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  • M.R. James: The Complete Ghost Stories Collection

  • By: M. R. James
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (129 ratings)

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M.R. James: The Complete Ghost Stories Collection

By: M. R. James
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Summary

For the first time, the complete works of M. R. James are available to download in one collection.

This unabridged collection of all M.R. James' ghost stories includes tales from Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, More Ghost Stories, A Thin Ghost and Others, and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories. It is expertly read by award-winning narrator Jonathan Keeble.

The collection includes:

Track 2: 'Canon Alberics Scrap-Book'

Track 3: 'Lost Hearts'

Track 4: 'The Mezzotint'

Track 5: 'The Ash-Tree'

Track 6: 'Number 13'

Track 7: 'Count Magnus'

Track 8: 'Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'

Track 9: 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas'

Track 10: 'A School Story'

Track 11: 'The Rose Garden'

Track 12: 'The Tractate Middoth'

Track 13: 'Casting the Runes'

Track 14: 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral'

Track 15: 'Martin's Close'

Track 16: 'Mr Humphrys and His Inheritance'

Track 17: 'The Residence at Whitminister'

Track 18: 'The Diary of Mr Poynter'

Track 19: 'An Episode of Cathedral History'

Track 20: 'The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance'

Track 21: 'Two Doctors'

Track 22: 'An Evening's Entertainment'

Track 23: 'A Warning to the Curious'

Track 24: 'A View from a Hill'

Track 25: 'A Neighbour's Landmark'

Track 26: 'The Uncommon Prayer-Book'

Track 27: 'The Haunted Dolls' House'

Track 28: 'Wailing Well'

Track 29: 'There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard'

Track 30: 'Rats'

Track 31: 'After Dark in the Playing Fields'

Track 32: 'The Experiment'

Track 33: 'The Malice of Inanimate Objects'

Track 34: 'A Vignette'

Track 35: 'The Fenstanton Witch'

Track 36: 'Appendix'

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excellent performance

The stories are now classic, of course. Here, the performance - subtlety of intonation, range, timing - lift excellent subject matter to gorgeous heights. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

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What’s not to like

Well read, and stories ARE separated, but maybe too subtle for a few listeners. All nicely done, and a pleasure to listen to.

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OK

M R James stories are brilliant. The narration is a bit monotonous. A good listen, but David Suchet's version is way better.

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A Warning to the Curious

This collection, beautifully narrated by Jonathan Keeble, is a satisfying summation of James' ghostly story-telling. The humour, which is largely lost in the BBC dramatisations, is delightful, as is the atmosphere and sense of dread James conjures up for us through the written word. So if you are curious, I suggest you dive straight into this collection, but be warned - these stories are highly addictive!

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Dated

I sort of enjoyed it in the end but they are most definitely ‘of their time’

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An M R James devotee for as long as I can remember

An excellent collection of ghost stories. A book I’m likely to listen to each and every autumn, as the nights draw in! Well read, the characters tend to be performed in a slightly similar fashion from story to story. Still not enough to overly interfere with my very real enjoyment of the book.

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Complete collection

So there are some weaker tales (and MR James does admit to some repetition in themes). The narrator does a good job though I docked a star for a really incongruous London accent in one story which was set nowhere near London and, as a result, I got badly distracted.

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Excellent stories, best narrator!

These are excellent stories on their own merit, but the wonderfully talented Jonathan Keeble brings them to life with his brilliant narrating skills.
I’ve listened to this twice now and will probably listen again. It’s an absolute gem.

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Dull beyond endurance

I seriously regret using a credit on this collection.
I found it very, very boring.

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Excellent stories and narration

Excellent stories and narration

Love MR James ghost stories and the narrator is perfect to bring the to life.

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