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The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

Episode 56 - The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - Part 3

The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

Strange Studies of Strange Stories

Books, Fiction, Education, Arts, Science Fiction

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2010

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Actor and Hollywood personality Matt Foyer joins us again as we delve into the PostScripts of Charles Dexter Ward!

Transcript

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0:00.0

H.P. Podcraft.

0:09.0

About the middle of January 1920, there entered's bearing an element of triumph which he did not explain

0:17.1

and he was no more found at work upon the Hutchinson cipher. Instead, he inaugurated a dual policy of chemical research and record scanning,

0:27.0

fitting up for the one a laboratory in the unused attic of the house,

0:31.0

and for the latter, haunting all the sources of vital

0:34.9

statistics in Providence. Local dealers and drugs and scientific supplies later

0:40.3

questioned gave astonishingly queer and meaningless catalogs of the substances and instruments

0:46.3

he purchased.

0:48.3

But clerks at the State House, the City Hall in the various libraries, agree as to the definite object of his second interest.

0:57.1

He was searching intensely and feverishly for the grave of Joseph Kirwan, from whose slate slab an older generation had so wisely blotted the name

1:10.0

Who is this curious young man this Charles Dexter Ward? Well he's the subject of the story we're covering again the case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecrap. Oh, very nice and sir who are you? I am Chad Pfizer and who are you? I am Christopher John Lackey. Well hello

1:25.1

Christopher John welcome to the HP Lovecraft literary podcast. Thank you you you

1:28.6

you mean HP Pie Crafts.com that is exactly what I mean this is our third part in the ongoing series on the case of Charles

1:35.8

Dix Award, a novel by H.P. Lovecraft. Yeah, right. And that was read by the wonderful,

1:41.0

delightful and charming Mr. Matt Foyer.

1:43.0

What a treat.

1:43.7

He's a treasure.

1:44.8

Bless him.

1:45.3

Just a quick note before we dig into the story.

1:47.8

If you listen to the show on iTunes or you have a feed that you listen through,

1:51.1

you should come in and check out our site occasionally

1:53.6

because we've got forums on there and we've got comments on the different shows and

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