Episodes

  • Mosses From An Old Manse - Sketches From Memory

    Mosses From An Old Manse - Sketches From Memory
    Mar 24 2026
    In which we embark upon a journey through the majestic and mysterious White Mountains, encountering a curious assembly of travellers whose varied tales imbue the wild region with a certain lively charm amidst its grandeur and harshness. The narrative then gently shifts to a different mode of passage—an interminable voyage along the Erie Canal—where the quiet monotony is enlivened by human follies and fleeting moments of unexpected mirth that glimmer like faint lights amid a somber landscape.
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    39 mins
  • Mosses From An Old Manse - Passages from a Relinquished Work

    Mosses From An Old Manse - Passages from a Relinquished Work
    Mar 24 2026
    In which a young man, nurtured under the austere care of a stern parson yet inclined towards a life of wandering storytelling, sets forth from his native village under a veil of mist and misgiving to seek his fortune and freedom. Amid melancholy farewells and curious companionship with a shy pilgrim, he encounters the varied humours of public performance and the persistent shadow of his guardian’s rigid expectations.
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    38 mins
  • Mosses From An Old Manse - Earth's Holocaust

    Mosses From An Old Manse - Earth's Holocaust
    Mar 23 2026
    In which a vast and symbolic bonfire consumes the detritus of human history and folly—from the insignia of nobility, instruments of war, and intoxicating spirits, to books, laws, and religious emblems—in a fervent aspiration for societal renewal and universal peace. Yet amid the splendour and tumult of this grand purgation, a somber reflection arises that true reform must kindle the human heart itself, lest all else be but ashes scattered upon the wind.
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    54 mins
  • Mosses From An Old Manse - P.'s Correspondence

    Mosses From An Old Manse - P.'s Correspondence
    Mar 23 2026
    In which a melancholic correspondent, wandering London yet haunted by the prisonlike chamber of his past, encounters spectral visions of long-departed poets and historical figures, their faded glories casting shadows upon the living world. Amidst these reveries, he reflects upon the shifting tides of genius and fame, life's inevitable decline, and the delicate interplay between memory and present reality.
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    49 mins
  • Mosses From An Old Manse - The Christmas Banquet

    Mosses From An Old Manse - The Christmas Banquet
    Mar 22 2026
    In which a peculiar annual Christmas banquet is held, where ten of the most afflicted and sorrowful souls are gathered to share in a sombre feast, surrounded by symbols of death and despair as a chilling reminder of life’s harshest realities. Among them sits Gervayse Hastings, an enigmatic figure whose outward prosperity and composure cast a shadow of mystery over his true nature, capturing the uneasy contemplation of the other guests and the reader alike.
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    53 mins
  • Mosses From An Old Manse - The Intelligence Office

    Mosses From An Old Manse - The Intelligence Office
    Mar 22 2026
    In which a sombre Intelligence Office serves as a repository and marketplace for the myriad desires, losses, and yearnings of the city’s inhabitants, where each visitor seeks to barter or recover some treasure of the heart, fortune, or spirit. The Man of Intelligence, a solemn and inscrutable figure, records these entreaties and exchanges with quiet detachment, revealing both the poignancy and the futility of human wishes amid the bustle of mortal life.
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    36 mins
  • Mosses From An Old Manse - The Hall of Fantasy

    Mosses From An Old Manse - The Hall of Fantasy
    Mar 21 2026
    In which the narrator is led through a vast and wondrous edifice known as the Hall of Fantasy—a place where the imagination’s nobles and dreamers gather amidst stained glass and marble pillars to converse and contemplate the realms above and beyond reality. Here are displayed the colourful visions, hopes, and folly of poets, reformers, inventors, and visionaries alike, offering an enchanted refuge from the weary world whilst reminding us of the delicate boundary between the ideal and the actual.
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    32 mins
  • Mosses From An Old Manse - The New Adam and Eve

    Mosses From An Old Manse - The New Adam and Eve
    Mar 21 2026
    In which a new Adam and Eve awaken in a deserted city, their primal innocence confronted by the perplexities and remnants of a departed human civilisation, from desolate streets and empty shops to solemn monuments and silent libraries. Their gentle wanderings reveal both the artifices and sorrows of mankind’s past, yet in their pure simplicity they find hope and companionship under the watchful sky.
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    49 mins