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The Uncommon Prayer Book

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The Uncommon Prayer Book

By: Montague Rhodes James
Narrated by: David Collings
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About this listen

This is an unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "The Uncommon Prayer Book". 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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Creepy near the end but not one of my favourite M R James and I like a quite a lot of his works. This maybe one I need to listen to a few times then it might grow on me, like one of MRJ’s creepy vines.

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