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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7059903/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Fantasy Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg</url><title>Living Alone</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-alone--7059903</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:12:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Fantasy Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker53@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Kids &amp; Family"><itunes:category text="Pets &amp; Animals"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Science"><itunes:category text="Nature"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>c68f59b8-3b1d-5a79-9651-9e3566042e52</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland-Lewis Carroll</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland-lewis-carroll--74620901</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74620901</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:01:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74620901/alice_s_adventures_in_wonderland_lewis_carroll.mp3" length="85947440" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74584005</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74584005/country_house_john_galsworthy.mp3" length="262503019" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74548469</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:01:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74548469/st_george_and_st_michael_volume_3_george_macdonald.mp3" length="171166465" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74510778</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:01:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74510778/autobiography_of_an_ex_colored_man_james_weldon_johnson.mp3" length="146655573" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74467000</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:01:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74467000/gigolo_edna_ferber.mp3" length="253304858" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74429192</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:01:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74429192/gentle_art_of_tramping_stephen_graham.mp3" length="159011763" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74378403</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:04:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74378403/genji_monogatari_the_tale_of_genji_murasaki_shikibu.mp3" length="255865488" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74331960</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:03:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74331960/coming_people_charles_f_dole.mp3" length="89758861" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74181131</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:03:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74181131/heptameron_of_the_tales_of_margaret_queen_of_navarre_volume_2_marguerite_of_navarre.mp3" length="119089309" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14871</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Amoretti A sonnet sequence-Edmund Spenser</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/amoretti-a-sonnet-sequence-edmund-spenser--74127295</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74127295</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:03:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74127295/amoretti_a_sonnet_sequence_edmund_spenser.mp3" length="53763461" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6713</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Little Johannes-Frederik van Eeden</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/little-johannes-frederik-van-eeden--74091598</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74091598</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:03:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74091598/little_johannes_frederik_van_eeden.mp3" length="148097261" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>18494</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 03 December 1895-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-cat-vol-01-no-03-december-1895-various--74054114</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74054114</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:03:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74054114/black_cat_vol_01_no_03_december_1895_various.mp3" length="52056740" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6501</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Outa Karel’s Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales-Sanni Metelerkamp</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/outa-karel-s-stories-south-african-folk-lore-tales-sanni-metelerkamp--74011454</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74011454</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:03:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74011454/outa_karel_s_stories_south_african_folk_lore_tales_sanni_metelerkamp.mp3" length="90559958" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73949895</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:04:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73949895/fiend_s_delight_ambrose_bierce.mp3" length="69950346" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8735</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Secret Rose and Rosa Alchemica-William Butler Yeats</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/secret-rose-and-rosa-alchemica-william-butler-yeats--73905775</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73905775</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:03:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73905775/secret_rose_and_rosa_alchemica_william_butler_yeats.mp3" length="76775160" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9587</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 3-Marguerite of Navarre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heptameron-of-the-tales-of-margaret-queen-of-navarre-volume-3-marguerite-of-navarre--73868353</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73868353</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:05:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73868353/heptameron_of_the_tales_of_margaret_queen_of_navarre_volume_3_marguerite_of_navarre.mp3" length="114410249" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14287</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8c1cbb2aa0a80649837cd8c650bed1c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Time and the Gods-Lord Dunsany</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/time-and-the-gods-lord-dunsany--73816499</link><description><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. 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There isn't too much in the way of a plot, but with its curious blend of fantasy and practical detail of a country in war-time, it's a charmingly weird novel that I hope will entertain witches, wizards and muggles alike. -- Cori Samuel (narrator)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73816499</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:19:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73816499/time_and_the_gods_lord_dunsany.mp3" length="121383685" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Stella Benson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks. 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