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The Vampyre: And Other Short Gothic Tales
Author: John Polidori, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ambrose Bierce, Barry Pain, Bram Stoker, M.R. James, Richard Middleton, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, W.F. Harvey, Wilkie Collins
Narrator: Barnaby Edwards
Unabridged: 2 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Published: 06/01/2014
Genre: Fiction - Romance - Gothic
Synopsis
Critically-acclaimed audiobook reader BARNABY EDWARDS (Doctor Who, The Voyage Of The Beagle, Space Danger) performs 11 tales of ghostly gothic spookiness. From tales of Vampyres and spirits, to devil’s deals and ethereal coachmen. Short but oh so sweet, these 11 stories from some of the most lauded authors of the Gothic period, prove that you only need a few pages to tell a truly terrifying tale.
The Vampyre by John Polidori
How It Happened by Arthur Conan Doyle
There Was A Man Dwelt By A Churchyard by M.R. James
One Summer Night by Ambrose Bierce
By Word Of Mouth by Rudyard Kipling
The Clock by W.F. Harvey
A Deal With The Devil by Bram Stoker
The Wolves Of Cernogratz by Saki
Rose Rose by Barry Pain
The Last Stage Coachman by Wilkie Collins
On The Brighton Road by Richard Middleton
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