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For the first time, the complete works of M. R. James are available to download in one collection. This unabridged collection of all M.R. James' ghost stories includes tales from Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, More Ghost Stories, A Thin Ghost and Others, and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories. It is expertly read by award-winning narrator Jonathan Keeble.

A collection of four ghostly tales inspired by M. R. James: Casting the Runes, Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbott-Thomas and A View from the Hill.

November 1812. The untimely death of Mr William Collins leaves Charlotte a young widow with a month-old daughter and an uncertain future. At the funeral, Mr James Collins, William’s younger brother, makes his debut—a kind, resourceful, and unexpectedly charming gentleman. Unlike his late brother, James is eager to help those around him, offering support to his sister-in-law and standing firm against Lady Catherine’s overbearing interference. As the owner of a successful firm supplying high-quality timber to Parliament, James is no stranger to responsibility. However, when Lady ...

M. R. James was the master of the uncanny. His classic supernatural stories have haunted readers and listeners for over a century and been adapted countless times for radio, TV and film. This collection features dramatisations of 12 of his most popular stories: The Mezzotint, Casting the Runes, The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral, A Warning to the Curious, Rats, Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come To You, My Lad, The Tractate Middoth, Lost Hearts, The Rose Garden, Number 13, Martin’s Close and Count Magnus.

Roald Dahl’s wickedly funny novels have turned him into the world’s number one storyteller. In this collection five splendiferous stories are brought to life by the author himself.

This curated collection of M. R. James’ supernatural stories is read by critically acclaimed star of stage and screen, Sir Michael Hordern.

This collection includes M. R. James’ most beloved stories, including 'The Haunted Doll’s House', 'The Ash Tree', 'Lost Hearts', 'Casting the Runes', 'The Haunted Doll’s House', 'The Ash Tree', 'Lost Hearts', 'Casting the Runes', 'Number 13', 'Count Magnus', 'Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book', 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral' and 'Lost Hearts', alongside other spine-tingling tales.

H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and M.R. James: The Ultimate Collection is a fully indexed collection containing over 75 stories and poems from the three most beloved horror and ghost writers in modern literature. Read by three Audie-winning narrators.

The Ultimate Ghost Stories Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic ghost stories, read by three Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Henry James, M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton and Washington Irving.

The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by H.P. Lovecraft; Edgar Allan Poe; M.R. James; Oscar Wilde; Joseph Le Fanu; Bram Stoker; Mary Shelley; Robert Louis Stevenson; and Henry James.

She Might Be the Mystery He Cannot Solve It is post-Civil War America. Reggie Poole, a precocious teenage girl, must travel into the war-torn South. She finds violence is commonplace, and Northerners are unwelcome on her journey to find her biological father. He is not any man; he is R. Edwin Easley, the famous British detective known as Mr. REE. When two men are murdered in an antebellum plantation, and Reggie is connected to both crimes, Mr. REE takes on the case with his assistant, Sally-Ann Primrose, who competes for his attention. The more Reggie learns about her father, the more she ...

A violent snowstorm strands fourteen strangers inside a depot waiting for the next train out. Tensions further rise when a mysterious man enters with a gun and reveals that one of them murdered his wife and stabbed him. But, before he can identify the suspect, he collapses in Reggie’s arms and whispers his last words. Who among them is the killer, and will any of them survive the night? Will Mr. REE and Reggie solve the case before the train departs with the murderer on it?

In the quiet city of Stoke-on-Trent, life is turned upside down when an unimaginable horror strikes. As the dead begin to rise, Adam Grear, an ordinary supermarket worker, is thrust into a fight for survival. Adam must navigate a world full of horror and despair and keep his girlfriend, Amy, safe.

Reader Stephen Critchelow has spent a lifetime collecting and reading works like these and, with carefully chosen music, brings a strong sense of atmosphere to this recording. "The Mezzotint" provides a great listening experience for dark autumn evenings.

More about the strange Cage family from the stories "Solstice" and "Chillon". Now comes Peter, Wynne's son, who is going to be 12 years old forever, or at least as long as Wynne keeps paying to have him twanked. With his robot playmate Comrade, Peter is growing up in a world where virtual reality is commonplace and where people can have themselves genetically altered into dinosaurs, bears or a three-quarters scale replica of the Statue of Liberty.

Nigel’s back. And no one’s happy about it. Everyone hates Nigel. The humans and gorks want their amulet back and have declared open season on him in order to get it; his friends no longer want any part of his shenanigans; and his mom has kicked him out of the house. If only he would destroy the dashed amulet, but Nigel is convinced he can use it for good. Unfortunately, his attempts at becoming a hero backfire, culminating in a disaster that threatens all life in Esteria.

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This is the unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "Lost Hearts". Read by David Collings, this is sure to scare and delight in equal measure.

The Overlook property in Wellfleet, Mass., has witnessed unspeakable tragedies, from kidnapping to child murders. Some believe a trio of witches cursed the land now owned by Albert and Beatrice Miller. So, when a household member is crushed to death at the Town Clock, Reggie and Mr. REE take up the mysterious case while following clues to finding hidden pirate treasure. Have a coven of witches cast a spell on the Millers, or is it just a clever blackmail scheme?

In 1929, M. R. James penned an essay called 'Stories I Have Tried to Write', in which he detailed plots that had failed to blossom and fragments of tales that never materialised, recalling them 'for the benefit of someone else'. In this BBC Radio series, Sheila Hodgson takes advantage of his generosity, fleshing out these sketchy ideas into full-blown dramas. Some are narrated by M. R. James himself, while others feature the author as a character, caught up in strange, inexplicable events.