Public domain audiobook
Best Ghost Stories
by E. F. Benson, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Ellis Parker Butler, Daniel Defoe, M. R. James, Rudyard Kipling, Leopold Kompert, Brander Matthews, Vincent O'Sullivan, Arthur B. Reeve, Various
English· 08:04:17· 15 chapters
Collected together here by master anthologist Joseph Lewis French are some of the finest ghost stories ever to be put to paper. From the early influential tales of Daniel Defoe and Edward Bulwer-Lytton to more contemporary masters of the terror tale such as M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood and E. F. Benson, this collection brings together a bounty of riches sure to keep you awake into the dark, dreadful night! - Summary by Ben Tucker
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve
11:37 - Chapter 2
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe
37:12 - Chapter 3
Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James
26:40 - Chapter 4
The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
1:02:27 - Chapter 5
The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert
40:38 - Chapter 6
Banshees
15:03 - Chapter 7
The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson
48:14 - Chapter 8
The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood
23:51 - Chapter 9
The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling
55:47 - Chapter 10
The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews
35:11 - Chapter 11
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce
19:32 - Chapter 12
The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan
16:16 - Chapter 13
Dey Ain't No Ghosts by Ellis Parker Butler
28:52 - Chapter 14
Some Real American Ghosts Part 1
30:43 - Chapter 15
Some Real American Ghosts Part 2
32:14