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Rats

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 "Rats". Read by David Collings, this is sure to scare and delight in equal measure.

Public Domain (P)2010 Craftsman Unabridged Audio Classics Scary

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Critic reviews

"David Collings reads wonderfully well." (The Observer)
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Would you listen to Rats again? Why?

Yes, never fails to make me jump

What did you like best about this story?

The building of atmosphere. Taking an ordinary scenario and inserting the supernatural

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The climax when the mystery is solved

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes, it's very short

Any additional comments?

Written in 1929

Curiosity doesn't kill the cat but i gets a fright

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m r james is one of my favourite authors and david collings is one of my favourite narrators - he manages to capture the essence of m r james telling these stories in his cambridge rooms beautifully. i listen to these audiobooks again and again and never get tired of them. it's just a shame that you can't buy these as one audiobook.

fantastic stories wonderfully read

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