Farms Along The Way.
These days, he would lie on his bedsheets pleading and apologising, to her and to himself, whilst the secret of …
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Badlands.
At that moment, she was fastened, paddling, on one side whilst Josephine was across on the other. She had the …
Book Review: L’Île Mystérieuse by Jules Verne.
[The following contains spoilers.] [All of the English quotations in the following are taken from the 1876 translation by Stephen …
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the Tall Tale.
As the USA rolled westwards, the tall tale, a species of folk mischief, had emerged as the acutest cultural expression …
Podcast Review: The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
[The following contains spoilers.] The first thing to say about the BBC Radio 4 audiodrama “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” is …
How Christmas Was Kept Amongst The Help.
After the road had forked, all of the men who remained were travelling in the same direction through the woods. …
The Witch in the Wheels.
She had seated herself at the back of the chamber, on a chair beside the door but still near enough …
It Is Still The David Hume Tower.
This website is going to continue to call the David Hume Tower the David Hume Tower. The words “David Hume …
Thirty Pence.
Today Archie Corpusty was going to need to have some mortal money to hand. He knew that he had a …
At Doctor Trezvant’s.
Although it was not yet noon, the sky was already a disconcertingly deep and soulful blue. So blue that its …
Furrows.
A field stretching out in all directions like a huge empty mind. The boy had been following the plough all …
Panic.
“This is Peggy,” Josephine explained as she entered the room. Peggy walked behind her looking very solemn and watchful. Josephine …
Great Goodness.
It was so early in the morning that the light seemed to sting like antiseptic. The boy detective was crossing …
The Retrial of Meursault.
[Scene: A swelteringly hot courtroom in Algeria. Three judges, two in black and the third in scarlet, enter the courtroom …
Army in Place.
There were seven McSweenies in all. By now, all of them were men – the youngest was twenty-one and the …
Tychy 