Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 13. narrated by Isaac BirchallDr Seward tells of Lucy’s Burial in his diary. Before the funeral, Van Helsing again covered Lucy in Garlic, and now places a crucifix into her mouth. He tells a very confused Seward that after the funeral, and once everyone has left the graveyard, that they must cut off Lucy’s head, and remove her heart. The following day however, Van Helsing finds that someone has stolen the c...
Jun 07, 2023•45 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 12, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe next day, Seward makes his way in a hurry to Lucy’s house. He finds the door locked, and all ways of entry sealed. After a few minutes, Van Helsing arrives, and they break into the home. The men are devastated at the state of the home; the maids unconscious; Mrs Westenra dead; and Lucy, one again on Death’s door. The men need more blood for another transfusion, but are both ...
Jun 05, 2023•48 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 11, narrated by Isaac BirchallIn the morning, Van Helsing and Seward return to Lucy’s home. They are welcomed by Lady Westenra, who informs them that Lucy is doing very well, and she removed all of the horrid plants from her room which made it very stuffy. Trying to keep their cool, the two men head to Lucy’s; entering they find Lucy in a very sick state. Van Helsing nearly collapses with anger and insists u...
Jun 02, 2023•34 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 10, narrated by Isaac BirchallDr Seward and Arthur Holmwood are every more concerned about Lucy’s sudden decline in health. When Van Helsing arrives, Lucy is Deathly Pale and hardly able to breath. Van Helsing determines that Lucy will need a blood transfusion, and Arthur steps forward as the best candidate. Van Helsing orders Seward to stay up with Lucy throughout the night to make sure her state does not w...
May 31, 2023•38 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 9, narrated by Isaac BirchallMina writes to Lucy from Budapest, where she has finally been reunited with Jonathan. He is a destroyed man, and he has 0 memories of his time with the Count. The nun taking care of him confesses to Lucy that Jonathan often raves in his sleep about unspeakable things. Jonathan however still has his diary, but he implores Mina not to read it as he knows that what caused his brain ...
May 29, 2023•38 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 8 narrated by Isaac BirchallMina wakes up in the middle of the night and find’s Lucy’s bed empty. In a panic Mina runs out of the house to find her, and sees Lucy in the churchyard with a tall dark figure looming over her. Mina darts to the church and catches the glance of 2 gleaming red eyes looking towards her. The figure vanishes and leaves Lucy in a strange sleep like state from which Mina tries to gentl...
May 26, 2023•42 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 7, narrated by Isaac BirchallTwo newspaper clippings that Mina stuck in her journal, indicate that the rogue ship that the coastguard pointed out to Mina, a cargo ship called the Demeter has washed up on the Whitby coast. The crew of the ship is nowhere to be found, and the only being to be found on the ship was the captain, dead, and strapped to the wheel, clutching a crucifix. When the ship crashed ashore,...
May 24, 2023•38 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 6, narrated by Isaac BirchallMina and Lucy meet in Whitby on the Yorkshire coast. It is a very picturesque town with a beautiful old red roofs and a ruined abbey which was sacked by the Danes. There is however a newer church with a graveyard that looks out onto the harbour. There are two lighthouses that overlook the sea that protect the incoming boats from the green reef which could easily wreck any ship th...
May 22, 2023•36 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 5, narrated by Isaac BirchallMina Murray (Jonathan’s fiancée) writes a letter to her best friend Lucy. She tells her that she is practicing her shorthand and is trying to keep a diary so that she can have an exercise book so that she can help Johnathan with his work when he comes back from Transylvania, in about a week…Lucy responds, telling Mina that she has not too much to say, but replies that any rumours...
May 19, 2023•23 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker, chapter 4, narrated by Isaac BirchallJonathan Harker wakes up the next morning in his bed, confused as to the events of the previous night. After a few days, Dracula instructs Harker to write some letters to his employer, and to his Fiancée Mina, and to date them for 3 dates in June. The count says that he should tell them that he is on his way home.In the day, a party of Gypsies comes to the Castle, and Jonathan t...
May 17, 2023•42 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 3, narrated by Isaac BirchallThat night, Harker questions Dracula about the history of the land and his house. Dracula is instantly enthusiastic to talk of the glory of his house and land, and the battles they won. Over the next several says the Count interrogates Harker about English life and law. The count then tells Harker to write some letters to his fiancée and employer letting then know that he w...
May 15, 2023•39 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 2, narrated by Isaac BirchallJonathan Harker is standing outside of Castle Dracula, asking himself what on Earth he has gotten himself into. After waiting for several minutes in the cold and wind, the door opens and a tall, old, grey-haired man, completely clad in black greets him. Dracula extends a hand to Harker and welcomes him to his home; Dracula’s hand is stone cold and as strong as iron, startling Jon...
May 12, 2023•36 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podDracula by Bram Stoker chapter 1, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Main character Jonathan Harker is making his way to Castle Dracula. His journey starts in Budapest, and he enjoys many of the cultural delicacies, finding his basic German enough to get him understood. In the Morning he gets on the train and marvels at the countryside, so different from the British, flying by him. He is equally taken away by the dress of the local Slovaks.Eve...
May 10, 2023•38 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 10 "Epilogue", narrated by Isaac BirchallIn the aftermath of the attack on Earth, the narrator reveals that the Martian bodies were examined, and that they contained bacteria only found on earth. The black vapor is still a mystery, and they have no clue how the Heat-Ray works. The narrator pessimistically believes that the Martians will return, but positively states that when ...
May 08, 2023•12 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 9 "Wreckage", narrated by Isaac BirchallMany people come back into London. The narrator has wanders around without any sense of self or being spouting something about being the last man alive before being taken in by a family. They inform him that leatherhead was destroyed by the Martians and that no one escaped. He refuses to believe it and makes his way home, hoping, willing...
May 05, 2023•14 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 8 "Dead London", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe narrator makes his way quietly through London. Whole parts of the city are layered with bodies and the black Martian dust. A strange ululating sound comes from a slight distance, and he decides to go and investigate. Traveling past Hyde Park, he sees one of the Fighting Machines lying motionless. He finds several dead Martia...
May 03, 2023•23 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 7 "The Man on Putney Hill", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Narrator hides in an Inn on Putney hill for the night. He searches for more food, and slowly makes his way towards Leatherhead with the vein hope of finding his wife. He thinks about the curate, for whom he feels no remorse. While traveling he comes across a very dirty squalid man holding a sword, who after a small inte...
May 01, 2023•39 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 6 "The Work of Fifteen Days", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe narrator feels like he has been transported to Mars, surrounded by the alien plant, and scorched earth. He fears that Humans are no longer the dominant species on earth and believes that the Humans will serve as slaves and food for the new Martian overlords. He looks all over for food, climbing into a few gardens, and...
Apr 28, 2023•10 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 5 "The Stillness", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe narrator eventually leaves the coal-cellar and finds that the Martian too all of the remaining food. Incredibly thirsty after his house in the cellar, he is forced to use the water pump, afraid that the Martian will come back after hearing the sound. To his surprise and delight a dog wanders into the kitchen, and he tries to lur...
Apr 26, 2023•10 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 4 "The Death of The Curate", narrated by Isaac BirchallAfter days of dispute, the narrator finally tries to reason and bargain with the Curate, but he become all the more irrational. The Narrator separates the food into 10 days of meals, but he is forced to constantly fight and wrestle the curate to stop him from eating it all in one go. On the 9th day of their hiding, the Cur...
Apr 24, 2023•14 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 3 "Days of Imprisonment", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Narrator and the curate are at odds, each fighting over who gets to look through the peephole at the Martians. He retells of his dislike of the Curate, who does not want to ration nor share food, and he cries and wails for hours on end. After a couple of days, the narrator sees one of the Martian Vehicles come back to the...
Apr 21, 2023•15 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells book 2 chapter 2 "What we saw from the ruined house", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe kitchen and pantry have been left intact after the arrival of the cylinder providing the narrator and curate thankfully a small stock of food. Through a small gap in the wall made from the destruction, the narrator peers at the newly created pit and sees that the arrival of the cylinder completely destroyed t...
Apr 19, 2023•24 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells Book 2 chapter 1 "Under Foot", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe narrator and his unwanted companion make their way into a small house. After 2 days, a Martian tripod comes, and uses the black smoke on the surrounding area. The two flee. The narrator is still determined to make his way to Leatherhead and to find his wife, and gambles that all of the Martians are going to make their way Londonwar...
Apr 17, 2023•20 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 17 "The Thunder Child", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe monsters continue making their way towards and through London. It is strange to the narrator, these monsters don’t seem to be actively exterminating the people of England, but destroying all forms of communication, all radio towers and phone lines were taken out. People scrambled all over, and people were said to be clambering dow...
Apr 14, 2023•23 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 16 "The Exodus from London"In this chapter we join the narrator’s brother again in London. Chaos is all around, people running all over the place, trying to escape London. He makes it to Edgeware Road where people are looking all over the place trying to figure out what to do. At Edgeware he waits, uncertain what to do, as no new news has come to them. After his break he decides to t...
Apr 12, 2023•30 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 15 "What Happened in Surrey", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Martians resume their attack, but it seems that the majority of them continued their work at the pit. The Martians advance in a line, communicating through howls and sirens. Guns fire and take out another tripod, but letting out another howl, the other Martians take out the human defenses. At 9, 4 more Martians join the 3, a...
Apr 10, 2023•21 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 14 "In London", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Story now goes to London, where we meet the protagonist’s brother, who has only heard very little of the Martians; just a small telegram that talked about them being stuck in the pit. His brother decided to try and go to Horsell to try and see these Martians, but on arrival at the station he learns that there has been an accident (the des...
Apr 07, 2023•26 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 13 "How I Fell in with The Curate", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Martians flee after the folly from their human foes, but following this small victory for man, a cylinder falls every 24 hours, bolstering the invading army. The Martians seem to spend the next few days transferring materials from other cylinders to the first one that fell on Horsell Common, and slowly, a green cloud o...
Apr 05, 2023•14 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/pod The War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 12 "What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton" , narrated by Isaac BirchallThe next morning, the narrator and his new friend raid the pantry, and set off. The protagonist wants to see him wife, and leave from another country, but the Third Cylinder blocks his path. He and the Artilleryman meet some mounted hussars on their detour to Leatherhead, and other artill...
Apr 03, 2023•27 min
Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 11 "At the Window", narrated by Isaac BirchallOur protagonist goes back to his study and looks out of the window at towards the Common where the cylinder fell. He sees several large shapes moving about the pit. Looking at how the beings move, he wonders if the metal beasts are sentient, or if they are piloted by the Martians that came from the cylinders. Everything in the area has be...
Mar 31, 2023•16 min
