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M.R. James: The Complete Ghost Stories Collection
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
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Publisher's Summary
For the first time, the complete works of M. R. James are available to download in one collection.
This unabridged collection of all M.R. James' ghost stories includes tales from Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, More Ghost Stories, A Thin Ghost and Others, and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories. It is expertly read by award-winning narrator Jonathan Keeble.
The collection includes:
Track 2: 'Canon Alberics Scrap-Book'
Track 3: 'Lost Hearts'
Track 4: 'The Mezzotint'
Track 5: 'The Ash-Tree'
Track 6: 'Number 13'
Track 7: 'Count Magnus'
Track 8: 'Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'
Track 9: 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas'
Track 10: 'A School Story'
Track 11: 'The Rose Garden'
Track 12: 'The Tractate Middoth'
Track 13: 'Casting the Runes'
Track 14: 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral'
Track 15: 'Martin's Close'
Track 16: 'Mr Humphrys and His Inheritance'
Track 17: 'The Residence at Whitminister'
Track 18: 'The Diary of Mr Poynter'
Track 19: 'An Episode of Cathedral History'
Track 20: 'The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance'
Track 21: 'Two Doctors'
Track 22: 'An Evening's Entertainment'
Track 23: 'A Warning to the Curious'
Track 24: 'A View from a Hill'
Track 25: 'A Neighbour's Landmark'
Track 26: 'The Uncommon Prayer-Book'
Track 27: 'The Haunted Dolls' House'
Track 28: 'Wailing Well'
Track 29: 'There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard'
Track 30: 'Rats'
Track 31: 'After Dark in the Playing Fields'
Track 32: 'The Experiment'
Track 33: 'The Malice of Inanimate Objects'
Track 34: 'A Vignette'
Track 35: 'The Fenstanton Witch'
Track 36: 'Appendix'
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- Roy
- 05-06-22
Narrator keeps screaming
I know he is trying to add drama but less is more. In the end I could not continue listening.
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- MVB
- 06-07-22
The narrator makes it tough to get through.
It's tough to judge the value of the stories due to the narrator. Maybe it's just me, but I found the performance to be very distracting.
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- Jeff G
- 06-05-22
A Very Pleasant Find
I had heard of the name of M R James but was thrilled to find all of his ghost stories in one book. The stories were very well done and the appendix about ghost stories in general and writing ghost stories is well worth this volume as well as the stories themselves.
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- Burke Rakers
- 05-23-22
No greater author of the classic ghost story
it's not fluff or coziness that gives M.R.James his reputation for greatness. Rather, it is his skill and imagination. The first stories are doubtless his best, but even fingernail clippings like 'the haunted dollhouse' can chill the blood.
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- alikabok1966
- 03-28-22
Best complete reading of M.R James stories
This is an incredible performance.
Only Sir Michael Horden's reading could equal them.
Truly Outstanding!!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-10-21
Incredible Collection of M.R. James at His Finest
I loved this collection. As the winter nights draw in, this has been the perfect audiobook to listen to. It contains all of M.R. James' stories and he is an outstanding writer. Chilling and scary, and, sometimes, beautiful, I would recommend this to all.
The collection is expertly read by Jonathan Keeble. He is an outstanding narrator and couldn't be a better fit for James' work.
Unlike many, the collection is also fully indexed so you can clearly see which story is which.
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- desdavis
- 12-28-21
excellent reading.
excellent collection of MRJ's works, brilliantly narrated by Jonathan Keeble, a welcome addition to any library.
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- BClose
- 04-10-22
Superb
All of MR James’s stories, an absolute joy from start to finish.An interesting Appendix too with MR James’s opinions on the ghost story and his favourite writers and stories in the genre.Wonderful narration,the different voices of the characters done amazing well.
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- Ms. E. Morgan
- 04-08-22
Superb! Great stories and excellent reader
Superb! Great stories and excellent reader.
I’ve loved M R James’ ghost stories for a long time . However this recording is the best rendition of then I have heard.
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- Gazza
- 03-24-22
Absolutely Wonderful
I don’t think there could be better readings of MR James’s Ghost Stories than this recording by Jonathan Keeble. James himself, if he were still alive, would be proud of these. Absolutely wonderful.
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- Mark
- 02-13-22
Fantastic!
a treasure of a collection, excellently read. stayed till the end and heard the authors musings a pleasant surprise.
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