The Flowering of the Strange Orchid

Name: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: H.G. Wells
ISBN: 9781399120920

Author: H.G. Wells

Series: British Library Tales of the Weird

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Published: 02/01/2022

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Evil Roots. The Victorian era saw orchids become one of the most expensive and collectable plants and this short story follows orchid collector Wedderburn who gets more than he bargained for with his latest floral specimen.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on October 15, 2023

One of my favorite hobbies is gardening. Gardening is a sort of mindfulness meditation for me. It also helps me to boost my mood, especially after a tough, busy day. I have a few orchids in my small garden. I was happy to see a book about gardening and orchids written by one of my favorite auth......more

Goodreads review by Karla on November 08, 2024

Story 3 stars** Audio 4 stars** Narrator Greg Wagland......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on February 23, 2018

Predictable but well written and horrifying. Listened to on Classic Tales podcast.......more

Goodreads review by Diamond on November 23, 2020

This was a rather odd little story of a murdering Orchid flower.......more

Goodreads review by Lör on October 04, 2017

(The Flowering of) The Strange Orchid is the first story of H. G. Wells' I have read. A great British author and someone I've grown up hearing about him most of my life. I've had a collection of his many novels for a while, but downloaded H. G. Wells; Classics Novels and Short Stories on Kindle. Not......more