Ep 11 – Sep 2014 The story of a train conductor who was the very best… and the very worst. “From the Ground Up” (15:21)
Adapted from the short story by H. Thompson Rich
as published in Argosy magazine, 11 Nov 1922
Ep 12 – Oct 2014 A chilling tale of a baron’s effort to woo the woman he desires… “Tartas the Terrible” (17:57)
Adapted from the short story by H. Hesketh Pritchard
as published in Top Notch magazine, 1 May 1915
Ep 13 – Nov 2014 A young woman seeks the advice of a clever philosopher… “The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard” (14:09)
Adapted from the short story by Anthony Hope
as published in the anthology Comedies of Courtship (1896)
Ep 15 – Jan 2015 A man in a sailing competition has everything going for him – almost… “On the Starboard Tack” (11:22)
Adapted from the short story by F. Walworth Brown
as published in Top Notch magazine, 1 May 1915
Read by John McKenzie
Ep 16 – Feb 2015 A businessman on the brink of financial ruin receives
an unexpected visitor… “Mr. Lismore and The Widow” (16:55)
Adapted from the short story by Wilkie Collins
originally published as “She Loves and Lies”
in Spirit of the Times, 22 Dec 1883
Ep 17 – Mar 2015 A cold case heats up for an interplanetary private investigator… “Garden of Evil” (17:15) Adapted from the short story by Henry Slesar
originally published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories magazine, August 1958
Ep 18 – Apr 2015 A jeweler encounters a man wishing to buy
a wedding present for his daughter… “Why, Of Course” (11:02) Adapted from the short story by James Edmond Casey
originally published in Top Notch magazine, 1 Feb 1912
Read by John McKenzie
Ep 19 – May 2015 The story of an encounter with a strange woman
who is attempting to resurrect her dead Beloved… “A Modern Witch” (17:34) Adapted from a short story published anonymously
in The Argosy magazine, Jan 1891
Read by John Quinn
Featuring the music track
“Souffle5” by Adragante
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