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Just Reads

Reads of classic stories, Occasionally reviews or brief biography of writers. But mostly me, reading stories.Remember: There are small booksellters who will usually be able to fulfill your order cheaper and with more care than Amazon.abebooks.co.uk is recommended.It would be nice if people could click "like". It costs nothing and makes an old man happy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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11:39

Saturday Night Serial - HG Wells - The Time Machine -...

Just Reads ·

2025/08/23

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.Chapter One Chapter

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11:52

Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - The Tea Party

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2025/08/20

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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29:47

Amelia B. Edwards - The Phantom Coach

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2025/08/19

Horror is perhaps best dictated to the senses – to the animal rather than the intellectual faculties. Amelia B. Edwards shoots for both in this cerebral but visceral tale by cushioning a quaint, fireside chat with a scholar of the natural and supernatural between two lonely, agonizing experiences of fear.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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6:46

Saturday Night Serial - HG Wells - The Time Machine -...

Just Reads ·

2025/08/16

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.Chapter One Chapter

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17:23

Edgar Allen Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher...

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2025/08/14

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then included in the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840. The short story, a work of Gothic fiction, includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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16:53

James Thurber - The Greatest Man In The World

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2025/08/13

The themes in "The Greatest Man in the World" by James Thurber include the nature of heroism and appearances versus reality. Jack Smurch displays bravery and independence but lacks traditional heroic qualities, highlighting a discord between his actions and character. The story also critiques how society and media craft false appearances, questioning who is truly at fault—Jack or those who manipulate his image.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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29:42

Gertrude Atherton - The Dead and the Countess

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2025/08/12

The dead sleep peacefully -- until a railway is built near their cemetery. While the old priest works to keep them at rest, the Count's dying wife begs to be buried near the railway. But when her last wish is granted, the priest finds that the sound of the train leaves the Countess far from at peace.With apologies for poor French pronounciation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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14:09

Saturday Night Serial - HG Wells - The Time Machine -...

Just Reads ·

2025/08/09

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.Chapter One Chapter

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19:30

Ray Bradbury - Zero Hour

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2025/08/07

"Zero Hour" by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction short story published in the late 1940s. The narrative explores the imaginative world of children and their seemingly innocent game, which takes a darker turn as it intertwines with the realities of adult life and the concept of invasion. The story delves into the themes of childhood innocence ...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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4:46

Barry Pilton - In a Nutshell - Einstein's Watch

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2025/08/06

The late Leonard Rossiter recorded these for Radio 3 in the early 1980s. They remain one of the finest bits of comedic social satire of the age. Writer Barry Pilton's musings on assorted topic are called in a Nutshell and available, I believe, on CD and DVD.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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7:55

Robert L. Stephenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll...

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2025/08/05

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 Gothic horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the most famous pieces of English literature, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre.Become a supporter of this

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13:30

Saturday Night Serial - HG Wells - The Time Machine -...

Just Reads ·

2025/08/02

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.Chapter OneChapter

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124:48

Saturday Night Serial - HG Wells - The Time Machine -...

Just Reads ·

2025/08/02

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.These are the first ten

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15:49

W. Somerset Maugham =The Taipan

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2025/07/17

A selfish, bigoted British expat high executive thinks he got the best of life by abusing of all the mod-cons there is - servants mostly - while living in colonial China - till a day he decides to go on a rare stroll through the local cemetery...Contains references which some may find offensive in the original text.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.

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37:25

M.R.James - A Warning To The Curious

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2025/07/15

"A Warning to the Curious" is a ghost story by English writer M. R. James, first published in The London Mercury in August 1925 and collected in James' book A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories that same year. The tale tells the story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who holidays in "Seaburgh" (a disguised version of Aldeburgh, Suffolk) and inadvertently stumbles across one of the three lost crowns of East Anglia, which legendarily protect the country from invasion. Upon

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14:48

Saturday Night Serial - H.G.Wells - The Time Machine...

Just Reads ·

2025/07/12

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.Chapter OneChapter

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9:00

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla (excerpt)

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2025/07/08

Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. It is one of the earliest known works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue, the story is narrated by a young woman who is preyed upon by a female vampire named "Carmilla". The titular character is the prototypical example of the fictional lesbian vampire.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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11:42

Saturday Night Serial - HG Wells - The Time Machine -...

Just Reads ·

2025/07/05

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.Chapter OneChapter

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22:48

H.G.Wells - The Time Machine - Chapter 8 -...

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2025/07/05

I listened back to the previous read and wasn't happy with it so I re-recorded it. So this is exactly the same as the previous version of Episode eight, only with a better read.The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and

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7:04

Jerome K Jerome - Three Men In A Boat - Opening

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2025/07/02

Three Men in a Boat, published in 1889, is a humorous novel by English writer Jerome K. Jerome describing a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction from the comic novel.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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