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Great Classic Ghost Stories
- Sixteen Unabridged Classics
- Letto da: John Lee, Bronson Pinchot
- Durata: 7 ore e 19 min
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- Categorie: Letteratura e narrativa, Antologie e racconti brevi
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Sintesi dell'editore
This collection of short ghost stories includes some of the best-known classics in the genre, as well as some that may be new to ghost story fans. Includes: ”The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, ”The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood, ”The Consequences" by Willa Cather, ”How It Happened" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ”A Ghost" by Guy De Maupassant, ”The Shell of Sense" by Olivia Howard Dunbar, ”Ligeia" by Edgar Allen Poe, ”The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens, ”The Secret of the Growing Gold" by Bram Stoker, ”The Fullness of Life" by Edith Wharton, ”An Old Woman's Tale" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, ”Playing with Fire" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ”Narrative of the Ghost of the Hand" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; ”The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" by Edgar Allan Poe; ”My Platonic Sweetheart" by Mark Twain; and ”The Bold Dragoon (or The Adventure of My Grandfather)" by Washington Irving.
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- Elisabeth
- 29/10/2020
mixed bag
3.5 There are some good stories here, 'Narrative of the Ghost of the Hand' and 'The Empty House' in particular. As in any collection the choices run the gamut and are of course subject to one's taste. The narration is top notch.
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, 2.5 stars, with high marks for eeriness and atmosphere. The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood, 5 stars. The Consequences by Willa Cather, 2.5 stars. How It Happened by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 4 stars, short and sweet. A Ghost by Guy De Maupassant, 2 stars . The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard Dunbar, 2 stars, a sweet and low key ghost story. Ligeia by Edgar Allen Poe, 2 stars. The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens, 3.5 stars, haunting. The Secret of the Growing Gold by Bram Stoker, 2.5 stars. The Fullness of Life by Edith Wharton, 4 stars, so good and so disappointing. An Old Woman's Tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1 star, I'd skip this one. Playing with Fire by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 4 stars, a fun story about a seance. Narrative of the Ghost of the Hand by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, 5 stars, creepy goodness. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe, 3 stars, creepy and weird. My Platonic Sweetheart by Mark Twain, 2 stars, written well but seemed pointless. The Bold Dragoon (or The Adventure of My Grandfather) by Washington Irving, 2 stars, cute.
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- Femke
- 29/11/2012
Some stories are great others not so much.
The stories in this collection are all quite different in nature. As a consequence, some will appeal more than others depending on one's taste. Whilst I would have given 4-5 stars to the stories by Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe, some of the others I found quite boring and unengaging, hence an overall score of 3. The narrators all do a great job.
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- Jennifer
- 09/11/2012
A really nice mix of gothic and ghosts
Would you consider the audio edition of Great Classic Ghost Stories to be better than the print version?
I'm fairly certain that I enjoyed this more as an audiobook than I would have as a print experience.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Great Classic Ghost Stories?
This is hard to answer without ruining the suspense for other listeners. Sufficeth to say, I really enjoyed an elderly aunt drafting her nephew to escort her to a reputedly-haunted house.
What does John Lee and Bronson Pinchot bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
They both imbue the tales with tremendous atmosphere. Even though the stories are in prose considered elevated by contemporary standards the narrators give a radio play sense of dynamism.
While on topic of narrators, it bears mentioning that the woman (Jennifer James-Something) also does a very fine job. Instead of "various narrators" the cover art for this volume should list the cast. I didn't know what great talent was on board until I started to listen.
Who was the most memorable character of Great Classic Ghost Stories and why?
Again, I don't want to produce spoilers. I will remember George and his dreams, though.
Any additional comments?
It's a bit misleading to title this a volume of ghost stories. There are ghosts but also gothic tales and a bit of fantasia, or modern fairy tale, as well. Had I known that I might have bought it sooner.
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- Cory Waldon
- 18/08/2021
listened to 3 times
great story's. author has seen some weird stuff and interviewed some interesting people. loved it.
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- Jon Oman
- 30/09/2021
good source of older horror storys
Of this collection several are vary well written and can stir ones self quite well, a few are less so but still enjoyed. all were well preformed , and it is worth sitting down to. yet I feel there could have been more impacting stories added for a more well rounded experience
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- Beagle
- 28/05/2022
Short story collection
Enjoyed listening to this collection of stories, some from authors I've read and some, not. Very nice renditions of these stories!
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- E. Beckstrom
- 15/04/2022
very good
fantastic narration from beginning to end. I find Willa Cather to be a bit tedious but nonetheless every story is worth listening to and most of them are excellent. I'm downgrading the book overall by one star because there is zero diversity among the authors (unless you want to count one white woman as diversity). there are so many wonderful stories written by other kinds of people and it's always a drag when and otherwise fine collection seems oblivious to this fact.
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- Matteo
- 22/06/2021
but bad, but not the best.
there where a few that were super good. most were alright. and a lot that were just plain weird. more spiritualists than ghost stories
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- IraG
- 19/06/2021
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- Anonymous User
- 27/05/2021
Scary Stories from the Classic
Most of the stories were engaging and great to listen to. Some were not so much scary and focused on too much detail instead of actual story. A few grabbed my attention that were focused on the afterlife or deam-like state. Overall, a good one to listen to especially if you are trying to find ideas of what to write about or to get inspiration from.
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- Karen norman
- 30/08/2021
Some great stories bad narration
Some of the stories are great some of the narration terrible. Specially when telling British themed stories. The narrator when trying to put on a British accent either ends up sounding like Laurence Olivier doing Shakespeare or Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins. Thank goodness it was free.
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- Rose
- 09/11/2017
There’s nothing to replace the old fashioned ghost story is there?
Well there really nothing that will ever replace a well told ghost story from the last century and this book though short has them all. Some of the best writers in their field with some old favourites such as ‘The Signalman’ with some I hadn’t heard before and all perfectly well told. Perfect for Halloween and because it’s audio there’s no need to put the light on thus enhancing the horror experience of a true ghost story the way it should be told. I liked it and I’d recommend it if only because the English stories were narated by English narators or at least British and the American ghost stories likewise which is more than can be said for some collections I’ve experienced where the naration is spoiled by bad accents or attempts at accents anyway. I’d read this again any time but especially on dark nights with no moon.
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- k McGlone
- 19/05/2022
most stories good
loved some of the stories, others not so much. Mostly worth listening to this.
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- Louise Lovie
- 20/03/2022
A mixed bag
A selection of stories that, despite having been written by some famous authors, is hard to love. Several are overly endowed with flowery descriptive passages that are annoying to say the least. Not recommended as 'classic' ghost stories.