Episodi

  • Why Marry-Jesse Lynch Williams

    Why Marry-Jesse Lynch Williams
    Aug 28 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn

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    3 ore e 7 min
  • Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 4-Edgar Allan Poe

    Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 4-Edgar Allan Poe
    Aug 27 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn

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    9 ore e 17 min
  • Christmas Eve and Christmas Day-Edward Everett Hale

    Christmas Eve and Christmas Day-Edward Everett Hale
    Aug 26 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn
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    6 ore e 49 min
  • Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories-P. G. Wodehouse

    Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories-P. G. Wodehouse
    Aug 25 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn
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    8 ore e 55 min
  • Bill Nye and Boomerang; Or the Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems-Bill Nye

    Bill Nye and Boomerang; Or the Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems-Bill Nye
    Aug 24 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn
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    8 ore e 10 min
  • Mice & Other Poems-Gerald Bullett

    Mice & Other Poems-Gerald Bullett
    Aug 23 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn
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    33 min
  • Lost Face (and Other Stories)-Jack London

    Lost Face (and Other Stories)-Jack London
    Aug 22 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn
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    4 ore e 35 min
  • Curious Dream and Other Sketches-Mark Twain

    Curious Dream and Other Sketches-Mark Twain
    Aug 21 2026
    In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend. The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships. Summary by Elsie Selwyn
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    1 ora e 27 min