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We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read "Herbs for Incantations", an excerpt from "The Folk-lore of Plants" by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer, published in 1889.\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nThe Reverend Thiselton-Dyer was a British curate and vicar, along with a writer of popular non-fiction books such as this one along with \u201cStrange Pages from Family Papers\u201d, which was considered a masterpiece of popular historical writing.\xa0\n\nHe was particularly admired for his ability to couple in-depth research with the suspense and excitement normally associated with the nascent art of detective fiction.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices