<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Opals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opals--7161814</link><description><![CDATA[Delve into the luminous world of "Opals," where the rich hues of creativity and artistic expression shine through a carefully curated selection of audiobooks. This podcast celebrates the beauty and complexity of poetic voices, inviting listeners to explore the depths of emotion and imagination captured within lyrical works. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, offering a rotating collection that showcases a diverse range of perspectives and styles, reflecting the multifaceted nature of poetry. As you immerse yourself in these unique explorations, you'll encounter themes of love, identity, and the human experience, all sparkling like the various facets of an opal. Discover a new book with every episode and allow the power of words to illuminate your understanding of the world and the artistry that shapes it. Join us on this auditory journey and let the poetry resonate in your heart and mind.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7161814/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Single Author Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg</url><title>Opals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opals--7161814</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:14:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Single Author Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker85@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Delve into the luminous world of "Opals," where the rich hues of creativity and artistic expression shine through a carefully curated selection of audiobooks. This podcast celebrates the beauty and complexity of poetic voices, inviting listeners to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Delve into the luminous world of "Opals," where the rich hues of creativity and artistic expression shine through a carefully curated selection of audiobooks. This podcast celebrates the beauty and complexity of poetic voices, inviting listeners to explore the depths of emotion and imagination captured within lyrical works. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, offering a rotating collection that showcases a diverse range of perspectives and styles, reflecting the multifaceted nature of poetry. As you immerse yourself in these unique explorations, you'll encounter themes of love, identity, and the human experience, all sparkling like the various facets of an opal. Discover a new book with every episode and allow the power of words to illuminate your understanding of the world and the artistry that shapes it. Join us on this auditory journey and let the poetry resonate in your heart and mind.]]></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>a00af58e-ab3b-546e-ada0-feacb35d6571</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Cape Cod Stories-Joseph Crosby Lincoln</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cape-cod-stories-joseph-crosby-lincoln--74656140</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74656140</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:02:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74656140/cape_cod_stories_joseph_crosby_lincoln.mp3" length="166965779" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>20850</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories-Robert Barr</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-a-steamer-chair-and-other-stories-robert-barr--74619532</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74619532</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:02:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74619532/7258_in_a_steamer_chair_and_other_stories_robert_barr.mp3" length="191041715" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>23856</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Poems by Edward Thomas-Edward Thomas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/poems-by-edward-thomas-edward-thomas--74587356</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74587356</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74587356/poems_by_edward_thomas_edward_thomas.mp3" length="43494342" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5431</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Color-Countee Cullen</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/color-countee-cullen--74556733</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74556733</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:02:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74556733/color_countee_cullen.mp3" length="44525006" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5560</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson-Alfred, Lord Tennyson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/suppressed-poems-of-alfred-lord-tennyson-alfred-lord-tennyson--74525327</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74525327</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:08:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74525327/suppressed_poems_of_alfred_lord_tennyson_alfred_lord_tennyson.mp3" length="82981238" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10362</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Five Nations Vol II-Rudyard Kipling</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-nations-vol-ii-rudyard-kipling--74495234</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74495234</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:08:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74495234/five_nations_vol_ii_rudyard_kipling.mp3" length="41681055" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5205</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.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--74455605</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74455605</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:07:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74455605/collected_public_domain_poems_of_wallace_stevens_volume_1_wallace_stevens.mp3" length="32600629" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></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/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Day Dreams-Rudolph Valentino</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/day-dreams-rudolph-valentino--74424153</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74424153</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:08:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74424153/day_dreams_rudolph_valentino.mp3" length="31786615" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3969</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>For Eager Lovers-Genevieve Taggard</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-eager-lovers-genevieve-taggard--74378344</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74378344</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:11:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74378344/for_eager_lovers_genevieve_taggard.mp3" length="30492526" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3808</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Short Stories in Prose and Verse-Henry Lawson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/short-stories-in-prose-and-verse-henry-lawson--74339381</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74339381</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:56:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74339381/short_stories_in_prose_and_verse_henry_lawson.mp3" length="57766902" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7214</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>English Bards and Scotch Reviewers-George Gordon, Lord Byron</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/english-bards-and-scotch-reviewers-george-gordon-lord-byron--74197609</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74197609</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:08:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74197609/english_bards_and_scotch_reviewers_george_gordon_lord_byron.mp3" length="39503245" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4933</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Complete Poems-Anne Brontë</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/complete-poems-anne-bronte--74151216</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74151216</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:08:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74151216/complete_poems_anne_bronte.mp3" length="73535094" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9183</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>White Canoe and Other Verse-Alan Sullivan</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/white-canoe-and-other-verse-alan-sullivan--74110949</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74110949</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:08:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74110949/white_canoe_and_other_verse_alan_sullivan.mp3" length="15508709" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1937</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rainbows-Olive Custance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rainbows-olive-custance--73418411</link><description><![CDATA["Rainbows-Olive Custance" invites listeners into a vivid exploration of themes that resonate deeply with the human experience. This evocative narrative captures the essence of hope and the beauty found in diversity, much like the spectrum of colors in a rainbow. As we navigate a world that often feels divided, the story serves as a reminder of the importance of unity and understanding. The enduring message of acceptance and the celebration of individuality makes this audiobook not only a timeless listen but also a relevant one in today's society. Delve into this rich tapestry of emotions and reflections that continue to inspire and uplift.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73418411</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:38:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73418411/rainbows_olive_custance.mp3" length="26053869" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4db3d7e0-383b-4d1d-8683-1a03c910a179/4db3d7e0-383b-4d1d-8683-1a03c910a179.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4db3d7e0-383b-4d1d-8683-1a03c910a179/4db3d7e0-383b-4d1d-8683-1a03c910a179.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4db3d7e0-383b-4d1d-8683-1a03c910a179/4db3d7e0-383b-4d1d-8683-1a03c910a179.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"Rainbows-Olive Custance" invites listeners into a vivid exploration of themes that resonate deeply with the human experience. This evocative narrative captures the essence of hope and the beauty found in diversity, much like the spectrum of colors in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA["Rainbows-Olive Custance" invites listeners into a vivid exploration of themes that resonate deeply with the human experience. This evocative narrative captures the essence of hope and the beauty found in diversity, much like the spectrum of colors in a rainbow. As we navigate a world that often feels divided, the story serves as a reminder of the importance of unity and understanding. The enduring message of acceptance and the celebration of individuality makes this audiobook not only a timeless listen but also a relevant one in today's society. Delve into this rich tapestry of emotions and reflections that continue to inspire and uplift.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3254</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Opals - Olive Custance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/opals-olive-custance--72869658</link><description><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72869658</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:32:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72869658/opals_olive_custance.mp3" length="28267019" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/97e77ef2-aef6-4181-881d-4e71f8b00b6d/97e77ef2-aef6-4181-881d-4e71f8b00b6d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/97e77ef2-aef6-4181-881d-4e71f8b00b6d/97e77ef2-aef6-4181-881d-4e71f8b00b6d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/97e77ef2-aef6-4181-881d-4e71f8b00b6d/97e77ef2-aef6-4181-881d-4e71f8b00b6d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Olive Custance</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be followed by Rainbows (1902), The Blue Bird (1905) and The Inn of Dreams (1911). - Summary by Nemo]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3534</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blueblood,bosie,custance,figured,opals,oscar,quarterly,rainbows,single,wilde</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd39e0059d8185a99e0aa4294c8887ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
