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The Andrew Lang Library

The Andrew Lang Library

By: Andrew Lang
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 Welcome, dear reader and listener, to The Andrew Lang Library, where the old tales live again. Here are gathered the enchanted histories of princes and maidens, of dragons, giants, perilous quests, and kingdoms beyond the edge of map and memory. In each episode, a book is opened, and its wonders are read aloud anew, that the curious may wander once more in the fair country of story.Public domain
Episodes
  • The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Chapter XIV

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Chapter XIV
    Apr 23 2026
    In which the curious phenomenon of disembodied hands at séances and haunted houses is explored through a series of illustrative stories, including chilling encounters with cold, thumbless, and leprous ghostly hands; these tales, drawn from diverse locales and times, evoke a lingering sense of uncanny presence and unquiet spirits. Alongside these spectral narratives, accounts of mysterious black dogs and family legends are interwoven, offering a quaint and somber reflection on the interplay of fear, belief, and the inexplicable in the human experience.
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    20 mins
  • The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Chapter XIII

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Chapter XIII
    Apr 23 2026
    In which a Hebridean woman named Thorgunna arrives at an Icelandic farm with rare treasures and soon after her death, a series of ghostly disturbances and deaths begin to plague the household, marked by eerie omens and escalating hauntings. The tale unfolds with a blend of Christian rites and legal proceedings, culminating in a solemn exorcism that restores peace to the troubled homestead.
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    29 mins
  • The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Chapter XII

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Chapter XII
    Apr 23 2026
    In which we are led to the wild and haunted farmstead of Thorhall in Iceland, where the dreadful spirit Glam terrorises the people and livestock, culminating in a fateful encounter with the young warrior Grettir, whose hard-won victory comes at a heavy personal cost. Following this grim tale, we turn to the eerie moors of Scotland, where a family is bound by a spectral curse linked to the sinister ‘Foul Fords’, a place shunned for reasons entwined with ghostly riders and untimely deaths.
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    31 mins
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