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There are stories that May keeps a monster in her house. Young Norman Trench becomes fascinated, but this gives way to fear as she invites him in to see her monster.

Short stories marking the 250th anniversary of William Blake's birth, each inspired by a quote from the great poet.

There are stories that May keeps a monster in her house. Young Norman Trench becomes fascinated by the noises he hears with his ear pressed to May's back wall. Fascination gives way to fear as she invites him in to see her monster.

By David Almond, read by Alun Armstrong and inspired by Blake's The Marriage of Heaven
and Hell.

15 minutes

Last on

Sun 2 Aug 200919:45
BBC Radio 4

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  • Fri 30 Nov 200715:30
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