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The Iron Man

By: Ted Hughes
Narrated by: Ted Hughes
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The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff.
Where had he come from? Nobody knows.
How was he made? Nobody knows.

Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.

Ted Hughes - the most magnetic and original writer of his generation.

©1968 Ted Hughes and Andrew Davidson (P)2018 Faber & Faber Ltd. Classics Literature & Fiction Superhero Fantasy
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It starts whimsically odd, then builds more of a world around it. By the last story it's absolutely off its rocker, yet still with whimsy.

It gets pretty weird.

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What a fantastic short story. I absolutely loved it. The performance complimented the narrative so well. Each description, sight, smell and sound was a delight. Children 7+ would definitely enjoy this book.

Suspenseful, sensory, wonderful!

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I really enjoyed the story, the descriptions really come alive in your mind but I would have liked it to be longer. Maybe a collection of stories would be better value.

short but sweet

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Great to hear Ted read this, takes me back to reading the book at school in the 90s.

Great.

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I didn’t like how the dragon did eat just eat the iron man and I liked how they had a competition.

The dragon cuz I like dragons

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