Stories from The Book of Wonder, Jorkens Remembers Africa, and The Fourth Book of Jorkens

 

By Baron Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany

 

Narrated by Vincent Price

 

Published by Caedmon ©1982

OCLC: 8268984

 

This recording, narrated by Vincent Price, draws on some of the works of the famed Irish fantasy author whose work would later inspire the likes of HP Lovecraft and Ursula Le Guin. I have uploaded all of these stories for you to listen to at The Voice of Vince.

 

 

THE BOOK OF WONDER

(1912)

 

Come with me, ladies and gentlemen who are in any wise weary of London: come with me: and those that tire at all of the world we know: for we have new worlds hereä

 

1) THE HOARD OF THE GIBBELINS

(http://www.sff.net/people/DoyleMacdonald/d_hoard.htm)

 

2) CHU-BU AND SHEEMISH

(http://www.sff.net/people/DoyleMacdonald/d_chu-bu.htm)

 

 

JORKENS REMEMBERS AFRICA

(1934)

 

3) THE CLUB SECRETARY

Part of a collection of tales told to members of the Billiardsπ Club by an urban clubman, about his trip to a very elite club.

 

 

THE FOURTH BOOK OF JORKENS

(1948)

 

4) MAKING FINE WEATHER

A tale about a weather machine.