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The Wordworker's Children
by Heather Nichole Russell
Heather and her children enjoy reading aloud classic stories of yesteryear to share with you.
Episodes
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The War of the Worlds: Chapters Twenty-five through Twenty-seven
The alien invasion comes to a sudden and ignominious end, and life returns to the ruins of civilization.
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The War of the Worlds: Chapters Twenty-three and Twenty-four
The narrator finds the world changed dramatically upon his escape. A big-talking but lazy hanger-on distracts him for a while, but nothing can keep him long from finding his wife and learning what the aliens hold in store for Earth.
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The War of the Worlds: Chapters Twenty-one and Twenty-two
The narrator's companion goes insane and is captured by the aliens, while the narrator narrowly escapes discovery. After some time, the aliens suddenly disappear from the pit, leaving the narrator to escape his buried prison.
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The War of the Worlds, Chapters Nineteen and Twenty
The narrator and his companion remain trapped in the edge of the pit, and through observation learn the exact nature of their bodies as well as the horrific truth about their food.
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The War of the Worlds: Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
A group of refugees escape in boats across the English Channel while the ironclad engage the Martians. The narrator finds himself trapped in the remains of a house after a fifth alien ship lands near him.
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The War if the Worlds, Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
The great flight and panic begins as the Martians' launch an undefeatable weapon.
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The War of the Worlds, Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
The aliens devise a method of preventing their own destruction, and London panicks at the news of the aliens swarming toward them.
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The War of the Worlds, Chapters Eleven and Twelve
All-out war begins, and the aliens drive across the countryside in clouds of fire and steam.
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The War of the Worlds, Chapters Nine and Ten
The military attempts to contain the aliens, while a third cylinder falls, citizens evacuate, and the aliens finally leave the shelter of the pit.
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The War of the Worlds, Chapters Seven and Eight
Despite the tragedy on the commons, the world remains largely unaware of the aliens. While life carries on as usual, a second ship lands nearby under cover of darkness.
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The War of the Worlds, Chapters Five and Six
A delegation approaches to establish peace with the alien creatures, but tragedy strikes instead.
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The War of the Worlds: Chapters Three and Four
Crowds gather and attempts are made to dig the cylinder out of the ground. When it finally opens, what emerges defies imagination and chills hearts.
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The War of the Worlds, Chapters One and Two
While Earth continues in its daily patterns unaware, Mars launches a great offensive to conquer the planet. The first lands in the countryside of England, causing a small stir of excitement.
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Little Women: Chapter Forty-seven
No longer children, the girls and Laurie find their purpose as adults amid a new crop of boys and girls.
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Little Women: Chapters Forty-five and Forty-six
Daisy and Demi delight the family with their childish antics, while Jo and "her professor" decide their future with characteristic unconventionality.
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Little Women: Chapters Forty-three and Forty-four
Laurie and Amy come home to set up housekeeping as newlyweds, and Mr. Bhaer re-enters Jo's life.
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Little Women: Chapters Forty-one and Forty-two
Laurie and Amy discover the difference in real and imagined love, while Jo struggles to appreciate the life God sent her more than the life she thought she wanted.
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Little Women: Chapters Thirty-nine and Forty
Laurie and Amy take an honest look at each other's character, and the family says goodbye on earth to Beth.
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Little Women: Chapters Thirty-seven and Thirty-eight
Amy and Laurie meet in France and discover that neither of them are children anymore. Meg struggles to balance the demands of her growing family until she learns that she doesn't have to do it alone.
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Little Women: Chapters Thirty-five and Thirty-six
Laurie breaks his and Jo's hearts by proposing to her, and the family is forced to admit that Beth's health is failing.
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Little Women: Chapters Thirty-three and Thirty-four
Jo experiences life as a big city governess and writer, learns a few painful lessons, and makes a new friend.
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Little Women: Chapters Thirty-one and Thirty-two
Amy revels in a whole new world while traveling through Europe, and Jo indulges certain schemes and plans with varying success.
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Little Women: Chapters Twenty-nine and Thirty
Jo causes Amy great distress by acting like herself while making formal visits, and causes trouble for herself with a moment of disrespect. Amy learns to return rudeness with kindness and earns not only friendship but an otherwise unobtainable opportunity.
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Little Women: Chapters Twenty-seven and Twenty-eight
Jo achieves her first steps toward financial independence as an author, and Meg learns that marriage is more than romance.
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Little Women: Chapters Twenty-five and Twenty-six
The first wedding is held in the family home, and Amy disastrously attempts to imitate high society.
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Little Women: Chapters Twenty-three and Twenty-four
Aunt March makes up Meg's mind about marriage, and we jump ahead three years to a new beginning for all the girls.
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Little Women: Chapters Twenty-one and Twenty-two
Laurie causes trouble by sending Meg fake love letters, Jo learns to solve problems instead of creating them, and the family receives a wonderful Christmas surprise.
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Little Women: Chapters Nineteen and Twenty
Amy learns to pray and makes a will, and the first romantic hopes begin to touch the girls' lives.
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Little Women: Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
When unexpected illness strikes before Marmee and Father can come home, the girls have to learn how to face fear and grief and come to understand the true wealth their lives hold.
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Little Women: Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
A telegram brings bad news and leaves the family reeling, but the girls find new purpose in the challenge and begin to rise to meet it.
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Little Women, Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
The young people build their dream castles while trying to be busy as they are, and Jo accomplishes a very special dream of her own.
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Little Women: Chapters Eleven and Twelve
The girls discover that all play is as bad as all work, but have a delightful day outdoors with Laurie and his visiting friends.
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Little Women, Chapters Nine and Ten
Meg discovers that wealthy does not necessarily mean good or happy, and the girls admit a new member to their literary club.
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Little Women, Chapters Seven and Eight
Amy yields to temptation and finds herself in a great deal of trouble and school. Jo loses her temper over a deep emotional wound and almost loses something far more precious.
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Little Women, Chapters Five and Six
The girls make friends with Laurie, and Beth conquers a great fear in order to receive three very precious gifts.
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Little Women, Chapters Three and Four
Meg and Jo enjoy a taste of society fun, Jo makes a new friend, and the girls all learn life lessons from a day begun badly.
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Little Women, Chapters One and Two
It's Christmas at the March home, and war times are too hard for a usual celebration, but the girls find unexpected joys in helping others and performing their very own play for their friends.
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A Christmas Carol: The End of It
Scrooge returns to himself from his encounters with the Christmas spirits, ready to show the world for the rest of his life the lessons his experiences taught him.
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A Christmas Carol, The Last of the Spirits
Christmas Future shows Scrooge a series of moments, terrifying in their great indifference to the death of one well-known man, then in contrast shows him one family heartbroken over the death of a tiny child.
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A Christmas Carol, The Second of the Three Spirits
Christmas Present shows Scrooge all the joy brought to the world by the day he called Humbug.
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A Christmas Carol, The First of the Three Spirits
The first promised spirit carries Scrooge to scenes of joy from his past, and shows him what he has lost through his choices.
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A Christmas Carol, Marley's Ghost
We meet Ebenezer Scrooge, who can't quite maintain his humbug facade in the face of his dead partner's ghost.
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The Chimes, The Fourth Quarter
Trotty sees the heartbreaking conclusion of his misery and learns the joyful truth about his life.
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The Chimes, The Third Quarter
The chimes and their spirits show Trotty the future.
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The Chimes, The Second Quarter
Trotty meets yet another self-absorbed "helper" who increases his depression, but then happens upon a man and child in need and finds great joy in helping them.
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The Chimes, The First Quarter
Toby, his daughter, and her fiance enjoy a delightful lunch and begin to plan a wedding, until the Alderman and his friends break in upon them and express their opinions of the woes of the world.
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The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the Third
When problems weigh so heavily on the good people that they fear all is lost, the solution sweeps in on the wheels of a buggy to proclaim the surprising truth and restore joy. And all the while the Cricket chirps on the Hearth.
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The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the Second
Is Mr. Tackleton kind or mean? Does Mr. Plummer make his daughter happy with his pretending, or not? Is Dot a loving, happy wife, or does she have a secret? Nothing is as it seems in this chapter.
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The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the First
We meet a charming little family and their odd neighbors, and enjoy how the singing of the kettle and the cricket reflect the joy in their home.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Chapter Ten
We read Dr. Jekyll's own sad tale of his foolish decisions that led to the ultimate destruction of both his soul and his body.
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Heather and her children enjoy reading aloud classic stories of yesteryear to share with you.
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The Wordworker's Children is created and hosted by Heather Nichole Russell.
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