A Selection of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories Audiobook By E. F. Benson, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, F. Marion Crawford, Charles Dickens, Amelia B. Edwards, Fergus Hume, M. R. James cover art

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A Selection of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories

By: E. F. Benson, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, F. Marion Crawford, Charles Dickens, Amelia B. Edwards, Fergus Hume, M. R. James
Narrated by: Simon Stanhope
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A selection of 17 classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre. This compilation includes a mix of well-known classics by authors such as Charles Dickens and M. R. James, alongside several unjustly overlooked gems by less familiar names who were hugely popular and prolific in their day. The stories are:

  1. "The Phantom Coach" by Amelia B. Edwards
  2. "The Signal-man by" Charles Dickens
  3. "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
  4. "The Shadow in the Corner" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
  5. "The Upper Berth" by F. Marion Crawford
  6. "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" by M. R. James
  7. "The Story of Salome" by Amelia B. Edwards
  8. "John Charrington's Wedding" by Edith Nesbit
  9. "The Corpse Light" by J. E. Preston Muddock
  10. "The Thing in the Upper Room" by Arthur Morrison
  11. "The Sand-walker" by Fergus Hume
  12. "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain
  13. "The Tomb of Sarah' by F. G. Loring
  14. "The House with the Brick-kiln" by E. F. Benson
  15. "In the Dark" by Edith Nesbit
  16. "The Story of the Green House, Wallington" by Allen Upward
  17. "Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance" by M. R. James
Public Domain (P)2021 Simon Stanhope Horror Scary Classics
Classic Ghost Stories • Atmospheric Scary Tales • Excellent Narration • Thrilling Chilling Stories • Great Creepy Stories
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The narrator has a great voice that lends itself to many of the stories. However some of them are so old or have been surpassed by stories during or since their time that they’re really not that enjoyable.

Great stories from their age but some are well outdated

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The style of the writing and narration evokes all the fun of the naïveté of the nineteenth century

Fun stuff

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I’ve listened to a number of classic ghost/horror story anthologies and this one, though all too brief. is among the best of them. Excellent narration vivifies these chilling and atmospheric tales.

An Outstanding Short-but-Sweet Collection

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Simon's mellow voice and focused performance will keep you entertained and at times frightened! I don't know his background, but I am sure he has many years experience in drama and literature. By all means buy this collection!

Simon Stanhope will thrill you

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There’s some overlap with other classic ghost story collections, but not as much as with some other titles. The stories are great… creepy, atmospheric and well written. The only drawback here is the narrator. He isn’t a very skilled actor. He doesn’t even attempt to find a voice for individual characters. His strength is his idiomatic accent, which sits halfway between Hans Conreid and Mr Sherman from Sherman and Peabody. His phrasing tends toward repetitive singsong, but not so bad that it isn’t listenable. I wouldn’t want to hear a whole novel by him, but it works for a short story before bedtime.

Good selection So so narration

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This is a great collection of stories but I want to focus on the narration. Expertly read. Not voice acted. The stories are read as written, no gendered voices, at an appropriate pace with appropriate accentuation. Excellent.

A very good collection wonderfully narrated

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Stanhope brings to life all my favorite ghost stories of old in a way that's seamless and timeless.

brilliant stories, brilliant narration!

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Cozy up by the fire, pour yourself a sherry and sit back and listen to some spectacular spectral tales of horror. This book is a treat.

Superb stories, perfect narration

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This was a very good collection of ghost stories – – not too morbid, but just scary enough to get you in the mood for Halloween. The reader overall did quite a good job, especially for this type of short scary story reading. The Stephen Fry ghost story collection is better, but this is a good follow up to that if you enjoyed it.

Good collection - good reader

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A wonderful collection of old-fashioned ghost stories, expertly performed. The selections are varied and the narrator, Simon Stanhope, does the voices and dialects admirably.

Outstanding

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