Episode 55: "The Double Admiral" by John Metcalfe

 

The ageing retired Admiral Hook calls his friend, the Bishop John Charles, to visit him. He claims to be haunted by the vision of a mysterious island on the horizon. But what can it all mean?

This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "The Double Admiral" by John Metcalfe (1925).

Another Metcalfe tale will be coming later this week!

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ISLE BE BOUND: "No Ships Pass" https://youtu.be/Fi-jbYno6aw
A FRIEND IN NEED: "Pargiton and Harby" https://youtu.be/hBu3pUe5N3o
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?: "Unseen-Unfeared" https://youtu.be/_H_mfNpSyuk
MY PICK: "Lost Keep" https://youtu.be/_H_mfNpSyuk

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About the episode:

 

"The Double Admiral" by John Metcalfe. First published in "The Smoking Leg and Other Stories" by John Metcalfe (pub. Jarrolds, 1925).

 

Credit where credit's due:

 

Incidental music:

 

SCP-x4x (Mind Leech) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6734-scp-x4x-mind-leech-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Scp X3x (I Am Not OK) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6733-scp-x3x-i-am-not-ok-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Mary Celeste by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4024-mary-celeste
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Theme music:  The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Sound effects:  All  sound effects sourced at Freesound.

 

The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.

 

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