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Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 31, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummaryThe men and Huck make their way down the river again, and after traveling a...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells, chapter 1, In the Dingy of the Lady Vain, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummary Edward Prendick opens the story of...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 30, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummaryThe King and the Duke make it onboard the raft and throttle Huck, asking wh...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARYAn old man and a younger gentleman are escorted towards the house by a group of villagers, from the first word out of the eldest of them, Huck c...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells, Foreword, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummary The book opens with the main character's nephew writing a foreword...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 28, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummary:As the morning comes, Huck makes his way out of his room and comes across...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 27Huck goes along with his plan and he sneaks downstairs to try and find a hiding spot for the bag of gold. The front door is locked and he starts to hear someone coming so he heads into the nearest room, the one with the coffin, and Huck decides to hide the gold in the coffin. Huck then makes his way bac...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummaryA poor wife is distraught as she has only been able to save up a tiny bit of money f...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 26When everyone else has left, the daughters lead the men up to their rooms, with Mary-Jane offering to sleep in a different room to leave the King her bed. They then have a large dinner and after everyone has eaten, Huckleberry Finn and the servant girl eat in the kitchen. The servant girl starts to gril...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 25The men make their way to the house and they meet all of their “Brother’s” relatives. The daughters immediately fling themselves into the Duke and the King’s arms. The King then looks over and sees the coffin, and after signalling the Duke, they make their way over to it and immediately burst into the m...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Part 2, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Headless Horseman is one of the most famous figures in pulp fiction. Join me as I narrate the seconds part of one of the most famous short stories of all time, and introduce you to Ichabod Crane. Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support m...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 24, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe gang lands on a towhead between two towns, and the Duke and King start scheming again. Jim protests having to be tied up for so long, so the Duke decides to try and paint Jim with different colours to make him appear sick so that if anyone comes near, they won’t interfere...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 23The Duke and the King spend the next day rigging up a stage and curtains and lights, and as night approaches, the tent fills full of people. The Duke does a small introduction, and the opens the curtain. The King jumps out on all fours, completely naked and covered in paint. The crowd roars with laughte...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Part 1, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Headless Horseman is one of the most famous figures in pulp fiction. Join me as I narrate the first part of one of the most famous short stories of all time, and introduce you to Ichabod Crane. Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent c...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 22, narrated by Isaac BirchallA mob forms and makes its way towards Colonel Shever’s house with the goal to lynch him. Pretty much the whole town is involved with the mob, and Huck is the most shocked to see that it is the children that are at the front of the pack. The mob tares down the fence and as the...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 21The Duke and the King continue practicing their Shakespeare long into the day. After dinner, the Duke suggests that they add an encore, and convinces the King to perform Hamlet’s soliloquy. The Duke doesn’t have it in his book but claims that he could recollect it. Eventually it comes to him, and though...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinThe Most dangerous game follows an American hunter as he ends up marooned on an i...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 20, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Duke and the King start asking Jim and Huck questions, and Huck has to come up with another fake backstory about how Jim came into his possession, and why they’re on the river. They then try to come up with a plan to run in daytime too. As night begins to fall, the Duke a...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 19, narrated by Isaac BirchallHuck and Jim are adrift down the river again, they spend their days sleeping and their nights making their way down the river. The tie up on towheads and cast their lines into the river to feed themselves. Huck reminisces about these good days, but you can’t help but feel tha...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinJoin the Book Club for Exclusive Audiobookswww.patreon.com/theessentialreadsThe Tell-Tale Heart follows a narrator as he tried to convince the reader that he is sane. The trouble is that he is anything but sa...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 18, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe colonel is a true southern gentleman, he treats everyone with respect, and talks gently. He is shaved every day, and dresses impeccably. He radiates a warmth from him that is very comforting. When he and his wife come downstairs each morning, all members of the family sta...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 17, narrated by Isaac BirchallA head pokes out of one of the windows of the house and calls out to Huck asking him who he is and what he is doing on their property. Huck gives a fake name and tells the man that he fell off of a ferry boat and made his way to shore to look for help. The man asks Huck if he...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe unnamed narrator sits in his chamber on a dark and dreary December night, reading old books to try and distract himself from the passing of his love "Lenore." He has just started to drift off to sleep when he hears a knocking at the door. He is weary at first, not knowing if the noise...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 16, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe boys are continuing to make their way to Cairo where Jim could finally be free. As the get closer Jim starts rambling about all of his plans once free; he wants to start working right away and wants to save enough money to but his wife and children. This freaks Huck out,...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, chapter 15, narrated by Isaac BirchallThe boys are making their way down to the free states, but as a fog rolls in the boys have trouble heading their way. They try to paddle towards a towhead and hunker down for the night, but the reeds aren’t thick enough to attach to. The canoe and raft break off, and split o...