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Merry Christmas to you! I hope you enjoy this funny little tale of unexpected hellos and determined boys and a little spacey teachers. Thank you so much for being here! How to support Lesser Known Works - Follow/subscribe - Share with a friend who you think would enjoy this story about unlikely friendships - ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ - Leave a review I'd love to hear your thoughts, what you loved abou...

Merry Christmas! How are you? Well, we're changing things up this month with a Christmas Tale to invade your December. I hope you enjoy this special story by Elizabeth Gaskell. An Absolute delight! And hilarious! And scary! And sweet :) Thank you so much for being here! How to support Lesser Known Works - Follow/subscribe - Share with a friend who you think would enjoy this story about unlikel...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well and enjoying the Christmas season. This is our final episode of season three's fairytales (we have more Christmas stories to come this month). I hope you enjoy this heartwarming tale of courage and friendships. I think this one is best enjoyed with a hot chocolate. Thank you so much for being here! How to support Lesser Known Works - Follow/s...

Hello and welcome back to Lesser Known Works. So last week was a big week--well I suppose for us Americans. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family. As I’ve learned from Louisa May Alcott, our featured author from last season, it’s always a good idea to celebrate each and every holiday with the same enthusiasm as the next (mainly the same enthusiasm as Christmas). But speak...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well and enjoying the last little bits of fall! We are back to review last week's audiobook short story The Story of Conn-eda. I chat for nearly 15 minutes about my love for this hero and his sidekicks. I hope you loved the story! Thank you so much for being here! Things mentioned: The Coming Storm by Regina M Hanson How to support Lesser Known Wo...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well. Today we're celebrating the week of Thanksgiving with an epic adventure, The Story of Conn-eda an Irish Fairytale. We hope you enjoy the short story, just under 30 mins. Have a wonderful feast with family and friends (if you're celebrating Thanksgiving). Thank you so much for listening. Also, quick reminder, if you'd like a free exlu...

Welcome to episode four of Lesser Known Works' Season Three. This season we are sharing all things Fairy Tales - felt appropriate for Autumn, plus this is the theme our Newsletter Readers voted on and I couldn't be happier about it. Last month, we shared an audiobook with you The Three Lemons and next week we'll share with you another audiobook The Story of Conn-eda an Irish Fairytale....

Hey there and happy Halloween! I hope you're doing well and having a great start to your week. This week we're gonna chat all things The Three Lemons. This was one of those fairytales that had me smiling and gasping from the start and it only got better the further we traveled within it. Beauty lies within is the theme I think here. Let me know your thoughts. Did I get it right? Thank you...

Hello and how are you?? I hope you're doing well and enjoying the October month. Today, we share our first audiobook of the season: The Three Lemons, a Norwegian Fairytale, that has me craving lemonade all over again. I hope you enjoy this adventure led by Mike by the Stove into a magical woodland to find a beautiful princess. If you're interested in snagging a free digital copy of this au...

Hello and happy Autumn! Last season we explored Louisa May Alcott's short story writing and found a deep affection for fairytales within those stories. Serindipitous, the newsletter readers voted to explore fairy tales for season three - and boy do we have some good ones to share with you this season. We'll also end the season with some fun Christmas stories as well. Thank you so much for...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well. Today's episode we'll dive into the two main characters of last week's story, Roses and Forget Me Nots, and the two main flowers :) Thanks for being here! Thank you so much for being here! How to support Lesser Known Works - Follow/subscribe - Share with a friend who you think would enjoy this story about unlikely friendships - ⁠Buy...

Hello hello. I hope you're doing well. I have a treat for you today. This short story is bound to warm the coldest of hearts. A story about friendship, the beauty of kindness, and of course the love of flowers. I hope you enjoy the story. If you'd like a free digital copy of the short story, be sure to sign up for the Lesser Known Works Newsletter - all newsletter readers receive a free co...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well and having a great summer! Today's episode is all about fairytales. I'm sharing 3 short fairytales with you, inspired by Louisa May Alcott's love of fairytales. Have you noticed all the fairy love in Alcott's work lately??? Thank you so much for being here! How to support Lesser Known Works - Follow/subscribe - Share with a friend...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well. Did you get a chance to listen or read A Modern Cinderella. If not, below you'll find all the appropriate links for you :) Today we're discussing all things Cinderella - Alcott, Grimm, Disney. It's one of my favorite fairy tales. And Alcott's version is AMAZING. Why was I surprised?! As always, thank you so much for being here. I...

Hello friends! I have a very special audiobook for you today. It's one of our longest and dearest stories. I hope you'll enjoy A Modern Cinderella written by Louisa May Alcott. Thank you so much for listening! If you'd like a free, curated exclusively by Lesser Known Works ebook please sign up for the newsletter if you haven't already. Newsletter readers free ebooks :) I hope you h...

Hello and happy August. I think I fuddled up the dates here a bit. This will be published mid August and not early August. But let's pretend I got it right and this is early August. I hope you're doing well and having a great month so far, taking deep breaths, and enjoying the stillness that this month often brings before the hustle and bustle of the festivities that follow August. Thank y...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well and having a great summer! We are back discussing last week's audiobook, A Hole in the Wall by Louisa May Alcott. If you couldn't tell by the end of today's episode, I LOVED THIS STORY SO MUCH. I really want there to be more to their story. I want to see Fay and Johnny grown and still loving one another as they did when they were youn...

Hello and how are you? I hope you've had a great week. I'm so excited to share this short story with you. I teased a bit about it last season - fell in love with the story, despite its rather sinister title, and knew I had to read it for you. I hope you'll love the kindling friendship of Johnny and Faye and their fairyland garden. A free, exclusively designed ebook is available for all...

Hello and how are you? I hope you're doing well and having a great summer! We are back for season two! And so excited to be back. This season we'll explore the beloved American author Louisa May Alcott. We'll have three short stories to share with you this season and loads of stories, poems, novellas, and history to share with you also. I hope you'll tag along :) Thank you so much...

Hello and good morning :) Welcome back to Lesser Known Works. It’s nearly summer and I can’t believe it. Do you have any epic summer plans coming up??? So we have a pretty big one. Bryan and I are actually having a baby this summer. It’s pretty epic. Later this summer. And man I’m feeling the heat of late spring already. This episode also includes a poem inspired by The Letters written by Elizabet...

Hello there! It's finally here. I'm so excited to share this short story with you. It's a favorite (absolute favorite) of mine. I hope this twist on Romeo + Juliet short story has brought you a comfort and gentleness you needed. Thank you so much for listening. The free ebook is available through the Lesser Known Works Newsletter , so be sure to sign up. ALSO, we've collaborated wi...

Welcome back to Lesser Known Works. How are you? All well and wonderful here. Today let's chat short stories! I found some FUN ones. Super quick, super wholesome, and a little quirky. Mentioned in today's episode: A Modern Cinderella by Louisa May Alcott Detected by the Camera by LM Montgomery The Three Sillies English Fairytale Thank you so much for listening! I hope you have a wonderful...

Well hello! How are you?? I hope you're doing well. In this little, brief episode, I'm gushing over Grace and Sidney! I just adore them! If you have yet to listen to the audiobook, you can find that here. Or if you'd like to read the story, be sure to sign up for the newsletter to receive a free stylized ebook of The Jest That Failed. Of course, it is tucked away in the public domain a...

Hello there! I hope you enjoy this short story read aloud The Jest That Failed by LM Montgomery. It's a classic young adult rom com and just simply darling. Thank you so much for listening. The ebook is available through the Lesser Known Works Newsletter, so be sure to sign up if you want a free copy! Thank you again! Can't really say that enough. How to support Lesser Known Works - Follow...

Hello there and good morning :) I hope you’re doing well. Welcome to episode 4! I'm back to recommend some public domain finds inspired by the lovely Spring weather we've been having lately. I've also updated the volume a bit on this one. I hope it helps! Books Mentioned: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde The Girl and The Photograph by LM Mon...