Episode 82: "W.S." by L.P. Hartley

 


A novelist begins receiving mysterious postcards from an anonymous admirer who goes by the initials W.S. But something about the tone of these missives starts to play on his mind. Who is W.S. and what is their connection to author?

This is an audio presentation of "W.S." by L.P. Hartey (1952). First published in The Second Ghost Book.

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About the story
 
"W.S." by L.P. Hartley, first collected in "The Second Ghost Book" (edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith, pub. James Barrie, 1952). Later collected in "The White Wand and Other Stories" by L.P. Hartley (pub. Hamish Hamilton, 1954). 
 
 
Credit where credit's due:
 
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/
 
Spider's Web by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4406-spider-s-web
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The Chamber by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4486-the-chamber
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Ominous by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4162-ominous
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Sound effects:  All  sound effects sourced at Freesound.
 
The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.
 
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