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The Signalman

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Sam Mendes
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Summary

From the greatest novelist of the Victorian era comes a ghostly short story, now reimagined in 3D sound.

Put your headphones on and settle in to this Audible Original adaptation of Charles Dickens’ The Signalman, narrated by Academy-Award winning director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, 1917, Empire of Light).

A lone narrator meets a railway worker who is confined to a cold, gloomy station in a deep cutting near a tunnel entrance. This worker is a signalman, and it is his responsibility to give the green light for trains to pass through the area. These are slow, monotonous days. The signalman’s life is not marked by much, until the nightmares begin.

Three times in a row, a ghost mysteriously appears before the signalman – and with each apparition, a tragic accident unfolds on the rail tracks.

Although our narrator doubts the man at first, events soon make him a believer too...

Follow along as the mystery is revealed in spatial audio with Dolby Atmos, bringing the haunting tale closer to you than ever before.

Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

Public Domain (P)2022 Audible, Ltd

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This short, but haunting piece of prose by the legendary Charles Dickens was exception in atmosphere, story, voicing, sound design, music, and succeeded in every way to be a haunting, eerie tale. Can hardly wait to listen again!

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I enjoyed that so much I’m going to listen again

Fabulously atmospheric!
Brilliantly narrated!
A joy to listen to!
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Really good

Really enjoyed this, thank you for the freebie Audible.
Well narrated and love the sound effects.

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Loved it

Narration was excellent & loved the sound effects. Listened to in the early morning when driving & in the dark very creepy.

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The version you need to listen to

I won't say much, except....wow!!! Holy hell! OMG! This is absolutely, breathtaking, brilliantly chilling!

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Very spooky

Enjoyed every minute, well read, and a very spooky version of a classic ghost story

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Great reading of a masterpiece.

One of the greatest ghost stories ever written, read/performed brilliantly, with atmospheric but not-intrusive music and sound/ambience.

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Fine story telling

What is perhaps the best ghost story is read here by Sam Mendes with real feeling and expression. The 3D Atmos sound is a great addition to Audible presentations. It works very well with a supernatural story which relies on the creation of atmosphere and fear. I would well recommend it

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Great fun

Short and very enjoyable. Haunting, eerie, suspenseful. Wish it had been longer. Recommend listening to it

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Spooky story!

I am familiar with the Charles Dickens story but was not aware of this version. Now I have listened to it I have say I was impressed. It was very well done and for me, creepy. It was only half an hour and well worth a listen.

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