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Ghostly Tales

By: Bram Stoker, Amelia B. Edwards, Sir Walter Scott, Jerome K. Jerome
Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Eleanor Bron, Andrew Sachs
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Summary

Four spine-tingling short stories from masters of the genre, read by Michael Maloney, Eleanor Bron, and Andrew Sachs. 'The Phantom Coach' by Amelia B. Edwards; 'The Judge’s House' by Bram Stoker; 'The Tapestried Chamber' by Sir Walter Scott; 'The Man of Science' by Jerome K. Jerome.

In 'The Phantom Coach', a young man lost on the moors in a snowstorm takes refuge in a lonely farmhouse. Anxious not to be stranded overnight, he makes a fateful decision....

'The Tapestried Chamber' sees General Browne visiting his old friend Lord Woodville in his picturesque castle. But Browne’s night in the tapestried chamber is not to be a pleasant one.

'The Judge’s House' finds Malcolm Malcolmson searching for a quiet place to study for his exams. His choice of an isolated house previously owned by an evil hanging judge is to have terrible consequences....

Finally, in 'The Man of Science', the hate of one man and the fear of another lead to a dreadful revenge.

These four classic tales from the golden age of the ghost story are sure to induce a frisson of fear.

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Very good.

If you are looking for a creepy story or two you could do worse than listen to this. Extremely well narrated by all the actors. I listened to this in daylight hours and still found it haunting. Would recommend.

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Pretty Good

Free on Audible library so can't go wrong! Decent stories that are fun to listen to 👍

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Not best selection

Ok but nothing outstanding. Awful lot of ambience music! Not good value for money in my opinion.

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Well worth a listen

While these ghostly tales aren't terribly thrilling, they are all well written and performed with aplomb. The Edwards and Scott stories are elegant and atmospheric, but the Stoker and Jerome tales work more effectively in terms of genre.

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Atmospheric and well-read

A really good collection of four ghost stories, very atmospheric. All well-written with varying degrees of success - my favourite was the first, The Phantom Coach, which was deliciously creepy. All well-read by three narrators.

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Quaint Entertainments & The Straws of Faith

Four spooky tales written between 1828 and 1892 in a collection that ushers out the end of the Gothic era and welcomes in the Golden Age of the Ghost Story. Oldest is Walter Scott's 'The Tapestried Chamber', which simply belongs to an earlier tradition than the others; it's fine but undermines itself by skipping over the supernatural encounter and having it recounted from the safety of the next day. Jerome's 'The Man Of Science' likewise distances itself from its raison d'etre by relating the story third-hand. A slight tale that reads like a passage from M.R. James, it's well-written but feels rather throwaway.
Stoker's 'The Judge's House' is a classic of the genre: a headstrong student encounters the malevolent spectre of a hanging judge with unfortunate results; it's not especially original (Le Fanu's 'An Account of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungier Street' did the same thing to better effect) but this does the job.
Best of the bunch is Amelia B. Edwards' 'The Phantom Coach'; almost symbolic in its deceptive simplicity, the story is beautifully written and hauntingly creepy. Michael Maloney's rich and varied voice does it full justice; it is a perfect example of somebody reading a good story well. Maloney also reads Scott's contribution, whilst Eleanor Bron and Andrew Sachs do first-rate work on Stoker and Jerome, respectively.

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Classic Ghost Stories brilliantly narrated

A great collection of ghost stories. Perfect for dipping into when you fancy listening to something creepy on a dark night with a roaring fire for company and a mug of cocoa. Perhaps don't listen at bedtime though unless you are made of sterner stuff than me!

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Not Bad

It's not a bad listen but there are better ghosts stories the stories were well narrated but not what I would call very ghostly, worth a listen and not too long.

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Super scary stories

The music grabs you, then the narrators voices pull you in to terror tales.

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Good but not totally my cuppa

quite a traditional old story telling. if you like a classic tale then this will be for you but the story's are all together so can be a bit of a faff if your wanting to skip.

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