This gem of a tale is a short one about a widow with two daughters, each of whom she treats very differently. Listen to see how one is rewarded and how one meets a very dire end. sidenote: I may be deleting some of my older episodes soon before I produce/upload some new ones; thanks for so many listens of the fairytales, and I will continue to produce episodes of them along with bits of other heightened text.

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The Fairies by Charles Perrault

This episode is Charles Perrault's version of Sleeping Beauty. Listen to his version of this tale of an enraged & aged fairy, an amorous prince, his ogress mother, an especially beautiful princess, and what unfolds as they encounter each other.

The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault

This episode is Charles Perrault's version of Little Red Riding Hood. Listen to his version of this tale of a girl who meets a wicked wolf and doesn't get out unscathed.

Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault

A reading of TWO BAD MICE by Beatrix Potter in its entirety

Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter

Work as an actor to understand Lady Macbeth and readings from MACBETH as Lady Macbeth

Shakespeare and such: Lady M

Work as an actor to know historical figures and readings from ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA as Cleopatra

Shakespeare and such: Cleopatra

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter seven

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter six

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter five

Chapter four of Pride and Prejudice (with some cutting of the text).

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter four

Chapter three of Pride and Prejudice (with some cutting of the text).

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter three

Chapter two of Pride and Prejudice (with some cutting of the text).

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter two

First chapter and first five minutes of Pride and Prejudice (with some cutting of the text).

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter one

I got to utilize my work with heightened text much more than I had expected on Charles Perrault's version of Cinderella. Listen to his version of this tale of a girl with so much kindness, who bestows good will upon all she encounters (including her sisters), and to whom, in the end, gets a beautiful new beginning to her life.

Cinderella by Charles Perrault

sonnets, poems, and snippets of stories from Shakespeare, John Donne, and myself

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