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Martin's Close

By: Montague Rhodes James
Narrated by: David Collings
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 This is the unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "Martin's Close". 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

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"David Collings Reads Wonderfully Well." ( The Observer)
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Love the narration.
Typical m r james story.. Long words and a bit of Latin for good measure.
If you like Mr. James... You will like this.

Typical m r james.

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