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The Well Told Tale
Hi everyone. This is Robert. Welcome to The Well Told Tale. Every week I narrate a classic story; the greatest science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction stories ever written, not just in a small chunk at a time, but enough for you to really relax into. No adverts in the middle, just the story itself. All stories are pubic domain and free from copyright.
Our nameless hero has escaped and a lot has changed in the two weeks he was confined. What has happened and will humanity survive the invasion?
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Our nameless hero and the curate are trapped; their shelter is right next to an alien landing pad. Will they be able to observe the Martians and remain hidden?
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Our nameless hero is still in formerly leafy Surrey watching the destruction of London from afar with his new companion the Curate. What's next for our hero's brother? And how much destruction have the aliens left in their wake?
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Our hero is in Surrey watching the Alien invasion continue. The Martian assault has intensified, more tripods have landed, and a new poisonous gas is being released onto the streets of London. Panic has overtaken London as millions try to evacuate the city...
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The Martians continue to advance, causing destruction everywhere. The British army has disabled one alien tripod, but they are outmatched and outgunned. Where will the Martians strike next? What will our nameless hero do now?
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Horsall Common is aflame, the Martians have opened fire, and our narrator is fleeing the area. The rest of the world is unaware of the threat, but how long will that last?
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Last time the cylinder opened and out came the Martians, their heat rays destroying everything in their path. Our narrator was able to escape, but for how long? And will the British military be able to save the day?
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In our last episode, an alien cylinder crash-landed in Horsell Common and became a tourist attraction. What will happen when the cylinder opens?...
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We begin a new tale, possibly the most important and impactful science fiction novel ever written, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Since it's publication it has never been out of print and has been adapted into movies, television and radio series.
The story is set in rural England where, "Across the gulf of space, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us..."
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We have a Robert E Howard short story this week. Solomon Kane is on a mission to rid the world of evil wherever he finds it. What dark magic will our hero encounter in today's tale...
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The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780575077669
The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781857989960
The Conan Chronicles Volume 2: Hour of the Dragon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781857987478
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In our last episode, our heroes found a mysterious tunnel marked by Arne Saknussemm, whose writings sent our heroes on their journey to the centre of the Earth. They now need to blast their way through, but where will this tunnel take them?
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Jules Verne: Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926 Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280 From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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What lies ahead for our heroes? In the last episode's finale, they found that the storm had taken them back to their starting point on the raft. Will they make another attempt across the subterranean sea or return to the surface?
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Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926 Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280 From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Our heroes have discovered a vast ocean beneath the Earth. They are now on a raft speeding across it. How large is this ocean (or is it a sea?) and will they reach the other side?
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Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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In our last episode, Axel had fallen and slipped into unconsciousness. He had been separated from the group and was returning to them through sound. Will the professor and Hans find him in time?
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Our heroes have been travelling steadily toward the centre of the Earth. With their water replenished, they have decided to rest for a day and calculate exactly where they are and where they should head next...
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Our heroes are running out of water. The professor urges them to continue, but to survive, they must find a way to replenish their dwindling supplies...
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Jules Verne:
Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Our heroes have found the crater and are ready to begin their descent to the centre of the Earth...
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Jules Verne:
Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Axel and Professor Lidenbrock are travelling to Snæfellsjökull with their guide, Hans, where they believe they will discover the gateway to the centre of the Earth.
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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We pick up our tale in Copenhagen, where Axel and Professor Lidenbrock are about to head to Iceland. They have followed the clues and are hoping to find the entrance to the centre of the Earth...
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Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Last week, our main characters Axel and his uncle, Professor Lidenbrock, discovered a coded message from a 16th-century alchemist, Arne Saknussemm. Axel has decoded the message but has decided not to share this information, with his uncle.
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Jules Verne:
Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Our next story has seen numerous adaptations, including films, plays, radio dramas, and even a theme park ride. 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth', a classic by Jules Verne first published in French in 1864, gained further popularity with the English translation by Frederick Amadeus Malleson in 1877. This is the edition we have selected to read.
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Jules Verne:
Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183
Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594
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Our story this week is by Miles J Breuer, an American-Czech physician who wrote science fiction and short stories in his spare time. This story is typical of Breuer's writing: fast paced and full of interesting ideas. In this case, what would you do if, driving down the road, you suddenly encountered a Roman legion...?
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We rejoin Nathaniel in Australia, where he is excavating ancient ruins. He believes these ruins are the place where he was held captive during his period of amnesia. Despite his apprehensions, he finds himself increasingly drawn into the darkness of the excavation site. What horrors await him?
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Buy The Shadow out of Time: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781910593967 Lovecraftian Horror Anthologies
Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287 Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294 Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311
Lovecraft's Tales
The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014
The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398
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Last week, we learned more about our protagonist, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, as he worked through what happened to him between 1908 and 1913. Piecing it all together from his dreams and accounts of others who seem to have gone through the same thing, it seems too incredible to be true - could some...thing really have taken over his body during that time?
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Lovecraftian Horror Anthologies
Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311
Lovecraft's Tales The Complete Cthulhu
Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014 The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398
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Last week, we were introduced to our protagonist, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, who cannot remember what happened to him between 1908 and 1913. During that time, it appears he was overtaken by another personality. He has dreams of being a prisoner in an alien land. Nathaniel also discovered that he is not the only person who has experienced these feelings and dreams. What could it all mean?
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Buy The Shadow out of Time: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781910593967
Lovecraftian Horror Anthologies
Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311
Lovecraft's Tales The Complete Cthulhu
Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014 The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398
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We revisit one of our favorite authors, H.P. Lovecraft. In this story, Lovecraft delves into themes of psychological horror and the fragility of sanity. Influenced by the film Berkeley Square, Lovecraft believed that writing this novella helped him solve the conceptual problems of time travel portrayed in Berkeley Square.
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Buy The Shadow out of Time: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781910593967
Lovecraftian Horror Anthologies
Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311
Lovecraft's Tales The Complete Cthulhu
Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014 The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398
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This week we have an original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Duckling. Was it inspired by the bullying Hans Christian Andersen faced as a child, or by his discovery that he was the illegitimate son of Prince Christian Frederick? Whatever the inspiration, it's a tale that still resonates today.
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Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781909115200
An Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781782501183
The Ugly Duckling - Read it yourself with Ladybird - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780723272632
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Mr Cavor's messages from the Moon continue. In his latest communication, he has revealed that he is set to meet the leader of the Selenites: the Grand Lunar. Will this be the last time we hear from him?
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A Dutch Scientist has contacted Mr Bedford: Mr Julius Wendigee, who claims he has received messages from Mr Cavor on the Moon. Mr Bedford is eager to find out what happened to Cavor...
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After finding the Sphere, Mr Bedford was unable to find Mr Cavour. Without knowing Mr Cavour's fate, Mr Bedford has left the moon. Now, all he needs to do is figure out how to land the Sphere on Earth...
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Things aren’t looking good for our duo. Although they have managed to escape the Selenites, they still need to find the sphere to return to Earth. They have split up in hopes of locating the sphere before the cold lunar night sets in...
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Mr Bedford & Mr Cavour managed to escape the Selenites, but is their freedom going to be short-lived?
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In our previous episode, Mr. Cavor and Mr. Bedford tried to communicate with the Selenites, hoping to prove they, too, are intelligent beings. So far, their efforts have been unsuccesssful. However, our duo still hopes to escape. Will an opportunity present itself as the Selenites move them to somewhere new?
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The mysterious Selenites have captured Mr Bedford & Mr Cavor on the moon. How will they escape?
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In our last episode, Mr Cavour and Mr Bedford found plant life on the surface of the moon. But lost the sphere in the course of their investigations. What other surprises does the moon hold for our heroes?
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After surveying the surface of the Moon, Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cavor have found living plants. The next logical step is to leave the sphere and investigate, but are they ready?
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Mr Bedford and Mr Cavor have landed on the moon and are ready to explore...
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Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cavor have set off on an adventure, heading to the moon in their spaceship...
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Last week, we were introduced to our main characters: the businessman Mr. Bedford and the scientist Mr. Cavor, who has invented a new anti-gravity material called "Cavorite." Mr. Bedford believes that Cavorite has the potential to be profitable, but they still need to find a practical use for it...
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This week, we're starting a classic science fiction novel, "The First Men in the Moon" by H.G. Wells. It's not as well-known as Wells' other works, but it's equally important. This book seems to be inspired by Jules Verne's "From the Earth to the Moon" and is believed to contain the first depiction of 'the alien hive mind'. Many science fiction stories have been influenced by and paid homage to this tale.
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Today's Tale was one of six stories to appear in the very first issue of 'Amazing Stories' magazine. In 1926 it was the first magazine devoted to science fiction.
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This week we return to The Brothers Grimm and two of their classic fairy tales. Tom Thumb: an old English folk tale and Rupelstiltskin a German folktale with roman and greek traditions.
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In Room 101, Winston Smith was broken and he betrayed Julia. Now that he has been set free from the Ministry of Love, what will life be like for Winston Smith?
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We've reached the penultimate episode of "1984," and Winston Smith is about to enter Room 101...
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Winston is about to embark upon his rehabilitation within the ministry of love. Can he really be re-programmed and learn to love Big Brother?
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Winston has confessed, but O'Brien and the party do not want Winston's confession. They want to change Winston and turn him into a model citizen who believes in and loves Big Brother. But how will they achieve this goal?
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Winston is imprisoned in the Ministry of Love, and is reeling from O'Brian's betrayal. What's next for Winston, and what exactly is Room 101?
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Our last episode abruptly ended and today we find out why Winston was cut off mid-sentence...
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O'Brien has welcomed Winston and Julia into the resistance and informed them that they will receive a book written by Goldstein, the leader of the resistance. How will reading this book change their lives?
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In episode 14, O'Brien hinted to Winston that he also harbored anti-party sentiments and invited Winston to come to his home. Julia and Winston have decided to go. Are they ready to come out to a senior party member?
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Winston and Julia know they must end their relationship. Can they find a way out of the party so they can remain together...
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Winston suspects that O'Brian might also harbour anti-party sentiments. How should he approach this delicate subject with him?
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As Winston and Julia's relationship develops, so does the risk. Should they continue in secrecy, or should they try to defy the party machine?
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Winston and Julia are managing to keep their relationship a secret from the Party. Will they be able to keep their rendezvous secret for much longer?
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Winston Smith and Julia have become lovers. How will their relationship endure in a world where they are under constant surveillance and the ever-present thought police?
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Last time, Winston Smith finally met with 'the girl' in a public square, and they have arranged a secret meeting out of town. But this poses huge risks for Winston - does she really love him? Or is she really an agent of the Thought Police...?
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With an understanding of Winston Smith's world, we embark on Part 2 of 1984, delving deeper into his personal life and matters of the heart...
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We have reached the end of Part 1 of "1984," and Winston Smith decides to venture into the Proles. He is eager to learn about the life of the people who live there and to discover what hope he can find...
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Can Winston Smith find hope in the world? Is resistance to the party be possible?
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This week Winston Smith continues to analyse the world he lives in and how he has or hasn't conformed along the way...
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Winston Smith continues to struggle to keep his new thoughts secret...
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Down and out in Paris and London: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008442651
Politics and the English Language: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781913724306
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In this episode we get to see into Winston Smith's work life. Will his newly rebellious mind fit into the order of office life?...
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Down and out in Paris and London: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008442651
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In 1984, a world of endless propaganda and the ever present thought police, can Winston Smith hide his illegal and rebellious thoughts?...
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Down and out in Paris and London: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008442651
Politics and the English Language: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781913724306
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In part two we pick up the story of 1984 as Winston Smith has just finished writing "Down With Big Brother!" in his new diary. An act punishable by death. There is a knock at the door. Have the thought police caught up with him already...?!
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We begin a classic of political fiction; 1984 by George Orwell. The words "Big Brother is watching you" have made their way into our everyday vocabulary. Written in 1946, many of the themes of the book are as relevant today as they were in the post World War II & pre Cold War era.
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We continue the story of Black Colossus. Natohk a mysterious and powerful sourceror advances upon the kingdom of Khoraja, ruled by Princess Yasmela; who has enlisted Conan to lead her army against Natohk. But who is Natohk and how will Conan beat him in the battle to come?...
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Red Nails - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781606645475
The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781857989960
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We return to the tales of Conan: Black Colossus by Robert E. Howard. This story is a turning point for Conan from mercenary to the road to becoming a King...
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We return to early cold war United States for the conclusion of Sentiment Inc. Our hero Colin Fraiser is suspicious of Kennedy and his psychological clincal trials after his girlfriend left him for another man after attending one of Kennedy's trials. Fraiser has discovered he is not the only one that this has happened too. Is it all connected?...
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This week we begin a novellette by science fiction writer Poul Anderson. Sentiment Inc. First published in 1953 we are transported to post war/newly cold war United States...
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This week's tale is the fairy tale Rapunzel. Over time there have been several variations of this tale and it continues to be told with modern day twists. Enjoy this version from the Brothers Grimm translated by Edgar Taylor & Marian Edwardes...
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In our final episode, Mina Harker's condition deteriorates but her connection to Dracula grows stonger. With little time left can our heroes intercept Dracula before he reaches his castle?...
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It's our penultimate episode of Dracula. All but one of the Count's boxes of soil have been destroyed. With Mina's life still in danger our hereos must face the Count but first they need to find him...
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Time is running out for our heros. Mina has been bound to Dracula, they must find the remaining crates of soil before it's too late...
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We pick up our tale with Dr Seaward who has been urgently called to Renfield whose behaviour continues to cause alarm. Back at our heros base Mina's symptoms are sounding very familiar...
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After a disturbing encounter with Renfield our heroes begin their for hunt Dracula...
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Our heroes are now all together and their stories shared. What is next? And how does Renfield fit into everything that has happened?...
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Lucy Westenra is now at rest. The focus now turns to Count Dracula and how to stop him...
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At the end of the last episode Van Helsing had managed to convince his friends to inspect Lucy's tomb after dark. What will they discover?...
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Van Helsing has been gathering clues as to why/how Lucy died. And will anyone believe the connection he has made between Lucy's death and the children disappearing on Hampstead Heath?...
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We rejoin our tale where preparations are underway for Lucy's funeral. But Van Helsing isn't convinced that this is the end...
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Last time our tale took a dramatic and fateful turn. Lucy's window has been smashed and her mother died from the shock. Will Van Helsing & Dr Seward be in time to help Lucy?...
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Lucy is under near constant supervision as her condition worsens. What more can Van Helsing & Dr Seward do to help?...
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In our last episode we were introduced to the legendary Van Helsing. This week he travels to Whitby to help Dr Seward investigate Lucy's mysterious illness...
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At the end of the last episode Mina had recevied word from Jonathon Harker. She has rushed to be by his side and is anxious to understand what happened to him...
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The strange occurances keep mounting in Whitby. Why is Lucy sleep walking? What is causing Renfield to act so erratically? And where is Jonathon Harker?...
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The week we remain in England and Mina Murray. Since arriving in Whitby to visit her old friend Lucy Westnera, there have been many tales of strange things happening, from empty graves to Lucy sleep walking. Will the storm and the Russian ship off the coast hold the answers?...
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With Harker trapped in Count Dracula's castle the narrative moves to England and Jonathon Harker's love, Miss Mina Murray.
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After Jonathon's encounter with the the three mysterious women and Count Dracula's intervention we are left wondering; is there a way out for our hero? ...
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Jonathon Harker is now within Count Dracula's home, free to roam the castle but unable to leave. His elusive host is nowhere to be seen during the day. This and the lack of a reflection in the mirror is causing our hero to have concerns.
Proceed with caution as we discover what is next for Harker...
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Those of a faint heart beware, our new Tale is a dark fantasy and horror classic: 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker. Tales of vampires weren't new when Stoker wrote Dracula; he borrowed heavily from Eastern European folklore and popularised stories of vampires. Published over a century ago, 'Dracula' is still has the power to terrify. Younger listeners, proceed with caution as we embark upon our longest Well Told Tale to date!
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We return to one of our favourite classic science fictions writers Philip K Dick. This is a thrilling tale with twists and turns and an all prevading sense of paranoia...
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The Man in the High Castle: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780241246108
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It's our final journey to The Wind in the Willows. Mr Toad, The Badger, Ratty and Moley are reunited and are ready to reclaim Toad Hall. Will they succeed?...
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Mr Toad is all washed up and ready to give up. Will he ever return to his normal life?! Never fear Ratty, Moley and friends are on hand to help...
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We return to Mr Toad's great escape! Will he make it back to his beloved Toad Hall?...
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After such an exciting time last week, we return to a slower pace by the river with Ratty and Moley.
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Mr Toad's obsession with motor cars continues. His latest adventure has landed him in jail. Has he finally learnt his lesson...?
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This week we return to the riverbank in early summer. As promised Badger joins Ratty and Mole to help with Mr Toad's motor car obession. Will Mr Toad be receptive to their intervention?...
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Mole is now settled on the riverbank and is preparing to take a trip with Ratty home for Christmas. Unexpectedly Mole feels the pang for his old home, but can he remember the way...
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Last week Mole and Ratty were caught in a storm and now find themselves on Badger's doorstep. Will they receive a warm welcome after such a snowy adventure...?
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Last week, we met the inimitable Mr Toad, whose current obsession is with his new motorcar. This week, Mole resolves to meet the Badger. What adventures await him on his way to the Wild Wood...?
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Last week we met Mole who has moved to the peaceful riverbank and, with his new friend Ratty, is about to meet the most infamous toad of all time ...
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This week we begin a new Tale, Kenneth Grahame's family friendly classic 'The Wind in the Willows'. Grahame wrote these stories for his son: tales of new fangled motorcars, messing about in boats, of Mole, Ratty, Badger and, of course, Mr Toad. These may be simpler times but there are lots of adventures to be had...
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This week, we have a short story from master of gothic fantasy horror, William Hope Hodgson. Famous in his lifetime for his novels 'The House on the Borderland' and 'The Night Land', this short story, 'The Voice in the Night', has arguably been his most influential. Dark, brooding, fantastical, it bears the hallmarks of Hodgson's style, and its themes can be traced to the modern day, with horror works such as 'The Last of Us'.
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This week brings us the concluding part of 'The Trial' by Franz Kafka. Despite all he has been through, K. is still no closer to knowing what he has been put on trial for, or if his efforts to defend himself have been effective. How will all this possibly reach a resolution...?
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This week brings us to the penultimate part of Kafka's 'The Trial'. K. has still made little progress in fighting his trial and is starting to give up hope that he ever will. Increasingly angry and paranoid, what will this week bring him...?
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This week we return to Kafka's paranoid world for 'The Trial'. It is clear our protagonist, K., is struggling with the process, and may need to find support from somewhere. But where can he turn, and who can he trust...?
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Our protagonist, K., is still being thrown into a series of increasingly surreal procedures regarding his trial, but he is making life harder for himself. Should he submit to whatever the authorities throw at him, or should he find different ways to resist..?
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Last week, things took an even more surreal turn for our protagonist K. Still unaware exactly what the court have on him, could help come from an unexpected source?
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Last week saw our protagonist, K., strike out at those closest too him, but it still brought him no answers. What will happen to him in the course of proceedings this week?
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Last week, the proceedings against K. continued, leading K. to track down some of the court officials in the strangest of circumstances, and yet he is still none the wiser as to his crime. His landlady, Frau Grubach, has theorised that the trial may have something to do with his association with another of her tenants, Fräulein Bürstner, and K. decides he needs to confront her, especially after the potentially compromising events of their last meeting. But will she now talk to him...?
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Last week, our protagonist, K., attended a chaotic hearing about his case, but learned absolutely nothing about his crime. He stormed out and now has no idea what happens next. Was that it, or will there be more to come...?
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Last week we were introduced to our protagonist, K., who has been arrested pending 'proceedings', though he has no idea what crime he is supposed to have committed. He has been allowed to freely roam while investigations occur, but how will he mount a defence when even the arresting officers do not know what he has been charged with...?
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This week we begin a new Tale from a writer we have featured before: master of paranoia and the nightmarishly mundane, Franz Kafka. 'The Trial' (or 'Der Process' as it is known in German) follows the story of Josef K., a man arrested and put on trial by a distant and obscure authority for a crime unknown to him. It was written during the early part of WW1 and salvaged by Kafka's friend, Max Brod, to be published posthumously a decade later. It would become one of Kafka's best known works.
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This week, we return to one of the English language's wittiest writers, Oscar Wilde. We have already dipped into his 1880 short story collection for children 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales', and this time we bring you the title story from that collection. It would be a few years before he wrote 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and subsequently carve out his reputation as a playwright, but the brilliance Wilde would be known for is evident in these earlier stories.
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To celebrate the end of the Christmas season and the start of a New Year, we bring you this classic short story, 'The Gift of the Magi', by O. Henry. It is his first appearance on The Well Told Tale, but will not be his last - he is the veritable master of the short story, and this example is no exception. Traditionally, the Magi reached the baby Jesus 12 days after Christmas to bestow their gifts, bringing the Christmas season to a close. While this story is set at Christmas, it is a message that resonates all year round.
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We have reached the finale of Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' with a bumper episode. This week, our adventurers find themselves in freezing waters. Will our heroes finally escape the Nautilus? And will they discover the identity of the mysterious Captain Nemo..?
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This week, we have the penultimate part of '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. Our intrepid heroes are plotting their escape from the grip of Captain Nemo, but will he ever give them the opportunity? Will they ever learn who he really is... and what he really wants?
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We return to the Nautilus this week, where we are starting to learn more about the secretive Captain Nemo. What secrets will he reveal? And will he be able to keep his grip on his captives?
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This week, we continue with our fantastic Tale under the sea. So much has befallen our heroes so far, but what do we really know of the mysterious Captain Nemo? Who is he really, and why has he taken to life under the water, shut away from the world on land?
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After nearly two months of captivity at sea aboard the Nautilus, our heroes are finally about to set foot on dry land. They have been given permission to head to a small island by boat, but what will they do when they get there...?
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Last time, our hero Professor Aronnax had the opportunity to walk on the ocean floor with Captain Nemo, showing that his captivity aboard the Nautilus has its benefits. What wonders await him next?
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Our heroes are now aboard the mighty Nautilus, prisoners with no means of escape, but afforded the opportunity to come and go as they please. Captain Nemo was more than happy to give Professor Aronnax, our main protagonist, a full tour of the vessel, but what does Nemo have in store for his prisoners?
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Last week, our heroes Professor Aronnax, his manservant Conseil, and master harpooner Ned Land found themselves captured and brought aboard a mysterious submarine - the same machine which they realise has been behind the terror on the seas in recent months. Now, quite literally in the belly of the beast, will they finally get some answers?
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Last week, we began our voyage '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' with our narrator, Professor Pierre Aronnax, chasing what he suspects is an undiscovered narwhal of enormous size and strength, causing chaos on the high seas. The sailors aboard the steamship Abraham Lincoln have just sighted something, and master harpooner Ned Land is moving into position, much to Aronnax's excitement. Could this be the mysterious creature they have been searching for?
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We embark on an epic voyage with this week's Tale, plunging "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by master of early sci-fi, Jules Verne. This fantastical Tale originally appeared in a serialised form over 1869 to 1870 in a fortnightly periodical, and was subsequently published as a novel the year later. It has been an enduring classic ever since.
We begin our story with speculation about a great sea creature causing shipwrecks across the world - what could be the true nature of these calamities?
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Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
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This week, we have a classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, 'Hansel and Gretel.' As with many of Grimm's fairy tales, this story most likely came from the oral tradition of storytelling in the region, before the brothers wrote them down and widened their appeal. In the spirit of this tradition, it is perhaps not surprising that the brothers amended their tales in subsequent editions of their books, meaning this version may contain some elements with which you are less familiar...
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This week we return to Philip K. Dick's story, 'The Golden Man'. Chris, the Golden Man, has been captured by a powerful agency determined to study, and likely terminate, him. But, apart from his obvious physical differences in appearing golden and god-like, no one knows what exactly his powers are. What will happen to the Golden Man now...?
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The Best of Philip K Dick - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780615561189
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This week we explore a post-apocalyptic world in a Tale from one of our favourites, sci-fi luminary Philip K. Dick. Mutants have emerged, and the world, feeling threatened, has been rounding up these new humans. The idea has been played out in many superhero movies over the years, but, as is so often the case, Philp K. Dick got there first. This Tale invites you to consider the question: How would you respond to the Golden Man...?
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Last week, we left Murilo, a nobleman, running into a problem. He planned to free Conan, and bargained with him to rid him of the Red Priest, Nabonidus, his rival for power in this unnamed city state, but due to a misunderstanding, he believes that Conan has failed to escape and carry out his task. Conan, however, has freed himself, and true to his word, is on his way to the house of Nabonidus, where Murilo has already entered, and things have not gone to plan...
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We return this week with another visit to the Hyborian Age with a Conan Tale from Robert E. Howard. 'Rogues in the House' is earlier in Conan's chronology - he's still very much a barbarian, but here we see glimpses of his own moral code that he lives by. Expect gore, but beautifully written gore...
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This week brings us the finale of 'The Marvelous Land of Oz' by L. Frank Baum.
Our heroes are stuck in a jackdaw nest, but they have a plan to fly and meet Glinda, the Good Witch. If anyone can sort out this mess, it's Glinda...isn't it?
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We return to Oz again this week, where Tip has amassed quite a group to challenge the invaders for the Scarecrow's crown. Mombie, the cruel witch, has tried her best to stop them reaching the Emerald City, but has been foiled with help from old friend, the Queen of the Field Mice. Now Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead, the wooden Saw-Horse, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the magnified Wogglebug approach the city gates, but will they be able to reclaim the throne for the Scarecrow?
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We return to Oz this week, where our heroes have been driven out of the Emerald City by an army of girls who have deposed the king, our old friend, the Scarecrow from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". They are on their way to get help from the Tin Man, now the emperor of a nearby kingdom. But what dangers will befall them on their journey?
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Last week, we began our second journey into the Marvelous Land of Oz, and met Tip and his inadvertent companion, Jack Pumpkinhead. These characters may seem familiar if you have ever seen Disney's 1985 film 'Return to Oz', a much darker sequel to the classic 'The Wizard of Oz'. Jack Pumpkinhead plays a pivotal role in the film, which takes elements of this Oz story and the next in the series, 'Ozma of Oz,' and throws in some other ideas to create a film that, while not well known, retains a cult following.
This week, we follow our heroes into the Emerald City. What will befall them there?
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This week brings us another Tale, and magical sequel, "The Marvelous Land of Oz," by L. Frank Baum. Having written "The Wizard of Oz," a Tale we have previously told, Baum was frequently contacted by excited children asking for more stories about the Land of Oz. He decided to finally give them what they wanted, with this sequel detailing the further adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. What other characters will we meet in this instalment?
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This week, our Tale is a short story from another of the greats of the golden age of science fiction, 'What Shall It Profit?' by Poul Anderson. He was a multi award winning writer, with multiple Hugos and Nebulas to his name. The title of this story is the first part of a quote from the King James Bible, taken from the Mark's gospel. The whole quote, intriguing in the context of this story, reads "What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul?"
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Our protagonist has been learning of some terrible events that, if town drunkard Zadok Allen is to be believed, explain some of the strange goings-on at Innsmouth. Fantastical tales of creatures from the deep, interbreeding with humans, sacrifices to the Old Ones... could any of it be true? Our hero knows he needs to get out of Innsmouth, but will the residents let him?
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This week, we return to the mysterious and decaying town of Innsmouth. Our narrator has spied town drunkard, Zadok Allen, and has heard that the old man might know a lot about the town's dark history,. However, he gets the sense that Innsmouth folk don't like outsiders talking to old Zadok for too long...
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Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311
Lovecraft's Tales
The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014
The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398
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This week, we start a new Tale from one of our favourite writers, H. P. Lovecraft. 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' was the only novella published in Lovecraft's lifetime, and although it forms a central part of his Cthulhu Mythos, Lovecraft didn't actually like it when it was finished, and it was only published after his friend August Derleth got involved. The original run of books was a mere 200 bound copies, and have become a sought-after rarity in collector's circles.
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We return for the final part of 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'. Alice has almost made it to the last row of the Looking Glass Land chessboard, where Alice will apparently become a Queen. What does this mean for her? And will she ever get home?
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This week, we return to Alice trying to navigate her way through Looking Glass Land. After successfully dealing with Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, Alice has moved on, and will shortly encounter Humpty Dumpty and the Lion and the Unicorn. How will Alice deal with these colourful characters?
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This week, we continue with Alice's journey through the Looking Glass Land, where everything is backwards, or opposite, or just plain odd. The theme of opposites seems to have been important for Lewis Carroll - Alice's journey to Wonderland began outside on a warm spring day, whereas her travels in Looking Glass Land began inside on a cold autumn one. The theme of playing cards was pervasive in Wonderland, whereas Looking Glass Land features chess. Now we meet Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee. What will that hold for Alice?
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This week, we begin a new Tale in a familiar world - we return with Alice to Wonderland in 'Through The Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll. Although the first book, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is often most remembered, it was actually after this sequel was published that interest in Wonderland took off. Expect strange occurrences, baffling logic, fantastical characters and maybe even a Jabberwocky...
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This week, we have another short story, a fable from master of fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen. 'The Emperor's New Clothes' has become synonymous with something that isn't as good as people are claiming it to be, and it is no doubt Andersen's Tale which led this phrase to enter popular consciousness. The story itself predates Andersen and can be traced to the 14th century, but Andersen put his own spin on it, based on his own experience of seeing King Frederick VI as a child.
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This week, we have a short story from master of science fiction, Philip K Dick. Published in 1952 in Planet Stories, 'Beyond Lies the Wub' is Dick's first genre story. Commentators have observed that it is indicative of his slightly paranoid style that would become a feature in his later works. So, what exactly is a wub?
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This week, we have the dramatic final part of "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Dorian's conscience has been starting to prick at him, but a more pressing danger awaits him. James Vane, the brother of actress Sybil Vane, who Dorian abandoned so many years ago, has finally tracked him down, hell bent on vengeance. What will James Vane do when he catches Dorian? Will Dorian's conscience win out? And what will happen to the picture of Dorian Gray?
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Last week, Dorian committed an act he cannot come back from - he murdered Basil in cold blood after showing him his portrait, the true face of his depravity. After all these years of degradation, does he still have a conscience to trouble him?
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Last week, Dorian locked away his portrait from prying eyes, and we learned of his indulgences over the years. Free from the visible signs of his degradation, he is happy to indulge every vice and hide behind his ever-present beauty, but how long can he keep up this pretence?
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Dorian is getting crueller by the day, and with every transgression depicting itself in the painted face of his portrait, Dorian has decided to store the canvas away where it can't be viewed accidentally. But his own face remains untainted. What will Dorian do, knowing that his misdeeds are never going to be visible to others?
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Last week was a watershed moment for the innocence of Dorian's youth. His idealised love for Sybil Vane ended in terrible circumstances and now, Dorian's soul has been irrevocably changed. So too, has his portrait. To Dorian's disbelief, the corruption that has crept in under Lord Henry's tutelage has not changed his perfect beauty, but his picture now bares a cruel smile. He has shielded the portrait from view, but what will he do when a friend wants to see it?
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This week, we return to Victorian London's seedy theatrical world to learn more about the relationship between Dorian Gray and young actress Sybil Vane. Dorian is keen to show Sybil and her sublime talent off to his friends Lord Henry and Basil, and all seems well. However, this is where our Tale takes a dark turn...
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Dorian has been enjoying living life away from its sheltered beginning. Following Lord Henry's teachings, he has been going regularly to the theatre over the last several weeks and has met - and got engaged to - the actress Sybil Vane, who refers to him as Prince Charming. Is all this moving a bit too fast?
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Last week, we saw the completion of Basil's portrait of Dorian Gray. Lord Henry Wotton has taken the impressionable youth under his wing, much to Basil's dismay. Lord Henry was taken with the picture, which he mused had captured Dorian at the peak of his beauty, and opined on how unfortunate it was that the picture would stay perfect while Dorian himself degenerated with age, and not the other way around. Leaving philosophical musings aside, Lord Henry has determined it's high time Dorian got a taste of everything debauched Victorian society can offer a young man...
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Last time, we met Lord Henry Wotton, a hedonistic aristocrat, and his friend Basil Hallward, an artist who is infatuated with his muse, Dorian Gray. They discussed Dorian, a youth whose beauty has made a considerable impression on Basil, but he is reticent to let Lord Henry meet him, as he considers he might prove a corrupting influence on young Dorian. However, Lord Henry is about to get his way, and the eponymous portrait of Dorian Gray is about to be completed...
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We start the New Year with a new Tale from one of the English language's greatest writers, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde.
Wilde produced many plays, poems and short stories in his illustrious career, but this is his only novel, or rather, novella. He was feted in late Victorian society for his biting wit, but this story holds a much darker mirror up to the society he satirised so well.
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This Christmas week, we have a charming story from one of the world's greatest writers, Leo Tolstoy, called 'Where Love Is, God Is'. Arguably best known for his epic novels such as 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', Tolstoy did write a number of short stories, including this one, first published in 1885. This Tale is known by a few different names in the English translation, including 'Martin the Cobbler' for its protagonist, a humble shoe maker trying to become a more virtuous man.
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This week as Christmas beckons, we return to the work of one of science fiction's undisputed greats, Arthur C. Clarke. First published in Infinity Science Fiction magazine in 1955, it won the Hugo Award in 1956, and provided the inspiration for a well-known Christmas episode of The Twilight Zone in the 80s. Thought provoking in Clarke's inimitable style, we join a group of space travellers on a mission far from home...
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To celebrate our 100th episode, we asked our high tier Patrons to choose a poem, and they have selected Samuel Taylor Coleridge's masterwork "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." A Tale of life, death, tragedy, and consequences, this is an expansive story as told to an unwitting wedding guest by the ancient mariner himself.
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This week, we have a classic short story from W. W. Jacobs, the gothic horror classic "The Monkey's Paw." After its publication in 1902, it captured the public imagination, and was made into a film five times in the first half of the 20th century. More recently, it provided the inspiration for the Stephen King novel which he said scares him the most, 'Pet Sematary'. Much like the work it inspired, this Tale still serves as a reminder to be very careful what you wish for...
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Last week, we learned of the horrific backstory of our protagonist Nathaniel. Scarred by the death of his father in what would appear to be an accident involving the lawyer Coppelius, he has become convinced that this Coppelius is The Sandman, and worse still, that he has followed him to his university town in the guise of the trader Coppola. The idea is driving him insane, much to the concern of his love Clara and her brother Lothaire. Will he continue his dissent into madness? Is there any truth to the idea of the Sandman twisting his mind? Or will Clara be able to bring him back from the brink?
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This week we bring you the start of the dark fairy tale, "The Sandman," by E. T. A. Hoffman, written originally in German in 1816. The original legend of the Sandman most likely began in Scandinavia, and told of a benign being who would bring sleep to children by throwing sand in their eyes. This far darker take on the legend may well have inspired Neil Gaiman's masterful graphic novels, with a Sandman who is anything but child-friendly...
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For this week's Tale, we have a short story from the master of science of fiction, Isaac Asimov. Published first in 1952 in Space Science Fiction it is an unusual story for Asimov, in that it concerns aliens. For most of his career, Asimov focussed on humanity and its future in his science fiction, having had an alien story rejected early in his career. He did break that rule for "The Gods Themselves" to great critical acclaim, but still, 'Youth' remains an outlier with its story of alien encounter.
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This week, still in the Halloween spirit, we bring you what is widely regarded as the first modern vampire Tale, a short story called 'The Vampyre' by John Polidori. It is notable as the second most famous piece of literature to come out of the legendary ghost story competition held between Byron and Shelley and their friends over a wet weekend on the shores of Lake Geneva. That contest gave us 'Frankenstein' as well as this, the first story to fuse together various and disparate folk tales of the vampyre and the undead, and give us a modern narrative that would go on to inspire Bram Stoker and a host of other gothic horror writers.
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We return, this Halloween week, to the twisted imagination of one of our favourite writers here at The Well Told Tale, Edgar Allan Poe. Unlike many of his other gothic Tales, his focus in this short story is not on the fantastic, or the phantasmagorical, but the terrifying reality with which the protagonist is presented. Published at the end of 1842, 'The Pit and the Pendulum' is a re-imagining of the horrors that faced those persecuted by the Spanish Inquisition. What it lacks in historical fact, it makes up for in spine-tingling terror...
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This week, we again bring you three Tales in one - three of Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So' stories. Kipling used to tell these fanciful origin stories to his daughter every night, and she would insist that he told them each time in the same way, 'just so.' We have already heard about the camel, the whale and the rhinoceros; after these three there will be another six we may come back to, but for now, let us hear 'The Elephant's Child', 'The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo' and 'The Beginning of the Armadillos'.
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This week sees the conclusion of 'Triplanetary.' Humanity has developed a supership to see off the Nevian threat by using elements of Nevian technology, and sent it off deep into space. Unexpectedly, the supership has travelled deep into space and encountered Roger, the space pirate we met at the start of this adventure, rebuilding his planetoid. Meanwhile, our heroes Clio, Costigan and Bradley are captives on Nevia as zoo animals, but Clio and Bradley have been seized again. Can they escape? Can the supership stand up to Roger and the space pirates? And will how will the situation between the Nevians and humanity conclude?
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We have reached the penultimate episode of 'Triplanetary', the opening of the seminal 'Lensman' saga. We join the action on two fronts - Clio, Costigan and Bradley are frantically trying to escape the Nevians in a small craft. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Triplanetary service has been trying analyse Nevian technology, and are on the brink of launching their super ship. But will it be enough to redress the balance?
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Last time, our heroes managed to escape their captors, the Nevians, but they are still stuck on Nevia itself. They are stranded on a spaceship with a damaged hull. How will they escape? And even if they can, what chance does humanity have against such an advanced species?
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Last week, our heroes finally met the Nevians, the utterly alien lizard-like race from far across the stars. They are seeking iron, and won't let anything - not even the Triplanetary League - get in their way. Costigan, Clio and Bradley are still set on escape, but how will they find a way out as they hurtle ever deeper into Nevian space?
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Last week, there was a revelation. A distant alien race, the Nevians, has made contact, with devastating consequences, putting the battles between the Triplanetary League and space pirates into perspective. This week, we find out more about the new arrivals. Will we find out what happened to our heroes, Costigan, Clio and Captain Bradley, who were caught up in the sudden appearance of the Nevians?
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Last time, our heroes managed to escape the artificial planet belonging to the space pirate Gray Rogers, only to fall prey to a more mighty, unknown force. This week, we leave their narrative behind and instead, we will follow the hunt for them. Will other agents of the Triplanetary League find the pirate planetoid? Will they fall prey to the same force? Will they find Costigan, Clio and Captain Bradley?
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Last week, we began our space opera adventure with agent of the Triplanetary League, Conway Costigan. The liner he was on was attacked by space pirates, and the few survivors were kidnapped and taken to meet Roger, the leader of this criminal gang. He was not what they were expecting - is there more to him than meets the eye?
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This week, we begin a new Tale, a science fiction novel from the critically acclaimed father of space opera, E. E. 'Doc' Smith. 'Triplanetary' was originally published in parts in Amazing Stories in 1934, but following the success of his 'Lensman' series, Smith reworked this novel with a long prologue to form a prequel to the series.
Staying true to the original novel, we will be following the adventures of Conway Costigan as he and his friends battle with nefarious space pirates who are more than they appear to be.
You can find the prologue here as 'Book 1' and 'Book 2', before our Tale starts at 'Book 3'.
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This week, we bring you a Tale by one of the lesser known greats of 1950s science fiction, Frederik Pohl. "The Tunnel Under the World" first appeared in Galaxy magazine in 1955, which Pohl himself would go on to edit from 1959 to 1969. His career spanned nearly 75 years and saw him win many awards for his writing, including novels and, shortly before his death, his blog. He won four Hugo awards and three Nebula awards, winning both for his seminal 1977 novel "Gateway".
In this short story, Guy Burckhardt awakes after a horrible dream to find not everything in his small town is how he remembered it...
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Today, our story is another classic fairy tale, 'Beauty and the Beast'. Although it has taken inspiration from much older stories, like the myth of Psyche and Cupid, it first appeared in print after Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve wrote a version. It became more famous still when the author of many French fairy tales and morality stories, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, abridged this earlier version, and gave us the Tale we read today. There are some notable differences between this story and the famous Disney version - for example, a Cinderella-esque inclusion of some ugly sisters - but it will delight fans of Disney and lovers of original fairy tales alike.
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Last week, we learned of the horrors that befell the Gardner farm after a meteorite landed near its well, emitting a strange colour that defied description. The produce has grown large, taking on this same strange colour, but is foul to the taste. The animals are growing grey and brittle, falling apart, and the trees sway even when there is no wind. The Gardner family have gone missing, mad, or died, leaving only Nahum Gardner. What fate will befall him?
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This week, we journey once again into the nightmarish world of H. P. Lovecraft with his sci-fi work from 1927, "The Colour Out Of Space". This was Lovecraft's own personal favourite of his short stories, and one of the best examples of his particular blend of science fiction and horror. As with many of his stories, it is as much about what you don't see as what you do. How can you avoid a horror you cannot describe?
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This week, we have the finale of 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' by H. G. Wells. Moreau is dead, killed by his own creations, who appear to be devolving back into their beast-like nature. Prendick and Montgomery have survived for now, but will they manage to escape?
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This week, we have the penultimate part of Edward Prendick's nightmare on the island of Dr Moreau. Last week he was treated to a horrifying explanation of his scientific process. He also explained the presence of all the creatures on the island - they are the legacy of experiments to make animals more human, and none of them have gone entirely to Moreau's liking. Prendick still has no means of escape. Will he fall in line the way Montgomery did and stay on the island?
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Our protagonist, Edward Prendick, has escaped the clutches of Dr. Moreau and his assistant Montgomery and is on the run. Not only does he have the mad scientist and his assistant to hide from, but he also has to contend with the beasts created by Dr. Moreau. Prendick has encountered some of these creations and taken part in the beasts' strange ceremonies. Could they be more ally than foe? Could they help him escape? And where can Prendick escape to?
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Last week, we left our protagonist, Prendick, on the Island of Dr. Moreau. Having met the eponymous doctor, Prendick finds he has no choice but to try and escape, but he's on an isolated island, with Moreau, Montgomery, and a host of Dr Moreau's terrifying creations. How can he possibly get off the island?
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Last week, we left our protagonist, Edward Prendick, adrift on the ocean once more. Having been rescued from a shipwreck by unusual medical man Montgomery, he has been abandoned in a dinghy after a fight with the crew. Thankfully, he is near land - the mysterious island that Montgomery and his strange menagerie were heading for. Making it to the island is Prendick's only chance for survival. But what strange things await him there?
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This week, we return to one of our favourite writers here at The Well Told Tale, the grandfather of science fiction, H. G. Wells, and his classic, 'The Island of Dr. Moreau'. As with many of his books - a number of which we've covered on the podcast - this is a foundational classic in its own sub genre. In addition to being a thrilling Tale, it deals with some profound themes - how far is too far when it comes to scientific enquiry..?
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This week, we have a classic fairy tale from master of the genre Hans Christian Andersen, 'The Little Mermaid'. This is, of course, a very different story to the famous Disney film of the same name. Enchanting, beguiling, tragic, with hints of the morality tale and an absence of singing crabs, it is indeed a fairy tale, but perhaps more of a literary work than that simple title suggests.
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This week's Tale introduces us to another of Robert E. Howard's foundational epic fantasy characters, Solomon Kane. This is still a world of sword and sorcery but, arguably, a world closer to our own. As you'd expect from the creator of Conan, Kane is brooding, lone, and violent, but he has, perhaps, more of a mission in mind than Howard's later hero. But is his need to rid the world of monsters all that drives him?
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This week, our adventure in the desert comes to an end. We left our protagonist having reached a desert oasis on his way to the pyramids. He has had a vision that the oasis will be attacked, and, on his advice, the chief of the oasis has armed his men, but as this breaks with tradition, he has warned the boy that if he is wrong, he will be put to death. Having finally met the alchemist, will he be able to survive in the desert with the tribes at war? Will he make it to the pyramids? And will he finally find his treasure?
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We return this week to the magical world of "The Alchemist." This is magical realism at its finest - there is no doubt that magic underlies this simple Tale, and yet, everything takes place very much in our world. Last week, we left our intrepid shepherd boy preparing to leave his life at the crystal shop for a chance to cross the desert with a caravan. Also joining the caravan is an Englishman who is crossing the desert in search of...an alchemist.
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Last week, we left our protagonist, Santiago, ready to leave the Spanish countryside and head for Africa. Having met the King of Salem, Melchizadek, the shepherd boy has decided to embrace his destiny and head to the pyramids to search for the treasure that awaits him there. Now he's sold his flock and heading to a new continent. But how will he make his way to Egypt?
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This week, we start a more modern Tale, 'The Alchemist' by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. This book has been translated into over 100 languages and it is safe to say it is a worldwide publishing phenomenon, yet it continues to defy description. It is a novel, but is it a fable? A self help book? A spiritual guide? Listen to the story of Santiago and decide for yourself...
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This week's Tale is a short story from one of the great figures of 20th century literature, Franz Kafka. "The Judgement" - written originally in German as "Der Urteil" - can also be translated as "The Verdict" and since its publication has defied a single, absolute interpretation. As with all of Kafka's writing, this is a dark tale, infused with a nightmarish quality of feeling out of control. There is indeed a judgement taking place here, but who is being judged, the father or the son?
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Last week, we went to Canterville Chase where the Otis family have settled after moving to the English countryside from America. They were warned about the Canterville Ghost which has haunted the property for centuries, but upon encountering it, they seemed more irritated than scared. To make matters worse for the ghost, the Otis twins appear to enjoy playing practical jokes on him. He has never met a family so unwilling to be terrified and he's feeling rather lost. What is a ghost to do when no one is frightened of him?
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This charming Tale is from one of the finest and funniest writers of all time, Oscar Wilde. "The Canterville Ghost" was Wilde's first published story, and has been adapted many times since for stage and screen. Wilde would perhaps become best known for his acerbic wit and poking fun at genteel society, but he would return to supernatural themes in his more frightening work "The Picture of Dorian Gray". As for the Canterville Ghost, he's had a long career of terrifying visitors to his stately home, but has he met his match in the form of the latest occupants?
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This week, we return to one of our favourites, master of horror Edgar Allan Poe, and one of his most famous works, "The Tell Tale Heart." First published in 1843, it quickly became a classic. Be warned, its themes of murder and madness are not for the faint 'hearted'.
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This week, we bring you three Tales in one - three of Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So' stories. Kipling used to tell these fanciful origin stories to his daughter every night, and she would insist that he told them each time in the same way, 'just so.' We may revisit his others at some point - there are twelve in all - but for now, let us hear 'How the Camel Got His Hump', 'How the Whale Got His Throat' and 'How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin'.
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This week we present a Tale unusual in that it forms part of a more famous story, that of Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece, 'Dracula'. Published after his death in a collection of short stories, it is almost certain that this was intended as the original opening to Dracula. It forms a prologue and an introduction to the world of the 'nosferatu', but it would seem Stoker's publishers did not consider it integral to the story we have come to know. So, how did Stoker first intend to introduce us to the horrifying world of Dracula?
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Last week found Conan, King of Aquilonia, stripped of all his powers and imprisoned by the evil wizard Tsotha-lanti. A host of horrors await him in this dungeon. How will he escape and reclaim his kingdom?
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This week, we return to the Hyborian Age for another Conan Tale, 'The Scarlet Citadel'. This takes place later in Conan's chronology, after he has become not just a skilled and mighty warrior, but the King of Aquilonia. However, how will he fare when all that has been stripped away from him?
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This week's Tale is a short story by sci-fi legend, Isaac Asimov. He was one of the most prolific sci-fi writers of his era and wrote more than 400 short stories, 'Jokester'being one of them. Most people will know of Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, and although robots feature widely in his work, from 'I, Robot' to 'The Positronic Man' (or 'Bicentennial Man' as it became in Hollywood), in this Tale it is a through a supercomputer that Asimov asks the question, what exactly is that uniquely human trait, humour?
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This week we reach the finale of "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." Who did kill Julius? Will he save the park? And will he ever reconcile with Lil?
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In this penultimate episode, our narrator Julius really is 'down and out'. He's become obsessed with stopping Deborah taking over the entire park. So obsessed, he has lost his girlfriend Lil to his best friend, Dan. Where will he go from here?
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Following the events of last week's episode, our narrator, Julius, is at an all time low. His attempt to sabotage Deborah's adjustments to the Hall of Presidents has failed; he's fallen out with his girlfriend Lil, and, perhaps worst of all, he is offline, cut off from the Bitchun Society and the world he knows. Where will he go from here?
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This week, we return to the strange future world of "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." Julius, our narrator, still doesn't know who killed him. Of course, in this world, death is not nearly as fatal as it could be, but Julius wants to know: who killed him, and more importantly, why?
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Last week, we started a new Tale, entering a new world where death is no more, and people can live as long as they choose. Our narrator, Julius, has lived more than a century, but appears to be in his twenties. He's now living in Disney World with his girlfriend Lil, who is actually in her twenties. His friend Dan, who previously declared he would end his life when he'd 'done it all', has come to stay with them after achieving everything he wanted to and then trashing his valuable reputation. Lil has suggested he needs to 'go out on top', so how will he achieve this now he's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom?
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Here at The Well Told Tale, we seek to share the best of sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction. For the past year we have focussed exclusively on classics of their genres, but this week's Tale marks an expansion into more modern works. "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom" is Cory Doctorow's debut novel, published in 2003, and is unusually issued under a creative commons license, allowing fans to reproduce and build on Doctorow's work, provided their results are also offered free from commercial gain. So follow us as we head to the Magic Kingdom, just not as we know it....
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This week's Tale is the charming fantasy 'The Velveteen Rabbit' by Margery Williams. Beginning on a Christmas morning in the early 20th century, this story needs so little introduction, it's probably best just to pull up a chair, sit back and relax, as you imagine the excitement of a childhood Christmas morning.
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This week, we return to a post-apocalyptic world, following a horrific war between the Soviets and the UN. Soldiers are the only remaining inhabitants of Earth, and the UN forces unleased a deadly robot weapon, known as 'claws,' to fight the Soviets. It was effective. So effective, that they appear to have taken on a life of their own - we left Major Hendricks having witnessed for the first time that they can now look and sound human. What other horrors await him, and will he ever make it to safety on the moon...?
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We return, for this week's Tale, to the work of sci-fi giant Philip K. Dick. First published in 1953 in Space Science Fiction, Dick transports us to a world where the Cold Ward had heated up - an apocalyptic war has broken out between the Soviet Union and the United Nations, and a near total Soviet victory has forced the North American government to flee to a Moon Base, leaving the majority of the troops behind. The UN's solution to fight back - a new robot weapon, nicknamed 'claws.'
This, like much of Dick's work, is a Tale where technology has moved beyond a useful comfort to mankind and has the potential to become something harmful, and something we cannot fully understand...
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This week's Tale is a short story that has only grown in popularity since being published in 1954. Gene L. Henderson's sci-fi story is intriguing, not just because of its subject matter, but because over time, it has found its place in an increasing number of anthologies of science fiction. Something about it has really captured the imagination, perhaps because it deals with the idea about what really makes us, us?
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We return to Dunwich for Part 2 of Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" Last time, we were introduced to the Whateley family in the isolated village of Dunwich. Something is going on at their farmhouse which scares all visitors. Young Wilbur Whateley is horribly deformed, and his mother has disappeared, but strange noises are heard in the farmhouse and something seems to be... growing in there. Old Man Whateley has just died, but he has left Wilbur with a mission, for which he will need to find a complete copy of the Necronomicon...
This is a horror story written in the 1920s by a disordered mind, so bear in mind the content is not for the faint hearted.
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This week, we return to the Cthulhu mythos. H. P Lovecraft's seminal creation has been featured in a fair few episodes of The Well Told Tale and this third standalone tale is similar in tone to "The Call of Cthulhu" and "At the Mountains of Madness." Something unspeakable and horrible lies dormant under the surface of polite society, just as much as in the wild places of this world. But perhaps that something unspeakable is not waiting to be awakened; perhaps it is awake, and feeding...
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This week's tale is a sci-fi short story from legendary Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes was not his only bombastic hero, and this short story concerns another of his characters, Professor Challenger. He was first introduced in The Lost World, and features in a number of Conan Doyle science fiction stories. He may possess a similar analytical mind to Holmes, and although he is considered one of the greatest scientific minds in his world, Challenger is a brute, a huge specimen with a bristling beard and a quick temper. This Tale first appeared in 1920, and pits Professor Challenger against the inventor of a fascinating machine with potentially diabolical applications...
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This week, we return to Sleepy Hollow for Part 2 of Washington Irving's beloved gothic Tale. We have met the cast of characters - school master Ichabod Crane, the object of his affection Katrina Van Tassel, and his rival for her attention Brom Bones. We have also heard the famed local legend of the Headless Horseman. Our protagonists are gathered together at a fabulous party at the Van Tassel's house. There has been much food and dancing, but now the mood has turned towards sharing of frightening stories. But are these just stories...?
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To celebrate Halloween, we return to the work of Washington Irving with his gothic horror classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Published 200 years ago, this classic Tale has been an inspiration to many since appearing in the collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, even getting the Disney treatment. But with All Hallow's Eve lurking between both parts of this Tale, we return to the source, in all its horrifying, bloodcurdling detail...
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We pay homage this week to one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, Arthur C. Clarke, with his Tale "The Nine Billion Names of God." Clarke is probably best known for his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" and other works of hard sci-fi, but this short work is arguably more about metaphysical considerations. It won the retrospective Hugo Award for Best Short Story for 1954, one of five Clarke would collect in his lifetime.
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We return with another short story from the Hyborian age.
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This week's Tale is a short story from one of the greats of American literature - and science fiction in particular - Ray Bradbury. He was credited by the New York Times as being the writer most responsible for making science fiction a mainstream genre. Shortly before the period of intense activity that produced "Farenheit 451", Bradbury wrote this unnerving short story with Henry Hasse in 1941. It was his first professional writing credit, and the start of a formidable career.
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Today's Tale is a charming story by E. Nesbit. She is perhaps best known for "The Railway Children" and her more fantastical novels such as "Five Children and It," and is widely regarded as the first modern children's author. "The Book of Beasts" is the first story in a collection called "The Book of Dragons," which we may well revisit in the future. But for now, join us in the library as we discover what secrets the Book of Beasts is hiding...
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The final part of our reading of 'Deathworld' by Harry Harrison. Jason dinAlt has discovered the reason for the sheer deadliness of the animals and plants on Pyrrus - a psionic wave pulsating through the planet with the command "Kill all humans." But who is behind it? The Pyrrans are now very suspicious of him, but will Jason be able to use his psionic detector to solve the mystery and escape Deathworld with his life?
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Previously, we left our hero Jason dinAlt outside the main city of Pyrrus. The most deadly plants and animals seem to be clustered around the city, while the mysterious 'grubbers' are more civilised than he's been told. What will happen to him in this penultimate episode...?
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Last time, our hero Jason dinAlt began his investigation into Deathworld. It would seem that, while inhospitable, it wasn't always so deadly to humans. The changes were sudden, too sudden for a natural evolution to have occurred. However, before Jason had a chance to report his findings to the de facto leader of the planet, Kerk Pyrrus, a terrible tragedy struck, and as a result, Jason now finds himself imprisoned awaiting deportation...
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Last episode, we left our hero Jason dinAlt stepping out into Deathworld itself. Everything on Pyrrus is deadly to humans - so deadly in fact, that it seems unlikely that this would occur naturally. It has piqued Jason's interest and he has some investigating to do...
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Last time, our hero Jason dinAlt met the mysterious Kerk Pyrrus. Having scammed a casino out of billions at Kerk's behest, they flee on a ship headed back to Kerk's home world, the inhospitable Pyrrus. Jason is intrigued by the idea that the humans who survive on 'Deathworld' may be physically superior to those born on any other human colony. He's about to arrive on Pyrrus and see for himself what mysteries it holds...
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Our latest Tale is from sci-fi maestro Harry Harrison. 'Deathworld' is a classic of what we might now call science fiction fantasy. First serialised in 1960 in Astounding Science Fiction, it bears a number of similarities with Harrison's other famous series, 'The Stainless Steel Rat,' not least in the form of its protagonist. Join us as we following gambling rogue Jason dinAlt in his voyage across to the stars to the mysterious 'Deathworld' to see what awaits him there...
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In the second part of our reading of Sinbad the Sailor, we hear his retelling of his last four voyages. He's already faced being lost at sea (twice), giant birds, ogres and found fabulous treasures. What wonders await him on his final four voyages?
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This time, we return to the Thousand and One Nights to hear the Tale of Sinbad the Sailor, and his Seven Voyages. Interestingly, it wasn't in the earliest editions of the collection known as the Arabian Nights, and so likely developed as a story in its own right, but thanks to Galland's famous translation, this and some of the other famous stories became included in the collection as a whole. Sinbad has captured the imagination for centuries, so join us as we learn of what transpired on his first three voyages...
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Today's Tale is a whimsical short story from renowned Victorian writer, Oscar Wilde. Best known for his plays, Wilde did write a number of short stories, including this charming morality tale-within-a-tale. Or is it a critique of morality tales?
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The final part of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy has accidentally succeeded in slaying the Wicked Witch and her companions have been 'rewarded' with their sought after brains, heart and courage, but the Wizard of Oz is stumped at how to keep his promise to her. Will Dorothy ever be able to get back to Kansas?
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Part Four of our reading of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Our intrepid crew have finally made it to the Emerald City and secured an audience with the great and terrible Oz. He has agreed, in his many forms, to the requests of Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, but on one condition: they must kill the Wicked Witch of the West. Will they? And can they...?
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Part Three of our reading of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy and the Scarecrow have been joined by the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion on their quest to see the Wizard of Oz, but they have run into danger - a deadly poppy field that could send Dorothy and the Lion to sleep forever. With some quick thinking, the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow have rescued little Dorothy, but how will they save the Lion?
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In our last episode, Dorothy was given the Wicked Witch of the East's silver shoes and embarked on the long journey to reach the Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City, as it seems he's the only person powerful enough to magic her home. On the way, she liberated the Scarecrow, who decided to join her and ask the Wizard for some brains. Who will they meet next in their adventure?
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Our new Tale is the "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Thanks to the classic movie, it's a story most people are familiar, but there are some interesting differences between that and the book it was based on. Baum's idea for the book was a modern fairy tale, something to be simply enjoyed by the children of the day. So, in that spirit, let us journey to Oz with Dorothy and Toto...
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The second part Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Rappaccini's Daughter." Our protagonist, Giovanni, is falling in love with Beatrice, but something is amiss. Why are all the plants in Rappaccini's garden so poisonous? And what secret is Beatrice hiding?
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This week, we have the first part of a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Rappaccini's Daughter." Hawthorne is probably best known for his novel "The Scarlet Letter," but this story has inspired many other works since its first appearance in 1844, from songs and opera to Batman villain Poison Ivy. In this first part, we discover Rappaccini's garden and his mysterious daughter, Beatrice...
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We return with another short story from one of our favourite science fiction writers, Philip K. Dick. Much of his work has received the Hollywood treatment, including "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" becoming "Blade Runner", and "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" getting the snappier title "Total Recall." While "The Skull" itself has never been turned into a film, it is clear that some major movies have borrowed elements from this story...
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The final part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. The Invisible Man, Griffin, has been relaying his extraordinary tale and scientific method to his old university acquaintance, Dr Kemp, and it is beginning to get darker. This is a man who has left sanity behind, and Kemp is trapped in his own house with the unseen danger. What is Griffin's plan, and can Kemp stop him?
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The fifth part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. We now know that the Invisible Man is called Griffin. He has taken shelter at the house of an old acquaintance, Doctor Kemp, and Kemp has persuaded him to share his story. But is all as it seems...?
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The fourth part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. We last saw Thomas Marvel, the Invisible Man's unwilling accomplice, racing toward the village of Burdock. He's run off with the money the pair stole, but also the Invisible Man's notebooks. These appear to hold the key to the Invisible Man's predicament, and he'll stop at nothing to get them back...
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The third part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. The Invisible Man has been discovered for what he is, and he was forced to flee without clothes or his precious books. He has persuaded a homeless man, Thomas Marvel, to assist him in his coming schemes. We are about to hear the perspective of the villagers of Iping.
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The second part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. The Invisible Man has arrived in the village of Iping and taken a room. He is frustrated, trying to find a cure for his invisibility and has had to resort to stealing money to survive. Meanwhile, his disguise is wearing thin with the villagers - how long can he stay invisible to them?
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This week, we return to science fiction legend H. G. Wells and begin a new Tale, 'The Invisible Man.' Wells popularised and invented so many of our beloved sci-fi sub-genres, including time travel and alien warfare (both of which we've covered in previous Tales), and here he tackles the idea of super powers. Originally serialised in 1897, 'The Invisible Man' invites the reader to wonder: What would you do, if no one could see you?
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This week, our Tale is 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving. While it draws on a variety of old stories and fairy tales which give it a timeless quality, it was written in 1819, and although it is set in the Catskills, Irving had never actually been to them before he penned his tale.
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The fourth and final part of our reading of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Alice has shared tea with the Mad Hatter and played flamingo croquet with the Queen of Hearts. She still has time to fit in one or two adventures, including witnessing a trial regarding some missing tarts...
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The third part of our reading of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. After a number of adventures and some confusing advice, Alice has left the Cheshire Cat behind and is heading off to a certain March Hare's for tea...
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The second part of our reading of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Alice has fallen down the rabbit hole and spent some time growing larger and smaller, met many talking animals, and she will shortly meet a well-known cat and caterpillar...
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Today we start a new Tale, Lewis Carroll's beloved classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Since its publication in 1865 it has never been out of print. Perhaps it's the absurdity of it all that has spawned and influenced so many works of art, from songs to pictures to ballet to film; or perhaps it is characters such as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit and the Queen of Hearts that readers never tire of? Join me as we head down the rabbit hole for our first episode...
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Today's Tale is another Edgar Allan Poe short story, The Masque of the Red Death. This is one of his classic works of gothic horror, focused on death and mortality. Some commentators believe it to be an allegory, or a meditation on the human condition. Whatever Poe's intentions, it is a truly chilling tale.
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This week we have a short story from F. Scott Fitzgerald. Best known for his novel "The Great Gatsby," Fitzgerald only ever wrote four novels, but published almost 200 short stories over his career. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is arguably his most famous, and was inspired by an observation by Mark Twain that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at then end.
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This week we have a whimsical, if dark, short story by Philip K. Dick, "Beyond the Door." Best known for his sci-fi works that inspired major Hollywood movies such as "Blade Runner" and "Minority Report", this tale is probably best described as a piece of magical realism.
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The fifth and final part of our reading of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. The Time Traveller, still 800,000 years in the future, has decided to reclaim his time machine and return to the present with Weena, the Eloi he has befriended. Will his plan work?
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The fourth part of our reading of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. The Time Traveller, 800,000 years in the future, has discovered a second race descended from humanity, the Morlocks, and he is convinced that they have taken his Time Machine. How will he get it back?
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The third part of our reading of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. The Time Traveller has travelled 800,000 years in the future and met the Eloi, the beautiful, if flighty, inhabitants of this time. But is their paradise all it seems?
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The second part of our telling of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. In Part 1, the Time Traveller revealed his time machine to his friends and in today's episode, he will tell them about what he experienced while using it. We pick up the story at Chapter 4.
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Today we start a new tale, 'The Time Machine' by H. G. Wells. This masterwork of science fiction from 1895 gave rise to the very idea of a time machine, a theme still beloved of sci-fi fans the world over.
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Welcome to The Well Told Tale. This episode: a reading of The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. A psychological horror from the master of Gothic horror, this tale was first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.
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The third and final part of our telling of the classic gothic horror tale, 'The Call of Cthulhu' by H. P. Lovecraft. Our nameless narrator is convinced that cultists across the world are trying to bring about the return of Cthulhu. What will he discover as the tale concludes?
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The second part of our telling of the classic gothic horror tale, 'The Call of Cthulhu' by H. P. Lovecraft. Our nameless narrator has been uncovering some disturbing things about his great uncle's research into strange cults all over the world. What will this instalment bring?
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One of H. P. Lovecraft's most famous tales, we will be discovering 'The Call of Cthulhu' over the next three episodes.
The ancient figure of Cthulhu lurks behind a number of Lovecraft's gothic horror tales, and has inspired countless writers (and memes) since it was first published in the magazine Weird Tales in 1928.
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