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READ ALONG AT: www.StoryLinkRadio.com An 1887 Victorian poem on the subject of ghosts from the darker side of humanity.  Creatures of mist, half credited; Our faint form flings No shadow in moonlight on the bed We visit; noiseless is our tread, Who come from deserts of the dead, Where no bird sings... DOWNLOAD READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: GHOSTS Anonymous from 'Ghost Stories and Presentiments' 1887  Creatures of mist, half credited; Our faint form flings No shadow in moonlight on the bed We visit; noiseless is our tread, Who come from deserts of the dead, Where no bird sings.  For ever, in dark and cold forlorn, We wander there; Pale spectres, wondrous pale and worn, As Privet flowers at even shorn Are pale when Phosphor fails with morn, We who once were. ...

THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] READ ALONG WITH PODCAST AT:  www.StoryLinkRadio.com DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER XIII How Balin and the damosel met with a knight which  was in likewise slain, and how the damosel bled for the custom of a castle. So Balin and the damosel rode into a forest, and there met with a knight that had been a-hunting, and that knight asked Balin for what cause he made so great sorrow. Me list not to tell you, said Balin. Now, said the knight, an I were armed as ye be I would fight with you. That should little need, said Balin, I am not afeard to tell you, and told him all the cause how it was. Ah, said the knight, is this all? here I...

READ ALONG WITH PODCAST AT: www.StoryLinkRadio.com THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER XII How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that  knight was slain by a knight invisible. WITHIN a day or two King Arthur was somewhat sick, and he let pitch his pavilion in a meadow, and there he laid him down on a pallet to sleep, but he might have no rest. Right so he heard a great noise of a horse, and therewith the king looked out at the porch of the pavilion, and saw a knig...

READ ALONG WITH PODCAST AT: www.StoryLinkRadio.com THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER XI Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin,  and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke. SO at the interment came King Lot's wife Margawse with her four sons, Gawaine, Agravaine, Gaheris, and Gareth. Also there came thither King Uriens, Sir Ewaine's father, and Morgan le Fay his wife that was King Arthur's sister. All these came to the interment. But of all these twelve kings King Arthur let make...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER X How King Arthur had a battle against Nero and King Lot of Orkney,  and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain. THEN King Arthur made ready his host in ten battles and Nero was ready in the field afore the Castle Terrabil with a great host, and he had ten battles, with many more people than Arthur had. Then Nero had the vanguard with the most part of his people, and Merlin came to King Lot of the Isle of Orkne...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] [all audio ©StoryLinkRadio] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER IX How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin,  took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur. THEN Merlin lodged them in a wood among leaves beside the highway, and took off the bridles of their horses and put them to grass and laid them down to rest them till it was nigh midnight. Then Merlin bade them rise, and make them ready, for the king was nigh them, that was stolen away from his host wit...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER VIII How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram. THE meanwhile as this was a-doing, in came Merlin to King Mark, and seeing all his doing, said, Here shall be in this same place the greatest battle betwixt two knights that was or ever shall be, and the truest lovers, and yet none of them shall slay other. And there Merlin wrote their names upon the tomb with letters o...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] In Irish folklore, there are many stories about creatures who can transform themselves from seals to humans. These beings are called selkies. DOWNLOAD Joan Baez sings The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry Selkies are creatures found in Irish, Scottish, and Icelandic folklore. Selkies live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land. Male selkies are described as being very handsome in their human form, and having great seductive powers over human women. They typically seek those who are dissatisfied with their lives, such as married women waiting for their fishermen husbands. If a woman wishes to make contact with a selkie male, she must shed seven tears into the sea at the peak of high tide. Stories concerning selkies are generally romantic tragedies. Sometimes the human will not know that their lover is a selkie, and wakes to find them returned to their seal ...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. An ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER VII How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of  Lanceor, and how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them. Now go we hence, said Balin, and well be we met. The meanwhile as they talked, there came a dwarf from the city of Camelot on horseback, as much as he might; and found the dead bodies, wherefore he made great dole, ...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. An ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER VI How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan. THEN he looked by him, and was ware of a damosel that came riding full fast as the horse might ride, on a fair palfrey. And when she espied that Lanceor was slain, she made sorrow out of measure, and said, O Balin, two bodies thou hast sl...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. A ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER CHAPTER V How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him. AND so this Lady Lile of Avelion took her this sword that she brought with her, and told there should no man pull it out of the sheath but if he be one of the best knights of this realm, and he should be hard and full of prowess, and with that sword...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. A ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER  IV How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel. AT that time there was a knight, the which was the king's son of Ireland, and his name was Lanceor, the which was an orgulous knight, and counted himself one of the best of the court; and he had great despite at Balin for the achieving of the sword, that any should be accounted more hardy, or ...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. A ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER III How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight's head that had won the sword, or the maiden's head. THE meanwhile, that this knight was making him ready to depart, there came into the court a lady that hight the Lady of the Lake. And she came on horseback, richly beseen, and saluted King Arthur, and there asked him a gift that he promised her wh...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. A ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER II How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword,  which afterward was the cause of his death. THEN fell it so that time there was a poor knight with King Arthur, that had been prisoner with him half a year and more for slaying of a knight, the which was cousin unto King Arthur. The name of this knight was called Balin, and by good m...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. A ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD BOOK II The Noble Tale Between King Arthur and Lucius the Emperor of Rome The following is a synopsis of Book II – be aware there ARE spoilers here! Arthur's march on Rome - The opening finds Arthur and his kingdom without an enemy. His throne is secure, his knights have proven themselves through a series of quests, Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristan have arrived and the court is feasting. When envoys from Emperor Lucius of Rome arrive and accuse Arthur of r...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. A ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: BOOK II -  CHAPTER I Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of  such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard. AFTER the death of Uther Pendragon reigned Arthur his son, the which had great war in his days for to get all England into his hand. For there were many kings within the realm of England, and in Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall. So it befell o...

READ ALONG WITH STORY BELOW: A thin moon faints in the sky o’erhead, And dumb in the churchyard lie the dead. Walk we not, Sweet, by garden ways, Where the late rose hangs and the phlox delays, But forth of the gate and down the road, Past the church and the yews, to their dim abode. For it’s turn of the year and All Souls’ night, When the dead can hear and the dead have sight. DOWNLOAD

READ ALONG WITH THE PODCAST at... www.StoryLinkRadio.com "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1846. The story is set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time, and is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend whom, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive—in this case, by immurement. Poe conveys the story from the murderer's perspective. DOWNLOAD

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] A classic, gothic tale from Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, at the chiming of midnight, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters... DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe - 1842 THE "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal --the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body and especially upon the face of the victim, were the pest ban which sh...

[READ ALONG WITH PODCAST BELOW] THE  Classic Arthurian folklore. A drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail. A ignominious and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. All the famous characters are here... King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, Merlin, Excalibur, the sword in the stone, and all the Knights of the Round Table. StoryLink Radio presents here the original epic tale from Thomas Mallory first published in the year 1485.  [new chapter added daily!] DOWNLOAD CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE BOOK on Amazon: READ ALONG WITH PODCAST: CHAPTER  XXVII How all the children were sent for that were  born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved. THEN King Arthur let send for all the children born on May-day, begotten of lords and born of ladies; for Merlin told King Arthur that he that should destroy him should be born on May-day, wherefore he sent for them all, upon pain of death; and so there were found ...