Love/Romance Episodes

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