How far will mom's obsession take him to create the perfect robot?

August Derlith, today on the Classic Tales podcast.

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Go to audiobook librarycard.com and choose the plan that's right for you. Today's story is from

August Derleth, who was a writer and publisher. As a founding member of Arkham House,

he was the first to publish the works of H.P. Lovecraft in book form.

This story was written in 1953,

and it still hits close to home.

You'll see what I mean.

And now, The Mom Obs by August Dirleth.

It's always been a moot point with me, said Harrington one evening over a glass of sherry

at the Cliff-Dwellers

Club. Whether or not there is such a thing as a man's being too successful, I always think of

Quintus' mom. You have the advantage of me, I said. By rights, he should have been famous,

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