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This Haunted Isle
- The Ghosts and Legends of Britain's Historic Buildings
- Narrated by: Sangita Chauhan
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Occult
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- Wayne
- 10-05-19
Great stories spoiled a little by narrator
Love the stories but the narrators pronunciation at times is left wanting. Some examples "j'cob-ian" instead of jacobean, "pro-testant" instead of protestant and "mizoleam" instead of mausoleum. Not the end of the world, but annoying nonetheless.
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- Blair A.
- 02-11-20
No good at all
Poorly read, probably because it was being read too qquickly. It was MOST annoying not least because
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- Mr Graeme M Lloyd
- 02-11-20
Save your credits!
I’m a new reviewer to Audible. Rarely do I make opinions known to other people. But trust me on this. Poorly read, poor production - simply awful. Save your credits for something worthwhile!
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