Mister Ron's Basement II

By Ron Evry

***"The stories are gentler than what passes for humor today, but what's surprising is how current some of them are. Human folly doesn't change much from decade to decade."

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Mister Ron's Basement II episodes:

July 15, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #784
Sun, Jul 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #784 Mister Bowser falls victim to a Quack with shocking results in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale 'He Toys With an Electric Battery.' Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html
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9min
July 12, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #783
Thu, Jul 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #783 At last, Mr. Cobleigh leads the Reform Party to victory! Or does he? Today's reading from James M. Bailey's 1880 book, 'The Danbury Boom, is called 'The Uprising of the Masses.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html
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July 11, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #782
Wed, Jul 11 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #782 Mr. Cobleigh finally gets to impress the entire Danbury reform movement by giving his well-prepared speech -- or does he? Today's tale, from James M. Bailey's 1880 book, 'The Danbury Boom,' 'The Masses Prepare to Uprise.' Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html
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July 10, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #781
Tue, Jul 10 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #781 James M. Bailey's 1880 book 'The Danbury Boom!' explores the clash between lofty public speech-writing, and cleaning the house in the uproarious 'Mr. Cobleigh Gets Down to Business.' Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html
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11min
July 09, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #780
Mon, Jul 09 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #780 From James M. Bailey's hysterical hodgepodge of a book published in 1880, 'The Danbury Boom!' comes a selection called 'Mr. Cobleigh Becomes A Standard Bearer.' Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html
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14min
July 09, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #779
Sun, Jul 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #779 Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. Today's chapter is a charming tale of a country girl working as a servant for a wealthy Chicago family, called 'Effie Whittlesy.' Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html
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14min
July 08, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #778
Sun, Jul 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #778 SUNDAY SALAD offers two Stanley Huntley stories from 1883 -- first we have a behind-the-scenes discussion of how to handle a news story between the newspaper's managing and religious editors, called 'A Technical Question.' Then Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke practice for a play in 'Rehearsing for Private Theatricals.' Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
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15min
July 07, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #777
Sat, Jul 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #777 This is episode number 777, posted on 7-07-07! Mr. Bowser dreams of fame and glory as he performs a courageous act in the 1921 C. B. Lewis story, 'Mr. Bowser is Brave.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html
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9min
July 07, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #776
Sat, Jul 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #776 Charles Battell Loomis's 1906 collection 'Cheer Up!' is loaded with very short and delightful pieces. Today we present the second part of a two-parter concerning an old-fashioned druggist and a hard-driving advertising man that we call 'Sweet Violets.' Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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8min
July 05, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #775
Thu, Jul 05 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #775 Charles Battell Loomis's 1906 collection 'Cheer Up!' is loaded with very short and delightful pieces. Today we present the first part of a two-parter concerning an old-fashioned druggist and a hard-driving advertising man that we call 'Sweet Violets.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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9min

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