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Each episode offers a new complete audiobook, weaving together themes of humanity, compassion, and the complexities of life in its various shades—from moments of joy and laughter to reflections on sorrow and resilience. These tales are rich with characters who embody the fullness of human experience, inviting listeners to connect with their journeys and the lessons within. As you settle in for a cozy evening, let the magic of these narratives transport you to a place where empathy and understanding reign. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74621070</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:02:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74621070/dozen_ways_of_love_lily_dougall.mp3" length="233403159" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>29147</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Isle in the Water-Katharine Tynan Hinkson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/isle-in-the-water-katharine-tynan-hinkson--74588956</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74588956</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74588956/isle_in_the_water_katharine_tynan_hinkson.mp3" length="113487207" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14172</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Collected Public Domain Works of H. P. Lovecraft-H. P. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74558373</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:02:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74558373/collected_public_domain_works_of_h_p_lovecraft_h_p_lovecraft.mp3" length="220911172" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>27586</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heir-Vita Sackville-West</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heir-vita-sackville-west--74526737</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74526737</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:08:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74526737/heir_vita_sackville_west.mp3" length="148730724" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>18573</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 2-Marguerite of Navarre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heptameron-of-the-tales-of-margaret-queen-of-navarre-volume-2-marguerite-of-navarre--74496461</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74496461</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:08:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74496461/heptameron_of_the_tales_of_margaret_queen_of_navarre_volume_2_marguerite_of_navarre.mp3" length="119089309" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14871</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heart of Happy Hollow (Version 2)-Paul Laurence Dunbar</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heart-of-happy-hollow-version-2-paul-laurence-dunbar--74457139</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74457139</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:07:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74457139/heart_of_happy_hollow_version_2_paul_laurence_dunbar.mp3" length="144627649" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>18061</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ebony and Crystal-Clark Ashton Smith</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ebony-and-crystal-clark-ashton-smith--74425522</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74425522</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:08:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74425522/ebony_and_crystal_clark_ashton_smith.mp3" length="108729100" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13577</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Winter Evening Tales-Amelia E. Barr</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/winter-evening-tales-amelia-e-barr--74380887</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74380887</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:48:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74380887/winter_evening_tales_amelia_e_barr.mp3" length="213819008" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26701</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Earth's Enigmas-Charles G. D. Roberts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/earth-s-enigmas-charles-g-d-roberts--74341369</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current. In these stories, the author has touched many phases of human nature. Some of the stories in the collection sparkle with the spirit of mirth; others give glimpses of the sadder side of life. Throughout all, there are found that broad sympathy and intense humanity that characterize every page that comes from her pen. Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74341369</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:34:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74341369/earth_s_enigmas_charles_g_d_roberts.mp3" length="128798770" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16084</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Selection of Divine Poems-John Donne</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/selection-of-divine-poems-john-donne--74199708</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current. In these stories, the author has touched many phases of human nature. Some of the stories in the collection sparkle with the spirit of mirth; others give glimpses of the sadder side of life. Throughout all, there are found that broad sympathy and intense humanity that characterize every page that comes from her pen. Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74199708</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:09:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74199708/selection_of_divine_poems_john_donne.mp3" length="23346405" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. There are few writers of the present...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current. In these stories, the author has touched many phases of human nature. Some of the stories in the collection sparkle with the spirit of mirth; others give glimpses of the sadder side of life. Throughout all, there are found that broad sympathy and intense humanity that characterize every page that comes from her pen. Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Twelve Stories and a Dream-H. G. Wells</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/twelve-stories-and-a-dream-h-g-wells--74153479</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current. In these stories, the author has touched many phases of human nature. Some of the stories in the collection sparkle with the spirit of mirth; others give glimpses of the sadder side of life. Throughout all, there are found that broad sympathy and intense humanity that characterize every page that comes from her pen. Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74153479</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:09:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74153479/10494_twelve_stories_and_a_dream_h_g_wells.mp3" length="224915822" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>28087</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 005-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dramatic-reading-scene-and-story-collection-volume-005-various--74112500</link><description><![CDATA[This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current. In these stories, the author has touched many phases of human nature. Some of the stories in the collection sparkle with the spirit of mirth; others give glimpses of the sadder side of life. Throughout all, there are found that broad sympathy and intense humanity that characterize every page that comes from her pen. Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74112500</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:02:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74112500/20304_dramatic_reading_scene_and_story_collection_volume_005_various.mp3" length="174099545" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>21739</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>In a North Country Village-M. E. Francis</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-a-north-country-village-m-e-francis--73419688</link><description><![CDATA[Set in a quaint North Country village, M. E. Francis's "In a North Country Village" captures the essence of rural life and community. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72869903</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:43:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72869903/winter_evening_tales_amelia_e_barr.mp3" length="213602254" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amelia E. Barr</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour. 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Her men and women are creatures of real flesh and blood, not deftly-handled puppets; they move, act and speak spontaneously, with the full vigor of life and the strong purpose of persons who are participating in a real drama, and not a make-believe.” - Summary by Verla Viera and Preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26701</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>barr,evening,puppets,rarest,sadder,single,sparkle,spontaneously,tales,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafbebc7ecdfa07ba3f0d5df269e61c5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
