Wet Magic (Version 3, Dramatic Reading)


Edith Nesbit never fails to charm, and this novel has it all: four imaginative children in search of adventure, accompanied by a lost "son and hare," kidnapped by a circus; a mermaid in need of rescuing who turns out to be a princess; a battle between Mer-Folk and Under-People (with their attendant fish, seahorses, lobsters, and porpoises); a struggle between good and evil Book People (with famous characters like Uriah Heap, Caliban, and Joan of Arc); forgetfulness, invisibility, and intangibility spells; and, thanks to the children, a happy ending. - Summary by Winnifred Assmann

Cast list:
Narrator: KevinS
Francis: BarryHaworth
Mavis, Voice from Outside, and Mrs. Squeers: Winnifred Assmann
Kathleen: Jade Mansueto
Bernard: FortunasVoice
Reuben (Little Spangled Boy), Neighboring Porpoise, Mrs. Markham, Oyster Corporal, Cavalry Officer, and Curator of the Museum: Inkell
Younger, Kinder Aunt, Mrs. Randolph, Dragon of Wantley, and Mermaid: ShrimpPhish
Princess Maia: Nicole J. LeBoeuf
Queen of the Mermaids: MamaPhish
Queen of the Under Folk: Lynette Caulkins
King of the Under Folk: Larry Wilson
Stout, Black-mustached Man, Sea Bream, and Ulfin: Brian Fullen
Giant Blunderbore, Caesar, and Captive King of the Mer-Folk: Papa Phish
Aunt Enid: Stacey Malcolm
Mother: Christine Rottger
Showman, Mer-Person, Lobster Captain, Book Hero Voice, and Soldier: Jon Hunter
Young Woman and Keeper of the Records: Hannah Lake
Other Young Woman: Lia Lallo
Mrs. Pearce and Torfrida: Dottedrhythm
Father, Gentlemanly Mackerel, Caliban, Colonel, and Astrologer Royal: Beeswaxcandle
Good Mrs. Brown and Under Folk #1: Gabriella Sasscer
Eric, or Little by Little: Diane Alailima
Elsie, or Like a Little Candle and Joan of Arc: Martina
Uriah Heep, Great Seal, and Jailer: James R. Hedrick
Montdidier: Ted Perkins
King John: Greg Giordano
Bernard’s Porpoise and Infantryman: Adrian Stephens
Queen of the Amazons: Agnes Robert Behr
Under Folk #2: Jessie Percival
Mavis’s Porpoise and Under Folk #3: hancole

Audio edited by Inkell