1 hr 27 min
The Bottle Imp - Robert Louis Stevenson The Short Story Workshop
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Keawe buys a bottle with an imp inside who grants as many wishes as you like. You can only sell the bottle for less than you bought it. If you possess it on your death, you will go to hell.We discuss story stakes, consider if the imp checks the exchange rate and explain the Bottle Imp Paradox, named after this story.
Keawe buys a bottle with an imp inside who grants as many wishes as you like. You can only sell the bottle for less than you bought it. If you possess it on your death, you will go to hell.We discuss story stakes, consider if the imp checks the exchange rate and explain the Bottle Imp Paradox, named after this story.
1 hr 27 min