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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading one of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Born to poor parents, Andersen's lack of ease in the educated, upper class…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading a poem by George Eliot. Best known for her prose, George Eliot is the pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans. She…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's piece is by American humorist Frank R. Stockton. Born in Pennsylvania in 1834, his entertaining short stories were hugely popular at the end…
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Self-portrait of Edward Lear and his beloved cat. The captions read: Edward Lear, aged 73 1/2; and His cat Foss, aged 16. Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! We're now…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's story is from Katherine Mansfield. Born and raised in New Zealand, Mansfield came to London at a young age and spent much of…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Orphaned as a child and estranged from his foster family at university over his ever-increasing…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading a short story from D. H. Lawrence. The author of the infamous "Lady Chatterley's Lover," banned in England until 1960,…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's poem is from James Henry Leigh Hunt. Leigh Hunt led an eventful life, forming friendships with many other poets and influential figures, being…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading a short story by Saki, the pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro. Munro is known for his short stories, of which…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's poem comes from Robert Burns, possibly the best known British poet after Shakespeare. Born in the South of Scotland to a farming family,…