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When Books Were Fun
by Al Anderson and Jeff Scott
In which two cranky old men discuss older books that are fun to read, for listeners who want to reconnect to a traditional popular culture.
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When Books Were Fun Episode 007: Three Books About Childhood
In which we discuss novels about childhood, Penrod by Booth Tarkington (1914) and The Golden Age and Dream Days by Kenneth Grahame (1895 and 1898) and ponder what aspects of childhood are determined by historical time and place, and what aspects are [email protected] Check out Al’s stories at sonrisestories.com. Jeff’s web site is currently under (re)construction.
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When Books Were Fun Episode 006: The English Riverside
In which we discuss Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (1889) and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908) and contrast a (somewhat) factual account of three men (and a dog) boating on the Thames with a child’s fantasy of Mole, Rat, Badger, and Mr. Toad, and their adventures along a river and the English [email protected] Check out Al’s stories at sonrisestories.com. Jeff’s web site is currently under (re)construction.
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When Books Were Fun Episode 005: Homer’s Odyssey
In which we discuss Homer’s Odyssey and why reading a poem that’s several thousand years old might be more entertaining that watching its movie [email protected] Check out Al’s stories at sonrisestories.com. Jeff’s web site is currently under (re)construction.
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When Books Were Fun 004: Freddy the Pig
In which we discuss some of the Freddy the Pig books of Walter R. Brooks and their depiction of the Bean farm and a traditional 20th century America, Freddy’s vocation as a detective, and his relationships with the other animals, not to mention Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars. [email protected] Check out Al’s stories at sonrisestories.com. Jeff’s web site is currently under (re)construction.
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When Books Were Fun 003: Dr. Seuss and More
In which we discuss children’s picture books in general, focusing mostly on the works of Dr. Seuss, and emphasize the importance of reading to children. [email protected] Check out Al’s stories at sonrisestories.com. Jeff’s web site is currently under (re)construction.
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When Books Were Fun 002: Sherlock Holmes
In which we discuss the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, focusing mostly on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892). [email protected] Check out Al’s stories at sonrisestories.com. Jeff’s web site is currently under (re)construction.
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When Books Were Fun 001: Introduction
In which two cranky old men attempt to convince you the listener that popular fiction used to be fun before publishing, libraries, and education became politicized and that traditionalists, homeschooling families, and anyone looking for a good read should consider the popular works discussed here. [email protected] Check out Al’s stories at sonrisestories.com. Jeff’s web site is currently under (re)construction.
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In which two cranky old men discuss older books that are fun to read, for listeners who want to reconnect to a traditional popular culture.
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When Books Were Fun is created and hosted by Al Anderson and Jeff Scott.
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