The Well Told Tale

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...

15 Apr 202051min

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 se...

8 Apr 202038min

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 stil...

1 Apr 202040min

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 ...

25 Mars 202043min

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, a...

18 Mars 202043min

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 h...

11 Mars 202037min

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 ...

4 Mars 202019min

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. ...

26 Feb 20201h 2min