Forgotten Classics

Forgotten Classics

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Forgotten Classics episodes

  • Lagniappe 62: The Rosie Project
    The Rosie Project
    by Graeme Simsion
    (listen or download from link above)
    According to Webster
    la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
    Date: 1844
    : a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
    10 min
  • Episode 246: The People of the Mist, ch. 1-2

    In which we meet lose everything, bid farewell to love, and make a sacred vow to reach for the stars.
    Episode 246, The People of the Mist, chapters 1-2
    (download or listen via this link)

    Book Information
    • Story rating: PG for scanty clothing, monstrous gods, rampant adventure, and an almost complete lack of sensitivity or multiculturalism.
    • Caveat emptor (buyer beware): I'm reading this story uncensored. As with many tales from the "golden age" of adventure literature, it is impossible to avoid insensitivity. Political correctness wasn't in existence in 1894, at least in the way we think of it. Our takeaway message: aren't we glad that was then and this is now? 
    • South African slang
    • This story is in the public domain.
      • 1 hr 4 min
    • Episode 245: Warrior Queen of Mars, Finale

      In which all is revealed. Well, not "all" (get your minds out of the gutter)
      but everything we need to finish our "half-clad Martian warrior maids invading Earth" adventure.
      Episode 245, Warrior Queen of Mars, finale
      (download or listen via this link)

      Book Information
      • Story rating: PG for scanty clothing, a terrifying beard, and gunplay
      • This story is in the public domain.
        • Book Highlights

        • The Rosie Project
        • S.
        • Christmas Mysteries
        • The Martian
          • 52 min
        • Episode 244: Warrior Queen of Mars, part 2

          In which we track a semi-naked woman through the snow, dodge nefarious Russians,
          and make a surprising discovery.
          Episode 244, Warrior Queen of Mars, part 2
          (download or listen via this link)

          Book Information
          • Story rating: PG for scanty clothing, a terrifying beard, and gunplay
          • This story is in the public domain.
            • Podcast Highlight

            • Reading Envy Podcast
              • 50 min
            • Lagniappe 61: A Shepherd I Will Remain
              A Shepherd I Will Remain
              by Elizabeth Scalia
              read by permission of the author
              (listen or download from link above)
              According to Webster
              la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
              Function: noun
              Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
              Date: 1844
              : a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
              15 min
            • Episode 243: Warrior Queen of Mars, part 1

              In which we encounter Iceland, an immortal doctor,
              a 6'4" frozen female, and  mysterious memory loss.
              Episode 243, Warrior Queen of Mars, part 1
              (download or listen via this link)

              Book Information
              • Story rating: PG for scanty clothing, a terrifying beard, and gunplay
              • This story is in the public domain.
                • Other Info
                • The Green Girl
                  • 1 hr 5 min
                • Episode 242: The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the Third

                  In which we contemplate murder, self-sacrifice, marriage, and happy endings.
                  Episode 242, Cricket on the Hearth 3
                  (download or listen via this link)

                  Book Information
                  • Story rating: G for a fantasy of home, frisky Boxers and grouchy toymakers
                  • This story is in the public domain.
                  • The LibriVox recording by Ruth Golding is also in the public domain in the U.S. I am very grateful for LibriVox and Ms. Golding's talent which are graciously provided gratis.
                    • Podcast Highlight
                    • The Christmas Stocking Podcast
                      • 1 hr 34 min
                    • Episode 241: The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the Second

                      In which we go on the carrier's rounds, enjoy a picnic, meet Caleb's daughter, and see an unimaginable sight.
                      Episode 241, Cricket on the Hearth 2
                      (download or listen via this link)

                      Book Information
                      • Story rating: G for a fantasy of home, frisky Boxers and grouchy toymakers
                      • This story is in the public domain.
                      • The LibriVox recording by Ruth Golding is also in the public domain in the U.S. I am very grateful for LibriVox and Ms. Golding's talent which are graciously provided gratis.
                        • Lagniappe
                        • The Man Who Invented Christmas
                          • 1 hr 28 min
                        • Episode 240: The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the First

                          In which we meet the Peerybingles, Boxer, a poor toymaker, a crabby toymaker, an unusual parcel and ... the cricket.
                          Episode 240, Cricket on the Hearth 1
                          (download or listen via this link)

                          Book Information
                          • Story rating: G for a fantasy of home, frisky Boxers and grouchy toymakers
                          • This story is in the public domain.
                          • The LibriVox recording by Ruth Golding is also in the public domain in the U.S. I am very grateful for LibriVox and Ms. Golding's talent which are graciously provided gratis.
                            • Lagniappe
                            • The Man Who Invented Christmas
                              • 1 hr 24 min
                            • Episode 239: American Food Writing

                              In which we sample some hors d'oeuvres from a tasty platter of American food writing.
                              Episode 239, American Food Writing
                              (download or listen via this link)

                              Book Information
                              • Story rating: G for apples, pies, chickens, bears, pancakes, and Egg McMuffins
                              • American Food Writing is under copyright. This story is shared under the Fair Use Act as a sample of the pieces in the anthology. Views to the contrary, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).
                                • Podcast Highlight
                                • Great Mustaches in History

                                  • 35 min

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