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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 2 (of 4) Mar 18, 2020

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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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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 1 (of 4) Mar 11, 2020

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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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The Annotated Alice - 150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - https://amzn.to/3aKOqBD
Films
Alice in Wonderland (Disney animation) - https://amzn.to/2vV5c2d
Alice in Wonderland (Disney live action) - https://amzn.to/338mm8B
Fun Stuff
Disappearing Cheshire Cat mug - https://amzn.to/2W8ZAvM
Alice in Wonderland - A Colouring Book - https://amzn.to/2vTWf9e
Croquet Set - https://amzn.to/2vcgkrd
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The Masque of the Red Death Mar 04, 2020

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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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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Feb 26, 2020

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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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The Time Machine - Part 5 (of 5) Feb 12, 2020

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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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Films
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The Time Machine (2002) - https://amzn.to/37HlUPZ
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The Time Machine - Part 4 (of 5) Feb 05, 2020

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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 H. G. Wells Collection: Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2twijFD
Films
The Time Machine (1960) - https://amzn.to/35uDULD
The Time Machine (2002) - https://amzn.to/37HlUPZ
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The Time Machine - Part 3 (of 5) Jan 29, 2020

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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 Time Machine - https://amzn.to/36sX45Y
The H. G. Wells Collection: Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2twijFD
Films
The Time Machine (1960) - https://amzn.to/35uDULD
The Time Machine (2002) - https://amzn.to/37HlUPZ
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The Time Machine - Part 2 (of 5) Jan 22, 2020

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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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Books - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):
The Time Machine - https://amzn.to/36sX45Y
The H. G. Wells Collection: Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2twijFD
Films
The Time Machine (1960) - https://amzn.to/35uDULD
The Time Machine (2002) - https://amzn.to/37HlUPZ
I would like to thank my patrons: Maura Lee, Jennifer Wood, Jane and Kaffee Stark

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The Time Machine - Part 1 (of 5) Jan 15, 2020

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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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Books - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):
The Time Machine - https://amzn.to/36sX45Y
The H. G. Wells Collection: Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2twijFD
Films
The Time Machine (1960) - https://amzn.to/35uDULD
The Time Machine (2002) - https://amzn.to/37HlUPZ
I would like to thank my patrons: Maura Lee, Jennifer Wood and Kaffee Stark

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The Fall of the House of Usher Jan 08, 2020

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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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Edgar Allen Poe: Complete Tales and Poems - https://amzn.to/2Fj44GG
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