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Mrs. Zant and the Ghost

By: Wilkie Collins
Narrated by: Gillian Anderson
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Summary

Mrs Zant has recently lost her beloved husband, and while walking in the Kensington Gardens, the spot where she and her deceased husband declared their love for each other, she feels his presence trying to warn her of some coming danger.

Mr Rayburn witnesses it all, and he'll have to fight his own incredulity regarding the supernatural and his gut feeling that the disturbed young woman is telling the truth.

Brought to life by Golden Globe Award-winning actress Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Mrs Zant is the perfect Victorian ghost story.

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A ghost story made bewitching by the narrator

Gillian Anderson has an almost unearthy quality to her voice and demeanour. She is thus the perfect narrator for this subtle and beautifully written ghost story. This is a real treat made even better by the fact it is currently offered as a free download on Audible. I strongly urge you to start the New Year on an excellent footing with this wonderful gift.

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Brilliant

Great story and Gillian Anderson's voice is fantastic.
A brilliant short story well narrated.
Highly recommended.





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Dull

What would have made Mrs. Zant and the Ghost better?

Possibly a slightly more lively narration. I'm actually a big fan of Gillian Anderson and I looked forward to hearing this as it was read by her. But for some reason she sounds very bored and slow reading this, with little expression - and it almost sent me to sleep. The story is old fashioned as is to be expected, but rather slow and not one of Wilkie Collins's best in my opinion. (And I do enjoy most of his stories and novels and others of that era in a similar vein.)

What will your next listen be?

Something with a bit more life! I've just started The Shining Girls.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Gillian Anderson?

Peter Kenny? He makes everything sound interesting and is good with voices.

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

May be good to listen to in bed if you have trouble falling asleep!

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silky tones over a victorian ghosty

not terrible,reminiscent of good victorian ghostys I used to read as a child but now not realy my thing, Gillian lulled me to sleep on several eves though so worthy))

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Lacklustre

A monotonous and strange narration from Anderson. Breathy and rather odd.
I think the intention of as spooky, but it just comes across as exasperating and completely devoid of emotion.
Very disappointed for someone overall, as this meant the whole story was slightly lost as it was hard to get away from the distracting tone.
Not recommended.

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my first audible book

Interesting writing style I have no idea if people have really ever behaved in the way the character's are portrayed or if this is simply how we would like to look back at history but fun to listen to for an hour or so.

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Could not get into story?

From introduction through to end I disliked story and it's presentation. Narration irritated me. Situation was not improved by being a noisy recording. A flop.

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Charming & relaxing

Really charming short story for quiet peaceful evening home alone. Thoroughly enjoyable but, I was left wondering about the poor dog!

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Understated

An understated ghost story with more interesting living characters than the dead. The titular Mrs Zant was reminiscent of Maud from Fingersmith and the other characters felt like Conan Doyle's, although in such a short story, lack of motivation and backstory left them feeling a little cardboard.

In this audiobook version, Gillian Anderson's narration was slow and with a ghostly, murmuring tone which gave an appropriately melancholy quality, although the pauses between dialogue and narrative were a little stilted.

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Slow story, not very gripping.

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Had it been read by another presenter it may have been more enjoyable or interesting.

Has Mrs. Zant and the Ghost put you off other books in this genre?

I would read other books in the genre.

Would you be willing to try another one of Gillian Anderson’s performances?

Not really, I found she had very little expression and couldn't really enjoy the story because her voice was so dull

Any additional comments?

The story itself is ok, didn't live up to the description, was not quite as gripping as I would imagine it to have been.

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