The Pentamerone 9

This ends the main run of The Pentamerone. I won’t be recording “The Three Citrons”, the final story, because it’s a parallel to the deeply racist frame story. Following this, I’m going to upload the three Librivox stories I couldn’t find a use for as a bonus episode, and then I’m going to summarize the…

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Venice : The Place of Saint Mark

This week a break from the historical work we are following, to shift over to a travel diary by the American consul of Venice during the Austrian occupation. It describes the centre of Venice, and notes that the seasons seem to alter the Personality Traits of the inhabitants. It also gives us the commercial structure…

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The King of Elfland’s Daughter 10

Two minor notes for this section. Zironderel says she disenchants then reenchants the sword, but instead I’d argue she just supresses its magic. Statistics for the lesser wisps are already found in Realms of Power: Faerie, but statistics for Greater Wisps and the Kennel Trolls will be added eventually. CHAPTER XXVI: The Horn of Alveric…

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The Pentamerone 7

This week, we continue our charge through the Pentamerone. Thanks again to Joy Chan for her recording. I’ll be popping in with bits of folklore, and a surprising amount of culinary lore. XXIII: THE TWO CAKES In the penguin edition, the word “pizza” is used wherever “cake” is used here. It’s not a modern pizza,…

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