The Well Told Tale

Hi everyone. This is Robert. Welcome to The Well Told Tale. Every week I narrate a classic story; the greatest science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction stories ever written, not just in a small chunk at a time, but enough for you to really relax into. No adverts in the middle, just the story itself. All stories are pubic domain and free from copyright.

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The War of the Worlds - Part 1 (of 9)

We begin a new tale, possibly the most important and impactful science fiction novel ever written, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Since it's publication it has never been out of print and has been adapted into movies, television and radio series. We begin our tale in rural England where; "Across the gulf of space, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us..." Please support The Well Told Tale on Patr...

Jul 09, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 250

Rattle Of Bones

We have a Robert E Howard short story this week. Solomon Kane is on a mission to rid the world of evil wherever he finds it. What dark magic will our hero encounter in today's tale... You can support the channel via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Solomon Ka...

Jul 02, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 249

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