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Book at Bedtime: The Bottle Imp

Ian McDiarmid

Robert Louis Stevenson

Kirsteen Cameron

Book at Bedtime: The Bottle Imp: Episode 5

The Bottle Imp

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, The Bottle Imp, Episode 5

Discovering Kokua's sacrifice, Keawe resolves to save his beloved, no matter what the cost

Discovering Kokua's sacrifice, Keawe resolves to save his beloved, no matter what the cost. Conclusion of RL Stevenson's magical tale set in 1880s Hawaii. Read by Ian McDiarmid.

Set in 1880s Hawaii, Robert Louis Stevenson's story about an enchanted bottle - its glass tempered in the flames of hell - that grants its owner's every wish. The catch? If the owner dies before selling it on, his soul will burn in hell forever. But it must be sold at a loss, and the price drops with every trade...


Read by Ian McDiarmid

Written by Robert Louis Stevenson

Abridged by Kirsteen Cameron

Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.

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Ian McDiarmid reads Robert Louis Stevenson's cautionary tale about a devilish pact.

Ian McDiarmid reads Robert Louis Stevenson's cautionary tale. A young sailor buys an enchanted bottle that grants its owner's every wish but soon regrets entering into the devilish pact.

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