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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December 19, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #224
Mon, Dec 19 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #224 Fanny Fern (Sara Payson Willis Parton) was the most popular newspaper columnist in America in the 1850s, and her humor shines through today. 'A Broadway Shop Reverie' from 1854 could easily have been written last week. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
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December 18, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #223
Sun, Dec 18 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #223 Fanny Fern (Sara Payson Willis Parton) was not only one of the earliest and most popular regularly published feminist writers of the 1850s and 1860s, but she often used her sharp, pointed wit to skewer pretension and ignorance. Her 1854 story 'The Advantages of a House in a Fashionable Square' explores love and social climbing, and has a satisfyingly happy ending. Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
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16min
December 17, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #222
Sat, Dec 17 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #222 George Ade tells a tale of missed opportunities and lessons learned that was nostalgic even back in 1901, in 'The Fable of the Third and Last Call.' Time: approx four 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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4min
December 16, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #221
Fri, Dec 16 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #221 George Ade brings us a tale of Culture and Domesticity in the 1904 story 'The Attempt to Spruce Up the Family and Give It a Standing.' Time: approx six 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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7min
December 16, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #220
Thu, Dec 15 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #220 Yes, Mister Ron DID promise NOT to read this one earlier in the week, but he couldn't resist! Presenting the quintessential Frank R. Stockton story, 'The Lady or the Tiger?' from 1884. Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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17min
December 16, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #219
Thu, Dec 15 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #219 Frank R. Stockton wrote stories during the late 1800s that ran the gamut from Romance, Science Fiction, Mystery, and Humor, often all at the same time. Vacationers turn misfortune into a serendipitously happy event in 'Our Tavern,' from 1879. Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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16min
December 15, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #218
Wed, Dec 14 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #218 Mister Ron goes nuts today reading an incredibly long, but unbelievably wonderful story by Frank R. Stockton -- from 1892, 'My Terminal Moraine,' an elaborately constructed tall tale of a science fictional romance, with geological oddities that defy reason, and hair raising suspense, coupled with some good old fashioned screwball comedy. What more could you ask for? Time: approx One Hour and Eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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1h 11min
December 14, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #217
Tue, Dec 13 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #217 Frank R. Stockton wrote stories during the late 1800s that ran the gamut from Romance, Science Fiction, Mystery, and Humor, often all at the same time. Today's tale of a hapless Jolly Roger on a working vacation is from the 1898 book 'Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts' -- 'How Bartholemy Rested Himself.' Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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9min
December 11, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #216
Sun, Dec 11 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #216 Frank R. Stockton wrote stories during the late 1800s that ran the gamut from Romance, Science Fiction, Mystery, and Humor, often all at the same time. Today's tale, 'Mr. Tolman,' deals with a lonely businessman concerned with his sanity taking a drastic step that changes the lives of at least a few of the people he encounters. Time: approx forty-two minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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42min
December 10, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #215
Sat, Dec 10 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #215 George Ade lets us all in on how Success depends on Hard Work and Ambition in the 1903 tale 'The Patient Toiler Who Got It in the Usual Place.' Time: approx three 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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4min

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