• The Marriage of William Ashe
    Feb 8 2024

    The most laid back man in the entire world marries the human embodiment of a fire-tornado, what could possibly go wrong?

     

     

    Episode about "The Marriage of William Ashe" by Mrs. Humphry Ward

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    57 mins
  • The Pride of Jennico
    Jan 11 2024

    A tale of romance and pedigree, duels and princesses, in which Basil Jennico is forced to choose between love... or appeasing the ghost of his very judgy great-uncle.

     

     

    About the book "The Pride of Jennico" by Agnes and Egerton Castle

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    46 mins
  • Sentimental Tommy
    Dec 9 2023

    The tale of a young boy growing up in 19th century Scotland, surrounded by men who are kind of terrible and women who are having a bad time

     

    About the book "Sentimental Tommy" by J.M. Barrie

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    45 mins
  • The Prisoner of Zenda
    Oct 26 2023

    Rudolf Rassendyll is a wealthy layabout who just wants to go on vacation, but finds himself roped into assassinations, subterfuge, socially acceptable royal incest, and identity theft, in this old-timey adventure novel.

     

    About the book "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope

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    45 mins
  • The One Woman
    Sep 14 2023

    Rev. Frank Gordon is a terrible, terrible husband, but it's not his fault. No, it's all because he's succumbing to *Socialism*, of course!

     

    About the novel "The One Woman" by Thomas Dixon Jr.

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    50 mins
  • No. 5. John Street
    Aug 17 2023

    Late Victorian-era rich boy engages in poverty tourism, and learns that maybe the poor don't enjoy being poor

     

    Episode about the novel "No. 5. John Street" by Richard Whiteing

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    45 mins
  • To Have and To Hold
    Jul 20 2023

    It's the 1620s in colonial Virginia when Ralph Percy decides it's time to buy himself a wife. Unfortunately, she kind of hates him. And Virginia. And her life in general.

     

    This episode discusses "To Have and To Hold" by Mary Johnston

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    50 mins
  • When Knighthood Was in Flower
    Jun 16 2023

    Romance in the reign of Henry VIII: everyone is obnoxious and showing their love in terrible ways, but it's okay because they're all pretty.

    Except Edwin. Edwin has no redeeming qualities.

     

    About the book "When Knighthood Was in Flower" by Charles Major

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    47 mins