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The Hand

By: Guy de Maupassant
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
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Publisher's summary

A withered, shriveled, severed human hand is kept chained in a corner. The "owner" of this morbid trophy always keeps three loaded revolvers in the same room. Nothing seems too suspicious until the hand is mysteriously reclaimed.

Public Domain (P)2008 B.J. Harrison

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Just a scary story

This is not at all a bad short story, but it was a bit predictable. The narration is excellent but this is a rather simple scary story with little else going for it. If you are in the mood for a short campfire story this is not worth a credit, but at $0.58 it was worth the listen.

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chilling mystery by a great narrator

the hand is a short story, which delves not into the supernatural as per its words itself but instead to the imaginative and inexplicable. it is is a chilling tale a mystery and as per usual BJ Harrison does a fantastic job in communicating both the facts of the story as well as portraying the narration with the drama and characteristics of the people and activities included within

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great short story

great short story classic! Read it! it's super worth it! $0.58 is a steal!

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short even for a short story

not a very developed or complex story listened twice to see what I missed. bj Harrison solid as usual

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Spooky Short, Beautifully Performed

This was a wonderful spooky short story about an eerie hand. A classic horror story, beautifully performed by B J Harrison. Very entertaining and definitely worth hearing.

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The Hand

The Hand

A neat little creepy story. Not worth a full credit, but pick it up on sale.

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Watch out for the hand

A fun quick story for the kids or the kid in all of us. Perfect for telling around the campfire.
The narration is very good

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Classic

Would you try another book from Guy de Maupassant and/or B.J. Harrison?

Yes, its a classic and well acted out.

Did The Hand inspire you to do anything?

Yes, scare the poo out of my niece and nephew.

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