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Tonight, we’ll read another excerpt from “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908. This story centers around four small animals: Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger. Their stories take place in the countryside of Edwardian England. To listen to this series easily in order, go to snoozecast.com/series. In this episode, we learn of the downfall and comeback for the exuberant and fooli...

Tonight, we’ll read about gardening in window boxes, and also planning the arrangement of outdoor flower gardens, from the 1903 book “The Flower Garden” by Ida D. Bennett. A window box is usually placed on a window sill, or fixed to the wall immediately below it, so the owner(s) can easily access the plants in it. Window boxes are usually accessed from indoors, and are often used by people who liv...

Tonight, we’ll read the next chapter of “Little Women” by American author Louisa May Alcott, titled “Amy’s Will.” You can listen to the whole series in order at snoozecast.com/series. In the last episode, Beth falls ill with scarlet fever while her mother is away in Washington DC. The two older sisters and Hannah keep watch over her. Amy is sent away to stay with crotchety old Aunt March. Laurie s...

Tonight, we’ll read the second half to “The Little Mermaid” written by Hans Christian Andersen and adapted by Snoozecast.  In the first half, we learn about the little mermaid and her family. The little mermaid saves a handsome prince from drowning at sea and falls in love with him from afar. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to  snoozecast.com/plus !...

Tonight, we’ll read the first half to “The Little Mermaid” written by Hans Christian Andersen and adapted by Snoozecast. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid in order to marry a prince and become human.  — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to  snoozecast.com/plus ! Learn more about y...

Tonight, we shall read the next part of “Pride and Prejudice”, written by Jane Austen. If you’d like to listen to this series easily in order, please go to snoozecast.com/series. In the last episode, Mr. Collins finally leaves the Longbourne house, and Mrs. Bennet’s brother Mr. Gardiner and his wife come to visit from London in his place. We will pick up after Aunt Gardiner suggests to Lizzy that...

Tonight, we’ll read another story from our King Arthur series. This one, “Pelleas and Ettarde” comes from a book written by Mary MacGregor.  If you’d like to listen to this whole anthology easily in order, go to snoozecast.com/series. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to  snoozecast.com/plus ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Tonight, we’ll read “St. Valentine’s Day” or “The Fair Maid of Perth” written by Sir Walter Scott and published in 1828 as part of the Waverly novels. Inspired by the strange, but historically true, story of the Battle of the North Inch, it is set in Scotland around 1400. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to check out our other story taken from the Waverly series titled “The Maiden of the Mist” t...

Tonight we shall read the next part to “Peter Pan”, the 1911 novel by Scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie.  An easy way to listen to this continuing story in order is at snoozecast.com/series. Peter Pan is a free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up. He spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the...

Tonight, we’ll read a selection of sweetmeat recipes from “Miss Leslie’s New Cookery Book” published in 1857. A type of sugar confectionery, it is where the term ‘sweets’ comes from nowadays. It has nothing to do with animal flesh, as the Old English word ‘mete’ meant ‘food’ in general. In other words, we are talking about candy. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free acc...

Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from “Great Expectations” that features the iconic character “Miss Havisham.”  A wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life, she is one of Dickens’s most Gothic characters. Miss Havisham lives in a ruined mansion with her adopted daughter, Estella. Dickens describes her as looking like "the witch of t...

Tonight, we’ll read the final part to our “Magic Cloak” series, from the book “Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak”, a children's book written by L. Frank Baum and published in 1905. If you’d like to listen to this continuing story easily in order, go to snoozecast.com/series. In the last episode, Queen Zixi, King Bud, Princess Fluff and Aunt Rivette search the countryside for the mi...

Tonight, we’ll read another excerpt from “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908. This story centers around four small animals: Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger. Their stories take place in the countryside of Edwardian England. This series does not require you to follow a plot between episodes, however if you would like to start from the beginning and listen easily in order, go...

Tonight, we’ll read more stories about cats written by English author and poet Edith Nesbit, published in 1899. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to check out the other “Cat Tales” episode that aired in September 2021, and also the fairy tale “The White Cat” that aired in July of 2020. Nesbit wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature under the name E. Nesbit, along with...

Tonight, we’ll read the final part to the classic children’s story “Heidi”, published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri.  If you’d like to listen to this continuing story in order, go to snoozecast.com/series. In the previous episode, Peter pushes Clara’s wheelchair down the mountainside and then has trouble with his guilty conscience. Enraptured with life on the mountainside, but without her...

Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” written by Mark Twain in 1876. 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 works during his lifetime, and is considered to be a masterpiece of American literature. It was also on...

Tonight, we’ll read from “Culinary Herbs” by M.G. Kains, published in 1912.  Herbs are a widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Herbs generally refer to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are usually dried and pro...

Tonight, we’ll read the next part to “The Princess and the Goblin”, a children’s fantasy novel by George MacDonald.  If you’d like an easy way to listen to these continuing episodes in order, go to snoozecast.com/series. When we left off, Princess Irene receives a magical, refreshing and healing bath from her mysterious grandmother, after her long ordeal saving Curdie from the goblins. Curdie goes...

Tonight, we’ll read the conclusion to “The Adventure of The Speckled Band” from “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” published in 1891 and written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The first part of this story originally aired on November 4th, 2020, and we rebroadcast it yesterday for easy access. In the first part, Watson tells a strange story that starts when a young woman, Helen Stoner, pays them a vi...

Tonight, we’ll re-broadcast the opening to “The Adventure of The Speckled Band” from “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” published in 1891 and written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The conclusion episode will air next.  The story tells of Helen Stoner, a soon-to-be married young woman who suspects her stepfather may be trying to kill her in order to retain control of her inheritance. Convinced of he...

Tonight, we’ll read the next part to “The Secret Garden”, a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett published in 1911.  If you’d like to listen to this story’s episodes easily in order, go to snoozecast.com/series. In the last episode, Mary discovers her cousin Colin, who is Mr. Craven’s secret son. He is the same age as Mary, often in pain and miserable from it. We will pick up during their first middle...

Tonight, we’ll read the final part to the Romanian fairy tale “The Fairy of the Dawn.” The first part aired last night. In the first part, we learn of a king who has 3 sons- Florea, Costan, and the youngest was Petru. Petru is an unlikely hero, since he is more feminine and playful than his brothers. Yet when his father asks for his help in seeking the spring of the Fairy of the Dawn, it is Petru...

Tonight, we’ll read the first part to “The Fairy of the Dawn,” a Romanian fairy tale by German author Mite Kremnitz. The other half of this story will air this Wednesday. This story features a prince who doesn’t seem likely at first to be as heroic as he turns out to be. He is more interested in singing and laughing than seeking adventure, fortune or battles as his brother’s do.  The author, Kremn...