The Well Told Tale

Following the events of last week's episode, our narrator, Julius, is at an all time low.  His attempt to sabotage Deborah's adjustments to the Hall of Presidents has failed; he's fallen out with his…

This week, we return to the strange future world of "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." Julius, our narrator, still doesn't know who killed him.  Of course, in this world, death is not nearly as fat…

Last week, we started a new Tale, entering a new world where death is no more, and people can live as long as they choose.  Our narrator, Julius, has lived more than a century, but appears to be in h…

Here at The Well Told Tale, we seek to share the best of sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction.  For the past year we have focussed exclusively on classics of their genres, but this week's Tale mar…

This week's Tale is the charming fantasy 'The Velveteen Rabbit' by Margery Williams.  Beginning on a Christmas morning in the early 20th century, this story needs so little introduction, it's probabl…

We return to Dunwich for Part 2 of Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" Last time, we were introduced to the Whateley family in the isolated village of Dunwich.  Something is going on at their farmhouse …

This week, we return to the Cthulhu mythos.  H. P Lovecraft's seminal creation has been featured in a fair few episodes of The Well Told Tale and this third standalone tale is similar in tone to "The…

This week's tale is a sci-fi short story from legendary Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  Holmes was not his only bombastic hero, and this short story concerns another of his characte…

This week, we return to Sleepy Hollow for Part 2 of Washington Irving's beloved gothic Tale.  We have met the cast of characters - school master Ichabod Crane, the object of his affection Katrina Van…

To celebrate Halloween, we return to the work of Washington Irving with his gothic horror classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".  Published 200 years ago, this classic Tale has been an inspiration to…

We return with another short story from the Hyborian age.

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Today's Tale is a charming story by E. Nesbit.  She is perhaps best known for "The Railway Children" and her more fantastical novels such as "Five Children and It," and is widely regarded as the firs…

In the second part of our reading of Sinbad the Sailor, we hear his retelling of his last four voyages. He's already faced being lost at sea (twice), giant birds, ogres and found fabulous treasures. …

This time, we return to the Thousand and One Nights to hear the Tale of Sinbad the Sailor, and his Seven Voyages. Interestingly, it wasn't in the earliest editions of the collection known as the Arab…

Today's Tale is a whimsical short story from renowned Victorian writer, Oscar Wilde. Best known for his plays, Wilde did write a number of short stories, including this charming morality tale-within-…

The final part of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy has accidentally succeeded in slaying the Wicked Witch and her companions have been 'rewarded' with their sought after brains,…

Part Four of our reading of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.  Our intrepid crew have finally made it to the Emerald City and secured an audience with the great and terrible Oz.  He has …

Part Three of our reading of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.  Dorothy and the Scarecrow have been joined by the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion on their quest to see the Wizard of Oz…

In our last episode, Dorothy was given the Wicked Witch of the East's silver shoes and embarked on the long journey to reach the Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City, as it seems he's the only person pow…

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 wa…