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Great Classic Ghost Stories

By: Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: John Lee, Bronson Pinchot
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Summary

This collection of short ghost stories includes some of the best-known classics in the genre, as well as some that may be new to ghost story fans. Includes: ”The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, ”The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood, ”The Consequences" by Willa Cather, ”How It Happened" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ”A Ghost" by Guy De Maupassant, ”The Shell of Sense" by Olivia Howard Dunbar, ”Ligeia" by Edgar Allen Poe, ”The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens, ”The Secret of the Growing Gold" by Bram Stoker, ”The Fullness of Life" by Edith Wharton, ”An Old Woman's Tale" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, ”Playing with Fire" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ”Narrative of the Ghost of the Hand" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; ”The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" by Edgar Allan Poe; ”My Platonic Sweetheart" by Mark Twain; and ”The Bold Dragoon (or The Adventure of My Grandfather)" by Washington Irving.

Public Domain (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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There’s nothing to replace the old fashioned ghost story is there?

Well there really nothing that will ever replace a well told ghost story from the last century and this book though short has them all. Some of the best writers in their field with some old favourites such as ‘The Signalman’ with some I hadn’t heard before and all perfectly well told. Perfect for Halloween and because it’s audio there’s no need to put the light on thus enhancing the horror experience of a true ghost story the way it should be told. I liked it and I’d recommend it if only because the English stories were narated by English narators or at least British and the American ghost stories likewise which is more than can be said for some collections I’ve experienced where the naration is spoiled by bad accents or attempts at accents anyway. I’d read this again any time but especially on dark nights with no moon.

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Some great stories bad narration

Some of the stories are great some of the narration terrible. Specially when telling British themed stories. The narrator when trying to put on a British accent either ends up sounding like Laurence Olivier doing Shakespeare or Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins. Thank goodness it was free.

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most stories good

loved some of the stories, others not so much. Mostly worth listening to this.

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Classic

Husband loves ghost stories and took this audio with him when he climbed his last Munroe. Well narrated and the stories were right up his street.

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A mixed bag

A selection of stories that, despite having been written by some famous authors, is hard to love. Several are overly endowed with flowery descriptive passages that are annoying to say the least. Not recommended as 'classic' ghost stories.

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Wonderful collection

I really enjoyed this collection of ghostly tales. So much so that I have now played the book 3 times all the way through!

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