Mister Ron's Basement #1614

Mon, Mar 8 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1614 Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'  If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to! You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.  Today we present Chapter Nine, wherein Bank Teller Peter Pupkin attempts to commit suicide four times in five weeks! It is called 'The Mariposa Bank Mystery.' As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:  [email protected]   Time: approx thirty-four minutes    The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html    The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at: http://leacock.ca   There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here. John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.  Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.   When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.