Ep. 1019, The Room in the Tower, by E.F. Benson

The Classic Tales Podcast

B.J. Harrison

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🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Have you ever dreamed something, and then it happened in reality? E.F. Benson, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, classictalesaudiobooks.com, and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an episode with a friend. It all helps. Edward Frederic Benson is often mentioned in the same breath as M.R. James and William Hope Hodgson, and holds a distinct place as one of the great writers of supernatural fiction in the Edwardian period. Today’s story is one of his finest. Benson plays with the connection between dreams and reality, and builds the tension through the device of a recurring dream, with a progression of time that mirrors reality. As with last week’s story, I was getting vibes from the original Twilight Zone when I read this one. I hope you like it. And now, The Room in the Tower, by E.F. Benson Follow this link to become a monthly supporter: Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast: Follow this link to follow us on Instagram: Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Matt and McKinley from History Dispatches.
0:07.0	We are the father-son duo bringing you the weird, the wild, the wacky, and the craziest tales from across time.
0:13.0	From the Ice Bowl to the Great Heathen Army, and the head of Oliver Cromwell,
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0:34.5	podcast. Every episode of the show dives deep into a science question you might not even know you had,
0:39.6	but once you hear the answer, you'll want to share it with everyone you know.
0:42.9	Why do rivers curve?
0:44.5	Why did the T-Rex have such tiny arms?
0:47.0	And why do so many more kids need glasses now than they used to?
0:50.7	Spoiler alert, it isn't screen time.
0:53.2	Our team of scientists digs into the research
0:55.3	and breaks it down into a short, entertaining explanation, jam-packed with science facts and
0:59.9	terrible puns. Subscribe to Minute Earth wherever you like to listen. Have you ever dreamed
1:04.8	something, and then it happened in reality? E.F. Benson. Today on the Classic Tales Podcast.
1:22.3	Welcome to the Classic Tales podcast.
1:26.2	If you'd like to ensure the future of the Classic Tales, please visit the website, Classic Tales podcast. Thank you for listening. If you'd like to ensure the future of the classic
1:28.5	tales, please visit the website, Classic Talesaudiobooks.com, and either make a donation, buy an
1:35.7	audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can't support us monetarily,
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