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Ghost Stories, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-11
Better than Volume 1
What can I say - if you like M.R. James then these are superb adaptations. Derek Jacobi is the perfect voice to inhabit the world and his measured delivery is engaging and well suited to the 'academic' style M.R. James so often writes in.
I actually prefer this volume to the first, mainly because of the fantastically creepy 'A Warning To The Curious' which more than justifies giving this a listen on it's own. If I have any criticisms then they are those that can be levelled at all M.R. James material - repeated stories, styles and characters. That said, as an adaptation I cannot fault it.
One of those audiobooks I can certainly imagine myself returning to time and time again.
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- Ms. E. Morgan
- 05-10-20
Great tales, superb narration by Derek Jacobi
An excellent reading of these classic tales:
1a) A Warning to the Curious
1b) The Mezzotint
2a) The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
2b) A Neighbour's Landmark
3a) After dark in the Playing Fields
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- Leonie Frieda
- 18-01-15
Ghost Stories Beautifully Crafted to haunt you
Jacobi's superb supple voice & minute inflections are in perfect pitch for these old fashioned, disturbingly ambiguous ghost stories. Once encountered I felt the spectral entities remained nearby long after I had ceased reading about their lives, their deaths; they had been imprisoned created too often by Faustian pacts. How can they be set free from their horrible captivity, behind the bars of their often self inflicted and last remaining Too often the-eerily suggested entities feel too close to many of us.
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- Jamie Barron
- 28-10-21
Excellent selection atmospherically read
A first-class selection of some of James’ best ghost stories scintillatingly read by Jacobi with real atmosphere and delineation.
The stories in this selection are:
- A Warning to the Curious
- The Mezzotint
- The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
- A Neighbour’s Landmark
- After Dark in the Playing Fields
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- Ben H
- 24-01-21
A perfect combination
The combination of Derek Jacobi & Monty James is perfect. I’ve heard everyone read MR James’s Ghost Stories and these are the most gripping, dramatic and enjoyable versions. They are not dramatisations, thankfully, but Jacobi inhabits every character with total authority. I might actually prefer this to Volume I as the story selection is more varied and representative of MR James’s body of work. I can’t recommend this any higher.
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- Chrissie Ann
- 28-01-20
Great stories
I love these ghost stories. I really enjoyed them when the BBC used to have readings on television at Christmas time. Derek Jacob with that wonderful voice is fantastic.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-23
Excellent
Loved these scary tales well worth a listen
Narrated was also excellent adding to atmosphere
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- JUNE .
- 01-05-23
Good.
Good but not very Scary, Derek Jacobi is excellent being able to use different accents for affect, He's also a Brilliant actor.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-02-23
Ghost Stories by M.R James Vol 2
You really cannot beat the classics. And read by the master himself. Sir Derek Jacobi. No more words needed!
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- Keith Cooke
- 18-02-24
Beautifully crafted
Well read & beautifully crafted book which gripped from start to finish An excellent listen Which I highly recommend to all
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