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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. His wry and witty humor, which later would be celebrated in his famous novel, The Wind in the Willows, shines through here. - Summary by Mary Kay.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9622</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a6061cd19ce4951d463e20f6113a6d4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Frauds, Forgeries, and Fake News Collection-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/frauds-forgeries-and-fake-news-collection-various--74012335</link><description><![CDATA[We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered musings on the human condition...everything from loafing about and old book collecting, to heavier topics like what is more valuable: memory or forgetfulness and can we connect back to nature, or is it too late to do so. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. His wry and witty humor, which later would be celebrated in his famous novel, The Wind in the Willows, shines through here. - Summary by Mary Kay.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73934587</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:02:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73934587/into_the_valley_of_death_crimea_balaklava_the_light_brigade_russell_tennyson_and_kipling_various.mp3" length="24861620" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Kenneth Grahame</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered musings on the human condition...everything from loafing about and old book collecting, to heavier topics like...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered musings on the human condition...everything from loafing about and old book collecting, to heavier topics like what is more valuable: memory or forgetfulness and can we connect back to nature, or is it too late to do so. All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. His wry and witty humor, which later would be celebrated in his famous novel, The Wind in the Willows, shines through here. - Summary by Mary Kay.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>29821</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a6061cd19ce4951d463e20f6113a6d4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christian Science-Mark Twain</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christian-science-mark-twain--73855361</link><description><![CDATA[We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered musings on the human condition...everything from loafing about and old book collecting, to heavier topics like what is more valuable: memory or forgetfulness and can we connect back to nature, or is it too late to do so. All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. His wry and witty humor, which later would be celebrated in his famous novel, The Wind in the Willows, shines through here. - Summary by Mary Kay.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17166</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a6061cd19ce4951d463e20f6113a6d4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>George Bernard Shaw-G. K. 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All these ponderings, and more, are explored within. Published in 1898, this collection of essays is Kenneth Grahame's first complied work. 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