Fantastics and Other Fancies


Read by Ben Tucker

(4.2 stars; 20 reviews)

This posthumous collection of short stories by noted author and historian of weird folklore brings together 36 of his earliest works, many of them brief romantic sketches of phantasmagoric imagery, supernatural occurrences and tales from far away places. H. P. Lovecraft said of this collection in his seminal essay Supernatural Horror in Literature that it "contains some of the most impressive ghoulishness in all literature". (Summary by Ben Tucker) (4 hr 46 min)

Chapters

Introduction by Charles Woodward Hutson 27:02 Read by Ben Tucker
All in White 4:45 Read by Ben Tucker
The Little Red Kitten 5:07 Read by Ben Tucker
The Night of All Saints 4:10 Read by Ben Tucker
The Devil's Carbuncle 3:34 Read by Ben Tucker
Les Coulisses 11:46 Read by Ben Tucker
The Stranger 3:09 Read by Ben Tucker
Y Porque? 3:12 Read by Ben Tucker
A Dream of Kites 3:59 Read by Ben Tucker
Hereditary Memories 7:23 Read by Ben Tucker
The Ghostly Kiss 6:09 Read by Ben Tucker
The Black Cupid 6:18 Read by Ben Tucker
When I Was a Flower 3:07 Read by Ben Tucker
Metempsychosis 6:03 Read by Ben Tucker
The Undying One 8:27 Read by Ben Tucker
The Vision of the Dead Creole 7:11 Read by Ben Tucker
The Name on the Stone 4:26 Read by Ben Tucker
Aphrodite and the King's Prisoner 9:35 Read by Ben Tucker
The Fountain of Gold 12:29 Read by Ben Tucker
A Dead Love 3:55 Read by Ben Tucker
At the Cemetery 4:50 Read by Ben Tucker
"Aida" 9:57 Read by Ben Tucker
El Vomito 7:52 Read by Ben Tucker
The Idyl of a French Snuff-Box 4:56 Read by Ben Tucker
Spring Phantoms 6:30 Read by Ben Tucker
A Kiss Fantastical 9:04 Read by Ben Tucker
The Bird and the Girl 6:25 Read by Ben Tucker
The Tale of a Fan 5:03 Read by Ben Tucker
A Legend 4:30 Read by Ben Tucker
The Gypsy's Story 11:16 Read by Ben Tucker
The One Pill-Box 8:40 Read by Ben Tucker
A River Reverie 8:23 Read by Ben Tucker
"His Heart is Old" 10:08 Read by Ben Tucker
MDCCCLIII 7:18 Read by Ben Tucker
Hiouen-Thsang 14:40 Read by Ben Tucker
L'Amour Après la Mort 4:56 Read by Ben Tucker
The Post-Office 19:45 Read by Ben Tucker

Reviews

WONDERFUL


(5 stars)

Thank you Ben Tucker. Found this gem in following your readings. A mind blowing assortment of subjects . Some history, myth, fantasy and assorted flights of fancy. Ben's reading always reflects and enhancies the mood and incredibly poetic language. It's gone into my favourites.

Interesting for their time period


(4 stars)

I found the language very modern for the time they were written, but none of them really grabbed my attention.

interesting stories


(5 stars)

Well read and well written, I enjoyed listening to stories. Thank you for choosing to read this collection. Bruce G

artistic literary journey


(4 stars)

Thank you Mr Tucker.

Good reader, but the stories are underwhelming


(2 stars)