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    Classic Ghost Story Collection
    Classic Ghost Story Collection
    Classic Ghost Story Collection
    Audiobook2 hours

    Classic Ghost Story Collection

    Written by M.R. James and W. W. Jacobs

    Narrated by Philip Mather, Catherine O'Brien and Gregg Rizzo

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    About this audiobook

    A collection of classic ghost stories to scare all the family!

    • "Lost Hearts" by M R James, Narrated by Gregg Rizzo
    • "O Whistle and I’ll Come to you My Lad" by M R James, Narrated by Philip Mather
    • "The Monkey’s Paw" by W W Jacobs, Narrated by Catherine O’Brien
    • "The Ash Tree" by M R James, Narrated by Gregg Rizzo

    "O Whistle and I’ll Come to You My Lad" tells the tale of an introverted academic who happens upon a strange whistle while exploring a Knights Templar cemetery on the East Anglian coast. When blown, the whistle unleashes a supernatural force that terrorises its discoverer.

    "Lost Hearts" tells the story of Stephen Elliott, a young orphan boy, who is sent to stay with his much older cousin, Mr Abney, at a remote country mansion. His cousin is a reclusive alchemist obsessed obsessed with making himself immortal. Stephen is repeatedly troubled by visions of a young gypsy girl and a traveling Italian boy with their hearts missing.

    "The Monkey’s Paw" is a haunting tale of how a man's cavalier wishes are tragically granted by an exotic but cursed talisman, wreaking havoc on what was previously a content family.

    "The Ash Tree" documents the tale of Sir Richard Castringham, who has just inherited a country seat with an unfortunate history. The house has been cursed since the day his ancestor, Sir Matthew, condemned a woman to death for witchcraft. It is soon discovered that the ancient ash tree outside his bedroom window is the root of the problem.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEssential Audiobooks, LLC
    Release dateAug 10, 2017
    ISBN9781987113723
    Classic Ghost Story Collection
    Author

    M.R. James

    Montague Rhodes James was born in 1862 at Goodnestone Parsonage, Kent, where his father was a curate, but the family moved soon afterwards to Great Livermere in Suffolk. James attended Eton College and later King's College Cambridge where he won many awards and scholarships. From 1894 to 1908 he was Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and from 1905 to 1918 was Provost of King's College. In 1913, he became Vice-Chancellor of the University for two years. In 1918 he was installed as Provost of Eton. A distinguished medievalist and scholar of international status, James published many works on biblical and historical antiquarian subjects. He was awarded the Order of Merit in 1930. His ghost story writing began almost as a divertissement from his academic work and as a form of entertainment for his colleagues. His first collection, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary was published in 1904. He never married and died in 1936.

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