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Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells Book 2 chapter 1 "Under Foot", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe narrator and his unwanted companion make their way into a small house. After 2 days, a Martian tripod comes, and uses the black smoke on the surrounding area. The two flee. The narrator is still determined to make his way to Leatherhead and to find...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 17 "The Thunder Child", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe monsters continue making their way towards and through London. It is strange to the narrator, these monsters don’t seem to be actively exterminating the people of England, but destroying all forms of communication, all radio towers and phone lines...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 16 "The Exodus from London"In this chapter we join the narrator’s brother again in London. Chaos is all around, people running all over the place, trying to escape London. He makes it to Edgeware Road where people are looking all over the place trying to figure out what to do. At Edgeware he waits, u...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 15 "What Happened in Surrey", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Martians resume their attack, but it seems that the majority of them continued their work at the pit. The Martians advance in a line, communicating through howls and sirens. Guns fire and take out another tripod, but letting out another howl...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 14 "In London", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Story now goes to London, where we meet the protagonist’s brother, who has only heard very little of the Martians; just a small telegram that talked about them being stuck in the pit. His brother decided to try and go to Horsell to try and see these Marti...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 13 "How I Fell in with The Curate", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe Martians flee after the folly from their human foes, but following this small victory for man, a cylinder falls every 24 hours, bolstering the invading army. The Martians seem to spend the next few days transferring materials from othe...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/pod The War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 12 "What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton" , narrated by Isaac BirchallThe next morning, the narrator and his new friend raid the pantry, and set off. The protagonist wants to see him wife, and leave from another country, but the Third Cylinder blocks his path. He and the Artille...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 11 "At the Window", narrated by Isaac BirchallOur protagonist goes back to his study and looks out of the window at towards the Common where the cylinder fell. He sees several large shapes moving about the pit. Looking at how the beings move, he wonders if the metal beasts are sentient, or if they ar...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 10 "In the Storm", narrated by Isaac BirchallThe firing suddenly stopped when making their way to Leatherhead which made the evening strange. Our Protagonist, after dining with his cousins makes the journey back to Maybury, around 11. The Sky was black, and the clouds were moving very quickly. Coming...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 9 "The Fighting Begins", narrated by Isaac BirchallSaturday was very hot, and the weather was heavy. The Milkman tells our main character that the military has become involved at the Common, and that the military would like to capture them and run tests on them. Our main character decides to walk dow...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 8 "Friday Night" narrated by Isaac BirchallThe telegram sent by Henderson was seen originally as a hoax, and the majority of people in the county of Surrey had no clue about what had happened. People were laughing, dancing, walking, and playing all around. A crowd hung around the Common and Horsell B...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 7 "How I reached Home" narrated by Isaac BirchallOur main character flees from the common, finally near the bridge of the gasworks, he collapses, laying for some time. When he comes to, he cannot remember how he got there. Nothing made sense, and he suddenly found himself coping by subconsciously pre...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 6 "The Heat Ray in the Chobham Road" narrated by Isaac BirchallPeople flee from the Common, the only thing saving them being the elevation of the common compared to the pit. People run, and police start to come, “They’re coming” a woman screamed. People run and struggle, creating a blockade at the ga...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 5 "The Heat Ray" narrated by Isaac BirchallLooking towards the pit, a small metal rod holding a small metal disk emerges from the pit. A man approaches our protagonist calling the aliens ugly brutes. Everyone watches the pit in silence. Our main character makes his way to a little rise in the ground....

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 4 "The Cylinder Opens" narrated by Isaac Birchall The crowd gets more and more excited as the cylinder gets closer and closer to opening. People are falling into the pit as people are trying to get closer and closer. Our main character trips, and in his moment of distraction, the lid comes off. The c...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 3 "On Horsell Common"A considerable crowd has gathered about the cylinder on Horsell Common, and a group of men with Ogilvie and Henderson are at work trying to excavate the strange wreckage. Get SurfShark and protect yourself online today⁠VPN: https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 2 "The Falling Star" narrated by Isaac BirchallIn this chapter, the first cylinder land on Earth is the Horsell common. Ogilvy goes to investigate this crash, being the only one awake to see it, he notices strange dust falling from the end of the cylinder, and slowly comes to realize that the cylinde...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 1 "The Eve of the War" narrated by Isaac BirchallThe First chapter of one of the most known science fiction books ever written. In this chapter, the narrator described the early 1800's, and goes on to explain that Earth has been closely watched by other planets, while humans are blissfully unaware. H...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 24, narrated by Isaac BirchallWith Victor’s whole family gone, Victor decides to leave Geneva, and using the angry and awful memories to power him through, he treks for months and months, guided by little clues that the Monster has left him. Further angered by these taunts, he rents a sled and some dogs, an...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 23, narrated by Isaac BirchallAt 8 O’clock, Victor and Elizabeth arrive at their destination, and a heavy storm starts to fall upon them. The dark creep in, and Victor starts to become jumpy at every small sound. Elizabeth asks him what is going on, but he refuses to give her more information, and he tells...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 22, narrated by Isaac BirchallAfter several weeks voyage, Victor and his father arrive in Paris, where they have to take a break so that Victor can recuperate. His Father tries constantly to make his son happy, but in his unhappy and sickly state, Victor states over and over again that it is his fault that...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 21, narrated by Isaac BirchallFrankenstein is taken to the local magistrate where the locals give testimony to Victor’s supposed crimes. Two fishermen, after coming back o shore, stumble upon a body, determine that he was strangled and had not just washed ashore. At the mention of fingers, Victor realises t...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 20, narrated by Isaac BirchallOne night, nearing the end of his work, Victor starts to think about what will actually happen once he finishes. He wonders if the new creature will want to seclude itself, surly the creature wont want to accept a deal that was made before it was, or that the two creatures woul...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 19, narrated by Isaac BirchallVictor and Henry travel through England and Scotland, but Victor begins to grow impatient to start his task, and to free himself from the Monster. Victor has a friend in Scotland, and he convinces henry to stay with him, while he tours the North of Scotland alone. Henry agrees,...

Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 18, narrated by Isaac BirchallVictor, still hesitant about agreeing to the creature’s demand, decides to head to England where he will be able to gather more information about his task. Victor’s father notices that his son is troubled by something and ask him if he is worried about his upcoming marriage to...