The Well Told Tale

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...

17 Jun 202040min

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...

10 Jun 202034min

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 man...

3 Jun 202048min

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 ...

20 Mai 20201h 14min

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 ...

13 Mai 202046min

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...

6 Mai 202045min

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 persu...

29 Apr 202038min

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 invisibili...

22 Apr 202045min