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-a-tale. Or is it a critique of morality tales?   

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Oscar Wilde's Wit & Wisdom: A Book of Quotations - https://amzn.to/2WJX5jd

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Wilde - https://amzn.to/2WIXsL4   
Dorian Gray - https://amzn.to/3jrIHFU 
The Importance of Being Earnest - https://amzn.to/3fQZJeq
 
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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, heart and courage, but the Wizard of Oz is stumped at how to keep his promise to her. Will Dorothy ever be able to get back to Kansas? 

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Oz: The Complete Hardcover Collection - https://amzn.to/3ebN30Y 

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Return to Oz - https://amzn.to/2C6sbdi 
Oz, The Great and Powerful - https://amzn.to/3hr99yu 

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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 agreed, in his many forms, to the requests of Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, but on one condition: they must kill the Wicked Witch of the West. Will they? And can they...?

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Return to Oz - https://amzn.to/2C6sbdi
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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, but they have run into danger - a deadly poppy field that could send Dorothy and the Lion to sleep forever.  With some quick thinking, the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow have rescued little Dorothy, but how will they save the Lion?

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Return to Oz - https://amzn.to/2C6sbdi
Oz, The Great and Powerful - https://amzn.to/3hr99yu

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'Over the Rainbow' music box - https://amzn.to/2MZQ2Ob   
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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 powerful enough to magic her home. On the way, she liberated the Scarecrow, who decided to join her and ask the Wizard for some brains. Who will they meet next in their adventure?

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Oz: The Complete Hardcover Collection - https://amzn.to/3ebN30Y

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Return to Oz - https://amzn.to/2C6sbdi
Oz, The Great and Powerful - https://amzn.to/3hr99yu

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'Over the Rainbow' music box - https://amzn.to/2MZQ2Ob   
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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 was based on.  Baum's idea for the book was a modern fairy tale, something to be simply enjoyed by the children of the day. So, in that spirit, let us journey to Oz with Dorothy and Toto...

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Oz: The Complete Hardcover Collection - https://amzn.to/3ebN30Y

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The Wizard of Oz - https://amzn.to/3ebN30Y   
Return to Oz - https://amzn.to/2C6sbdi
Oz, The Great and Powerful - https://amzn.to/3hr99yu

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Wizard of Oz LEGO Mini Figures - https://amzn.to/2UPyFDT 
'Over the Rainbow' music box - https://amzn.to/2MZQ2Ob   
Ruby Slippers - https://amzn.to/3hraHIO   

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The second part Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Rappaccini's Daughter." Our protagonist, Giovanni, is falling in love with Beatrice, but something is amiss.  Why are all the plants in Rappaccini's garden so poisonous?  And what secret is Beatrice hiding?

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Young Goodman Brown & Other Short Stories - Nathaniel Hawthorne - https://amzn.to/36T68lC
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This week, we have the first part of a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Rappaccini's Daughter." Hawthorne is probably best known for his novel "The Scarlet Letter," but this story has inspired many other works since its first appearance in 1844, from songs and opera to Batman villain Poison Ivy.  In this first part, we discover Rappaccini's garden and his mysterious daughter, Beatrice...

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Young Goodman Brown & Other Short Stories - Nathaniel Hawthorne - https://amzn.to/36T68lC
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Rappaccini's Daughter - https://amzn.to/3coQIa9
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Poison Ivy action figure - https://amzn.to/3eKoKXP 
 
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We return with another short story from one of our favourite science fiction writers, Philip K. Dick.  Much of his work has received the Hollywood treatment, including "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" becoming "Blade Runner", and "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" getting the snappier title "Total Recall."  While "The Skull" itself has never been turned into a film, it is clear that some major movies have borrowed elements from this story...   

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Blade Runner: The Director's Cut - https://amzn.to/2V2cSK0
The Adjustment Bureau - https://amzn.to/3bMlydr 
 
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The final part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells.  The Invisible Man, Griffin, has been relaying his extraordinary tale and scientific method to his old university acquaintance, Dr Kemp, and it is beginning to get darker.  This is a man who has left sanity behind, and Kemp is trapped in his own house with the unseen danger.  What is Griffin's plan, and can Kemp stop him? 

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