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The Diary of Mr Poynter

By: Montague Rhodes James
Narrated by: David Collings
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Summary

This is the unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "The Diary of Mr Poynter". Read by David Collings, this is sure to scare and delight in equal measure.

Public Domain (P)2010 Craftsman Unabridged Audio

Critic reviews

"David Collings reads wonderfully well." ( The Observer)

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Give me shivers, one of my favourites

Where does The Diary of Mr Poynter rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

top 10%

What did you like best about this story?

really stays with you

What does David Collings bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

a real seance of dread

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

hide under the covers

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don't read along or after dark

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An excellent series of readings

I’ve been a great admirer of the stories of M R James for many years. This series of readings/performances by David Collings is uniformly excellent, and the best that I have heard.
I have, unsurprisingly, bought the lot, and am very happy that I did so.

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