Love/Romance Episodes

Greater Love by Bram Stoker at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Podcast- Show Notes Tonight’s story comes from a writer we usually associate with the supernatural — but here, Bram Stoker shows us something very different. “Greater Love” is a deeply human tale, written during the same era that produced so many of the great magazine stories of the Gilded Age. It’s a story about sacrifice, quiet devotion, and the kind of courage that doesn’t announce itself. In a time when periodicals were th...

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 father's parish household. Her world is suddenly widened in the expanse of love when her neighbor and friend, Miss Le Smyrger, has a relative visit that leads to romance for Patience. However, the story takes a turn when their differing values and social expectations begin t...

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 offering, William Schwenk Gilbert's poignant classic, 'Angela: An Inverted Love Story,' will transport you to the unique setting of 1890s Venice. This isn't just a story; it's an immersive journey following a bedridden man whose only view of the world, and indeed of the young woman ...

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-English father, and her villainous cousin Hernan Pereira, who desires Marie. They are Voortrekkers who take part in the Great Trek whom Quatermain has to rescue. Marie is the fifth novel, and the eighth story overall, in the Allan Quatermain series. The novel describes Qu...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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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1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories

1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories

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1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories

1001Greatest Love & Life Stories The Secret Garden

1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories

1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories The Secret Garden

1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories The Secret Garden

1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories

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