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Classic Ghost Stories, Volume 1

By: Wilkie Collins, Daniel Defoe, Ambrose Bierce, Clara Riddell, Sheridan LeFanu, Charles Dickens, Amelia Edwards, Rudyard Kipling, H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Walter Covell, Cindy Hardin, Jim Roberts
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Publisher's summary

This collection of stories brings together the writings of some of the greatest authors of all time and contrasts ghost stories of different lands and languages.

The stories include:

  • "Mrs. Zant and the Ghost" by Wilkie Collins
  • "The Haunters and the Haunted" by Sir Edward Bulwar-Lytton
  • "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal" by Daniel Defoe
  • "The Moonlit Road" by Ambrose Bierce
  • "The Middle Toe of the Right Foot" by Ambrose Bierce
  • "The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce
  • "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells
  • "Old Mrs. Jones" by Clara Riddell
  • "The Ways of Ghosts" by Ambrose Bierce
  • "Green Tea" by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu
  • "The Signalman" and "The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens
  • "The Phantom Coach" by Amelia Edwards
  • "They" by Rudyard Kipling
  • "The Dream Woman" by Wilkie Collins

Haunted? Don't miss Volume 2 and Volume 3 of Classic Ghost Stories.
Public Domain (P)1982 JimCin Recordings

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Creepy

Very creepy stories. Well done and well read.

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A must for fans

If you are a fan of the detective story, this is a must listen. Excellent renditions of stories from the early days of detective stories.

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Bored NC Listener

Please don't waste your money. I love good ghost stories and this collection is not one of them. The audio quality was very bad. The narration was so boring I found myself nodding off while driving. The stories were not in the least scary.

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New narrators needed

Several fascinating stories here, but ruined by the worst narration on any title I've listened to. Not just marginally bad; they were profoundly bad.

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wonderful collection

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

this contains the best version of lyttons the haunt and the haunters read by a male like it should be

What was one of the most memorable moments of Classic Ghost Stories, Volume 1?

the haunt and the haunters

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

good acting

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a wonderful collection of classic ghost stories read by great readers I bought this because its the only version of lyttons the haunt and the haunters with a male reader and good sound quality

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Classic Ghost Stories, Volume 1

So boring! I couldn't make it through the first story. The narrator is terrible. I want my money back.

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Classic Ghost Stories

Too wordie. The style of writing was from the 1700's and was hard to follow. Not fun to listen to.

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Bad robotic narration

The stories are probably pretty good, but I can't get past the terrible narrators.
I've yet to finish this and don't think I ever will. Which is too bad because I happen to think gothic horror stories are good.

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