#1220: Ch. 20, Legacy by James H. Schmitz

Legacy continues, as Trigger finishes her consultation with Pilch and tries to get things back to normal on Manon. But trouble’s the new normal for Trigger….

Chapter 20

25:30.

#1214: Ch. 21, The Moon Pool by A. Merritt

The Moon Pool continues, as Larry loses Yolara’s good will.

Chapter 21

25:22.

#1213: Chs. 4-8, Bk. 3, Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation by St. Thomas More

The Dialogue continues, with several extremely short chapters on the general uselessness of worrying about one’s worldly goods. I guess a writer in prison who’s awaiting execution wouldn’t be too worried about his house’s market value.

Book 3, Chs. 4-8.

12:42.

#1212: Ch. 7C, An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Newman

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine continues, with a look at taking scripture in a mystical sense.

Chapter 7C

19:27.

#1211: Ch. 7B, An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Newman

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine continues, with a discussion of faith, reason, and dogma.

Chapter 7B

16:13.

#1210: Ch. 19, Legacy by James H. Schmitz

Legacy continues, as Trigger finds out more about what’s really going on.

Chapter 19.

21:47.

#1209: Pps. 9-17, A Treasury of Humorous Poetry

A Treasury of Humorous Poetry continues. This time, one of my ethnic oxen is gored, so you can tell I mean it about giving some love to dialect poetry! We also have a couple of ballads of romantic love gone wrong, a retelling of Robinson Crusoe’s contented castaway life, and a slice of parental life.

Pps. 9-17.

“Widow MacShane” by Robert Henry Newell (writing as ‘Orpheus C. Kerr’)
“Robinson Crusoe” by Charles Edward Carryl
“The Ballad of the Oysterman” by Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Only Seven: A Pastoral Story After Wordsworth” by Henry S. Leigh

14:39.

UPDATE: Link fixed. Sorry about that.

#1208: Bk. 4D, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as the moderate party concludes its argument.

Book 4D.

18:58.

#1207: Part 1, The Life of Antony by St. Athanasius

The Life of St. Anthony of Egypt, written by St. Athanasius, was one of the most popular books among early Christians. It also helped make the budding desert monasticism movement wildly popular with Christians throughout the ancient world, as they saw a way that led to holiness in a world suddenly unthreatened by pagans’ persecution unto martyrdom.

Part 1 introduces us to St. Anthony, and shows us his motivation and early inspirations in living a holy life according to the evangelical counsels.

Part 1

19:29.

#1206: Pt. 10, The Pilgrimage of Egeria by Egeria

The Pilgrimage of Egeria continues. Man, those Jerusalem Catholics loved to walk!

Part 10: Ascension and Pentecost.

8:47.

#1204: Ch. 32A, The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison

The Worm Ouroboros continues, as Witchland’s king takes counsel after the previous day’s disaster.

Chapter 32A

22:37.

#1203: Ch. 20, The Moon Pool by A. Merritt

The Moon Pool continues, as Larry and his crew are invited to a banquet. But what’s the occasion?

Chapter 20: The Tempting of Larry.

38:33.

#1202: Chs. 2-3, Bk. 3, A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation by St. Thomas More

A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation continues. More recommends that people ought to consider ahead of time just what they might lose through persecution.

Book 3, Chapters 2 and 3

14:13.

#1201: Ch. 7A, An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Newman

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine continues, as we begin a chapter on the continuity of Christian principles.

Chapter 7: Application of the Second Note of a True Development - Continuity of Principles.

20:53.

#1199: Pp. 1-9, A Treasury of Humorous Poetry

I thought I’d put up some lighter poems to compensate for all the noir stuff from Browning, and found A Treasury of Humorous Poetry. This 1902 collection is nothing if not varied. In the first nine pages, we deal with gambling, battlefield injuries, lost love, horrible puns, the sea, and cannibalism.

Pp. 1-9:
“Honest Language from Truthful James” by Bret Harte
“Faithless Nelly Gray” by Thomas Hood
“The Ahkoond of Swat” by George T. Lanigan
“The Yarn of the Nancy Bell” by William S. Gilbert

12:49.