The 3:57 presents Charlotte Brontë’s “Napoleon and the Spectre”

Written in 1833, the story was published posthumously in 1926 as part of collection titled “The Twelve Adventurers and Other Stories.”

Brontë’s summary bio includes the following:

  • Born: April 21, 1816, Thornton, Yorkshire, England
  • Died: March 31, 1855, Haworth, Yorkshire (aged 38)

Published works include:

  • Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (pseudonyms for Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, 1846)
  • Jane Eyre (pseudonym Currer Bell, 1847)
  • Shirley: A Tale (1849)
  • Villette (1853)
  • The Professor (posthumously in 1857)
  • The Twelve Adventurers and Other Stories (posthumously in 1926)
  • The Letters of Charlotte Brontë (posthumously from 1995–2004)

Next on The 3:57 will be Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” from 1889.

Until then, cheers.

The 3:57

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Author: William Spear

William E. Spear has written for audio since 1994. His book, "Lit Between the Ears, Volume One: Chekhov, O. Henry, Spear and Tarkington On the Air," was released on July 31, 2006. He founded Two Plus Plus Productions LLC in 2006 and is President. He founded Hunterdon Radio Theatre in 1999 and has written over 15 plays since. Spear's work has been broadcast in New York and New Jersey and his plays have been published on web sites across the country.

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