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Great Classic Horror

By: Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevensonn, Washington Irving, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Edgar Allan Poe, Saki
Narrated by: Geraint Wyn Davies
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Publisher's summary

The Victorian-era writers featured in this collection are known for their power of invention and command of horror and the supernatural.

Included are "A Watcher by the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce; "The Body Snatchers" by Robert Louis Stevenson; "The Adventure of the German Student" by Washington Irving; "Dickon the Devil" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe; and "The Open Watcher" by Saki.

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Good stories, so-so narration and editing

Geraint Wyn Davies has a decent voice, but to my ears, he did a mediocre reading of these stories. He used different accents but at times slipped out of one accent into another, while narrating the same person. I felt he did not really know the stories, so did not know what emotion to convey; it seemed he was reading aloud, not narrating, which reduced the dramatic effect of the stories. I did not like the editor's abrupt transition from the end of one story to the start of the next story, without dramatic pause between stories, causing the stories to run together and again reduce dramatic effect. For fans of classic horror, this Plus book may be worth a listen.

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Good stories with (generally) good narration. No table of contents.

The stories were all very good, and the narration varied from fair to excellent. The lack of a table of contents was very annoying.
I would also like to have had a bit of a pause between stories. It would give the whole book a better flow.

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Classic stories are less scary

Big Forever Knight fan, so Mr. Wyn Davies’ narration is exceptional.

Enjoyable classic tales, though perhaps less scary than expected, are worth a listen to.

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Exceptional Performance

I've always loved these classic tales, & this rendering has made me love them all the more. Geraint Wyn Davies is a voice actor par excellence. He brings each character to life in ways that I believe no other could. A must-listened for all classic suspense/horror afficianados.

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classic

good collection of spooky stories by classic authors. I reccomend this to anyone who is looking for some classic horror.

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Entertaining

The stories didn't particularly *scare* me, but I believe the narrator gave the characters a quite natural feel and the writing was clever enough to keep me entertained.

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Great Classic Horror

I appreciate this book, the stories, the narrator, and the overall production .This is better than most. It's a step up...
Thank You All.

Kelly Wick

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Second listen is a pleasure

This is read very well, although more than a year ago I wrote that I did not enjoy the reading.
It’s quite excellent.

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Same collection as Great Classic Hauntings

I just finished listening to Great Classic Hauntings and was disappointed to find that these are the exact same stories narrated by the exact same man. It’s the same book under a different title. I gave 5 stars because it’s still a good collection and it was free, but just be aware so you don’t get the same thing twice like I did. I never read the description, so I didn’t know.

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A Bit Overacted in Some, but Still Very Decent!

This audiobook on has a few classic horror stories, but they are good ones. I felt the narrator overacted a bit in some, trying to make it more dramatic. A bit of a fail but I warmed up to his voice in the end. I enjoyed his reading of The Body Snatchers the best, and does a very creepy voice at the end of A Watcher by the Dead. Recommended!

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