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Discover the captivating tale of Basil, a young man born into high society, who falls hopelessly in love with a girl he spots on a bus - Margaret Sherwin, a linen drapers daughter. Though his father disapproves, Basil persuades Margarets father to let him secretly marry her under one condition - they must live separately for the first year due to Margarets young age. The plan works initially, but the enigmatic Mannions return from abroad stirs turmoil. On the final night of the year, Basil uncovers an unsettling truth about Margaret and Mannion, which changes everything.

Japanese culture has fascinated the West ever since the country’s doors opened up in the 1800s. In many ways, Japan has remained elusive, and people have travelled from all around the world to see for themselves how unique this nation remains. Another way of exploring this enigmatic culture is through its literature. The English language succeeds surprisingly well in revealing the Japanese sense of life.

Book nerd and internet lurker Basil Forest is joined by New York Times best selling author Mercury Stardust to discuss books and queer culture. Each month we'll be reading and discussing a different book across both fiction and nonfiction, with the primary theme of queerness. Basil typically reads the physical copies of books and Mercury listens to audiobooks - All types of readers are welcome here!Books for 2024:March - Dreadnaught by April DanielsApril - Tripping ArcadiaMay - I'm Afraid of MenJune - Horse BarbieJuly - BelliesAugust - Felix Ever AfterSeptember - Whipping GirlOctober - The ...

A show where I (Basil) Talks about things they like, like object shows, or cats

Journey through the annals of history, tracing an unbroken lineage of valiant heroes. These extraordinary men and women faced danger, privation, and even death to share the light of Jesus Christ with the worlds darkest corners. From well-known individuals to those whose stories have faded into obscurity, all are part of an unyielding band of torch-bearers. Join their epic adventures as they confront cannibals, combat slave traders, and administer care to sick foes, driven by one unwavering mission – to serve their Lord and guide others towards His divine light. (Summary by BookAngel7)

Η σειρά podcasts του Ιδρύματος Βασίλη & Ελίζας Γουλανδρή, «B&E Goulandris Podcasts: μια ηχητική κατάδυση στον μαγευτικό κόσμο της Τέχνης», συνεχίζεται με ένα ειδικό αφιέρωμα στην έκθεση «Από τον Monet στον Warhol: Τρεις γενιές, μία συλλογή, ένα ταξίδι στην εξέλιξη της Μοντέρνας Τέχνης». Η δεύτερη ενότητα της σειράς αποτελείται από πέντε επεισόδια ...

Η σειρά podcasts του Ιδρύματος Βασίλη & Ελίζας Γουλανδρή, «B&E Goulandris Podcasts: μια ηχητική κατάδυση στον μαγευτικό κόσμο της Τέχνης», συνεχίζεται με ένα ειδικό αφιέρωμα στην έκθεση «Από τον Monet στον Warhol: Τρεις γενιές, μία συλλογή, ένα ταξίδι στην εξέλιξη της Μοντέρνας Τέχνης». Η δεύτερη ενότητα της σειράς αποτελείται από πέντε επεισόδια ...

Two Creators and A Microphone is a podcast hosted by Desiree Rodriguez and Basil Lewis. Every week Desiree and Basil get on the mic to have candid conversations about tech, video production, gear, and living the creative lifestyle. Listen and learn from their experiences working as creators and what drives them to continue creating.

Not for the squeamish or for children, these folk-tales are from the Ainu, the somewhat mysterious indigenous people of Japan, thousands of whom still live in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Ranging over all of the usual themes of folklore, from creation to marriage to war, these stories have a pungent, ribald frankness concerning all aspects of human life that offended their scholarly collector Basil Hall Chamberlain (his apologies to the reader are themselves entertaining) but that make them fresh, provocative, and amusing to the twenty-first century reader. Attention to the Ainu ...

A poor boy discovers the value of honesty and industry. More than that, he discovers the value of his relationship with God. (Introduction by Robert Harder)

A collection of Short Stories by action author Basil Sands. These stories will get your heart racing in thirty minutes or less as you plummet to the depths of human emotion and the desire to protect what is dearest when all hell breaks loose and there is no one there to do anything about it but an Average Joe...or an almost Average Joe. Think of each episode as something like the Twilight Zone, with guns, knives, and whatever the hero can find to defend themselves and their families from the bad guys. These are Basil's original action novels taken down to single episode bite size chunks ...