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Ep. 1027, The Wake, by Donn Byrne

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Release Date: 04/18/2025

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The Book of Pirates continues with the tale of Captain Scarsfield. Howard Pyle, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   The Audiobook Library Card is now available, and folks are having a blast. Subscribe monthly, and stream or download any title in entire Classic Tales Library for $6.99. This offer is only good until July 20th, so lock in your lower pricing today! Go to or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 19 years. Many have...

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Wakes are worse when seasoned with vengeance. Donn Byrne, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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Brian Oswald Patrick Donn-Byrne, who lived from 20 November 1889 – 18 June 1928 was an Irish writer. A fair amount of his career was in America, but in his later years, his financial straits forced him and his wife Dorothea to return to Ireland.

 

The pacing and prose of today’s story really called to me. The gentle stream of consciousness pacing of a man’s mind when his wife has died, and his contemplations really seemed appropriate for this time of year.

 

And now, The Wake, by Donn Byrne

 

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