The Necromantic Tale Clark Ashton Smith

<p>In one sense, it is a mere truism to speak of the evocative power of words. The olden efficacy of subtly woven spells, of magic formulas and incantations, has long become a literary metaphor; though the terrible reality which once underlay and may still underlie such concepts has been forgotten. However, the necromancy of language is more than a metaphor to Sir Roderick Hagdon: the scars of fire on his ankles are things which no one could possibly regard as having their origin in a figure of speech.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/hmphaudiobooks/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/hmphaudiobooks/support</a>