Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
The Moon And Sixpence 16.2
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She changed theconversation as though it were a matter to which she attached no importance. Idiscove...
The Moon And Sixpence 16.1
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What followedshowed that Mrs. Strickland was a woman of character. Whatever anguish shesuffered she ...
The Moon And Sixpence 15.8
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"You know,I'm not sure that your husband is quite responsible for his actions. I do notthink he is h...
The Moon And Sixpence 15.7
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I have alwaysbeen a little disconcerted by the passion women have for behaving beautifullyat the dea...
The Moon And Sixpence 15.6
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It was angerthat had seized Mrs. Strickland, and her pallor was the pallor of a cold andsudden rage....
The Moon And Sixpence 15.5
08 Apr 2018
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Mrs. MacAndrewshared the common opinion of her sex that a man is always a brute to leave awoman who ...
The Moon And Sixpence 15.4
07 Apr 2018
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"If thatwere so, he would hardly have been such a fool as to give his partner hisaddress, " I retort...
The Moon And Sixpence 15.3
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She looked atme with good-humoured contempt."A mandoesn't throw up his business and leave his wife a...
The Moon And Sixpence 15.2
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs. Stricklandpondered deeply for some time. It was quite clear that she could not make heador tail...
The Moon And Sixpence 15.1
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When I reachedLondon I found waiting for me an urgent request that I should go to Mrs.Strickland's a...
The Moon And Sixpence 14.4
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nor with such aman could you expect the appeal to conscience to be effective. You might aswell ask f...
The Moon And Sixpence 14.3
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Strickland chuckled. He didnot seem discouraged. He was independent of the opinion of his fellows.An...
The Moon And Sixpence 14.2
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
But how strangeit was that the creative instinct should seize upon this dull stockbroker, tohis own ...
The Moon And Sixpence 14.1
31 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During thejourney back to England I thought much of Strickland. I tried to set in orderwhat I had to...
The Moon And Sixpence 13.3
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I thinkyou've made a conquest, " I laughed."I'm notflattered. "In his place Ishould have been more ...
The Moon And Sixpence 13.2
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
But though hesaid nothing of any consequence, there was something in his personality whichprevented ...
The Moon And Sixpence 13.1
28 Mar 2018
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I dare say itwould have been more seemly to decline this proposal. I think perhaps I shouldhave made...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.9
27 Mar 2018
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Iwondered what a stranger would have taken him to be, sitting there in his oldNorfolk jacket and h...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.8
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"How oldare you? Twenty-three?"It seemed to methat the question was beside the point. It was natural...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.7
25 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Butyou're forty. ""That'swhat made me think it was high time to begin. ""Have youever painted?""I r...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.6
24 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He looked at mewith an astonishment that was certainly not feigned. The smile abandoned hislips, and...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.5
23 Mar 2018
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"What haveyou to say to that?""Only thatyou're a damned fool. ""At allevents, you can be forced to s...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.4
22 Mar 2018
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"Damn itall, there are your children to think of. They've never done you any harm. Theydidn't ask to...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.3
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"What,then?" asked Strickland.I tried to curlmy lip."Well, ifyou acknowledge that, there doesn't see...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.2
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Beastlyjob for you this, isn't it?""Oh, Idon't know, " I answered."Well,look here, you get it over,...
The Moon And Sixpence 12.1
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Avenue deClichy was crowded at that hour, and a lively fancy might see in the passers-bythe pers...
The Moon And Sixpence 11.6
18 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I've cometo see you on behalf of your wife. ""I wasjust going out to have a drink before dinner. Yo...
The Moon And Sixpence 11.5
17 Mar 2018
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I entered. Itwas a very small room, overcrowded with furniture of the style which the Frenchknow as ...
The Moon And Sixpence 11.4
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I do not knowwhy I made my enquiry as casual as possible."Does Mr.Strickland live here by any chance...
The Moon And Sixpence 11.3
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My own hotelwas modest enough, but it was magnificent in comparison with this. It was atall, shabby ...
The Moon And Sixpence 11.2
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I enquired atmy hotel for that in which Charles Strickland was living. It was called theHotel des Be...
The Moon And Sixpence 11.1
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During thejourney I thought over my errand with misgiving. Now that I was free from thespectacle of ...
The Moon And Sixpence 10.7
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It can'tgo on at his age, " she said. "After all, he's forty. I couldunderstand it in a young man, ...
The Moon And Sixpence 10.6
11 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I think sheadded this to explain her attitude to me, but I thought it was due to a verynatural jealo...
The Moon And Sixpence 10.5
10 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I was silentfor a moment. Then I thought of the children."It musthave been difficult to explain to R...
The Moon And Sixpence 10.4
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"He alwaysseemed very fond of them. Even if he was tired of me, I wonder that he had theheart to lea...
The Moon And Sixpence 10.3
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It wasall so unexpected, " she said. "We'd been married seventeen years. Isever dreamed that Charli...
The Moon And Sixpence 10.2
07 Mar 2018
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"I thinkit's rather an advantage that he doesn't know you. You see, he never reallyliked Fred; he th...
The Moon And Sixpence 10.1
06 Mar 2018
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A day or twolater Mrs. Strickland sent me round a note asking if I could go and see herthat evening ...
The Moon And Sixpence 9.3
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
ColonelMacAndrew had a very sketchy knowledge of business matters, and I had none atall, so I did no...
The Moon And Sixpence 9.2
04 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We happenedthen to cross the street, and the traffic prevented us from speaking. WhatColonel MacAndr...
The Moon And Sixpence 9.1
03 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"This is aterrible thing, " he said, the moment we got out into the street.I realised thathe had com...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.9
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs. Strickland clasped herhands."Tell me exactly whatshe said. " And when I hesitated, she insisted...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.8
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I could not help thinkingthat Colonel MacAndrew might have some difficulty in doing this, since Stri...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.7
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I dare say you'd likeme to go, " I said to the Colonel, getting up."I suppose you've heardthat blac...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.6
25 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This was the firstsuggestion that anything untoward had happened. I took no notice, and did mybest t...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.5
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Will you come thisway, sir?" she said.I followed her into thedrawing-room. The blinds were partly d...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.4
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
And this news was slightlydisconcerting to me personally, because I had written from the country to ...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.3
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Miss Waterford certainlyfelt that she could not do her subject justice on the curb of Jermyn Street,...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.2
17 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When I reflect on all thathappened later, I ask myself if I was thick-witted not to see that there w...
The Moon And Sixpence 8.1
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On readingover what I have written of the Stricklands, I am conscious that they must seemshadowy. I ...
The Moon And Sixpence 7.3
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
That must bethe story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of life it offers has ahomely grace. I...
The Moon And Sixpence 7.2
11 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When in anhour they crowded into a cab to go home, I strolled idly to my club. I wasperhaps a little...
The Moon And Sixpence 7.1
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The seasonwas drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.Mrs. Strickland...
The Moon And Sixpence 6.5
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He was a man of forty, not good-looking, and yet not ugly, for his features were rather good; but th...
The Moon And Sixpence 6.4
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There was never a pause, and the noise grew louder. Mrs. Strickland might congratulate herself that ...
The Moon And Sixpence 6.3
03 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The dining-room was inconveniently crowded. There was a K. C. and his wife, a Government official an...
The Moon And Sixpence 6.2
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Strickland gave the polite little laugh with which people acknowledge a facetiousness in which they ...
The Moon And Sixpence 6.1
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
But when at last I met Charles Strickland, it was under circumstances which allowed me to do no more...
The Moon And Sixpence 5.4
28 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She said thisnot disparagingly, but affectionately rather, as though, by acknowledging theworst abou...
The Moon And Sixpence 5.3
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I don'tknow that he's very clever, " she said one day, when I was looking at thephotograph, "but I ...
The Moon And Sixpence 5.2
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rose Waterfordhad a blistering tongue. No one could say such bitter things; on the otherhand, no one...
The Moon And Sixpence 5.1
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During thesummer I met Mrs. Strickland not infrequently. I went now and then to pleasantlittle lunch...
The Moon And Sixpence 4.5
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When she cameto know writers it was like adventuring upon a stage which till then she hadknown only ...
The Moon And Sixpence 4.4
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When we left Iwalked away with Miss Waterford, and the fine day and her new hat persuaded usto saunt...
The Moon And Sixpence 4.3
14 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs. Jay, awarethat impropriety is the soul of wit, made observations in tones hardly above awhisper...
The Moon And Sixpence 4.2
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rose Waterfordwas a cynic. She looked upon life as an opportunity for writing novels and the publica...
The Moon And Sixpence 4.1
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
No one waskinder to me at that time than Rose Waterford. She combined a masculineintelligence with a...
The Moon And Sixpence 3.4
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It issad that I can remember nothing of all this scintillation. But I think theconversation never ...
The Moon And Sixpence 3.3
06 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Some of them weredressed fashionably, and they said they couldn't for the life of them see whyyou sh...
The Moon And Sixpence 3.2
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I lived nearVictoria Station, and I recall long excursions by bus to the hospitable housesof the lit...
The Moon And Sixpence 3.1
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
But all this isby the way.I was veryyoung when I wrote my first book. By a lucky chance it excited a...
The Moon And Sixpence 2.5
31 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mr.Crabbe was as dead as mutton, but Mr. Crabbe continued to write moral storiesin rhymed couplets...
The Moon And Sixpence 2.4
29 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes aman survives a considerable time from an era in which he had his place into onewhich is s...
The Moon And Sixpence 2.3
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Now the warhas come, bringing with it a new attitude. Youth has turned to gods we of anearlier day k...
The Moon And Sixpence 2.2
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
But I seekrefuge in no such excuses. I forget who it was that recommended men for theirsoul's good t...
The Moon And Sixpence 2.1
23 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When so muchhas been written about Charles Strickland, it may seem unnecessary that Ishould write mo...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.10
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Weitbrecht-Rotholzwas an enthusiastic admirer of Charles Strickland, and there was no danger tha...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.9
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
RobertStrickland's innocent biography that it is difficult to avoid feeling a certainsympathy for th...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.8
17 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It is due tono accident that when one of his most important works, The Woman of Samaria,(4) was sold...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.7
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mr.Strickland has drawn the portrait of an excellent husband and father, a man ofkindly temper, indu...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.6
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
CharlesStrickland lived obscurely. He made enemies rather than friends. It is notstrange, then, that...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.5
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
And when suchas had come in contact with Strickland in the past, writers who had known himin London,...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.4
09 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It is agrotesque misapprehension which sees in art no more than a craft comprehensibleperfectly only...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.3
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It was nottill four years after Strickland's death that Maurice Huret wrote that articlein the Mercu...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.2
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
To my mindthe most interesting thing in art is the personality of the artist; and if thatis singular...
The Moon And Sixpence 1.1
03 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I confessthat when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for amoment discerned t...