Showing posts with label Lord Dunsany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lord Dunsany. Show all posts

7.16.2016

Episode 312: Mrs. Bullfrog - The Wonderful Window

In which we encounter an unlikely and humorous marriage 
and a fantastical view into another world. 
Mrs. Bullfrog by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Wonderful Window by Lord Dunsany.
Episode 312, Mrs. Bullfrog - The Wonderful Window
(download or listen via this link)

Book Information
  • Story rating: G for interesting marriages and unusual windows.
  • These stories are in the public domain.
Movie Highlight

11.13.2015

Episode 290: Lord Dunsany and Edgar Allen Poe

In which we watch little gods and a passionate artist.

Episode 290, Chu Bu and Sheemish / The Oval Portrait
(download or listen via this link)

Book Information
  • Story rating: G for minor gods feuding, earthquakes, idol worship, oval portraits, candalabra, and mysteriously wounded narrators.
  • These stories are in the public domain
Podcast Highlight
Other Info
  • Tales Before Tolkien -  Douglas A. Anderson
  • Tales Before Narnia - Douglas A. Anderson
  • H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales - Douglas A. Anderson

9.14.2013

Episode 228: A Daughter of Rameses


In which, after a large whiskey, Mr. Jorkens tells a tale of a daughter of Rameses.
Episode 228, A Daughter of Rameses
(download or listen via this link)

Book Information
  • Story rating: G for tall tales told in taverns
  • The Travel Tales of Mr. Jorkens by Lord Dunsany is under copyright. This story is shared under the Fair Use Act as an illustration of Lord Dunsany's writing. Views to the contrary, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).