EPISODE · Dec 18, 2025 · 23 MIN
A.M. Burridge - Smee
from Just Reads · host Ed Parnell
In the second Christmas Ghost story we enjoy a game of 'Smee'. Twelve friends playing a hide-and-seek type game inside a huge, dark house, and then suddenly – there is this mysterious thirteenth player that hides with them!Alfred McLelland Burrage (1889–1956) was a British writer. He was noted in his time as an author of fiction for boys which he published under the pseudonym Frank Lelland, including a popular series called "Tufty". After his death, however, Burrage became best known for his ghost stories.'Smee' takes place one Christmas and is about a game with more than an opportunity for another player. A hide and seek, where the hidden is often so for a reason.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.Please click 'like' and Subcribe and all the good stuff.
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In the second Christmas Ghost story we enjoy a game of 'Smee'. Twelve friends playing a hide-and-seek type game inside a huge, dark house, and then suddenly – there is this mysterious thirteenth player that hides with them!Alfred McLelland Burrage (1889–1956) was a British writer. He was noted in his time as an author of fiction for boys which he published under the pseudonym Frank Lelland, including a popular series called "Tufty". After his death, however, Burrage became best known for his ghost stories.'Smee' takes place one Christmas and is about a game with more than an opportunity for another player. A hide and seek, where the hidden is often so for a reason.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.Please click 'like' and Subcribe and all the good stuff.
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