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The narrator and his sister face the weird swine-like creatures' siege. William Hope Hodgson's 1908 novel is read by Jim Norton.

After beginning to read the ragged manuscript purporting to be written by an old recluse, the narrator and his sister face the swine-like supernatural creatures' terrifying siege...

Read by Jim Norton.

First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.

Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for ±«Óãtv Radio 7 by ±«Óãtv Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in September 2007.

3 months left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

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