Episodes
In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume II of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was written between 1958 and 1968 and published in 1973.Here is a recording of Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde, which I mentioned:https://youtu.be/07YFIWL_XSI?t=292Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 05/19/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume I of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was published in 1973.One correction: Since recording this I have found reports that Solzhenitsyn did apply for U.S. citizenship in 1985. I cannot see that he ever received it, though his wife and children did. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 05/10/24
Published 05/10/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Vanity Fair," which was written by William Makepeace Thackeray and first published in serialized form in 1847-1848. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 05/04/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss selected writings by George Orwell. I forgot to mention that Orwell was shot in the neck in the Spanish Civil War. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 04/22/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Foundations Of Arithmetic," which was written by Gottlob Frege and published in 1884. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 04/07/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman," which was written by Laurence Sterne and published in 1759. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 03/30/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Motley Stones" which was written by Adalbert Stifter and published in 1853. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 03/22/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Science And Method," which was written by Henri Poincare and published in 1908. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 03/15/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Value Of Science," which was written by Henri Poincare and published in 1904. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 03/08/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Science And Hypothesis," which was written by Henri Poincare and published in 1902. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 03/02/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Notes From Underground," which was written by Fyodor Dostoevsky and published in 1864. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 02/24/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Physics And Philosophy," which was written by Werner Heisenberg and published in 1962. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 02/16/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss"What Is Art?" which was written by Leo Tolstoy and published in 1897. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 02/02/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Country Of The Blind And Other Stories," which is a collection of stories written by Herbert George Wells written and first published between 1894 and1909 before being published as a collection in 1911.   Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 01/27/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss selected writings by Jonathan Swift, who lived from 1667 to 1745. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 01/21/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Chrestomathy," a collection of articles that Henry Louis Mencken wrote  between 1918 and 1948. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 01/12/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Rider On The White Horse" and other novellas by Theodor Storm, published between 1848 and 1888. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 01/06/24
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Ninety-Three" by Victor Hugo, which was published in 1874. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com Also do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.
Published 12/30/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss essays that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote between 1874 and 1888. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com
Published 12/22/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss the poetry and letters of John Keats, who wrote between 1814 and 1821. The cover art for this episode is an 1819 portrait by Joseph Severn, who was a friend of Keats.    Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com
Published 12/15/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Chronicles," which Jean Froissart completed in 1400. The painting used for the cover art for this episode is "The Black Prince At Crecy," completed by Julian Russell Story in 1888.      Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com
Published 12/10/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Martin Eden," written by Jack London and published in 1909.   Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com
Published 12/01/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Under Western Eyes," written by Joseph Conrad and published in 1911.    Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 11/24/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Parzival," which Wolfram Von Eschenbach completed between 1200 and 1210. The cover art for this episode is from a portrait of Eschenbach by an unknown artist from the Codex Manesse, which was completed in 1304 .   Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 11/18/23