Episodes
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
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Canterbury Tales,"  written by Geoffrey Chaucer, who died in 1400 before completing it. It was compiled and released in hand-written form throughout the 15th century and was first printed in 1476. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 11/10/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Annals,"  written by Tacitus and completed in 117 AD. The cover image for this episode is taken from  "Arminius Says Goodbye To Thusnelda," which Johannes Gehrts completed in 1884. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 11/04/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "First Principles,"  written by Herbert Spencer and published in 1862. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 10/28/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Tess Of The d'Urbervilles," a novel written by Thomas Hardy and published in 1891. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 10/20/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The House Of The Seven Gables," written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1851. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 10/06/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Njal'sSaga," which was written sometime in the 13th century by an unknown author.  Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 09/23/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio, the final revisions of which were completed in 1371. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 09/16/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss  "Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogol, which was published in 1842. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 09/03/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss  "On Heroes, Hero-Worship, And The Heroic In History" by Thomas Carlyle, which was published in 1841.  Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 08/12/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, which was completed in 1651. I said 1647 because that is when the record of the colony ends, but he continued writing for a few years after that. Some of the information about what happened to the passengers on the Mayflower dates to 1651. The cover art for this episode is a painting called "Pilgrims Going To Church" by George Henry Boughton that was completed in 1867. Get a copy of my edition of Mary...
Published 08/04/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Origins And Deeds Of The Goths" by Jordanes, which was completed in 551. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 07/29/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli, which was published in 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death in 1527. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 07/22/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "In Praise Of Folly," which Desiderius Erasmus wrote in 1511, and "Against War," which he wrote in about 1514. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 07/01/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Divine Comedy," completed in 1320 by Dante Alighieri. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 06/24/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss some of the writing of the 17th-century French playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Moliere. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 06/16/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Sir Gawain And The Green Knight" written in the late 14th century by a poet whose name is not known. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 06/09/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "A Journal Of The Plague Year" written by  Daniel Defoe and published in 1722. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 06/05/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "On The Aesthetic Education Of Man" written by  Friedrich Schiller and published in 1795. I have also seen 1794 given as the year of publication. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 06/02/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Notebooks Of Malte Laurids Brigge" published in 1910 and written by Rainer Maria Rilke. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 05/26/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Red And The Black" published in 1830 and written by Marie-Henri Beyle, better known as Stendhal. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon here. Or pick it up at my website here.
Published 05/19/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Consolation Of Philosophy," which was written by Boethius in about 524. www.vollrathpublishing.com
Published 05/12/23
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Self-Reliance," "Heroism," "The American Scholar," and other essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, who lived in the 19th century. www.vollrathpublishing.com
Published 05/02/23