represented by an animal or a magical being, or sometimes both, as is the case of the weasel fairy sisters.
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Tonight, we’ll read from the third chapter of British naturalist Charles Darwin’s “The Voyage of the Beagle”. This chapter explores the area around coastal Uruguay and Argentina, starting in the town of Madonado. Darwin describes the unique behaviors of the local wildlife, like ostriches and capybaras, and the customs of the local landowners and gauchos, or cowboys. He encounters curious locals who are fascinated by his pocket compass and matchsticks.
“The Voyage of the Beagle” is the title most commonly given to the book published in 1839 as Darwin’s “Journal and Remarks”, bringing him considerable fame and respect. If you’d like to start from the beginning, the first of this series aired on June 10th, 2024, and the second aired a month later.
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Tonight, we’ll read the next chapter of “Good Wives” written by Louisa May Alcott. This is also known as the second half of the “Little Women” novel and is considered the 32st chapter as part of that work as a whole. Our last episode was the chapter titled “Our Foreign Correspondent” and Amy writes from her travels abroad, sharing her excitement and experiences in London and Paris. She describes sightseeing, social gatherings with friends, and romantic adventures, including a potential suitor, Fred. Amy reflects on the practicality of a marriage with Fred, valuing his wealth and status, while assuring her family that she will make prudent decisions.This next chapter is titled “Tender Troubles”.
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