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Pirates

By: E. F. Benson
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Summary

A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection The Outcast and Other Dark Tales by E.F. Benson.

A positive spin on the supernatural, ‘Pirates’ sees ageing industrialist Peter Graham return to his former family home in Cornwall after more than 40 years. The ghosts of the house represent happy memories of his childhood.

Public Domain (P)2022 Isis Publishing Ltd

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