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This is not a single story but a tapestry of unique explorations, each inviting you to reflect on the nature of innocence and the journey towards self-awareness. Join us to discover a new book with every episode, and let the narratives inspire and resonate with your own experiences.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7114995/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Poetry Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg</url><title>Pippa Passes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pippa-passes--7114995</link></image><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:12:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Poetry Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker74@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of innocence and discovery, as suggested by the evocative title. This podcast invites listeners to explore the delicate balance between purity and the complexities of human experience, drawing upon themes of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of innocence and discovery, as suggested by the evocative title. This podcast invites listeners to explore the delicate balance between purity and the complexities of human experience, drawing upon themes of hope, resilience, and the often harsh realities of life. Each episode presents a new complete audiobook, weaving together narratives that reflect the trials and triumphs faced by young protagonists navigating their surroundings. Delve into a rotating collection of stories that highlight the beauty of youthful optimism while confronting the shadows of society. This is not a single story but a tapestry of unique explorations, each inviting you to reflect on the nature of innocence and the journey towards self-awareness. Join us to discover a new book with every episode, and let the narratives inspire and resonate with your own experiences.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Arts"/><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Performing Arts"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>c0cbebc4-837b-5767-9e8d-c120b783c0ee</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Dramatic Version of Greek Myths and Hero Tales-Fanny Amanda Comstock</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dramatic-version-of-greek-myths-and-hero-tales-fanny-amanda-comstock--74371040</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74371040</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:01:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74371040/dramatic_version_of_greek_myths_and_hero_tales_fanny_amanda_comstock.mp3" length="135166644" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. 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(Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16877</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Astrophel and Stella-Sir Philip Sidney</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/astrophel-and-stella-sir-philip-sidney--74349959</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74349959</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:01:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74349959/astrophel_and_stella_sir_philip_sidney.mp3" length="48482480" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. 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(Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6054</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blue Bird A Fairy Play in Six Acts-Maurice Maeterlinck</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blue-bird-a-fairy-play-in-six-acts-maurice-maeterlinck--74327793</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74327793</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74327793/blue_bird_a_fairy_play_in_six_acts_maurice_maeterlinck.mp3" length="104527091" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13053</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Master Builder-Henrik Ibsen</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/master-builder-henrik-ibsen--74306296</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74306296</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74306296/master_builder_henrik_ibsen.mp3" length="68892279" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8603</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Valley of Fear (Version 4 Dramatic Reading)-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/valley-of-fear-version-4-dramatic-reading-sir-arthur-conan-doyle--74288872</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74288872</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74288872/valley_of_fear_version_4_dramatic_reading_sir_arthur_conan_doyle.mp3" length="186585672" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>23299</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Henry VIII-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/henry-viii-william-shakespeare--74269366</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74269366</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74269366/henry_viii_william_shakespeare.mp3" length="84718592" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10579</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Chronicles of Avonlea (version 2 Dramatic Reading)-Lucy Maud Montgomery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chronicles-of-avonlea-version-2-dramatic-reading-lucy-maud-montgomery--74254234</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74254234</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74254234/chronicles_of_avonlea_version_2_dramatic_reading_lucy_maud_montgomery.mp3" length="194407894" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>24276</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Athaliah-Jean Racine</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/athaliah-jean-racine--74239197</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74239197</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74239197/athaliah_jean_racine.mp3" length="58034730" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7247</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Galahad Jones-Arthur Adams</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/galahad-jones-arthur-adams--74225571</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74225571</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74225571/galahad_jones_arthur_adams.mp3" length="63259675" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7900</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Oedipus at Colonus (Storr Translation)-Sophocles</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/oedipus-at-colonus-storr-translation-sophocles--74205303</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74205303</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74205303/oedipus_at_colonus_storr_translation_sophocles.mp3" length="46184892" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5767</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Robin Hood (Dramatic Reading)-Amice MacDonell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/robin-hood-dramatic-reading-amice-macdonell--74179106</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74179106</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74179106/robin_hood_dramatic_reading_amice_macdonell.mp3" length="30809988" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3847</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Devil's Disciple-George Bernard Shaw</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/devil-s-disciple-george-bernard-shaw--74153103</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74153103</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74153103/devil_s_disciple_george_bernard_shaw.mp3" length="80378688" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10037</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Faust I-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/faust-i-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe--74126503</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74126503</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74126503/faust_i_johann_wolfgang_von_goethe.mp3" length="124462662" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15542</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fate of Fenella-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fate-of-fenella-various--74078518</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74078518</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74078518/fate_of_fenella_various.mp3" length="213211756" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26625</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pippa Passes-Robert Browning</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pippa-passes-robert-browning--74056074</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74056074</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74056074/pippa_passes_robert_browning.mp3" length="53193503" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6643</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Orestes-Euripides</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/orestes-euripides--74033791</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74033791</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:01:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74033791/orestes_euripides.mp3" length="52771264" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6590</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Treasure Island (version 3, dramatic reading)-Robert Louis Stevenson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasure-island-version-3-dramatic-reading-robert-louis-stevenson--74014850</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74014850</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:01:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74014850/treasure_island_version_3_dramatic_reading_robert_louis_stevenson.mp3" length="182860595" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>22835</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One-Act Play Collection 018-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-act-play-collection-018-various--73992575</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73992575</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73992575/one_act_play_collection_018_various.mp3" length="192836067" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>24080</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Collected Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens, Volume 1-Wallace Stevens</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/collected-public-domain-poems-of-wallace-stevens-volume-1-wallace-stevens--73972399</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73972399</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:01:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73972399/collected_public_domain_poems_of_wallace_stevens_volume_1_wallace_stevens.mp3" length="32600629" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4071</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hermann and Dorothea-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hermann-and-dorothea-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe--73951643</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73951643</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:02:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73951643/hermann_and_dorothea_johann_wolfgang_von_goethe.mp3" length="71920116" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8981</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Modern Monologues-Marjorie Benton Cooke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-monologues-marjorie-benton-cooke--73930234</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73930234</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:01:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73930234/modern_monologues_marjorie_benton_cooke.mp3" length="102548494" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12806</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Awakening of Spring-Frank Wedekind</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/awakening-of-spring-frank-wedekind--73906700</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73906700</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:02:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73906700/awakening_of_spring_frank_wedekind.mp3" length="63771708" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7964</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Shakuntala-Kalidasa</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/shakuntala-kalidasa--73885236</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73885236</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:02:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73885236/shakuntala_kalidasa.mp3" length="42115853" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. 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(Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5259</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Paolo and Francesca-Stephen Phillips</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/paolo-and-francesca-stephen-phillips--73864477</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73864477</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:02:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73864477/paolo_and_francesca_stephen_phillips.mp3" length="50207559" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6270</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Henry VI, Part 2-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/henry-vi-part-2-william-shakespeare--73845071</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73845071</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:03:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73845071/henry_vi_part_2_william_shakespeare.mp3" length="91695721" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. 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(Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11450</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pippa Passes-Robert Browning</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pippa-passes-robert-browning--73376084</link><description><![CDATA["Pippa Passes" by Robert Browning is a profound exploration of the human experience through the innocent and joyful perspective of its titular character, Pippa. As she navigates her world, the poem delves into themes of love, hope, and the transformative power of art and beauty, making it a timeless reflection on the complexities of life. The enduring nature of Browning's work lies in its ability to resonate with listeners today, inviting them to consider the impact of their own choices and the interconnectedness of humanity. With its rich imagery and lyrical quality, "Pippa Passes" remains a celebration of the spirit, encouraging us to embrace our passions and the world around us.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73376084</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:01:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73376084/pippa_passes_robert_browning.mp3" length="53193503" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"Pippa Passes" by Robert Browning is a profound exploration of the human experience through the innocent and joyful perspective of its titular character, Pippa. As she navigates her world, the poem delves into themes of love, hope, and the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA["Pippa Passes" by Robert Browning is a profound exploration of the human experience through the innocent and joyful perspective of its titular character, Pippa. As she navigates her world, the poem delves into themes of love, hope, and the transformative power of art and beauty, making it a timeless reflection on the complexities of life. The enduring nature of Browning's work lies in its ability to resonate with listeners today, inviting them to consider the impact of their own choices and the interconnectedness of humanity. With its rich imagery and lyrical quality, "Pippa Passes" remains a celebration of the spirit, encouraging us to embrace our passions and the world around us.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6643</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pippa Passes - Robert Browning</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pippa-passes-robert-browning--72586161</link><description><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72586161</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:12:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72586161/pippa_passes_robert_browning.mp3" length="53136655" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4569f1d2-ed97-4b20-be3c-7f4599c79704/4569f1d2-ed97-4b20-be3c-7f4599c79704.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4569f1d2-ed97-4b20-be3c-7f4599c79704/4569f1d2-ed97-4b20-be3c-7f4599c79704.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4569f1d2-ed97-4b20-be3c-7f4599c79704/4569f1d2-ed97-4b20-be3c-7f4599c79704.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Robert Browning</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series. The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters – notably the adulterous Ottima – and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world! (Summary by Wikipedia) Characters: Pippa — Philippa Narrator/Stage Directions — David Lawrence 1st 3rd & 5th Student — Lars Rolander 3rd & 4th Girl — vanrose Gottlieb, 1st and 3rd Police — Doug Jules, 2nd Police & Monsignor — heyfd Luigi — mb Luigi’s Mother — Silence Ottima, 2nd Girl — TriciaG Phene, 1st Girl — Neeru Iyer Sebald, Schramm, Bluphocks, Intendant, 2nd, 4th & 6th Student — Barry Eads All tunes used are original and placed in the public domain by the readers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6643</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>browning,girl,luigi,ottima,passes,pippa,poetry,police,sebald,unblemished</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47af997b0cf1712447fab5fce1b6017e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
