Sandra Cullum

3 books read for LibriVox

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The Book of Wonder Lord Dunsany
Strange little tales, most only a few pages, where jewel thieves creep toward the Gibbelins' hoard and rival idols sulk in the same temple, and the endings turn on you with a dry, wicked smile. If you like your fantasy dreamlike and slightly cruel, this is a treat.
The Little White Bird J. M. Barrie
You get the strange, tender version of Peter Pan here, before he belongs to the stage: Peter plays among the fairies in Kensington Gardens while Barrie’s lonely narrator imagines a bond with a little boy named David. It’s episodic and sometimes overly sentimental, but its sadness has real bite.
The Wyvern Mystery J. Sheridan Le Fanu
If you liked Uncle Silas but want something slower and stranger, this delivers: Alice hidden away at damp, lonely Carwell Grange, and a blind Dutchwoman whose scenes are genuinely frightening. It rambles a bit in the middle, but the dread when it lands is real.

3 books read for LibriVox

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The Book of Wonder Lord Dunsany
Strange little tales, most only a few pages, where jewel thieves creep toward the Gibbelins' hoard and rival idols sulk in the same temple, and the endings turn on you with a dry, wicked smile. If you like your fantasy dreamlike and slightly cruel, this is a treat.
The Little White Bird J. M. Barrie
You get the strange, tender version of Peter Pan here, before he belongs to the stage: Peter plays among the fairies in Kensington Gardens while Barrie’s lonely narrator imagines a bond with a little boy named David. It’s episodic and sometimes overly sentimental, but its sadness has real bite.
The Wyvern Mystery J. Sheridan Le Fanu
If you liked Uncle Silas but want something slower and stranger, this delivers: Alice hidden away at damp, lonely Carwell Grange, and a blind Dutchwoman whose scenes are genuinely frightening. It rambles a bit in the middle, but the dread when it lands is real.