Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 1
Let's set aside the commercial noise of the holidays and relax with this walk through the forest, appreciate the glories revealed by winter, and consider the turning of the year through the rhythms of...
25 Dec 202345min
The 1945 Sears Christmas Book, Part 2
Let's head back to 1945 and see what's on everyone's Christmas list from Sears. This time, toys for the little scientist, holiday decorations, sporting gear, magazines, and the dream of every young ma...
18 Dec 202350min
Frye's Practical Candy Maker, by G.V. Frye, Part 2
Let's fall into a sweet sleep with more from the world of fine candy-making. This time, we learn to craft classy treats like Coconut Potatoes, Boston Chips, Baby Cream, and Strings of Comfort. I am no...
11 Dec 202353min
A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts, Part 1
Let's relax with detailed instructions for the arts of gilding, silvering, and the making of curious inks and secret messages, all of which involve more muskrats, honey, and wolf's teeth than one migh...
4 Dec 202350min
Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 1
Let's wrap up Listener Request Month with the chronicle of the first solo sailing voyage around the world. Sail to sleep aboard the Spray as our captain builds his ship and starts an adventure most on...
27 Nov 202343min
The Railway Travellers' Handy Book, Part 1
Let's continue Listener Request Month with this delightfully thorough guide to train journeys. From reading a timetable to choosing the right portmanteau and hiring someone to throw gravel at your win...
20 Nov 202352min
The Architecture of Country Houses, by A.J. Downing - Part 1
Let's continue Listener Request Month with this guide to country buildings, by which I mean a treatise on the morality of housing, the meaning of beauty, and the art of proportion. Whatever it is, it'...
13 Nov 202350min
The Aeneid, by Virgil, Translated by John Dryden, Part 1
Let's kick off Listener Request Month with this classic, our first full "verse" offering. Scheming gods, shipwrecks, and heroic speeches, it's everything you want from an epic you just pretended to re...
6 Nov 202348min
