Love/Romance Episodes

Stories of love and romance that will take your mind to a happier place.

Aug. 22, 2025

THE PARSON'S DAUGHTER OF OXNEY COLNEY by ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Show Description Today’s show, "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne" by Anthony Trollope, introduces readers to the remote beauty of Dartmoor and the life of Patience Woolsworthy, a strong-willed young woman who manages her ...

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Aug. 14, 2025

ANGELA: AN INVERTED LOVE STORY by W.S. GILBERT

Hello, dear listeners, Gizelle Erickson here, eager to be your companion as we once again open a window to the fascinating world of the Gilded Age, transforming your everyday moments into an engaging escape. Our next offerin...

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June 22, 2025

MARIE (CHAPS 9-10) H. RIDER HAGGARD

Marie is a 1912 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. The plot concerns Quatermain as a young man and involves his first marriage, to the Boer farm girl, Marie Marais. Their romance is opposed by Marie's anti-...

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May 4, 2025

ON THE DIVIDE by WILLA CATHER

"On the Divide" is a short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather. It was first published in Overland Monthly in January 1896. Plot summary On the Nebraska prairie, Canute takes to drinking to forget his boredom after spending the first...

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Sept. 8, 2024

THE QUICKSAND by EDITH WHARTON

A wealthy woman reaches out to help her grown son and his girlfriend after her son asks her to intervene on his behalf, having been turned down with his marriage proposal. In the process of trying to unite the two the woman finds out that her own life...

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May 26, 2024

THE SECRET GARDEN (FINAL CHAPTER)

Mr. Craven experiences some vivid dreams while traveling in Switzerland- dreams calling him back to the garden. On the long train ride home he remembers with regret how he treated his young son, blaming him for his wife's death, and wonders how he has...

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May 19, 2024

THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 25-26) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

Chapter 25 begins with the Robin's "birds'eye" view of the children in the garden . While the mother robin sits on her eggs she finds herself fascinated by Colin, Later, on rainy days, Colin and Mary explore the huge gouse, and get their exercize...

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May 17, 2024

THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAP 24) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

Colin and Mary , Dickon and Ben Weatherstaff keep up their rituals of thinking of "the magic" while Colin gets stronger day by day. Dickon shows Colin some exercises to improve his strength.

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May 9, 2024