Last week, our main characters Axel and his uncle, Professor Lidenbrock, discovered a coded message from a 16th-century alchemist, Arne Saknussemm. Axel has decoded the message but has decided not to share this information, with his uncle.

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Jules Verne:

Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183 

Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594

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Our next story has seen numerous adaptations, including films, plays, radio dramas, and even a theme park ride.  'Journey to the Centre of the Earth', a classic by Jules Verne first published in French in 1864, gained further popularity with the English translation by Frederick Amadeus Malleson in 1877.  This is the edition we have selected to read.

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Jules Verne:

Journey to the Centre of the Earth: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781665934183 

Seven Novels - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435122956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781513265926
Around the World in 80 Days - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008514280
From the Earth to the Moon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781398810594

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Our story this week is by Miles J Breuer, an American-Czech physician who wrote science fiction and short stories in his spare time.  This story is typical of Breuer's writing: fast paced and full of interesting ideas.

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We rejoin Nathaniel in Australia, where he is excavating ancient ruins. He believes these ruins are the place where he was held captive during his period of amnesia. Despite his apprehensions, he finds himself increasingly drawn into the darkness of the excavation site. What horrors await him?

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Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287 Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294 Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311 

Lovecraft's Tales 

The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556 

The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014 

The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398 

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Last week, we learned more about our protagonist, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, as he worked through what happened to him between 1908 and 1913. Piecing it all together from his dreams and accounts of others who seem to have gone through the same thing, it seems too incredible to be true - could some...thing really have taken over his body during that time?

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Lovecraftian Horror Anthologies 

Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287 

Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294  

Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311  

Lovecraft's Tales The Complete Cthulhu 

Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556  

The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014  The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398  

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Last week, we were introduced to our protagonist, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, who cannot remember what happened to him between 1908 and 1913. During that time, it appears he was overtaken by another personality. He has dreams of being a prisoner in an alien land. Nathaniel also discovered that he is not the only person who has experienced these feelings and dreams. What could it all mean?

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Buy The Shadow out of Time: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781910593967  

Lovecraftian Horror Anthologies 

Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287 

Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294  

Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311  

Lovecraft's Tales The Complete Cthulhu 

Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556  

The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014  The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398  

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We revisit one of our favorite authors, H.P. Lovecraft. In this story, Lovecraft delves into themes of psychological horror and the fragility of sanity. Influenced by the film Berkeley Square, Lovecraft believed that writing this novella helped him solve the conceptual problems of time travel portrayed in Berkeley Square.

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Lovecraftian Horror Anthologies 

Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165287 

Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781781165294  

Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781783291311  

Lovecraft's Tales The Complete Cthulhu 

Mythos Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781435162556  

The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631060014  The Call of Cthulhu and other stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781631498398  

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This week we have an original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Duckling. Was it inspired by the bullying Hans Christian Andersen faced as a child, or by his discovery that he was the illegitimate son of Prince Christian Frederick? Whatever the inspiration, it's a tale that still resonates today. 

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Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781909115200 

An Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781782501183 

The Ugly Duckling - Read it yourself with Ladybird - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780723272632 

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Mr Cavor's messages from the Moon continue. In his latest communication, he has revealed that he is set to meet the leader of the Selenites: the Grand Lunar. Will this be the last time we hear from him?

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Buy The First Men in the Moon
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781473218000

Other Books by H.G. Wells:
The Island of Doctor Moreau - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781838575618

The War of The Worlds - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008590178

The Time Machine and Other Stories: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781788283373

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A Dutch Scientist has contacted Mr Bedford: Mr Julius Wendigee, who claims he has received messages from Mr Cavor on the Moon.  Mr Bedford is eager to find out what happened to Cavor...

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Buy The First Men in the Moon
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781473218000

Other Books by H.G. Wells:
The Island of Doctor Moreau - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781838575618

The War of The Worlds - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780008590178

The Time Machine and Other Stories: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781788283373

I would like to thank my patrons: Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, Cade Norman, Matt Woodward and Cho Jinn.

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