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BRASS Stacks Episode 10: Tobermory

Saki's wicked tale of what happens when a beloved feline is gifted the power of speech--much to the dismay of all the members of a weekend gathering at a country house. L

BRASS Stacks Episod 9: The Mysterious Case of Miss V.

"What is a ghost?" asks this exquisite and little-known story by Virginia Woolf. In a few short pages, Woolf creates a comic, thoughtful, yet ultimately disturbing portra

BRASS Stacks Episode 8: The Storyteller

We turn again to our favorite Stacks writer, Saki, for this deliciously subversive tale of a unconventional fable shared with some rambunctious children on a train ride.

BRASS Stacks 7: Humiliation

The great French writer Maupassant is the author of this charming tale recounting an afternoon of idle gossip between two ladies of leisure, and of a mistress/servant rel

BRASS Stacks 1: Lord Dunsany

We begin this special series of readings from great Victorian and Edwardian authors with two very early stories by poet, playwright and fantasist Lord Dunsany. Learn more

BRASS Stacks 6: The Snowman

 The Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Snowman” tells the melancholy story of a snowman’s ill-suited romance with a kitchen stove. Read by special BRASS Stacks gues

BRASSS Stacks 5: Christmas Every Day

William Dean Howell’s 1892 story about a little girl who wished it could be Christmas every day has an interesting moral or two for adults as well. Learn more about your

Brass Stacks 4: The Disintegrator Machine

Professor Challenger meets an inventor whose creation may prove so catastrophic as to imperil the entire British Empire, in this classic short story by Sir Arthur Conan D

BRASS Stacks 3: When the Door Was Opened

A witty parable about the problem of assuming too much about one’s spouse, “When the Door Opened” was written by the Irish author Sarah Grand, one of the pioneers of fict

BRASS Stacks 2: Oh Whistle, And I'll Come to You, My Lad

In this special seasonal BRASS Stacks, our Lord Brass (Charles Leggett) reads M.R. James' wonderfully spooky tale of a academic's unlucky find at an archaeologicall dig--

Missives from the World of BRASS 9: Intermittent Correspondents

In the conclusion to our Missives mini-series, the Angel of Blood writes a final letter to Lady Brass–but will it receive a reply?   Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

Missives from the World of BRASS, Episode 8: A Bouquet of Clues

A correspondence between Lady and Lord Brass reveals yet another mystery, and another clue in solving the greater question: who is the Angel of Blood?   Learn more about

Missives from the World of BRASS 7: The Library of Memory

Lady Brass delves into a correspondence kept in a locked drawer of her House of Memory–letters from the woman who taught her how to truly use a sword. Learn more about yo

Missives from the World of BRASS, Episode 6: Lady Brass’s Guide to Clues

The (other) Great Detective shares her thoughts on what clues are and how to know when you’ve encountered one–and encounters more than a few herself. Learn more about you

Missives from the World of BRASS, Episode 5: Dandy of the Year

Cyril Brass, fashion-plate and formidable fighter, shares his thoughts upon being selected as Dandy of the Year by Jim Dandy Magazine (The Magazine for Dandies). Learn mo

Missives from the World of BRASS, Episode 4: The Antiquarian’s Bookstore

The latest in our new BRASS miniseries features special guest Larry Albert (Harry Nile, Dr. Watson in Imagination Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes) in the role he originated, th

Missives from the World of BRASS, Episode 3: Vinegar Tom and Holt

In the third episode of our new mini-series, the plot thickens as two rogues-for-hire compare notes on their new employer, the enigmatic Angel of Blood. Learn more about

Missives from the World of BRASS: Episode 2, Vincent Law

London’s most louche crime lord Vincent Law shares thoughts from his private diary, including meditations on style, crime and the shocking revelation that he is being sta

Missives from the World of BRASS, Chapter One: Lady Brass’s Guide to Sleuthing

In the first of our new BRASS limited series, Lady Brass gives a short primer in how to solve mysteries–or at least, the ones she considers worth solving. Starring Kate K

BRASS Season Four Previously....

The story of the Brass Family returns for its final (for now) chapter, Season Four, starting in two weeks. If you could use a gentle reminder of a plot line or two, give