The Hedge by Alfred I. Tooke

About this episode

This episode features 'The Hedge' by Alfred I. Tooke, a quaint story about a gardener's lifelong task of clipping a hedge.

"The Hedge" by Alfred I. Tooke, first took shape in the December 1935 edition of Weird Tales Magazine. The tale was described as follows: "A quaint little story, about the gardener who spent his whole life clipping a hedge." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• horror
• fiction
• gardening
• short story
• classic literature

Keywords

• Alfred I. Tooke
• The Hedge
• Weird Tales
• gardener
• short story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weird Tales Magazine

Books & works: The Hedge

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