The Tractate Middoth
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The Tractate Middoth
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Narrated by:
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David Suchet
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By:
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M. R. James
About this listen
A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents.
Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.
One of James's most important achievements was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by dispensing with many of the formal Gothic trappings of his predecessors, and replacing them with more realistic contemporary settings.
'Montague Rhodes James has an intelligent and scientific knowledge of human nerves and feelings; and knows just how to apportion statement, imagery, and subtle suggestions in order to secure the best results with his readers.' HP Lovecraft.
Actor David Suchet is best known for his definitive portrayal of Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective created by the legendary mystery author Agatha Christie, in a number of international television productions. He narrates his story in Poirot and Me.
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Would you listen to The Tractate Middoth again? Why?
Possibly, if i had a little time to kill. Nothing in the story to warrant a rereading but classical stye writing and a good reading would stand repeating ( Since the book is well under an hour long)If you’ve listened to books by M. R. James before, how does this one compare?
Read several of the authors shorts, this one is very typical. I wonder why they are published as seperate books rather than as a collection - i have five and in total they do not add up to even a short novel, under four hours.What does David Suchet bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Suchet is unobtrusive, i read to myself unobtrusively ergo . . .Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Necessary to listen to in one reading due to it nature and lengthAny additional comments?
Good classic style writing and fine reading. Very typical of the genre and the other stories by James. This review to be attached to each of the other short stories by the autor, vis a vis their reviews to this. Ah.. had they be published as a collection i would only have to write one!Ghost story typical of the 19th genre
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David Suchet is a lovely narrator (although it's a shame he hasn't done all of the stories) and I enjoy re-listening to him when I'm doing a task and want something other than music on.
If you're looking for modern day horror or frights you'll probably be disappointed, but if you're looking for subtle, psycho-emotional tales then this, and others, may be right up your street. (Or up your dusk-lit, abandoned beach / semi-deserted library/ English school and so on)
:-D
David Suchet narrates wonderfully
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Ghostly tale
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What did you like most about The Tractate Middoth?
I love M. R. James' ghost stories, and I couldn't think of a better reader than David Suchet. A treat.A match made in heaven
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absolutely superb
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