The Well Told Tale

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 6 (of 10) Oct 12, 2022

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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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Jules Verne: 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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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 5 (of 10) Sep 28, 2022

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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?
Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale
Jules Verne: 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
I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, Cade Norman and Mandy Figueroa.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 4 (of 10) Sep 14, 2022

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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?
Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale
Jules Verne: 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
I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 3 (of 10) Aug 31, 2022

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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?
Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale
Jules Verne: 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
I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 2 (of 10) Aug 24, 2022

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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?
Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale
Jules Verne: 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
I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 1 (of 10) Aug 17, 2022

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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?
Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale
Jules Verne: 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
I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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Hansel and Gretel Aug 03, 2022

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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...
Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale
The Complete Fairy Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780099511441
Grimm's Fairy Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780785839859
Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780746098547
I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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Conan: Rogues in the House - Part 2 (of 2) Jul 13, 2022

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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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Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale

The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780575077669
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
The Conan Chronicles Volume 2: Hour of the Dragon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781857987478
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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Conan: Rogues in the House - Part 1 (of 2) Jul 06, 2022

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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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Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale

The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780575077669
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
The Conan Chronicles Volume 2: Hour of the Dragon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781857987478
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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The Marvelous Land of Oz - Part 5 (of 5) Jun 29, 2022

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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?
If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale
Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale

The Wizard of Oz - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780241411209
The Marvelous Land of Oz - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781782263067
The Road to Oz - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781782263098
The Wizard of Oz Collection - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781782263203
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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