Episodes

  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 52 - An Old Friend Looks Into The Garden At Redman's Farm
    May 4 2026
    In which the intricacies of social expectation and personal conviction entwine around Rachel and her suitors, marked by Lady Chelford’s capricious shifts of favour and the delicate negotiations of friendship and refusal. Amidst the tender renewal of spring and the quiet labours of a garden, Rachel contends with the sober realities of affection and esteem, embracing honesty as her guiding resolve.
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    17 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 51 - A Fracas In The Library
    May 4 2026
    In which an attorney solemnly confronts Captain Lake with suspicions of a deliberate fraud in Mr. Mark Wylder’s correspondence, provoking a surprisingly fierce and tempestuous reaction from the usually composed gentleman. Their discourse reveals strained trust and hidden tensions, culminating with Lake undertaking a secretive act that hints at deeper machinations beneath the surface.
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    14 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 50 - New Lights
    May 3 2026
    In which Mr. Larkin receives perplexing letters, their postmarks and dates at odds, stirring his suspicions of a sinister plot possibly involving captivity and deceit, with his thoughts darkly dwelling on motives tied to inheritance and rivalry. As he methodically maps out the towns connected to the correspondence, he wrestles with theories both grim and uncertain, resolved to uncover the truth locked within this mysterious epistolary puzzle.
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    14 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 49 - Larcom, The Butler, Visits The Attorney
    May 3 2026
    In which an attorney, perplexed by a cryptic letter and troubled by rumours of a gentleman’s confinement, muses over the reliability of appearances and the burdens of secret knowledge. His quiet reflections are punctuated by a conversation with a grave butler and a solemn inquiry into a missing letter, revealing the shadows that lie beneath the surface of genteel society.
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    11 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 47 - A Threatening Notice
    May 2 2026
    In which we observe the cautious and intricate manoeuvrings of Captain Stanley Lake as he prepares to enter the political fray, his intentions shadowed by the sharp intrigues of his rival, Mark Wylder. The delicate dance of alliance and enmity is laid bare in a tense and formal meeting, where the lawyer Jos. Larkin acts as uneasy mediator between men whose tempers and ambitions threaten to unsettle their mutual dependencies.
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    20 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 48 - In Which I Go To Brandon, And See An Old Acquaintance In The Tapestry Room
    May 2 2026
    In which the narrator, summoned to Brandon by Stanley Lake under somewhat ambiguous pretexts, encounters a curious household where a disquieting figure known as Uncle Lorne unsettlingly intrudes upon the evening’s discourse. Through strange revelations and uneasy reflections on estate inheritance and local politics, the tale softly reveals the undercurrents of discord and mystery that pervade this otherwise genteel country retreat.
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    24 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 45 - Deep And Shallow
    May 1 2026
    In which the diligent and somewhat inscrutable Mr. Larkin devotes himself to unraveling the perplexities surrounding his client Mark Wylder, while also grappling with the pressing and delicate financial plight of the Reverend William Wylder. Amidst sombre reflections and restrained gentility, a modest relief arrives through a generous loan, bringing a flicker of hope and quiet festivity to a household burdened by anxieties.
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    13 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 46 - Debate And Interruption
    May 1 2026
    In which Rachel is troubled by uneasy suspicions concerning Stanley and a certain silent confidant, while Dorcas, newly allied by marriage yet quietly estranged, senses a growing mystery and concealment that shadows her household. The tangled tensions among them play out with restrained but sharp exchanges, as each contends with unspoken truths and mounting distrust beneath the stately calm of their ancestral estate.
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    15 mins