Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

by Montague Rhodes James · Free audiobook · 16 chapters

Librivox public domain recording of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James. Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was a medieval scholar; Provost of King's College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. His stories often use rural settings, with a quiet, scholarly protagonist getting caught up in the activities of supernatural forces. The details of horror are almost never explicit, the stories relying on a gentle, bucolic background to emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions. "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" was written as two collections, presented here as two volumes in a single work. There is a short author's preface before the first story in each volume. (Summary by Peter Yearsley) Read by Peter Yearsley. CD booklet Album Art CD booklet Album Art For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B (339MB)

Chapters

1. Preface to Vol. 1 and Canon Alberic34:35
2. Lost Hearts27:08
3. The Mezzotint30:59
4. The Ash-Tree35:07
5. Number 1340:12
6. Count Magnus36:57
7. Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad49:52
8. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas50:01
9. Preface to Vol. 2 and A School Story18:50
10. The Rose Garden28:49
11. The Tractate Middoth43:05
12. Casting the Runes53:52
13. The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral40:12
14. Martin's Close49:06
15. Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance - Part One29:27
16. Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance - Part Two38:27