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A School Story

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A School Story

By: Montague Rhodes James
Narrated by: David Collings
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About this listen

 This is the unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "A School Story". Read by David Collings, this is sure to scare and delight in equal measure.Public Domain (P)2009 Andrews UK Ltd under exclusive license from Craftsman Audio Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Scary Short Ghost

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"David Collings Reads Wonderfully Well." (The Observer)
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James manages to squeeze in a decent spooky story in 16 minutes.
Doing what he does best.

Short and spooky.

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Would you consider the audio edition of A School Story to be better than the print version?

yes, great atmosphere

Who was your favorite character and why?

the narrator, tells the story in a combination of horror and wonder

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

timing and suspense

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

when i worked out where the story was going

Great combination of ghost, horror and mystery

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